Long Beach, CA
Meeting Name: City Council (inactive) Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/15/2021 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Teleconference
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21-0528 11.CAud - Independent Accountants ReportAgenda ItemRecommendation to receive and file the Independent Accountants’ Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to the Appropriations Limit Worksheet of the City of Long Beach, California for the year ended September 30, 2020.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0529 12.CC - MinutesAgenda ItemRecommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 1, 2021.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0530 13.CC - Damage ClaimsAgenda ItemRecommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between May 28, 2021 and June 7, 2021.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0531 14.ED - WIC Office extension D6ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all necessary documents for the Fourth Amendment to Lease No. 24687 with Upland Corporate Park West, LLC, for office space at 1043 Elm Avenue, Suite 401, for the continued operation of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program, for an additional ten years, through December 31, 2031. (District 6)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0532 15.ER - Contract w/Measurement Control Systems for natural gas metersContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35417 with Measurement Control Systems, of Santa Ana, CA, to furnish and deliver natural gas meters and other services and parts, to increase the contract amount by $175,000, for a revised total annual contract amount not to exceed $325,000. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0533 16.ER - Contract to Phillips Steel Company for fusion-bonded epoxy-coated steel pipeContractRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB ER21-028 and award a contract to Phillips Steel Company, of Long Beach, CA, for furnishing and delivering fusion-bonded epoxy-coated steel pipe, in a total annual amount not to exceed $600,000, 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, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0534 17.FM - RFP FM20-038 Investment Advisory & Management ServiceContractRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP FM20-038 and award a contract to Chandler Asset Management, Inc., of San Diego, CA, to provide overall investment advisory consultation and management of the Long Maturity portfolio portion of the City's pooled investments, in an annual amount of $290,000, with a contingency in a monthly maximum amount of $22,000, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $554,000, 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, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0535 18.FM - Contract w/ABM Industry Group for custodial svcsContractRecommendation to receive and file an amendment to Munis Contract No. 3190000014 (Contract No. 35089), with ABM Industry Group, LLC, of Tustin, CA, for providing custodial services to various locations, to increase the contract amount by $500,000, made pursuant to Chapters 2.69 and 2.85 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) and in response to the proclaimed emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35089 with ABM Industry Group, LLC, of Tustin, CA, for providing custodial services to various locations, to increase the annual contract amount by $900,000, for a total annual amount of $2,142,464, with a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $214,247, for a revised total annual contract amount of $2,356,711. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0536 19.HR - Excess Workers Comp InsuranceContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to purchase, through Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., excess workers’ compensation insurance with Safety National Casualty Corporation, for a total premium not-to-exceed $571,324 for the period of July 1, 2021, through July 1, 2022. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0537 110.PRM - Agrmnt w/LA Dodgers Fdn 2021 Dodgers Reviving Baseball Inner Cities Program (RBI Program)ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents including subsequent amendments, with the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, to accept and expend grant funding in an amount not to exceed $28,980, for the 2021 Dodgers Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities Program, including the acceptance of funding for park field maintenance and umpire fees, along with in-kind contributions, for youth baseball and softball for the 2021 summer season; and Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $28,980, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0538 111.PD - ABC for Mom & Bert's D2ABC LicenseRecommendation to receive and file the application of Bixby Market, LLC, dba Mom & Bert’s, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control License, at 232 Cherry Avenue. (District 2)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0539 112.PD - MOU w/LBJJC to provide law enforcement authority on LBJCC premisesContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding, and all necessary documents including any subsequent amendments, with Long Beach Job Corps Center (LBJCC), to provide local law enforcement authority to enforce laws and conduct investigations on LBJCC premises, 1903 Santa Fe Avenue, which are under federal jurisdiction, for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. (District 7)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0540 113.PD - Coverdell 20 GrantContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents including any amendments, with the California Office of Emergency Services under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program, to accept and expend grant funding up to $55,046, for forensic science crime laboratory equipment and training, for the period of January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the Police Department by $55,046, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0541 114.PW - Easement deeds along Market Street for additional sidewalk width D8ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept sidewalk grant of easement deeds for sidewalk widening purposes from the various property owners along Market Street, between the Los Angeles River and Cherry Avenue. (District 8)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0542 115.PW - Los Angeles County Transportation Authority (TDA)ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all documents necessary including any amendments, with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to receive and expend funding for eligible capital projects related to pedestrian and bicycle facilities; Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $345,820, offset by Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 revenue; and Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $345,820, offset by a transfer of TDA Article 3 revenue. