City Council
Regular MeetingLong Beach, NY · April 21, 2015
Minutes
CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
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COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
Lena Gonzalez, 1st District Stacy Mungo, 5th District
Dr. Suja Lowenthal, Vice Mayor, 2nd District Dee Andrews, 6th District
Suzie A. Price, 3rd District Roberto Uranga, 7th District
Vacant, 4th District Al Austin, 8th District
Rex Richardson, 9th District
Patrick H. West, City Manager
Dr. Robert Garcia, Mayor
Larry Herrera-Cabrera, City Clerk Charles Parkin, City Attorney
FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
The City Council minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the City Council
Agenda. Agenda Items can be taken out of order during the meeting. Please consult the
time stamps to determine the order in which business was addressed.
The Agenda Items were considered in the following order: Agenda Item Nos. 22, 20,
Presentations, Agenda Item Nos. 18, 1, Consent Calendar, Public Comment, Agenda Item
Nos. 19, 25, 23-24, and 26-29.
ROLL CALL (6:11 PM)
Councilmembers Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Present: Austin
Councilmembers Richardson
Absent:
Also present: Patrick H. West, City Manager; Tom Modica, Assistant City Manager; Charles
Parkin, City Attorney; Michael Mais, Assistant City Attorney; Daisy Gomez, City Clerk
Analyst; Allison Bunma, City Clerk Analyst.
Mayor Garcia presiding.
Invocation: Moment of Silence.
Pledge of Allegiance: Roberto Uranga, Councilmember, Seventh District.
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Mayor Garcia announced that Councilmember Richardson would be absent; that Agenda
Item No. 22 would be considered before the presentations; and Agenda Item Nos. 18 and
20 would be considered after the presentations.
Charles Parkin, City Attorney, reported out of Closed Session that the City Council voted
7-0, to settle Leslie Griggs vs. City of Long Beach, Case No. BC515865, in the amount of
$312,000.
Presentation for Denim Day.
15-0384 Sharon Wee, Interval House, spoke; and submitted a flyer.
This Handout was received and filed.
Olivia Garcia spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Councilwoman Gonzalez spoke.
Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
Presentation for International Children’s Day.
Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Maria Reyes spoke.
Michael Varela spoke.
Elizabeth Martinez spoke.
Monica Parrilla spoke.
Elena Rodriguez spoke.
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Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Proclamation for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Reginald Harrison, Manager of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communication,
spoke.
Presentation for Earth Day.
15-0393 Tiffany Chen, Sustainability Analyst, spoke; and submitted a poster.
This Handout was received and filed.
Mayor Garcia declared a recess at 7:53 p.m.
Mayor Garcia called the meeting back to order at 7:58 p.m.
SECOND ROLL CALL (7:58 PM)
Councilmembers Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Present: Austin
Councilmembers Richardson
Absent:
HEARING (8:32 PM)
1. 15-0348 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the
record, conclude the hearing, declare ordinance imposing a
moratorium prohibiting the exemption of certain alcohol related uses
from the requirement of obtaining a Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
before commencing operations adopted as read, and laid over to
the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading;
declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance
shall take effect immediately. (Citywide)
Michael Mais, Assistant City Attorney, spoke.
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Francis Emily Dawson Harris spoke.
A motion was made by Councilman Austin, seconded by
Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation to declare
an emergency to exist. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
A motion was made by Councilwoman Gonzalez, seconded by
Councilman Austin, to approve recommendation to declare
Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-15-0011, read, adopted as read
and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for
final reading. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
Enactment No: ORD-15-0011
PUBLIC COMMENT (8:42 PM)
Richard Suarez spoke regarding MOU negotiations.
15-0385 Antonio Ruiz spoke regarding a play coming to Long Beach; and
submitted a flyer.
This Handout was received and filed.
Linda Weingartner spoke regarding a community event on May 2, 2015.
