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Recommendation to approve a new list of City Council Standing Committees and request City Attorney to draft a resolution reflecting the changes as approved by the City Council.
DISCUSSION
The City Council has traditionally adopted a new list of City Council Standing Committees, Authorities and Memberships bi-annually. The most recent Council action was on January 12, 2021 and included Council standing committees for:
· Budget Oversight Committee
· Economic Development and Finance Committee
· Federal Legislation Committee
· State Legislation Committee
· Public Safety Committee
· Port, Transportation, and Infrastructure Committee
· Climate Action and Environmental Committee
· Housing and Public Health Committee
· Government, Personnel, and Elections Oversight Committee
· I-710 Oversight Committee
· Charter Amendment Committee
· LBUSD Joint Use Committee
To promote equity, efficiency, and inclusion, an updated set of standing City Council Committees is being presented for consideration.
This new set:
l Retains 3 existing standing Council committee names and functions:
o Budget Oversight Committee
o Housing and Public Health Committee
o Public Safety Committee
l Updates the names, and roles and responsibilities, while combining 2 of the other 6 existing standing Council committees and adding one entirely new committee, so that 6 Standing Council Committees remain and are named and function as described below:
The Ports, Transportation, and Infrastructure Committee, which has historically reviewed and provided input into policies impacting operations and projects located in the Tidelands Area, policies applicable to the Port of Long Beach, the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), major street and road improvements, and other large infrastructure projects, will henceforth be known as the Mobility, Ports, and Infrastructure Committee. This committee shall continue to function similarly to the Ports, Transportation, and Infrastructure Committee, with additi...
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