Long Beach, CA
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/11/2014 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Houghton Park Community Center 6301 Myrtle Avenue
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14-0901 11.CC - approve minutesAgenda ItemRecommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings of Tuesday, October 14 and October 21, 2014 and the Study Session of Tuesday, October 14, 2014.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0902 12.CC - damage claimsAgenda ItemRecommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between October 13, 2014 and November 3, 2014.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0903 13.DS - Nat'l Forum on Youth Violence Prevention Expansion ProjectContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, to receive a grant award in the amount of $20,000 for a period of one year for the FY 2014 National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention Expansion Project; Authorize City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents for the implementation and administration of the program; and Increase appropriations in the Community Development Grants Fund (SR 150) in the Department of Development Services (DV) by $20,000. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0904 14.FM/LBGO - Direct credit for low-income gas customersContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary agreements and any subsequent amendments extending the contract with the State of California, Department of Community Services and Development (CSD), to provide direct credit of allocated Federal funds to the gas utility accounts of low-income Long Beach gas customers. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0905 15.DHHS - Agrmnt for Diabetes outreachContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and any subsequent amendments between the City of Long Beach and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals to accept funding in the amount of $60,000 for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017 for community outreach, education, screening, and referrals for diabetes and prediabetes. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0906 16.PD - MOU w/LA Superior CourtContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles Superior Court for Data and Document Exchange. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0907 17.PW - Easement for Street Widening at 3860 Lakewood Blvd. D5ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager or his designee to accept an easement deed for street widening purposes at 3860 Lakewood Boulevard; and adopt and accept the Categorical Exemption No. 13-105. (District 5)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0908 18.PW - Facility/Pipeline permit to ExxonMobil D3,5,6ContractRecommendation to approve the Assignment Consent Agreement for Facility/Pipeline Permit Nos. MW-31-91, MW-38-92, MW-56-94, MW-62-96, MW-145-03 and MW-232-10 from ExxonMobil Corporation to Circle K Stores, Inc., in accordance with Section 15.44.220 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (Districts 3,5,6)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0909 19.Various MinutesAgenda ItemRecommendation to receive and file minutes for: Civil Service Commission - October 1, 2014. Planning Commission - October 2, 2014.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0828 110.PW - Public Walkways Dining Permit for Bo Beau Kitchen D2ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a Public Walkways Occupancy Permit for sidewalk dining at Bo-Beau Kitchen located at 144 Pine Avenue. (District 2)withdrawn  Action details Video Video
14-0897 111.Mayor - Economic Dvlpmnt CommAgenda ItemRecommendation to request City Attorney to prepare an amendment to the Long Beach Municipal Code Section 2.36.010 regarding the Economic Development Commission.approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
14-0910 112.CD1 - Parking studyAgenda ItemRecommendation to direct City Manager to study downtown public and privately contracted parking lots and structures to include: • Efficiency as it relates to monthly usage and rates; • Exploration of a smart phone application; • Safety as it relates to any unusual high police calls for service at particular locations; and • Maintenance as it relates to who may be responsible for each location.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0927 113.CD1 - Local Workforce Training & Hiring PolicyAgenda ItemWITHDRAWN Recommendation to re-open item for Council review: Recommendation to direct City Manager to review and report back to Council on the development and implementation of a Local Workforce Training and Local Hire Policy within 30-days.withdrawn  Action details Not available
14-0928 114.CD9 - Creation of Veterans Affairs Comm.Agenda ItemRecommendation to request City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code to establish a citywide Veterans Affairs Commission. The ordinance should include the following criteria: • Representation from all nine Council Districts; and • A minimum of four (4) Commissioners must be veterans. Pursuant to Long Beach Municipal Code Section 2.03.075, refer this item to the Economic Development and Finance Committee and direct City Manager to prepare a fiscal impact analysis report for review and recommendation by the Committee back to the full City Council.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0929 115.CD8 - Airport Noise Ord. Study SessionAgenda ItemRecommendation to request City Manager to schedule an Airport Noise Ordinance Study Session to educate the entire council as to the history, importance, and background on this vulnerable protection for our community. Said Study Session shall include but not be limited to City Management, City Prosecutor, and City Attorney staff. Community stakeholder input should be accommodated as well. This meeting shall be scheduled/conducted within the next 45 days.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0911 116.CA - sales and use tax recordsResolutionRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing specific City officers and employees and the City's revenue consultant to examine confidential sales and use tax records. (Citywide)approve recommendation and adoptPass Action details Not available