15-0386 Estella Martinez spoke regarding Harmony Project/Violence
Prevention; and submitted correspondence.
This Handout was received and filed.
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Dr. Margaret Martin spoke regarding School Safety.
15-0387 James Petri spoke regarding LBUSD and the Harmony Project; and
submitted a flyer.
This Handout was received and filed.
Steve Updike spoke regarding conversion therapy.
Dale Whitney spoke regarding Children's Day.
15-0388 Summer Hansen spoke regarding Children's Day; and submitted
correspondence.
This Handout was received and filed.
CONSENT CALENDAR (8:37 PM)
Passed the Consent Calendar
Larry Goodhue spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 2.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Francis Emily Dawson Harris spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 2.
A motion was made by Councilman Andrews, seconded by
Councilwoman Mungo, to approve Consent Calendar Items 2 - 17.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
2. 15-0326 Recommendation to receive and file report on travel to Sacramento,
CA on April 8, 2015.
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A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
3. 15-0327 Recommendation to adopt resolution in support of the Farm
Workers at Gerawan Farming and the Right to Unionize.
A motion was made to approve recommendation and adopt
Resolution No. RES-15-0048 on the Consent Calendar.
Enactment No: RES-15-0048
4. 15-0328 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 $85,000 in compliance
with the Appeals Board Order for Gregory Brown.
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
5. 15-0329 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council
meeting of Tuesday, April 7, 2015.
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
6. 15-0330 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received
between March 30, 2015 and April 13, 2015.
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
7. 15-0331 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the
Department of Development Services, Administrative and Financial
Services Bureau; and adopt resolution.
A motion was made to approve recommendation and adopt
Resolution No. RES-15-0049 on the Consent Calendar.
Enactment No: RES-15-0049
8. 15-0350 Recommendation to receive and approve changes to the Conflict of
Interest Code of the Development Services Department.
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A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
9. 15-0332 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an
amendment to Agreement No. 32607 with Galls, an Aramark
Company, LLC, a Long Beach-based business, to furnish, service
and deliver uniforms and accessories to the Long Beach Fire
Department (LBFD), consistent with Specifications No. PA-02112,
to increase the contract amount by $130,000 to $340,000 for the
period ending July 1, 2015, for a total three-year contract amount
not to exceed $760,000, and to extend the agreement through
September 30, 2015. (Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
10. 15-0333 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to increase Blanket
Purchase Order Agreement Nos. BPFD14000008 with Bound Tree
Medical, LLC, of Dublin, OH, and BPFD14000009 with Life-Assist,
Inc., of Rancho Cordova, CA, for emergency medical supplies, by
$100,000, for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000 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)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
11. 15-0334 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to
execute all necessary agreements and any subsequent
amendments between the City of Long Beach and the California
Department of Public Health to accept funding in the amount of
$34,909, for the period of March 1, 2015 through September 30,
2015 for a program specifically for Older Adult Fall Prevention.
(Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
12. 15-0335 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to
execute all necessary documents and any subsequent
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amendments between the California Department of Public Health
Tuberculosis Control Branch and the City of Long Beach to receive
grant funding in the amount of $207,574, plus an allotment of up to
$12,492, for a total amount of $220,066, for tuberculosis prevention
and control activities for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30,
2016. (Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
13. 15-0336 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to
execute all necessary documents, and any subsequent
amendments, between the City of Long Beach and the State Water
Resources Control Board to receive funding in the amount of
$100,000 to provide beach water quality monitoring from July 1,
2014 through June 30, 2015. (Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
14. 15-0337 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to
execute an amendment to the current agreement (PH-002425)
between the City of Long Beach and Los Angeles County in the
amount of $444,924, and any subsequent amendments, for the
provision of Ambulatory Outpatient Medical Services, for the period
of March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2017. (Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
15. 15-0338 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to
execute an amendment to the current agreement (PH-002431)
between the City of Long Beach and Los Angeles County in the
amount of $923,514, and any subsequent amendments, to provide
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) Medical Care and Coordination Services for the
period of March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2017. (Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
16. 15-0339 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an
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agreement with Veriforce, LLC, for compliance management
services to meet U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline
Operator Qualification Program requirements in an annual amount
of $22,475. (Citywide)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent
Calendar.
