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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY OF LONG BEACH TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Mary Zendejas, 1st District Stacy Mungo, 5th District Cindy Allen, 2nd District Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District Suzie A. Price, 3rd District Roberto Uranga, 7th District Daryl Supernaw, 4th District Al Austin, 8th District Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor, 9th District Thomas B. Modica, City Manager Monique De La Garza, City Clerk Dr. Robert Garcia, Mayor Charles Parkin, City Attorney REVISED CITY COUNCIL MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO AB 361 (GOV. CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1)-(2)) JOIN VIA ZOOM, PLEASE DIAL: (213) 338-8477 / MEETING ID: 920 5598 2475 https://longbeach-gov.zoom.us/j/92055982475 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 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. Page 1 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM CONSENT CALENDAR: (1 - 21) 1. 22-0085 Recommendation to receive and file a report from Mayor Garcia’s travel to Washington DC for the 90th Winter Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors. Office or Department: MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 2. 22-0086 Recommendation to adopt resolution making findings pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(3) to authorize City legislative bodies to follow the teleconference meeting provisions of Government Code Section 54953(e)(1)-(2). (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 3. 22-0087 Recommendation to adopt resolution calling on the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take all measures necessary to prevent further harm to natural resources, wildlife, and citizens from the DDT waste dumped in the waters between Long Beach and Santa Catalina Island; and recognizing and supporting Assembly Joint Resolution 2, filed with the Secretary of State on September 17, 2021. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 4. 22-0088 Recommendation to adopt resolution recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 2 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 5. 22-0089 Recommendation to adopt resolution supporting Clean Air Day 2021. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 6. 22-0090 Recommendation to adopt resolution recognizing October as Pedestrian Safety Month. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 7. 22-0091 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Stipulations with Request for Award for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $232,362.50 with a life pension thereafter of $255.11 per week subject to COLA increases in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Gregory Krabbe. Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 8. 22-0092 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Compromise and Release for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $220,000 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for James La Barba. Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 3 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 9. 22-0093 Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to submit Compromise and Release for approval by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and if so approved, authority to pay $75,000 in compliance with the Appeals Board Order for Albert Smith. Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 10. 22-0094 Recommendation to adopt resolution ordering, proclaiming, calling and giving notice of a Primary Nominating Election and a General Municipal Election in the City of Long Beach, California, on Tuesday, the 7th day of June, 2022, and Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 2022, respectively, for the nomination and/or election of candidates for five (5) offices of the Long Beach City Council, four (4) City Officials, and three (3) offices of the Long Beach Unified School District, each for a full term of four (4) years, commencing with the third Tuesday of December, 2022, and adopting provisions relating to the translations of and the charges for costs of candidate statements; 22-0095 Adopt resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of a Primary Nominating Election to be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 and a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022; (Agenda Item No. 10 Continued on page 5) Page 4 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 22-0096 Adopt resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to consolidate the City’s Primary Nominating Election to be held on June 7, 2022, and the General Municipal Election to be held on November 8, 2022 with the California Statewide Elections to be held by the County on the same dates, and requesting specified election services to the City from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY CLERK Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 11. 22-0097 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between January 10, 2022 and January 24, 2022. Office or Department: CITY CLERK Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 12. 22-0098 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council and City Council Special meetings of Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Office or Department: CITY CLERK Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 13. 22-0100 Recommendation to confirm City Manager’s promulgation of the revised Public Health Quarantine Order for the Control of COVID-19, issued on January 18, 2022, by the City of Long Beach Health Officer as a regulation. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY MANAGER Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 5 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 14. 22-0101 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any subsequent amendments, with the California Green Business Network, to receive and expend $90,000 in grant funds to continue the Green Business Certification Program, beginning December 10, 2021, through December 10, 2023; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $90,000 offset by grant revenue. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY MANAGER Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 15. 22-0102 Recommendation to receive and file the second amendment to Contract No. 35720, with Unite USA, Inc. (Unite Us), of New York, NY, for the delivery and maintenance of the Resource Referral Network platform, to increase the contract by $13,626 for a total contract amount not to exceed $123,126, 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 for the third amendment to Contract No. 35720, with Unite US, of New York, NY, for the delivery and maintenance of the Resource Referral Network platform, to increase the contract by $72,153 for a total contract amount not to exceed $195,279. (Citywide) Office or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 6 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 16. 22-0103 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents including any subsequent amendments, with the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, to extend the expansion of the My Sister’s Keeper Program period through September 30, 2022. (Citywide) Office or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 17. 22-0104 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with the California State Library, to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $15,000, for the Zip Books program, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the Library Services Department by $15,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide) Office or Department: LIBRARY SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 18. 22-0105 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Dramatic Results to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $299,634, for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) programming, for a one-year period, with the option to renew for four additional one-year terms, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the Library Services Department by $299,634, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide) Office or Department: LIBRARY SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 7 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 19. 