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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Mary Zendejas, 1st District Stacy Mungo, 5th District Jeannine Pearce, 2nd District Dee Andrews, Vice Mayor, 6th District Suzie A. Price, 3rd District Roberto Uranga, 7th District Daryl Supernaw, 4th District Al Austin, 8th District Rex Richardson, 9th District Thomas B. Modica, City Manager Monique De La Garza, City Clerk Dr. Robert Garcia, Mayor Charles Parkin, City Attorney FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM 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: Consent Calendar, Agenda Item Nos. 5, 21, 9, 10, 18 - 20, 11, 16, 17, 12 - 15. ROLL CALL (5:24 PM) Councilmembers Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Present: Austin and Richardson Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager; Rebecca Garner, Acting Assistant City Manager; Charles Parkin, City Attorney; Gary Anderson, Principal Deputy City Attorney; Erin Weesner-McKinley, Deputy City Attorney; Monique De La Garza, City Clerk; Pablo Rubio, City Clerk Analyst. Mayor Garcia presiding. Invocation: Moment of Silence. Pledge of Allegiance: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District. CONSENT CALENDAR (5:29 PM) Page 1 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Passed the Consent Calendar. A motion was made by Councilmember Uranga, seconded by Councilmember Richardson, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 - 8, except for Item 5. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Austin and Richardson Absent: 3 - Mungo, Andrews and Uranga 1. 20-0394 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, April 21, 2020. A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 2. 20-0395 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between April 27, 2020 and May 4, 2020. A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 3. 20-0410 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the application for, and acceptance of, a Planning Grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in the amount not to exceed $750,000; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with HCD, relating to the grant application and award, for professional planning services to prepare and adopt planning documents and process improvements that accelerate housing production, and facilitate compliance in implementing the sixth cycle of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) in the context of updating the City’s General Plan Housing Element. (Citywide) Page 2 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM A motion was made to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-20-0059 on the Consent Calendar. Enactment No: RES-20-0059 4. 20-0396 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into an agreement, including any subsequent amendments, with the State Water Resources Control Board to receive and expend grant funding in the amount of $297,675, to provide beach water quality monitoring, for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022. (Citywide) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 5. 20-0397 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a Reimbursement Agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District, to reimburse the City of Long Beach an amount not to exceed $70,000 for the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department to provide staffing and other services to conduct an 11-week summer swim program, ensuring appropriate coordination given COVID-19 restrictions, at the Belmont Plaza Temporary Pool, Silverado Pool, Cabrillo High School Pool, Jordan High School Pool, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Pool, from June 15, 2020 through August 28, 2020; and Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group by $40,834, and in the Tidelands Operations Fund Group by $9,166 in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by reimbursement revenue. (Districts 3,5,6,7,9) Vice Mayor Andrews recused himself from Agenda Item No. 5. A motion was made by Councilmember Richardson, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 8 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Recused: 1 - Andrews Page 3 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 6. 20-0398 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from The Long Beach 4th Street LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and the owners of the property at 1220 East 4th Street, for the installation of public utilities; and Accept Categorical Exemption Number CE-19-158. (District 2) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 7. 20-0399 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Vista Del Puerto, L.P., a California limited partnership, and the owner of the property at 1836-1852 Locust Avenue, for the installation of public utilities; and Accept State Clearinghouse Number 2015031034. (District 6) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 8. 20-0400 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 34731 with Azteca Systems, LLC, of Sandy, UT, for providing software licensing, maintenance, and support, to increase the annual contract amount for the final year of the three-year term from $52,995 to $68,995, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $6,900, with the option to renew the contract for two additional one-year periods, for a revised annual contract amount not to exceed $75,895. (Citywide) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. HEARINGS (5:48 PM) 9. 20-0404 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and find the project exempt from the Page 4 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM California Environmental Quality Act in accordance with Article 5, Section 15061; Declare ordinance amending Title 6 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (“Animals”) to incorporate provisions relating to the number, and maintenance, of household pets that may be kept by a residential household, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Councilmember Pearce spoke. Staycee Dains, Manager, Animal Care Services, spoke. Councilmember Pearce spoke. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. Mayor Garcia spoke. Councilman Austin spoke. Councilmember Pearce spoke. Staycee Dains, Manager, Animal Care Services, spoke. Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Mayor Garica spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. Charles Parkin, City Attorney, spoke. Councilmember Uranga spoke. Page 5 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM A motion was made by Councilwoman Mungo, seconded by Councilmember Zendejas, to approve recommendation, as amended, to allow up to six household pets through a process. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 8 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Austin and Richardson No: 1 - Uranga 20-0405 Declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code, by repealing Section 21.51.210 of the Zoning Code to remove the provisions that currently regulate the number, and maintenance, of household pets that may be kept by a residential household, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; and This Ordinance was received and filed. 20-0406 Adopt resolution directing the Director of Development Services to submit the Ordinance amending Title 21 to the California Coastal Commission for a finding of conformance with the Certified Local Coastal Program. (Citywide) This Resolution was received and filed. 10. 20-0407 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt Negative Declaration 16-19; Declare ordinance amending Title 21, Zoning Regulations (Zoning Code), of the Long Beach Municipal Code to: (1) clarify use regulations for the remnant CO (Office Commercial) and CH (Highway Commercial) commercial zones that were phased out in 1992; (2) clarify in which industrial zones personal storage and commercial storage/personal storage uses are permitted; (3) allow aerospace manufacturing uses by-right in certain industrial areas and Planning Development Districts that are industrial in character and by Conditional Use Permit (CUP) when proposed in conjunction with outdoor storage or operations in the Medium Industrial (IM) zone and in Page 6 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM the General Industrial (IG) zone if the use is in conjunction with outdoor storage or operations, or is located within or less than 300 feet from a residential zone; (4) create a process to allow temporary uses for community benefit projects on vacant lots; (5) eliminate prohibitions on storage attics within accessory structures in residential zoning districts; (6) exempt satellite publicly run, post-secondary educational uses from change of use parking requirements when proposed in existing buildings on commercially zoned properties located within one-half mile of public transit; (7) exempt certain non-permanent fabric canopies covering rooftop usable open space from height limitations in residential zoning districts; and (8) add Zoning Code provisions that identify how new uses and unspecified development standards are applicable in specific plans and Planned Development Districts, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. Councilmember Pearce spoke. A motion was made by Councilwoman Mungo, seconded by Councilmember Pearce, to declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; and request staff to provide a report on EV parking and the changes that need to be made to the code to allow for more EV stations to be installed citywide. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: ORD-20-0018 20-0408 Declare ordinance amending and restating the Douglas Park Planned Development District (PD-32) to allow aerospace manufacturing uses by-right, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; and Page 7 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM A motion was made by Councilwoman Mungo, seconded by Councilmember Pearce, to declare ordinance read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: ORD-20-0019 20-0409 Adopt resolution directing Director of Development Services to submit the Ordinance amendments to the California Coastal Commission for a finding of conformance with the Certified Local Coastal Program. (Citywide) A motion was made by Councilwoman Mungo, seconded by Councilmember Pearce, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-20-0060. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: RES-20-0060 REGULAR AGENDA (6:58 PM) 11. 20-0411 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ ER19-138 and award contracts to Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., of Brea, CA; Corrpro Companies, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs, CA; EDM Services, Inc., of Simi Valley, CA; Energy Experts International, Inc., of Redwood City, CA; Farwest Corrosion Control Company, of Downey, CA; SPEC Services, Inc., of Fountain Valley, CA; and TRC Pipeline Services, LLC, of Houston, TX, for as-needed on-call professional engineering and inspection services, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $7,000,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into contracts, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide) Page 8 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM A motion was made by Councilmember Zendejas, seconded by Councilwoman Price, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 12. 20-0412 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to submit a renewal grant application, through the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for the 2020 Continuum of Care for Homeless Assistance Program; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents, subgrants, and any amendments changing the amount of the award or extending the grant term, with HUD to accept and expend grant funding in an estimated amount between $9,000,000 and $11,000,000, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. (Citywide) Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Teresa Chandler, Deputy City Manager, spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Councilmember Richardson spoke. A motion was made by Councilmember Zendejas, seconded by Councilmember Richardson, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 13. 