14-0912 117.CM - Downtown Long Beach PBID D1,2ContractRecommendation to approve the Downtown Long Beach Property and Business Improvement District Annual Report for the period of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, automatically extending the Agreement for Funding with the Downtown Long Beach Associates for one year; and authorize payment of $415,548 in City property assessments from the Civic Center Fund (IS 380) in the Public Works Department (PW). (Districts 1,2)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0914 118.CM - Appointment of Assistant City ManagerAppointmentRecommendation to confirm the appointment of Tom Modica to the position of Assistant City Manager effective November 15, 2014. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0915 119.DPREP/FD - FY13 State Homeland Security Grant Prg (SHSGP)ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a contract and all necessary amendments, including term extensions, with the County of Los Angeles to receive and expend Department of Homeland Security grant funding for the 2013 State Homeland Security Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $543,089 for a period ending March 30, 2015; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Department of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications (DC) by $15,000 and in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Fire Department (FD) by $528,089. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0916 120.FM - SEC's Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Coop InitiativeAgenda ItemRecommendation to receive and approve staff recommendation to decline to voluntarily self-report any of the City’s bond issuing transactions to the Securities and Exchange Commission, in response to the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0917 121.DHHS/FM - Contract to Ocean Blue for Hazardous waste removalContractRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB LB14-123 and award a contract to Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for providing as-needed hazardous waste removal services, in an annual amount of $900,000, and authorize a 10 percent contingency of $90,000 for a total annual amount not to exceed $990,000 per year, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0918 122.LBA - AIP Grant for FY15ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager to submit applications for the Airport Improvement Program Grant for Fiscal Year 2015 to the Federal Aviation Administration for funding of the Perimeter Security Improvements project; and to accept such grant, execute grant documents, and amend grant documents and grant amounts with the Federal Aviation Administration for entitlement and discretionary funds. (District 5)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0919 123.LBA/PW - Plans/Specs for Taxiway J Improvements D5ContractRecommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6977 for the Taxiway J Improvements West of Taxiway D at the Long Beach Airport; award the contract to Sully-Miller Contracting Company, of Brea, CA, in the amount of $7,485,000, and authorize a 25 percent contingency in the amount of $1,871,250, for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,356,250; and authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto; and Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund (EF 320) in the Airport Department (AP) by $8,666,189. (District 5)withdrawn  Action details Not available
14-0920 124.PRM - Joint Use Agrmnt for LBUSD's use of Houghton Park D9ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a Right-of-Entry Permit with the Long Beach Unified School District to rehabilitate the baseball field and soccer field overlay at Houghton Park, for a term of one year, with one, one-year renewal option at the discretion of the City Manager or his designee; and execute a Joint Use Agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District for its use of the improved baseball field at Houghton Park for a term of 50 years, and the improved soccer field overlay for a term of seven years. (District 9)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0921 125.PD - ABC for Starbucks D1ABC LicenseRecommendation to receive and file the application of Coffee House Holdings, Incorporated, dba Starbucks No. 23924, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control License, at 421 West Broadway, Suite No. 800. (District 1)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0922 126.PW/FM - Low Flow Diversion (LFD) SystemsContractRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW14-131 for the design of three Low Flow Diversion (LFD) systems, and two Vortex Separation Systems (VSS); award the contract to Harris & Associates, of Irvine, CA, in the amount of $416,497, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $41,650, for a total contract amount not to exceed $458,147, for a three-year period; and authorize City Manager or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any amendments thereto regarding the term or scope of services. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0923 127.CA - Ord. Board of ExaminersOrdinanceRecommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Section 18.10.020; and by repealing Section 18.10.030, relating to the Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation and Disabled Access Appeals Board, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final readingPass Action details Not available
