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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY OF LONG BEACH 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CITY COUNCIL AGENDA COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM Robert Garcia, 1st District Gerrie Schipske, 5th District Suja Lowenthal, Vice Mayor, 2nd District Dee Andrews, 6th District Gary DeLong, 3rd District James Johnson, 7th District Patrick O'Donnell, 4th District Rae Gabelich, 8th District Steven Neal, 9th District Patrick H. West, City Manager Larry G. Herrera, City Clerk Bob Foster, Mayor Robert E. Shannon, City Attorney REVISED SPECIAL MEETING TIME OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING SET FOR 4:00 P.M. 17. 10-1192 Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, October 29, 2010. PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY CLERK Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is given to the first 10 persons who submit Speaker Cards to the City Clerk beginning at 15 minutes prior to 4:00 p.m. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to make their comments. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC 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. CONSENT CALENDAR: (1 - 8 and 16) Page 1 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM 1. 10-1188 Recommendation to receive and file report on travel to the League of California Cities 2010 Conference and Expo, September 16 - 17, 2010. Office or Department: COUNCILMEMBER JAMES JOHNSON, SEVENTH DISTRICT Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 2 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM REVISED 2. 10-1179 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meetings held on Tuesday, October 12 and 19, 2010. Office or Department: CITY CLERK Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 3. 10-1184 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between October 11, 2010 and October 25, 2010. Office or Department: CITY CLERK Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 4. 10-1190 Recommendation to receive and file the Registered Lobbyist 3rd Quarter Report for the period ending September 30, 2010. Office or Department: CITY CLERK Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 16. 10-1193 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute the Fourteenth Amendment to Lease No. 22897 with Jan and Michael Todd, for a period of seven weeks, from November 10, 2010, through December 31, 2010, for the sale of Christmas trees, using the portion of the former Pacific Electric right-of-way property located between Seventh Street and Ximeno Avenue. (District 3) Office or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 3 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM 5. 10-1180 Recommendation to receive and file the application of ESCM LLC, dba Smooths Sports Grille, for a person-to-person transfer of an Alcoholic Beverage Control License, at 144 - 46 Pine Avenue, with existing conditions. (District 2) Office or Department: POLICE Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 6. 10-1181 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents to receive and expend grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services FY10 COPS Technology Program grant; and increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR) and in the Police Department (PD) by $100,000. (Citywide) Office or Department: POLICE Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 7. 10-1182 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents to receive and expend funding from the Next Generation Click It or Ticket Grant from the University of California Berkeley, Safe Transportation Research and Education Center with funding from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety; and increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) and in the Police Department (PD) by $11,968. (Citywide) Office or Department: POLICE Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 4 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM 8. 10-1183 Recommendation to receive and file the minutes for: Civil Service Commission - September 29, 2010 and October 13, 2010. Cultural Heritage Commission - September 13, 2010. Planning Commission - September 16, 2010. Office or Department: VARIOUS Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 9. 10-1122 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed for alley widening at 2101 Long Beach Boulevard. (District 6) Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 5 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM REVISED REGULAR AGENDA DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS: 10. 10-1189 Recommendation to request City Clerk to implement ballot rotation, consistent with the practice of Los Angeles County and other jurisdictions, to enhance the integrity and fairness of our local elections. Office or Department: COUNCILMEMBER JAMES JOHNSON, SEVENTH DISTRICT; COUNCILMAN DEE ANDREWS, SIXTH DISTRICT; COUNCILMEMBER STEVEN NEAL, NINTH DISTRICT Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 11. 10-1185 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6874 for the construction of Phase I Improvements to the Terminal Area at the Long Beach Airport; and authorize City Manager to award a contract and execute any and all necessary documents with Edge Development, Inc., in an estimated amount of $24,757,741, plus a fifteen percent contingency amount of $3,713,661, if necessary, totaling $28,471,402, and any amendments thereto except for an increase in the total authorization. (District 5) Office or Department: LONG BEACH AIRPORT; PUBLIC WORKS Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 6 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM 12. 