20-0413 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a contract, including any necessary amendments, with Anser Advisory, LLC, dba Simplus Management, LLC, of Cypress, CA, to continue construction management services for the Phase II Terminal Area Improvements at the Long Beach Airport, in the amount of $3,947,343, for a period of Page 9 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM three years, with option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund Group in the Airport Department by $3,947,343, offset by funds available. (District 5) Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Cynthia Guidry, Airport Director, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Councilmember Richardson spoke. A motion was made by Councilwoman Mungo, seconded by Councilmember Zendejas, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-20-0061. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: RES-20-0061 14. 20-0414 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PR19-122 and award a contract to Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc., of Van Nuys, CA, to provide landscaping services for Queensway Bay, in an annual amount of $657,889, with a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $98,683, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $756,572, for a period of three years, with two one-year extension options, and a subsequent three-year term with two one-year extension options, 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; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents to amend interim Munis Contract No. 32000595 with Greentech Landscape, Inc., of Whittier, CA, to continue providing grounds and landscape maintenance services for Queensway Bay, to Page 10 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM increase the contract amount by $160,947, for a revised total amount not to exceed $260,947, for the current term of the contract to July 30, 2020. (District 2) A motion was made by Councilmember Zendejas, seconded by Councilmember Pearce, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 15. 20-0415 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7156 for the North Health Facility Tenant Improvement Project and award a contract to Harry H. Joh Construction, Inc., of Paramount, CA, in the amount of $2,330,605, with a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $233,061, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,563,666; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (District 9) Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Councilmember Richardson spoke. A motion was made by Councilmember Richardson, seconded by Councilmember Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson ORDINANCES (6:28 PM) 16. 20-0390 Recommendation to declare ordinance of the City Council of the City of Long Beach amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 8.120, related to temporary enforcement of Long Beach Health Orders regarding COVID-19, and declaring the urgency thereof, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide) Page 11 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Councilwoman Price spoke. A motion was made by Councilmember Zendejas, seconded by Councilmember Richardson, to approve recommendation to declare an emergency to exist. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 8 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson No: 1 - Mungo A motion was made by Councilmember Richardson, seconded by Councilmember Zendejas, to approve recommendation to declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-20-0013, read, and 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: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: ORD-20-0013 17. 20-0391 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach municipal Code by amending Chapter 2.78 relating to the sale of unclaimed property, read and adopted as read. (Citywide) A motion was made by Councilmember Zendejas, seconded by Councilmember Pearce, to approve recommendation and adopt Ordinance No. ORD-20-0014. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: ORD-20-0014 18. 20-0427 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.55, relating to COVID-19 worker recall; declaring the urgency thereof to make the ordinance effective Page 12 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM immediately as emergency measure; and read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading for regular ordinance. (Citywide) Councilmember Richardson spoke. Charles Parkin, City Attorney, spoke. Gary Anderson, Principal Deputy City Attorney, spoke. Councilmember Richardson spoke. Councilwoman Price spoke. Councilmember Richardson spoke. A motion was made by Councilmember Richardson, seconded by Councilwoman Price, to declare ordinance, as amended, to clarify that the definition of “hotel employer” includes any contracted, leased or sublet premises connected to or operated in conjunction with the building’s purpose, or providing services at the building; and remove language related to COVID-19 pandemic in the definition of “Laid-off Employee"; read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: ORD-20-0015 19. 20-0428 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.53, relating to COVID-19 worker retention; declaring the urgency thereof to make the ordinance effective immediately as an emergency measure; and read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading for regular ordinance. (Citywide) Charles Parkin, City Attorney, spoke. Gary Anderson, Principal Deputy City Attorney, spoke. Page 13 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Councilmember Richardson spoke. Councilwoman Price spoke. Charles Parkin, City Attorney, spoke. Councilmember Richardson spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Councilmember Pearce spoke. A motion was made by Councilmember Richardson, seconded by Councilwoman Price, to declare ordinance, as amended, to insert clarifying language that the definition of a “Commercial Property Business” means an owner, operator, manager or lessee, including a contractor, subcontractor, or sublessee, of a non-residential property in the City that provides janitorial services and employs twenty-five (25) or more employees; clarify under “Transition employment period” that a “business day” is any day except for Saturday, Sunday or official state holidays; and replace the word "hospitality" with "hotel" on Page 2, Line 25 of the ordinance; read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: ORD-20-0016 20. 