Budget Oversight Committee
Regular MeetingLong Beach, NY · July 23, 2019
Minutes
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019
BUDGET OVERSIGHT 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COMMITTEE MINUTES COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM
Stacy Mungo, Chair
Suzie Price, Vice Chair
Al Austin, Member
FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER (4:02 PM)
At 4:02 PM, Chair Mungo called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL (4:02 PM)
Councilmembers Austin, Price and Mungo
Present:
Also Present: Grace Yoon, Budget Manager; Taylor Anderson, Deputy City Attorney; Tamela
Austin, City Clerk Specialist.
REGULAR AGENDA (4:02 PM)
1. 19-0713 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Budget Oversight
Committee meeting held Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
A motion was made by Chair Mungo, seconded by Member
Austin, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 2 - Austin and Mungo
Absent: 1 - Price
2. 19-0714 Recommendation to receive and file a report of business license fees
given to independent contractors who work at multiple locations with
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recommendation to streamline fee processes to make it easier for
businesses to be in compliance.
Vice Chair Price joined the meeting.
Chair Mungo spoke.
Grace Yoon, Budget Manager, spoke; and introduced Brett Yakus,
Business License Officer.
Brett Yakus, Business License Officer, presented the staff report.
Chair Mungo spoke.
Brett Yakus, Business License Officer, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Chair Mungo and Brett Yakus, Business
License Officer.
Vice Chair Price spoke.
Chair Mungo spoke.
Brett Yakus, Business License Officer, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Chair Mungo and Brett Yakus, Business
License Officer.
Councilman Austin spoke.
A motion was made by Chair Mungo, seconded by Member
Austin, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 3 - Austin, Price and Mungo
3. 19-0715 Recommendation to receive and file report of district priority funds
utilization (i.e. Divide by Nine funds) with a breakdown showing district
by district utilization for non-infrastructure based projects.
Grace Yoon, Budget Manager, presented the staff report.
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Chair Mungo spoke.
Vice Chair Price spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Chair Mungo spoke.
A motion was made by Member Austin, seconded by Chair
Mungo, to approve recommendation, as amended, to revise the
policy that staff, if not provided by the council office, would
provide both the year-to-date non-infrastructure related
transfers and all offices that have contributed year-to-date to
that particular item. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Austin, Price and Mungo
4. 19-0716 Recommendation to receive and file update on CalPERS unfunded
liability and other employee benefits related unfunded liabilities.
Grace Yoon, Budget Manager, spoke; and introduced Rhutu Amin Gharib,
Budget Management Officer.
Rhutu Amin Gharib, Budget Management Officer, provided a PowerPoint
presentation.
Vice Chair Price spoke.
Grace Yoon, Budget Manager, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Vice Chair Price and Grace Yoon, Budget
Manager.
Chair Mungo spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Grace Yoon, Budget Manager, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Councilman Austin and Grace Yoon, Budget
Manager.
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Chair Mungo spoke.
Corliss Lee spoke.
Chair Mungo spoke.
Vice Chair Price spoke.
Chair Mungo spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Price, seconded by Chair
Mungo, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 3 - Austin, Price and Mungo
5. 19-0717 Recommendation to receive and file a status update on the citywide fee
study.
Chair Mungo spoke.
A motion was made by Chair Mungo, seconded by Vice Chair
Price, that the item be laid over to the Budget Oversight
Commitee Meeting on August 13, 2019. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Austin, Price and Mungo
6. 19-0718 Recommendation to receive and file report on consideration of cuts
related to revenue from marijuana tax rate reduction.
Chair Mungo spoke.
Grace Yoon, Budget Manager, presented the staff report.
A dialogue ensued between Chair Mungo and Grace Yoon, Budget
Manager.
Vice Chair Price spoke.
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Chair Mungo spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Chair Mungo and Councilman Austin.
Grace Yoon, Budget Manager, spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Councilman Austin and Grace Yoon, Budget
Manager.
Chair Mungo spoke.
Grace Yoon, Budget Manager, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Chair Mungo and Grace Yoon, Budget
Manager.
Larry Goodhue spoke.
A motion was made by Chair Mungo, seconded by Vice Chair
Price, that the item be laid over to the Budget Oversight
Committee Meeting on August 13, 2019. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Austin, Price and Mungo
7. 19-0728 eComments received for the Budget Oversight Committee meeting of
Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
PUBLIC COMMENT (5:02 PM)
No members of the public addressed the committee.
ADJOURNMENT (5:02 PM)
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At 5:02 PM, there being no objection, Chair Mungo declared the meeting adjourned.
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Agenda
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019
BUDGET OVERSIGHT 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COMMITTEE AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM
Stacy Mungo, Chair
Suzie Price, Vice Chair
Al Austin, Member
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
REGULAR AGENDA
1. 19-0713 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Budget Oversight
Committee meeting held Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
2. 19-0714 Recommendation to receive and file a report of business license fees
given to independent contractors who work at multiple locations with
recommendation to streamline fee processes to make it easier for
businesses to be in compliance.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
3. 19-0715 Recommendation to receive and file report of district priority funds
utilization (i.e. Divide by Nine funds) with a breakdown showing district by
district utilization for non-infrastructure based projects.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 19-0716 Recommendation to receive and file update on CalPERS unfunded liability
and other employee benefits related unfunded liabilities.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM
5. 19-0717 Recommendation to receive and file a status update on the citywide fee
study.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 19-0718 Recommendation to receive and file report on consideration of cuts related
to revenue from marijuana tax rate reduction.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public are invited to address the Committee.
ADJOURNMENT
I, Tamela Austin City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72
hours prior to the meeting.
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