Meeting
Long Beach City Seal CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025
411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
CIVIC CHAMBERS, 5:00 PM
 
Mary Zendejas, 1st District
Cindy Allen, 2nd District
Kristina Duggan, 3rd District
Daryl Supernaw, 4th District

Thomas B. Modica, City Manager
Monique De La Garza, City Clerk
Long Beach City Seal


Rex Richardson, Mayor
Megan Kerr, 5th District
Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District
Roberto Uranga, Vice Mayor, 7th District
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, 8th District
Dr. Joni Ricks-Oddie, 9th District

Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney
 
 
 
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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 – 8)
1.
25-55025 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $10,000, offset by the Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds from the Citywide Activities Department to support the 2025 Long Beach Pride Parade; 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: Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2.
25-55032 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $4,600, offset by the Sixth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide contributions of: 
  • $250 to the LGBTQ Center Long Beach to support Long Beach’s 4th Annual Trans Day of Visibility on Sunday, March 30, 2025; 
  • $1,000 to Office of Special Events and Filming to support the 2nd Annual Long Beach Mariachi Festival on Saturday, May 3, 2025;
  • $100 to the Long Beach Area Peace Network to support their Peacemaker of the Year Celebration on Saturday, May 17th, 2025;
  • $500 to United Cambodian Community to support the 2nd Annual Cambodian Restaurant Week from Sunday, May 18th, 2025 to Sunday, May 25th, 2025 
  • $250 to Kiwanis Club of Long Beach to support Division 13 Key Club for their DCON 2025 Trip from April 25th to April 27th;
  • $500 to Long Beach BLAST (Better Learning for All Students Today) in support of their 25th Annual Breakfast BLAST event on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025; 
  • $1,000 to Partners of Parks in support of their Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 14th, 2025; 
  • $500 to Conservation Corps of Long Beach in support of their Dine on Pine event on Monday, June 23rd, 2025;
  • $500 to Chanchaya Khmer Cultural Heritage in support of the Cambodian New Year Celebration on Saturday, April 19th, 2025; and

Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $4,600, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
   
  Office or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3.
25-55026 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
   
  Office or Department: City Clerk
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4.
25-55027 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between April 7, 2025 and April 14, 2025.
   
  Office or Department: City Clerk
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
5.
25-54994 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents including any subsequent amendments, with Environmental Innovations, Inc. of Santa Cruz, CA, to receive and expend grant funding in the amount of $10,000, through a main grant under Resource Innovations, Inc. to conduct outreach and provide enrollments into Southern California Edison’s direct install program for disadvantaged small businesses from upon execution of the contract to March 30, 2026; and

Increase appropriations in the Community Grants Fund Group in the Economic Development Department by $10,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
   
  Office or Department: Economic Development
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6.
25-54995 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), and any necessary documents, including any amendments, between the City of Long Beach and West Coast Credible Messengers to implement programs aimed at supporting teens at the Library. (District 1)
   
  Office or Department: Library, Arts and Culture
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
7.
25-54996 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Bridge High, dba Homareya, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 145 East 4th Street. (District 1)

Levine Act: Yes
   
  Office or Department: Police Department
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
8.
25-54997 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Ajiwai Corporation, dba Sushi West for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 4105 Atlantic Avenue, Suite C, submit a Public Notice of Protest to ABC; and direct City Manager to withdraw the protest if a Conditional Use Permit Exemption (CUPEX) is granted. (District 5)

Levine Act: Yes
   
  Office or Department: Police Department
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS
2025 NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK
50TH ANNIVERSARY CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY
YOUTH POWER PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING LONG BEACH
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
9.
25-55031 Recommendation to request City Manager to work with all relevant City departments, potentially including Long Beach Police Department, Health and Human Services Department, City Prosecutor, Dispatch, Economic Development Department, Community Development Department, and Public Works, to provide the City Council with information about the scope of human trafficking activities and attendant public safety impacts along Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach; the City’s current efforts and programs to address those activities and assist victims; any barriers to more effectively counter these activities; and options to more successfully address this issue. Explore additional possibilities for regional coordination with Compton, Lynwood, and other neighboring cities as well as the County of Los Angeles and potential partnership opportunities with relevant State agencies and survivor-focused nonprofits;

Collaborate with City Attorney, Community Development Department, and City Prosecutor to review and provide an update to City Council on the City's Nuisance Motel Regulation and Alcohol Nuisance Abatement ordinances, highlight opportunities to strengthen or expand existing ordinances to address outstanding quality of life issues and present current data regarding motels linked to recurring public safety concerns along Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach;

Identify state and federal legislation that aims to enhance enforcement tools, expand survivor support services, and provide cities with greater legislative oversight to address these quality-of-life issues, and return to Council with recommendations to adopt formal support positions; and

Report back is requested within 120 days.
   
  Office or Department: Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District; Rex Richardson, Mayor; Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, Councilwoman, Eighth District
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
10.
25-55033 Recommendation to request City Manager to collaborate with Long Beach Public Library and other appropriate departments to evaluate options to expand the Long Beach Public Library’s Libby services nationwide and report back to the Council within 90 days.
   
