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CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 11:30 AM 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 SPECIAL 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 order presented, except for Agenda Item No. 2, which was considered before Agenda Item No. 1. ROLL CALL (11:32 AM) Councilmembers Zendejas, Pearce, Andrews, Uranga and Richardson Present: Councilmembers Price, Supernaw, Mungo and Austin Absent: Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager; Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager; Charles Parkin, City Attorney; Richard Anthony, Deputy City Attorney; Allison Bunma, Assistant City Clerk; Jonathan Nagayama, City Clerk Analyst. Mayor Garcia presiding. Invocation: Moment of Silence. Pledge of Allegiance: Mayor Robert Garcia. Page 1 of 5 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 11:30 AM ORDINANCES (11:34 AM) 1. 20-1053 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 8.101, relating to tenant harassment 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) Richard Anthony, Deputy City Attorney, spoke. Andrew Mandujano spoke. David Clement spoke. Elaine Hutchinson spoke. Fred Sutton spoke. Jesse Howard spoke. Joshua Christian spoke. Mike Murchison spoke. Rey Mehler spoke. Wendy Henning spoke. Brian Mathison spoke. Keith Kennedy spoke. Tanya Jimenez spoke. Bruce Menke spoke. Vice Mayor Andrews spoke. Page 2 of 5 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 11:30 AM A motion was made by Vice Mayor Andrews, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation to declare an emergency to exist. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Zendejas, Pearce, Andrews, Uranga and Richardson Absent: 4 - Price, Supernaw, Mungo and Austin A motion was made by Vice Mayor Andrews, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation to declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-20-0044, 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: 5 - Zendejas, Pearce, Andrews, Uranga and Richardson Absent: 4 - Price, Supernaw, Mungo and Austin Enactment No: ORD-20-0044 2. 20-1054 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 8.120 to extend the effective date of the ordinance to January 20, 2021, unless further extended by the Council, 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) Charles Parkin, City Attorney, spoke. Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. A motion was made by Councilmember Uranga, seconded by Councilmember Pearce, to approve recommendation to declare an emergency to exist. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Zendejas, Pearce, Andrews, Uranga and Richardson Absent: 4 - Price, Supernaw, Mungo and Austin Page 3 of 5 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 11:30 AM A motion was made by Councilmember Uranga, seconded by Councilmember Pearce, to approve recommendation, as amended, to declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-20-0043, 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: 5 - Zendejas, Pearce, Andrews, Uranga and Richardson Absent: 4 - Price, Supernaw, Mungo and Austin Enactment No: ORD-20-0043 3. Affidavit of Service for special meeting held Monday, November 2, 2020. 4. 20-1059 eComments received for the City Council meeting of Monday, November 2, 2020. This Agenda Item was received and filed. ANNOUNCEMENTS (12:01 PM) Councilmember Uranga made community announcements. ADJOURNMENT (12:02 PM) At 12:02 PM, Mayor Garcia adjourned the meeting. pr Page 4 of 5 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 11:30 AM 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 5 of 5