City Council
Regular MeetingLong Beach, NY · January 22, 2021
Minutes
CITY OF LONG BEACH FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 11:00 AM
Mary Zendejas, 1st District Stacy Mungo, 5th District
Cindy Allen, 2nd District Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District
Suzie A. Price, 3rd District Roberto Uranga, 7th District
Daryl Supernaw, 4th District Al Austin, 8th District
Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor, 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
ROLL CALL (11:01 AM)
Councilmembers Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin
Present: and Richardson
Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager; Charles Parkin, City Attorney; Monique De La
Garza, City Clerk; Pablo Rubio, Sr. City Clerk Analyst.
Mayor Garcia presiding.
CLOSED SESSION (11:02 AM)
Mayor and Council adjourn to Closed Session:
1. 21-0068 Existing Litigation - closed session conference with legal counsel
relating to existing litigation pursuant to Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d)
of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code.
a. California Grocers Association v. City of Long Beach, United
States District Court, Case Number 2:21-cv-00524.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 11:00 AM
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
At 11:02 AM, Mayor Garcia recessed to Closed Session.
At 11:59 AM, Mayor Garcia reconvened the meeting.
ORDINANCE (12:00 PM)
2. 21-0065 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach
Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.91 establishing premium pay for
grocery workers, read the first time 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)
Charles Parkin, City Attorney, spoke.
Derek Smith spoke.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Richardson, seconded by
Councilwoman Zendejas, to approve recommendation to
declare an emergency to exist and to confirm and ratify that it
was the City Council intent to adopt this as an urgency
ordinance effective Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga,
Austin and Richardson
A motion was made by Councilwoman Zendejas, seconded by
Vice Mayor Richardson, to approve recommendation to
declare Emergency Ordinance No. ORD-21-0004, 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:
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CITY OF LONG BEACH FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 11:00 AM
Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga,
Austin and Richardson
Enactment No: ORD-21-0004
NEW BUSINESS (12:10 PM)
3. Affidavit of Service for special meeting held Friday, January 22, 2021.
4. 21-0071 eComments received for the City Council Special Meeting of Friday,
January 22, 2021.
This Agenda Item was received and filed.
ADJOURNMENT (12:10 PM)
At 12:10 PM, Mayor Garcia adjourned the meeting.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 11:00 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.
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Lungsod para sa mga taong hindi nagsasalita ng Ingles, mangyaring humiling sa
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ayuntamiento de la ciudad para las personas que no hablan inglés, haga su solicitud por
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la reunión del ayuntamiento de la ciudad.
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Agenda
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
CITY OF LONG BEACH
TELECONFERENCE, 11:00 AM
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Mary Zendejas, 1st District Stacy Mungo, 5th District
Cindy Allen, 2nd District Dr. Suely Saro, 6th District
Suzie A. Price, 3rd District Roberto Uranga, 7th District
Daryl Supernaw, 4th District Al Austin, 8th District
Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor, 9th District
Thomas B. Modica, City Manager
Monique De La Garza, City Clerk Dr. Robert Garcia, Mayor Charles Parkin, City Attorney
SPECIAL MEETING
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CITY OF LONG BEACH FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 11:00 AM
CLOSED SESSION:
Mayor and Council adjourn to Closed Session:
1. 21-0068 Existing Litigation - closed session conference with legal counsel relating
to existing litigation pursuant to Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section
54956.9 of the California Government Code.
a. California Grocers Association v. City of Long Beach, United States
District Court, Case Number 2:21-cv-00524.
ORDINANCE:
2. 21-0065 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach
Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.91 establishing premium pay for
grocery workers, read the first time 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.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 11:00 AM
NOTE:
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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.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TELECONFERENCE, 11:00 AM
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.
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