17. 15-0340 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to
execute a contract with Dresser, Inc., of Houston, TX, for furnishing
and delivering rotary-type gas meters and other services and parts,
without advertising for bids, in an annual amount not to exceed
$150,000, 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)
A motion was made to approve recommendation and adopt
Resolution No. RES-15-0050 on the Consent Calendar.
Enactment No: RES-15-0050
REGULAR AGENDA (6:12 PM)
18. 15-0352 Recommendation to receive and file presentation, and present
proclamation, honoring City Clerk Larry Herrera-Cabrera on the
occasion of his retirement.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
Helene Ansel, representing Congressman Alan Lowenthal, spoke.
Cory Allen, representing Senator Ricardo Lara, spoke.
Marisol Barajas, representing Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell, spoke.
Patrick West, City Manager, spoke.
Daisy Gomez, City Clerk Analyst, spoke.
Laura Merryfield spoke.
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James Johnson spoke.
Larry Goodhue spoke.
Councilwoman Gonzalez spoke.
Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
Councilman Andrews spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
Larry Herrera-Cabrera, City Clerk, spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Mungo, seconded by
Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
19. 15-0353 Recommendation to direct City Manager to study, and report back
to Council within 90 days with recommendations for improving and
enhancing, the signage at major entrances to the City.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
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Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Councilwoman Gonzalez spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
Larry Goodhue spoke.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Lowenthal, seconded by
Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
20. 15-0341 Recommendation to request City Council to adopt resolution to
recognize April as Cambodian Genocide Awareness Month.
Councilman Andrews spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Councilwoman Gonzalez spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
Charles Song, Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Board
Commissioner, spoke.
Sereivuth Prek spoke.
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Mayor Garcia spoke.
Kimthai Kouch, Cambodian Association of America, spoke.
Jaya Tith spoke.
Sophois Sokham spoke.
Westin Lombar spoke.
Summer Hansen spoke.
Rou spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
Councilman Andrews spoke.
A motion was made by Councilman Andrews, seconded by
Councilman Austin, to approve recommendation and adopt
Resolution No. RES-15-0047. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
Enactment No: RES-15-0047
21. 15-0351 Recommendation to request City Manager to report back to City
Council within 45 days on the measures that the City is taking to
meet the new water conservation requirements and request the
Water Department to provide a report on what additional measures
the Water Department is implementing for residents and
businesses.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Councilmember Uranga spoke.
Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
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Patrick West, City Manager, spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
Larry Goodhue spoke.
A motion was made by Councilman Austin, seconded by
Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
22. 15-0354 Recommendation to respectfully request the Mayor and City
Council to join with cities, states and countries in commemorating
the 100th Anniversary of a tragic period in our collective human
rights history known as the Armenian Genocide; and
Request City Attorney to draft a resolution recognizing the
Armenian Genocide and its place in history.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
Councilwoman Gonzalez spoke.
Councilwoman Price spoke.
Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
Governor Deukmejian spoke.
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Steve Updike spoke.
Kraig Kojan spoke.
Councilman Andrews spoke.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Lowenthal, seconded by
Councilwoman Price, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
23. 15-0342 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an
amendment to the Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF)
Operations and Maintenance Agreement No. 23336 with Covanta
Long Beach Renewable Energy Corporation. This amendment will
extend the term of the agreement from December 8, 2018 to June
30, 2024, provide a discount to the operating fee, and recognize a
change in the name of the operator. (District 2)
Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Mungo, seconded by
Councilman Austin, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
24. 15-0343 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Triboro
Pizza, Incorporated, dba Flippin Pizza, for an original application of
an Alcoholic Beverage Control License, at 6269 East Spring Street.