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0543 116.PW - Grant funds from CEC relating to Blueprints for Medium- and heavy-duty zero emission Vehicle InfrastructureContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all documents necessary including any amendments, with the California Energy Commission, to receive and expend grant funding in an amount up to $200,000, for the Clean Transportation Program. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0545 117.CA - Moratorium-Building PermitsEmergency OrdinanceRecommendation to declare ordinance imposing interim regulations (moratorium) in accordance with Chapter 21.50 of the Long Beach Municipal Code on the issuance of building, construction, occupancy permits, or other entitlements for new stand-alone residential construction along transportation corridors in areas that are designated by the 2019 General Plan Land Use Element Update as the Neighborhood-Serving Corridors or Centers PlaceType on Willow Street, west of the I-710 freeway to the City terminus; and Santa Fe Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway on the south and Wardlow Road on the north, in the West Long Beach area of the City; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately, read and adopt as read. (District 7) (Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-21-0020)approve recommendation to declare an emergency to existPass Action details Video Video
21-0545 1 CA - Moratorium-Building PermitsEmergency OrdinanceRecommendation to declare ordinance imposing interim regulations (moratorium) in accordance with Chapter 21.50 of the Long Beach Municipal Code on the issuance of building, construction, occupancy permits, or other entitlements for new stand-alone residential construction along transportation corridors in areas that are designated by the 2019 General Plan Land Use Element Update as the Neighborhood-Serving Corridors or Centers PlaceType on Willow Street, west of the I-710 freeway to the City terminus; and Santa Fe Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway on the south and Wardlow Road on the north, in the West Long Beach area of the City; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately, read and adopt as read. (District 7) (Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-21-0020)approve recommendation to declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD- , read, and adopted as read and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final readingPass Action details Not available
21-0546 118.CM - Firework Cost Recovery FeeResolutionRecommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution amending the Master Fees and Charges Schedule adopting new fees and penalties for violations of Chapter 8.81 of the Long Beach Municipal Code, relating to fireworks. (Citywide)approve recommendation and adoptPass Action details Video Video
21-0547 119.DS - PD-30/Title 5 Code AmendmentOrdinanceRecommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Section 5.92.420, Section 5.92.760, Section 5.92.765, and Section 5.92.955; and by amending and restating the Downtown Planned Development District (PD-30), to allow the operation of adult-use cannabis dispensaries within mixed-use buildings in Downtown by way of Conditional Use Permit approval, read and adopt as read. (Districts 1,2)declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final readingPass Action details Video Video
21-0548 120.CD1 - Transfer-Harvey Milk Flag Raising EventAgenda ItemRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $50, offset by the First Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department for the Harvey Milk Flag Raising Event; Increase appropriation in the General Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $150, offset by the First Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department for the costs associated with the First District Harvey Milk Flag Raising Event; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $200 to offset a transfer to the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department and the Public Works Department.approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0549 121.CD2,CD1 - Transfer-Juneteenth CelebrationAgenda ItemRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by $500 in Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds and $500 in First Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to Partners of Parks to support the Juneteenth 2021 Celebration; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,000 to offset the transfers to the City Manager Department.approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0550 122.CD1 - Transfer-Blues for All EventAgenda ItemRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,095, offset by the First Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to support the Long Beach Blues Society, Blues for All Event; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,095 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0551 123.CD9 - LB BUILDS InitiativeAgenda ItemRecommendation to request City Manager to conduct a review of the city's hiring practices, and to issue a directive which prioritizes fully staffing the Permit Center as well other offices dealing with the review and approval of building permits; Request City Manager to provide a report within 30 days regarding the status of the city's permitting software and provide options for optimizing and expediting the building permit review processes; and Request City Manager to explore the creation of a "Development Shot Clock" for the review of local development in line with transparency, timelines, and standards consistent with state law.approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0552 124.CD6 - Safety and Security Program to protect Street VendorsAgenda ItemRecommendation to request City Manager, or designee, to work with all appropriate departments to report back to the City Council in 60 days on a security and safety program that can be implemented to improve safety conditions for street vendors operating in our city.approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0553 125.CD4 - Transfer-LB Fire MuseumAgenda ItemRecommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $500, offset by the Fourth Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a donation to the Long Beach Fire Museum; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $500 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.approve recommendationPass Action details Not available