10-1186 Recommendation to receive and file the application of John William McLaughlin and Maria Elizabeth McLaughlin, dba J M Chef Catering at Last Cafe, for a premise-to-premise transfer of an Alcoholic Beverage Control License, at 202 & 204 Orange Avenue, with conditions. (District 2) Office or Department: POLICE Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 7 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM REVISED 13. 10-1187 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Hebermehl Holdings Incorporated, dba Chronic Tacos Marina Shores, for an original Alcoholic Beverage Control License, at 6602 East Pacific Coast Highway. (District 3) Office or Department: POLICE Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ORDINANCES: 14. 10-1141 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code Table 33-2 in Chapter 21.33; and by adding Section 21.45.168, related to truck terminal and truck yard facilities, read and adopted as read. (Citywide) Office or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 15. 10-1152 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Section 8.68.066 and Subsection 8.68.120.C relating to smoking prohibited in City parks and other recreation areas, read and adopted as read. (Citywide) Office or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE 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. 16. Agenda Item No. 16 is listed under the Consent Calendar (page 2). 17. 18. Affidavit of Service for the special meeting held Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Page 8 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM PUBLIC: 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. STANDING COMMITTEE REMINDERS: Tuesday, November 9, 2010 – Economic Development and Finance Committee (Attorney/Client) at 2:30 P.M., 14th Floor Conference Room. Tuesday, November 9, 2010 – Housing Authority at 4:30 P.M., Council Chamber. HEARING REMINDERS: Tuesday, November 9, 2010 – Hearing for Chong C. Lim., dba Max’s Steiner/The Long Beach Lounge, for a Permit for Entertainment Without Dancing by Patrons, 2500 E. Anaheim Street. (District 4) Tuesday, November 9, 2010 – Hearing for Michoacan Entertainment, a California Corporation, dba Copa Cabana Night Club, for a Permit for Entertainment With Dancing by Patrons, 2688 South Street. (District 8) Tuesday, November 9, 2010 – Hearing to adopt amendments to the 2010 California Building Standards and the 1997 Uniform Housing Codes. (Citywide) Tuesday, November 16, 2010 – Hearing to consider a resolution for a street name change for the 4400 block of Cerritos Drive to Le Park Drive. (District 8) Tuesday, November 16, 2010 – Hearing to consider a resolution to set an amnesty period for existing automobile dealerships in the Long Beach Planned Development District (PD-29) that would allow the dealers to apply for a fee free Conditional Use Permit. (Districts 1,6,7) Page 9 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 PM NOTE: An agenda may be obtained from the City Clerk Department prior to the meeting or can be mailed if the City Clerk is provided self-addressed, stamped envelopes mailed to: City Clerk Department, City Hall Plaza Level, 333 W. Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802. The City Council agenda and supporting documents are available on the Internet at www.longbeach.gov. Persons interested in obtaining an agenda via e-mail should subscribe to the City of Long Beach E-Notify System at http://www.longbeach.gov/enotify/default.asp. Agenda items may also be reviewed in the City Clerk Department or online at the Main Library and at the Branch Libraries. If language interpretation for non-English speaking persons is desired or if a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please make your request by phone to the City Clerk Department at (562) 570-6101, by 12 noon Monday, the day prior to the Council meeting. E-Mail correspondence regarding agenda items can be directed to cityclerk@longbeach.gov. Persons interested in making an audio visual presentation during a City Council meeting should refer to the Audio/Visual Guidelines in the Options list on the City Clerk web page at (http://www.longbeach.gov/cityclerk/default.asp) or contact the City Clerk Department at (562) 570-6101. nem Page 10 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 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. If oral language interpretation for non-English speaking persons is desired or if a special accommodation is desired pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please make your request by phone to the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570-6101, 24 business hours prior to the City Council meeting. Kung humihiling ng pasalitang interpretasyon ng wika ng agenda at minutes ng Konseho ng Lungsod o kung humihiling ng isang natatanging pagtulong ayon sa Americans with Disabilities Act, mangyaring humiling sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Opisina ng Clerk ng Lungsod sa (562) 570-6101, 24 oras ng negosyo bago isagawa ang pulong ng Konseho ng Lungsod. Si desea interpretación oral en otro idioma para las personas que no hablan inglés o si desea una adaptación especial en conformidad con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, haga su solicitud por teléfono a la oficina del secretario municipal al (562) 570-6101, 24 horas hábiles antes de la reunión del ayuntamiento de la ciudad. Page 11 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4:00 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 12 of 12