22-0106 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Match Free, Incorporated, dba Long Beach Vibe, for an original application of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) License, at 3414 East 7th Street; and determine that the application serves the public convenience and necessity. (District 3) Office or Department: POLICE Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 20. 22-0107 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary amendments, with MediaNews Group, Inc., of Denver, CO, to provide The Press Telegram digital subscription access for City of Long Beach employees, in an annual amount not to exceed $5,500, for a period of two years with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Office or Department: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 8 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM REVISED 21. 22-0108 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 34903 with Homeboy Recycling, a California social purpose corporation, dba Homeboy Electronics Recycling, of Los Angeles, CA, to provide transportation and disposal services of electronic waste, and extend the term of the contract to November 30, 2022. (Citywide) Office or Department: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS: CHIEF HEBEISH SWEARING-IN PUBLIC COMMENT: Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is given to the first 10 persons who use the raise hand feature in Zoom when Public Comment is called. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to make their comments. STUDY SESSION: TIME CERTAIN AT 5:00 PM 30. 22-0120 Recommendation to hold a study session to receive and file a presentation on City’s Bicycle Infrastructure. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 9 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM REGULAR AGENDA DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS: 22. 22-0109 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $3,000, offset by the Third Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a donation to the Naples Improvement Association for the Annual Naples Boat Parade, and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $3,000 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: COUNCILWOMAN SUZIE A. PRICE, THIRD DISTRICT Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 23. 22-0110 Recommendation to receive and file a one-year update on the implementation of the Racial Equity and Reconciliation Initiative. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY MANAGER Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 10 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 24. 22-0111 Recommendation to adopt resolution declaring The Long Beach Community Investment Company owned property located at 4151 East Fountain Street (APN 7253-026-029) as "exempt surplus land" as defined in Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(A) and/or 54221(f)(1)(F), and authorize City Manager, or designee, to take any actions and execute any documents necessary to ensure compliance with the Surplus Land Act and State regulations relating thereto. (District 3) Office or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 25. 22-0112 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the City to (i) approve the issuance of bonds by the California Community Housing Agency to finance the development of the Civic Center Mid-Block, and (ii) authorize the execution of all documents necessary to effectuate the issuance of the bonds and the development of the Civic Center Mid-Block as described below, including a Public Benefits Agreement with California Community Housing Agency. (District 1) Office or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 26. 22-0113 Recommendation to receive and file the results of the user fee and cost recovery studies for the Energy Resources and Public Works Departments and associated departmental recommendations. (Citywide) Office or Department: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 11 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 27. 22-0114 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), to accept and expend grant funding in amount of $702,823, and execute all documents necessary to implement the grant for the City of Long Beach Pump Station Mitigation Project, Phase One (Project); Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group (Capital Projects Grant Fund) in the Public Works Department by $702,823, offset by grant reimbursement funds from the FEMA CalOES HMGP, for the Project; and Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group (Capital Projects Fund) in the Public Works Department by $702,823, offset by a transfer of FEMA CalOES HMGP grant reimbursement revenues from the Capital Grant Fund. (Citywide) Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 28. 22-0115 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with Dell Marketing, LP (Dell), utilizing the approved Dell Master Purchase Agreement No. 28280, for the purchase of personal computers, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease-purchase agreement, and related financing documents, with Banc of America Public Capital Corp, of San Francisco, CA, for the financing of personal computers, in an amount not to exceed $2,138,000 including escrow fees, principal, and interest, payable over a five-year period. (Citywide) Office or Department: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 12 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM REVISED ORDINANCE: 29. 22-0116 Recommendation to adopt resolution declaring an Inclusive Language Policy for all future Long Beach Municipal Code Ordinances, Ballot Proposals for Long Beach City Charter Amendments, City Council Resolutions, and City Council Policies; and 22-0117 Declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Section 1.08.150, relating to Gender References, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. NEW BUSINESS: New Business items are additions to the City Council Agenda subsequent to the posting of the agenda on Monday afternoon. 30. Agenda Item No. 30 is listed under Study Session. 31. 32. 22-0127 Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, January 28, 2022. 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. Page 13 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM REVISED STANDING COMMITTEE REMINDERS: Friday, January 28, 2022 - Public Safety Committee at 3:00 P.M., Teleconference. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - Federal Legislation Committee at 4:00 P.M., Teleconference. Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California at 4:30 P.M., Teleconference. HEARING REMINDER: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - 6TH Cycle Update to the Long Beach Housing Element. ks/kb Page 14 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM NOTE: The City Council agenda and supporting documents are available on the Internet at www.longbeach.gov. Agenda items may also 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. Any supplemental writings or documents regarding an agenda item that are distributed to a majority of the City Council after the posting of this agenda will be available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk during normal business hours and available on the internet at http://longbeach.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. 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Page 15 of 16 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM If written language translation of the City Council agenda and minutes for non-English speaking persons is desired, please make your request by phone to the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570-6101, 72 business hours prior to the City Council meeting. Kung humihiling ng nakasulat na pagsasalin ng wika ng agenda at minutes ng Konseho ng Lungsod para sa mga taong hindi nagsasalita ng Ingles, mangyaring humiling sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Opisina ng Clerk ng Lungsod sa (562) 570-6101, 72 oras bago isagawa ang pulong ng Konseho ng Lungsod. Si desea obtener la traducción escrita en otro idioma de la agenda y las actas del ayuntamiento de la ciudad para las personas que no hablan inglés, haga su solicitud por teléfono a la oficina del secretario municipal al (562) 570-6101, 72 horas hábiles antes de la reunión del ayuntamiento de la ciudad. Page 16 of 16