21-0554 126.CM - Presentation on public-facing calendar systemAgenda ItemRecommendation to receive and file a presentation on the implementation and launch of the City’s new public-facing calendar system. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0555 127.ED - ENA w/Howard CDMContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for a Second Amendment to Exclusive Negotiation Agreement No. 35865 with Gundry Partners, LP, dba Howard CDM, for the continuation of negotiations in connection with the proposed development of the former Long Beach Armory, at 854 East Seventh Street. (District 1)approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0495 228.ED - Purchase/Sale Agrmnt w/American Life for property at 100 E. Ocean Blvd. D2ContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA), and any necessary documents, with American Life, Inc., a Washington corporation, or assignee, for the property located at 100 East Ocean Boulevard amending specific provisions in the PSA. (District 2)approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0556 129.FM - Contracts for purchase and delivery of light and medium-duty vehiclesContractRecommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS21-031 and award contracts to Bob Wondries Motors, dba Wondries Fleet Group, of Alhambra, CA; Fleet Vehicle Source, of Covina, CA; and FFBH Motors, LLC, dba Frontier Ford, of Santa Clara, CA, for the purchase and delivery of light and medium-duty vehicles, in an annual aggregate amount of $7,000,000, with a 10 percent contingency of $700,000, for a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $7,700,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contracts, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0557 130.DHHS - Agrmnt w/Caltrans to provide social svcs/relocation assistance for people experiencing homelessnessContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Consent Letter and a Project Specific Maintenance Agreement, and any other necessary documents required including subsequent amendments, with the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), for access to Caltrans property to offer and provide social services, targeted maintenance, and relocation assistance to people experiencing homelessness, consistent with the business operations of the entity, for a one-year period, June 15, 2021 through June 14, 2022, with the option to renew for three additional one-year terms, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0558 131.HR - Excess Liability InsuranceContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to purchase, through Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., the following insurance policies: Excess Municipal Liability insurance, at a total premium not to exceed $3,449,334 with multiple carriers including, but not limited to Gemini Insurance Berkley, Hallmark, London-Llyods, Allied World, and Navigators, for a 12-month period, from July 1, 2021, to July 1, 2022; a buy-down deductible of the Self-Insured Retention down to $7.5 million from Safety National at a premium not-to-exceed $1 million; Airport Liability insurance at a premium not to exceed $106,000 from National Union Insurance Company; Aircraft Liability and Hull insurance for police helicopters at a premium not to exceed $55,000 from National Union Insurance Company; Storage Tank Insurance at a premium not to exceed $24,102 from Liberty Surplus Lines; Drone Coverage at a premium not to exceed $7,185 from the National Aviation Liability Program, Marine Insurance from International Marine Underwriters (IMU) at a premium not to exceed $331,597; and, Cyber Excess Coverage at approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0559 132.HR - Property All Risk InsuranceContractRecommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to purchase property insurance for City buildings, contents, and vehicles through the Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., Property Insurance Program (APIP), for a total premium not to exceed $3,112,389, and purchase of Earthquake (Difference in Conditions Coverage), at a premium of $164,151 with the Insurance Company of The West, for the period of July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2022. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0560 133.PW - Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account in FY 22 Paving ProgramResolutionRecommendation to adopt resolution approving repaving/resurfacing projects proposed to receive Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding totaling approximately $9,200,000 in the Fiscal Year 2022 Paving Program. (Citywide)approve recommendation and adoptPass Action details Video Video
21-0561 134.TI - Contract w/The Broadband Group for Citywide fiber network technology and engineering consultationResolutionRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute contracts, and any necessary documents and subsequent amendments, with The Broadband Group (TBG), of Las Vegas, NV, to support in the preparation of the Citywide Fiber Network Infrastructure Initiative through fiber field audits, engineering plans, and construction bid preparations, in the amount of $960,000, with a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $192,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,152,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods; and, for ongoing expert consultation support to further produce and revise the Citywide Fiber Network Infrastructure Initiative, in an annual amount of $200,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)approve recommendation and adoptPass Action details Video Video
21-0562 135.TI/ED - Digital Inclusion Initiative’s Digital Inclusion RoadmapAgenda ItemRecommendation to approve the City of Long Beach Digital Inclusion Initiative’s Digital Inclusion Roadmap to ensure that everyone in Long Beach has equitable access and use of computer literacy training, the Internet, technology devices, and other digital inclusion resources. (Citywide)approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0544 136.TI - Extending telecommunications svcs for the Santa Fe Ave Synchronization Enhancement ProjectResolutionRecommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents and subsequent amendments, with Citizens Telecommunications Company of California, Inc., dba Frontier Communications (Frontier), to occupy, place, and maintain attachments on Frontier poles and use conduits for the purpose of extending telecommunication services to the Santa Fe Avenue Synchronization Enhancement Project, in an annual amount not to exceed $20,000, for a period of ten years. (Citywide)approve recommendation and adoptPass Action details Video Video
21-0511 237.ORD - Fireworks 8.81Emergency OrdinanceRecommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 8.81 relating to fireworks; and by repealing Section 16.08.600 of the Long Beach Municipal Code; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately, read and adopted as read. (Citywide)approve recommendation and adoptPass Action details Video Video
21-0567 138.CD7 - COVID Emergency Rental ReliefAgenda ItemRecommendation to request City Manager establish a policy for the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Relief Program to determine eligibility for expedient processing and payment to residents who have been served with a notice of termination of tenancy, or eviction, including Notice to Vacate, Notice to Pay or Quit, or any other eviction notice. Further, request that City staff reach out to landlords who have issued eviction notices to advise them on the ability to apply for expedited processing and payment of back rent through this program.approve recommendationPass Action details Video Video
21-0568 139.Supp MemoAgenda ItemSupplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, June 11, 2021.received and filed  Action details Not available
21-0569 140.eCommentsAgenda ItemeComments received for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, June 15, 2021.received and filed  Action details Not available