(District 5)
Councilwoman Mungo spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Mungo, seconded by
Councilman Austin, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
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Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
25. 15-0344 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a Public
Walkways Occupancy Permit with sidewalk extension parklet for
sidewalk dining at Hamburger Mary’s, located at 330 Pine Avenue.
(District 1)
Councilwoman Gonzalez spoke.
Councilman Austin spoke.
Mayor Garcia spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Gonzalez, seconded by
Vice Mayor Lowenthal, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
26. 15-0345 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or
his designee, to submit an application to the United States
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, for grant funding
for the Development of Feasibility Studies under the Title XVI Water
Reclamation and Reuse Program (WaterSMART); and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the
Public Works Department (PW) by $300,000. (Districts 1,2)
Councilwoman Gonzalez spoke.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal spoke.
A motion was made by Councilwoman Gonzalez, seconded by
Vice Mayor Lowenthal, to approve recommendation and adopt
Resolution No. RES-15-0051. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
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Absent: 1 - Richardson
Enactment No: RES-15-0051
27. 15-0347 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to amend Agreement
No. 28344 with Waste Management, Inc., to provide residential
recycling collection operations on a month-to-month basis at an
estimated cost of $350,000 per month, on an interim basis for up to
a 12-month period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016
pending completion of a procurement process. (Citywide)
Councilman Austin spoke.
A motion was made by Councilman Austin, seconded by
Councilwoman Mungo, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
28. 15-0346 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to
execute a contract with Consolidated Fabricators Corporation, of
Vernon, CA, for the purchase of commercial trash containers on the
same terms and conditions afforded to the City of Santa Monica,
CA, in an annual amount not to exceed $180,000, for a period of
one year, with the option of renewing for one additional one-year
period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
A motion was made by Councilman Austin, seconded by
Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation and adopt
Resolution No. RES-15-0052. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
Enactment No: RES-15-0052
NEW BUSINESS (9:50 PM)
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29. 15-0361 Recommendation to determine the application serves the public
convenience and necessity, and receive and file the application of
Trader Joe’s Company, dba Trader Joe’s 116, for a
premise-to-premise transfer of an Alcoholic Beverage Control
License, at 4250 Long Beach Boulevard. (District 8)
Councilman Austin spoke.
A motion was made by Councilman Austin, seconded by
Councilwoman Mungo, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 7 - Gonzalez, Lowenthal, Price, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga and
Austin
Absent: 1 - Richardson
30. Affidavit of Service for special meetings held Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
31. 15-0362 Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the
City Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, April 17, 2015.
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
32. 15-0382 eComments received for the City Council meeting of Tuesday,
April 21, 2015.
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS (9:53 PM)
Mayor Garcia made community announcements.
Councilwoman Gonzalez made community announcements.
Councilmember Uranga requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Sheldon
Grossman; and made community announcements.
Councilman Austin requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Paul Evans;
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and made community announcements.
Councilwoman Price made community announcements.
Councilwoman Mungo made community announcements.
Vice Mayor Lowenthal made community announcements.
Councilman Andrews made community announcements.
ADJOURNMENT (10:05 PM)
At 10:05 PM, Mayor Garcia adjourned the meeting in memory of Sheldon Grossman and
Paul Evans.
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Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
Lena Gonzalez, 1st District Stacy Mungo, 5th District
Dr. Suja Lowenthal, Vice Mayor, 2nd District Dee Andrews, 6th District
Suzie A. Price, 3rd District Roberto Uranga, 7th District
Vacant, 4th District Al Austin, 8th District
Rex Richardson, 9th District
Patrick H. West, City Manager
Larry Herrera-Cabrera, City Clerk Dr. Robert Garcia, Mayor Charles Parkin, City Attorney
REVISED
SPECIAL MEETING
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATION FOR DENIM DAY
PRESENTATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY
PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK
PRESENTATION FOR EARTH DAY
TIME OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING SET FOR 6:00 P.M.