20-0429 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 8.110, relating to COVID-19 paid supplemental sick leave; declaring the urgency thereof to make the ordinance effective immediately as an emergency measure; and read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading for regular ordinance. (Citywide) Charles Parkin, City Attorney, spoke. Erin Weesner-McKinley, Deputy City Attorney, spoke. Page 14 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Councilmember Richardson spoke. Charles Parkin, City Attorney, spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Councilwoman Price spoke. Councilmember Pearce spoke. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. A motion was made by Councilmember Richardson, seconded by Councilmember Zendejas, to approve recommendation, as amended, to clarify that if an Employer has a paid leave or paid time off policy that provides a minimum of one hundred and sixty (160) hours of paid leave annually, the Employer is exempt from any obligation to provide paid supplemental sick leave pursuant to this Chapter for the Employee that received the more generous paid leave. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: ORD-20-0017 NEW BUSINESS (5:32 PM) 21. 20-0430 Recommendation to, subject to review and consideration by the Personnel and Civil Service Committee in accordance with Long Beach Municipal Code Section 2.03.065, confirm Charter Commission appointments pursuant to Section 509 of the City Charter and Section 2.03.065 of the Long Beach Municipal Code; or in the alternative, if for some reason the Personnel and Civil Service Committee does not meet prior to or on May 12, 2020 waive the requirement for consideration and recommendation by the Personnel and Civil Service Committee in accordance with Section 2.03.0650, and confirm Charter Commission appointments pursuant to Section 509 of the City Charter and Section 2.03.065 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. Page 15 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Mayor Garcia spoke. Vice Mayor Andrews spoke. Councilmember Uranga spoke. Councilmember Richardson spoke. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. Councilmember Pearce spoke. Councilwoman Price spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Councilman Austin spoke. Councilman Supernaw spoke. Bobby Olvera Jr. spoke. Sharon Weissman spoke. Councilman Austin spoke. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Andrews, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Pearce, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Andrews, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 22. Affidavit of Service for special meeting held Tuesday May 12, 2020. 23. 20-0432 Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, May 8, 2020. Page 16 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM This Agenda Item was received and filed. 24. 20-0458 eComments received for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, May 12, 2020. This Agenda Item was received and filed. ANNOUNCEMENTS (7:23 PM) Mayor Garcia requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Tom Clark. Councilmember Uranga extended condolences to the family of Tom Clark. Councilman Supernaw extended condolences to the family of Tom Clark. ADJOURNMENT (7:27 PM) At 7:27 PM, Mayor Garcia adjourned the meeting in memory of Tom Clark. pr Page 17 of 18 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM NOTE: 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 18 of 18

Agenda

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY OF LONG BEACH TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Mary Zendejas, 1st District Stacy Mungo, 5th District Jeannine Pearce, 2nd District Dee Andrews, Vice Mayor, 6th District Suzie A. Price, 3rd District Roberto Uranga, 7th District Daryl Supernaw, 4th District Al Austin, 8th District Rex Richardson, 9th District Thomas B. Modica, City Manager Monique De La Garza, City Clerk Dr. Robert Garcia, Mayor Charles Parkin, City Attorney REVISED PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CITY COUNCIL MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM THE CIVIC CHAMBERS WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO USE eCOMMENT TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO CITYCLERK@LONGBEACH.GOV 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. CONSENT CALENDAR: (1 - 8) 1. 20-0394 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Office or Department: CITY CLERK Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 1 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 2. 20-0395 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between April 27, 2020 and May 4, 2020. Office or Department: CITY CLERK Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 3. 20-0410 Recommendation to adopt resolution approving the application for, and acceptance of, a Planning Grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in the amount not to exceed $750,000; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with HCD, relating to the grant application and award, for professional planning services to prepare and adopt planning documents and process improvements that accelerate housing production, and facilitate compliance in implementing the sixth cycle of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) in the context of updating the City’s General Plan Housing Element. (Citywide) Office or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 4. 20-0396 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into an agreement, including any subsequent amendments, with the State Water Resources Control Board to receive and expend grant funding in the amount of $297,675, to provide beach water quality monitoring, for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022. (Citywide) Office or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 2 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 5. 20-0397 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a Reimbursement Agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District, to reimburse the City of Long Beach an amount not to exceed $70,000 for the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department to provide staffing and other services to conduct an 11-week summer swim program, ensuring appropriate coordination given COVID-19 restrictions, at the Belmont Plaza Temporary Pool, Silverado Pool, Cabrillo High School Pool, Jordan High School Pool, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Pool, from June 15, 2020 through August 28, 2020; and Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group by $40,834, and in the Tidelands Operations Fund Group by $9,166 in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, offset by reimbursement revenue. (Districts 3,5,6,7,9) Office or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 6. 