14-0926 128.CA - Ord Campaign Reform ActOrdinanceRecommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Sections 2.01.210.B, 2.01.340.B, 2.01.370, 2.01.390, 2.01.420, 2.01.810, 2.01.1010, 2.01.1030, 2.01.1210, and 2.02.010; by adding Section 2.01.395; and by repealing Sections 2.01.330, 2.01.350, 2.01.610, 2.01.620, and 2.01.730, all relating to the Long Beach Campaign Reform Act and Campaign Disclosure Statements, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final readingPass Action details Not available
14-0850 229.CA - Ordinance speed limitsOrdinanceRecommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Subsection 10.12.010.A.58 relating to speed limits, read and adopted as read. (District 7)approve recommendation and adoptPass Action details Not available
14-0866 230.CM - Bixby Knolls PBIA D7,8OrdinanceRecommendation to declare ordinance amending Ordinance No. ORD-06-0037, modifying the assessments to be levied with the Bixby Knolls Parking and Business Improvement Area, read and adopted as read. (Districts 7,8)approve recommendation and adoptPass Action details Not available
14-0932 131.CD5,1,3,8 - amend LBMC 21.21Agenda ItemRecommendation to direct City Attorney and Department of Development Services to propose amendments to Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 21.21 that will enhance public noticing and transparency while reducing unnecessary costs imposed on businesses by out-of-date, discretionary and less effective noticing, and refer said amendments to the Planning Commission, in support of Business Development.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0963 132.CD9,1,6,8 - Former RDA propertiesAgenda ItemRecommendation to request City Manager to work with the Director of Economic and Property Development to create a policy to allocate all proceeds from the sale of city owned properties to fund blight removal, ongoing economic development efforts, revolving loan funds for small business establishment and growth, local incentives for business to locate or expand in the City, and key infrastructure investments. These proceeds should be tracked and directed to the project areas where the former Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA) properties are located.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0963 1 CD9,1,6,8 - Former RDA propertiesAgenda ItemRecommendation to request City Manager to work with the Director of Economic and Property Development to create a policy to allocate all proceeds from the sale of city owned properties to fund blight removal, ongoing economic development efforts, revolving loan funds for small business establishment and growth, local incentives for business to locate or expand in the City, and key infrastructure investments. These proceeds should be tracked and directed to the project areas where the former Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA) properties are located.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0963 1 CD9,1,6,8 - Former RDA propertiesAgenda ItemRecommendation to request City Manager to work with the Director of Economic and Property Development to create a policy to allocate all proceeds from the sale of city owned properties to fund blight removal, ongoing economic development efforts, revolving loan funds for small business establishment and growth, local incentives for business to locate or expand in the City, and key infrastructure investments. These proceeds should be tracked and directed to the project areas where the former Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA) properties are located.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0964 133.CD1,7,8 - local workforce hiring updateAgenda ItemRecommendation to direct City Manager to negotiate a Citywide Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, and specified Craft Councils and Local Participants, and report back to the City Council within 30 days.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0961 134.CC - Records to Historical SocietyAgenda ItemRecommendation to authorize the transfer of the certain archived public records to the Long Beach Historical Society from the Office of the Mayor for the years 1999 to 2009 and Council Office District Seven for the years 2004 to 2010.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0931 135.CP - CASP grant fundingAgenda ItemRecommendation to authorize City Prosecutor to execute all necessary documents to receive and expend grant funding awarded to the City Prosecutor by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, for the Comprehensive Anti-Gang Strategies and Programs in the amount not to exceed $203,478 for a period ending September 30, 2016; and increase appropriation in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the City Prosecutor Department (CP) by $203,478. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
14-0965 137.Supp memoAgenda ItemSupplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, November 7, 2014.received and filed  Action details Not available
14-0977 138.eCommentsAgenda ItemeComments received for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, November 11, 2014.received and filed  Action details Not available
14-0978 1 CD9 - HandoutHandoutCouncilmember Richardson made community announcements; and distributed a flyer.received and filed  Action details Not available