15-0362 Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City
Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, April 17, 2015.
Ordinance No. C-7594 provides that hearings shall be set for 5:00 P.M. each Tuesday, and
such hearings shall be held at the specified time for which they are set or as soon as
practical regardless of the otherwise order of business of the City Council.
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HEARING:
1. 15-0348 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record,
conclude the hearing, declare ordinance imposing a moratorium
prohibiting the exemption of certain alcohol related uses from the
requirement of obtaining a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) before
commencing operations adopted as read, and laid over to the next regular
meeting of the City Council for final reading; declaring the urgency
thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately.
(Citywide)
Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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 6:00
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: (2 - 17)
2. 15-0326 Recommendation to receive and file report on travel to Sacramento, CA
on April 8, 2015.
Office or Department: COUNCILMAN AL AUSTIN, EIGHTH
DISTRICT
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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3. 15-0327 Recommendation to adopt resolution in support of the Farm Workers at
Gerawan Farming and the Right to Unionize.
Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
4. 15-0328 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 $85,000 in compliance with the Appeals
Board Order for Gregory Brown.
Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
5. 15-0329 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of
Tuesday, April 7, 2015.
Office or Department: CITY CLERK
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
6. 15-0330 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received
between March 30, 2015 and April 13, 2015.
Office or Department: CITY CLERK
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
7. 15-0331 Recommendation to approve the destruction of records for the
Department of Development Services, Administrative and Financial
Services Bureau; and adopt resolution.
Office or Department: CITY CLERK
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
8. 15-0350 Recommendation to receive and approve changes to the Conflict of
Interest Code of the Development Services Department.
Office or Department: CITY CLERK
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
9. 15-0332 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an amendment to
Agreement No. 32607 with Galls, an Aramark Company, LLC, a Long
Beach-based business, to furnish, service and deliver uniforms and
accessories to the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD), consistent with
Specifications No. PA-02112, to increase the contract amount by
$130,000 to $340,000 for the period ending July 1, 2015, for a total
three-year contract amount not to exceed $760,000, and to extend the
agreement through September 30, 2015. (Citywide)
Office or Department: FIRE
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
10. 15-0333 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to increase Blanket Purchase
Order Agreement Nos. BPFD14000008 with Bound Tree Medical, LLC, of
Dublin, OH, and BPFD14000009 with Life-Assist, Inc., of Rancho
Cordova, CA, for emergency medical supplies, by $100,000, for a total
aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000 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)
Office or Department: FIRE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
11. 15-0334 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all
necessary agreements and any subsequent amendments between the
City of Long Beach and the California Department of Public Health to
accept funding in the amount of $34,909, for the period of March 1, 2015
through September 30, 2015 for a program specifically for Older Adult Fall
Prevention. (Citywide)
Office or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
12. 15-0335 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all
necessary documents and any subsequent amendments between the
California Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Branch and
the City of Long Beach to receive grant funding in the amount of
$207,574, plus an allotment of up to $12,492, for a total amount of
$220,066, for tuberculosis prevention and control activities for the period
of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. (Citywide)
Office or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
13. 15-0336 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all
necessary documents, and any subsequent amendments, between the
City of Long Beach and the State Water Resources Control Board to
receive funding in the amount of $100,000 to provide beach water quality
monitoring from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. (Citywide)
Office or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
14. 15-0337 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an
amendment to the current agreement (PH-002425) between the City of
Long Beach and Los Angeles County in the amount of $444,924, and any
subsequent amendments, for the provision of Ambulatory Outpatient
Medical Services, for the period of March 1, 2015 through
February 28, 2017. (Citywide)
Office or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
15. 15-0338 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an
amendment to the current agreement (PH-002431) between the City of
Long Beach and Los Angeles County in the amount of $923,514, and any
subsequent amendments, to provide Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Medical Care and
Coordination Services for the period of March 1, 2015 through
February 28, 2017. (Citywide)
Office or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
16. 15-0339 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an agreement
with Veriforce, LLC, for compliance management services to meet U.S.
