Joint Meeting of the Charter Amendment Committee and City Council

CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022 JOINT MEETING OF THE 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CHARTER AMENDMENT CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CHARTER AMENDMENT COMMITTEE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Robert Garcia, Chair Mary Zendejas, 1st District All Members of City Council Cindy Allen, 2nd District Suzie A. Price, 3rd District Daryl Supernaw, 4th District Stacy Mungo, 5th District Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District Roberto Uranga, 7th District Al Austin, 8th District Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor, 9th District SPECIAL MEETING IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL HYBRID JOINT MEETING OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENT COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO AB 361 (GOV. CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1)-(2)) JOIN VIA ZOOM, PLEASE DIAL: (213) 338-8477 / MEETING ID: 965 4015 4489 https://longbeach-gov.zoom.us/j/96540154489 TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE ZOOM MEETING RAISE YOUR HAND BY CLICKING THE HAND ICON WHILE THE ITEM IS BEING READ BY THE CITY CLERK. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://WWW.LONGBEACH.GOV/CITYCLERK/ MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPTION TO USE eCOMMENT TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO CITYCLERK@LONGBEACH.GOV PLEASE VIEW THE MEETING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET, OR SMARTPHONE VIA: https://longbeach.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=84 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL HEARINGS Page 1 of 3 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022 JOINT MEETING OF THE CHARTER 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD AMENDMENT COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM AGENDA 1. 22-0851 Recommendation to receive and file comments from the community, receive and file supporting documentation into the record on the proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter to realign the City’s primary election date with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years, and refer to the City Council to consider adoption of all required resolutions to place said Charter Amendment on the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot; and Receive and file comments from the community, receive and file supporting documentation into the record on the proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter to realign LBUSD’s primary election date with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years, and refer to the City Council to consider adoption of all required resolutions to place said Charter Amendment on the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 2. 22-0852 Recommendation to receive and file comments from the community and receive and file supporting documentation into the record on the proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter to establish a Police Oversight Commission and add a Director of Police Oversight position, and refer to the City Council to consider adoption of all required resolutions to place said Charter Amendment on the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY MANAGER Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 2 of 3 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022 JOINT MEETING OF THE CHARTER 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD AMENDMENT COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM AGENDA 3. 22-0854 Recommendation to receive and file comments from the community and receive and file supporting documentation into the record regarding the proposed consolidation of the City’s existing water, sewer and gas utilities into a single publicly-owned utility, governed by the existing independent Water/Public Utilities Commission, for the purposes of improving customer service through better coordination of street pipeline and infrastructure repairs; and refer to the City Council to consider adoption of all required resolutions to place the Charter amendment on the November 8, 2022 General Election Ballot. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY MANAGER Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ADJOURNMENT I, Jonathan Nagayama, City Clerk Analyst, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. NOTE: The agenda and supporting documents are available on the Internet at www.longbeach.gov. Agenda items may 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. E-Mail correspondence can be directed to cityclerk@longbeach.gov. If a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, or if you need the agenda provided in an alternate format, please phone the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570-6101 by 12 noon, the day prior to the meeting. Inquire at the City Council Chamber Audio-Visual Room for an assistive listening device. jn Page 3 of 3