20-0398 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from The Long Beach 4th Street LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and the owners of the property at 1220 East 4th Street, for the installation of public utilities; and Accept Categorical Exemption Number CE-19-158. (District 2) Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 3 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 7. 20-0399 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Vista Del Puerto, L.P., a California limited partnership, and the owner of the property at 1836-1852 Locust Avenue, for the installation of public utilities; and Accept State Clearinghouse Number 2015031034. (District 6) Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 8. 20-0400 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 34731 with Azteca Systems, LLC, of Sandy, UT, for providing software licensing, maintenance, and support, to increase the annual contract amount for the final year of the three-year term from $52,995 to $68,995, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $6,900, with the option to renew the contract for two additional one-year periods, for a revised annual contract amount not to exceed $75,895. (Citywide) Office or Department: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 4 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM HEARINGS: 9. 20-0404 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in accordance with Article 5, Section 15061; Declare ordinance amending Title 6 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (“Animals”) to incorporate provisions relating to the number, and maintenance, of household pets that may be kept by a residential household, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; 20-0405 Declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code, by repealing Section 21.51.210 of the Zoning Code to remove the provisions that currently regulate the number, and maintenance, of household pets that may be kept by a residential household, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; and 20-0406 Adopt resolution directing the Director of Development Services to submit the Ordinance amending Title 21 to the California Coastal Commission for a finding of conformance with the Certified Local Coastal Program. (Citywide) Office or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 5 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 10. 20-0407 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt Negative Declaration 16-19; Declare ordinance amending Title 21, Zoning Regulations (Zoning Code), of the Long Beach Municipal Code to: (1) clarify use regulations for the remnant CO (Office Commercial) and CH (Highway Commercial) commercial zones that were phased out in 1992; (2) clarify in which industrial zones personal storage and commercial storage/personal storage uses are permitted; (3) allow aerospace manufacturing uses by-right in certain industrial areas and Planning Development Districts that are industrial in character and by Conditional Use Permit (CUP) when proposed in conjunction with outdoor storage or operations in the Medium Industrial (IM) zone and in the General Industrial (IG) zone if the use is in conjunction with outdoor storage or operations, or is located within or less than 300 feet from a residential zone; (4) create a process to allow temporary uses for community benefit projects on vacant lots; (5) eliminate prohibitions on storage attics within accessory structures in residential zoning districts; (6) exempt satellite publicly run, post-secondary educational uses from change of use parking requirements when proposed in existing buildings on commercially zoned properties located within one-half mile of public transit; (7) exempt certain non-permanent fabric canopies covering rooftop usable open space from height limitations in residential zoning districts; and (8) add Zoning Code provisions that identify how new uses and unspecified development standards are applicable in specific plans and Planned Development Districts, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; 20-0408 Declare ordinance amending and restating the Douglas Park Planned Development District (PD-32) to allow aerospace manufacturing uses by-right, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; and (Agenda Item No. 10 continued on Page 7.) Page 6 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 20-0409 Adopt resolution directing Director of Development Services to submit the Ordinance amendments to the California Coastal Commission for a finding of conformance with the Certified Local Coastal Program. (Citywide) Office or Department: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. REGULAR AGENDA DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS: 11. 20-0411 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFQ ER19-138 and award contracts to Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., of Brea, CA; Corrpro Companies, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs, CA; EDM Services, Inc., of Simi Valley, CA; Energy Experts International, Inc., of Redwood City, CA; Farwest Corrosion Control Company, of Downey, CA; SPEC Services, Inc., of Fountain Valley, CA; and TRC Pipeline Services, LLC, of Houston, TX, for as-needed on-call professional engineering and inspection services, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $7,000,000, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into contracts, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide) Office or Department: ENERGY RESOURCES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 7 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 12. 20-0412 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to submit a renewal grant application, through the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for the 2020 Continuum of Care for Homeless Assistance Program; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents, subgrants, and any amendments changing the amount of the award or extending the grant term, with HUD to accept and expend grant funding in an estimated amount between $9,000,000 and $11,000,000, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. (Citywide) Office or Department: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 13. 