Department of Transportation Pipeline Operator Qualification Program
requirements in an annual amount of $22,475. (Citywide)
Office or Department: LONG BEACH GAS AND OIL
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
17. 15-0340 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to execute
a contract with Dresser, Inc., of Houston, TX, for furnishing and delivering
rotary-type gas meters and other services and parts, without advertising
for bids, in an annual amount not to exceed $150,000, 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)
Office or Department: LONG BEACH GAS AND OIL; FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
REGULAR AGENDA
DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS:
18. 15-0352 Recommendation to receive and file presentation, and present
proclamation, honoring City Clerk Larry Herrera-Cabrera on the occasion
of his retirement.
Office or Department: MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
19. 15-0353 Recommendation to direct City Manager to study, and report back to
Council within 90 days with recommendations for improving and
enhancing, the signage at major entrances to the City.
Office or Department: MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
20. 15-0341 Recommendation to request City Council to adopt resolution to recognize
April as Cambodian Genocide Awareness Month.
Office or Department: COUNCILMAN DEE ANDREWS, SIXTH
DISTRICT
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
21. 15-0351 Recommendation to request City Manager to report back to City Council
within 45 days on the measures that the City is taking to meet the new
water conservation requirements and request the Water Department to
provide a report on what additional measures the Water Department is
implementing for residents and businesses.
Office or Department: COUNCILMAN AL AUSTIN, EIGHTH
DISTRICT; VICE MAYOR SUJA
LOWENTHAL, SECOND DISTRICT;
COUNCILWOMAN STACY MUNGO, FIFTH
DISTRICT; COUNCILMEMBER REX
RICHARDSON, NINTH DISTRICT
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
REVISED
22. 15-0354 Recommendation to respectfully request the Mayor and City Council to
join with cities, states and countries in commemorating the 100th
Anniversary of a tragic period in our collective human rights history known
as the Armenian Genocide; and
Request City Attorney to draft a resolution recognizing the Armenian
Genocide and its place in history.
Office or Department: VICE MAYOR SUJA LOWENTHAL, SECOND
DISTRICT; COUNCILWOMAN LENA
GONZALEZ, FIRST DISTRICT;
COUNCILWOMAN SUZIE A. PRICE, THIRD
DISTRICT
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
23. 15-0342 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute an amendment to
the Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF) Operations and
Maintenance Agreement No. 23336 with Covanta Long Beach Renewable
Energy Corporation. This amendment will extend the term of the
agreement from December 8, 2018 to June 30, 2024, provide a discount
to the operating fee, and recognize a change in the name of the operator.
(District 2)
Office or Department: LONG BEACH GAS AND OIL
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
24. 15-0343 Recommendation to receive and file the application of Triboro Pizza,
Incorporated, dba Flippin Pizza, for an original application of an Alcoholic
Beverage Control License, at 6269 East Spring Street. (District 5)
Office or Department: POLICE
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
25. 15-0344 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a Public
Walkways Occupancy Permit with sidewalk extension parklet for sidewalk
dining at Hamburger Mary’s, located at 330 Pine Avenue. (District 1)
Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
26. 15-0345 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or his
designee, to submit an application to the United States Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, for grant funding for the Development of
Feasibility Studies under the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse
Program (WaterSMART); and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Public
Works Department (PW) by $300,000. (Districts 1,2)
Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
27. 15-0347 Recommendation to authorize City Manager to amend Agreement No.