  Office or Department: Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District; Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District; Cindy Allen, Councilwoman, Second District
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
11.
25-55002 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP DV-24-430 and award to Speridian Technologies, LLC, of Albuquerque, NM (Speridian), a (1) implementation contract for the design, configuration, and implementation of a new Long Beach Builds-Enterprise Land Management System (LB Builds – ELM), including a one-time implementation amount not to exceed $9,270,500, with a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $1,854,100, for a total one-time implementation amount not to exceed $11,124,600, 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 (2) a related maintenance contract for providing ongoing maintenance and support services for LB Builds - ELM, including an annual amount not to exceed $180,000, for a period of five years, with an option to renew for two additional five-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize Speridian as the prime contractor to enter into software licenses with Clariti Cloud Inc., of Vancouver, BC, as necessary for services related to LB Builds – ELM, in an annual amount not to exceed $1,182,600, for the first year of the contract, with annual increases up to five percent, for a period of five years, with an option to renew for two additional five-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into such contracts, including any necessary subsequent amendments; 

Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36749 with Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC dba BerryDunn, of Portland, ME, for General Project Management and Organizational Change Management to provide support for 38 months instead of 20, to increase the contract amount by $1,201,750, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $240,350, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $3,365,700; 

Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 37261 with Gartner, Inc. of San Diego, CA, for Quality Assurance Services to provide support for 38 months instead of 20, to increase the contract amount by $1,093,920, authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $218,784, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,572,704;  

Increase appropriations by $8,200,000, in the General Services Fund Group in the Technology and Innovation Department, offset by a transfer from the Development Services Fund Group; and

Increase appropriations by $8,200,000, in the Development Services Fund Group in the Community Development Department, offset by a release of reserves and funds available. (Citywide)
   
  Office or Department: Community Development; Financial Management; Technology and Innovation
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12.
25-55000 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute any necessary documents including subsequent amendments, to accept grant funds from the California Department of Parks and Recreation (California State Parks) in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, for capital improvements at Hudson Park. (District 7)
   
  Office or Department: Parks, Recreation and Marine
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
13.
25-54999 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents, including any necessary subsequent amendments, with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $3,300,000 to acquire and install charging infrastructure for government fleet vehicles, with a term ending November 30, 2028; 

Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Funds Group in the Public Works Department by $1,625,000, offset by CEC grant funds; and

Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $1,625,000, offset by the transfer of CEC grant funds from the Capital Grant Fund. (District 1)
   
  Office or Department: Public Works
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
14.
25-55001 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36053 with AKM Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Irvine, CA; Contract No. 36042 with Anchor QEA, Inc., of Seattle, WA (as successor to Anchor QEA, LLC); Contract No. 36043 with Ardurra Group, Inc., of Tampa, FL; Contract No. 36094 with Arup North America Ltd., of Los Angeles, CA; Contract No. 36052 with Atlas Technical Consultants LLC, of Austin, TX; Contract No. 36088 with Buro Happold Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA; Contract No. 36038 with Dewberry Engineers Inc., of Fairfax, VA; Contract No. 36090 with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., of Boca Raton, FL; Contract No. 36045 with HDR Engineering, Inc., of Long Beach, CA; Contract No. with 36089 IDC Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Anaheim, CA; Contract No. 36050 with Kleinfelder, Inc., of San Diego, CA; Contract No. 36046 with KOA Consulting, Inc., of Huntington Beach, CA; Contract No. 36048 with KOA Corporation, of Monterey Park, CA; Contract No. 36054 with KPFF, Inc. dba KPFF Consulting Engineers, of Seattle, WA; Contract No. 36049 with Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., of Parsippany, NJ; Contract No. 36087 with Michael Baker International Inc., of Moon Township, PA; Contract No. 36092 with Moffatt & Nichol, of Long Beach, CA; Contract No. 36044 with Psomas, of Culver City, CA; Contract No. 36047 with Public Works Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA; Contract No. 36051 with Swain Consultants, of Santa Monica, CA; Contract No. 36093 with Tetra Tech, Inc., of Pasadena, CA;  and Contract No. 36091 with WSP USA Inc., of Ephrata, PA, as successor to Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions Inc., for as-needed professional engineering services, to increase the aggregate contract amount by $10,000,000, for a revised aggregate contract amount not to exceed $100,000,000. (Citywide)
   
  Office or Department: Public Works
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
ORDINANCE
15.
25-54771 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending and restating Chapter 16.43 related to Airport Noise Compatibility, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)
   
  Office or Department: City Attorney
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
16.
25-54985 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Chapter 10 at Section 10.12.020.A and Section 10.38.020 related to the pilot program for electric scooters on the beach path, read and adopted as read.
   
  Office or Department: City Attorney
     
  Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
NEW BUSINESS
17.
25-55062 Recommendation to receive Charter Commission appointments and reappointments approved by the Government Operations and Efficiency Committee pursuant to Section 509 of the City Charter and Section 2.03.065 of the Long Beach Municipal Code.
   
  Office or Department: Kristina Duggan, Councilmember, Third 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 6, 2025 – Hearing to establish Underground Utility District 42, for portions of Cherry Avenue. (Districts 8, 9)

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