20-0413 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into a contract, including any necessary amendments, with Anser Advisory, LLC, dba Simplus Management, LLC, of Cypress, CA, to continue construction management services for the Phase II Terminal Area Improvements at the Long Beach Airport, in the amount of $3,947,343, for a period of three years, with option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund Group in the Airport Department by $3,947,343, offset by funds available. (District 5) Office or Department: LONG BEACH AIRPORT Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 8 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 14. 20-0414 Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PR19-122 and award a contract to Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc., of Van Nuys, CA, to provide landscaping services for Queensway Bay, in an annual amount of $657,889, with a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $98,683, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $756,572, for a period of three years, with two one-year extension options, and a subsequent three-year term with two one-year extension options, 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; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents to amend interim Munis Contract No. 32000595 with Greentech Landscape, Inc., of Whittier, CA, to continue providing grounds and landscape maintenance services for Queensway Bay, to increase the contract amount by $160,947, for a revised total amount not to exceed $260,947, for the current term of the contract to July 30, 2020. (District 2) Office or Department: PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 15. 20-0415 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7156 for the North Health Facility Tenant Improvement Project and award a contract to Harry H. Joh Construction, Inc., of Paramount, CA, in the amount of $2,330,605, with a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $233,061, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,563,666; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (District 9) Office or Department: PUBLIC WORKS Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 9 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM REVISED ORDINANCES: 16. 20-0390 Recommendation to declare ordinance of the City Council of the City of Long Beach amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 8.120, related to temporary enforcement of Long Beach Health Orders regarding COVID-19, and declaring the urgency thereof, 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. 17. 20-0391 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach municipal Code by amending Chapter 2.78 relating to the sale of unclaimed property, read and adopted as read. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 18. 20-0427 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.55, relating to COVID-19 worker recall; declaring the urgency thereof to make the ordinance effective immediately as emergency measure; and read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading for regular ordinance. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Page 10 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM REVISED 19. 20-0428 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.53, relating to COVID-19 worker retention; declaring the urgency thereof to make the ordinance effective immediately as an emergency measure; and read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading for regular ordinance. (Citywide) Office or Department: CITY ATTORNEY Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 20. 20-0429 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 8.110, relating to COVID-19 paid supplemental sick leave; declaring the urgency thereof to make the ordinance effective immediately as an emergency measure; and read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading for regular ordinance. (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. 18. Agenda Item No. 18 is listed under Ordinances (Page 10). 19. Agenda Item No. 19 is listed under Ordinances. 20. Agenda Item No. 20 is listed under Ordinances. Page 11 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM REVISED 21. 20-0430 Recommendation to, subject to review and consideration by the Personnel and Civil Service Committee in accordance with Long Beach Municipal Code Section 2.03.065, confirm Charter Commission appointments pursuant to Section 509 of the City Charter and Section 2.03.065 of the Long Beach Municipal Code; or in the alternative, if for some reason the Personnel and Civil Service Committee does not meet prior to or on May 12, 2020 waive the requirement for consideration and recommendation by the Personnel and Civil Service Committee in accordance with Section 2.03.0650, and confirm Charter Commission appointments pursuant to Section 509 of the City Charter and Section 2.03.065 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. Office or Department: MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. 20-0432 Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Friday, May 8, 2020. STANDING COMMITTEE REMINDERS: Monday, May 11, 2020 – Personnel and Civil Service Committee at 3:30 P.M., Teleconference. Tuesday, May 12, 2020 – Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California at 4:30 P.M., Teleconference. Tuesday, May 19, 2020 – Economic Development and Finance Committee (Attorney/Client) at 4:45 P.M., Teleconference. Tuesday, May 26, 2020 – Election Oversight Committee at 4:00 P.M., Teleconference. Page 12 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM HEARING REMINDER: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 – Hearing for the extension of Planning Entitlements. (Citywide) pr/jn Page 13 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 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. 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 14 of 15 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 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 15 of 15

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