28344 with Waste Management, Inc., to provide residential recycling
collection operations on a month-to-month basis at an estimated cost of
$350,000 per month, on an interim basis for up to a 12-month period from
July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 pending completion of a procurement
process. (Citywide)
Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
REVISED
28. 15-0346 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to execute
a contract with Consolidated Fabricators Corporation, of Vernon, CA, for
the purchase of commercial trash containers on the same terms and
conditions afforded to the City of Santa Monica, CA, in an annual amount
not to exceed $180,000, for a period of one year, with the option of
renewing for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City
Manager. (Citywide)
Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS; FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
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.
29. 15-0361 Recommendation to determine the application serves the public
convenience and necessity, and receive and file the application of Trader
Joe’s Company, dba Trader Joe’s 116, for a premise-to-premise transfer
of an Alcoholic Beverage Control License, at 4250 Long Beach Boulevard.
(District 8)
Office or Department: POLICE
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
REVISED
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.
STANDING COMMITTEE REMINDERS:
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 – State Legislation Committee at 3:30 P.M., Council
Chamber.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 – Economic Development and Finance Committee
(Attorney/Client) at 3:30 P.M., 14th Floor Conference Room.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 – Economic Development and Finance Committee at
4:00 P.M., Council Chamber.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 – City of Long Beach, as the Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach, California at 4:00 P.M., Council
Chamber.
HEARING REMINDERS:
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 – Hearing for Mario L. Miramontes, dba Rincon Chico Grill,
for a Permit for Entertainment With Dancing by Patrons and Performers. (District 7)
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 – Hearing to receive and file Biennial Report on Public
Convenience and Necessity regarding TaxiCab Service. (Citywide)
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 PM
NOTE:
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www.longbeach.gov. Agenda items may also be reviewed in the City Clerk
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Beach E-Notify System at www.longbeach.gov/enotify.
Persons interested in making an audio visual presentation during a City Council
meeting are responsible for submitting their audio/visual presentations to the City
Clerk Department at least five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting (by 12:00 p.m.
noon on Thursday). The audio/visual presentation and related comments are limited to
three (3) minutes. For further information contact the City Clerk Department at (562)
570-6101. E-Mail correspondence regarding agenda items can be directed to
cityclerk@longbeach.gov.
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 City Clerk Department at (562) 570-6101,
by 12 noon Monday, the day prior to the Council meeting.
Kung ang pasalitang pagsasalin-wika ng adyenda at mga katitikan ng Konseho ng
Lunsod ay hinahangad o ang isang natatanging kaluwagan ay hinahangad alinsunod
sa Batas sa mga Amerikanong May Kapansanan, mangyaring gawin ang iyong
kahilingan sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Kagawaran ng Klerk ng Lunsod sa (562)
570-6101, bago lumampas ang ika-12 ng tanghali sa Lunes, ang araw bago ang
pulong ng Konseho ng Lunsod.
Si se desea interpretación verbal en otro idioma para personas que no hablan inglés o
se necesita una adaptación especial en conformidad con la Ley de Estadounidenses
con Discapacidades, haga su pedido por teléfono al Departamento del Secretario
Municipal al (562) 570-6101, antes del lunes al mediodía, el día previo a la reunión del
Concejo.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 6:00 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 City Clerk
Department at (562) 570-6101, 72 hours prior to the City Council meeting.
Kung ang nakasulat na pagsasalin-wika ng adyenda at mga katitikan ng Konseho ng
Lunsod ay hinahangad para sa mga taong hindi nagsasalita ng Ingles, mangyaring
gawin ang iyong kahilingan sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Kagawaran ng Klerk ng
Lunsod sa (562) 570-6101, 72 oras bago ang pulong ng Konseho ng Lunsod.”
Si desea obtener la traducción lingüística escrita de la agenda y las actas del Concejo
Municipal para las personas que no hablan inglés, realice su pedido por teléfono al
Departamento de la Secretaría Municipal al (562) 570-6101, 72 horas antes de la
reunión del Concejo Municipal.
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