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CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 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 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, Public Comment, Agenda Item Nos. 12 - 16, 18, 17, 19. ROLL CALL (5:00 PM) Councilmembers Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin Present: and Richardson Also present: Thomas Modica, City Manager; Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager; Charles Parkin, City Attorney; Monique De La Garza, City Clerk; Kyle Smith, City Clerk Specialist. Mayor Garcia presiding. Invocation: Moment of Silence. Pledge of Allegiance: Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor, Ninth District. CONSENT CALENDAR (5:02 PM) Page 1 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Passed the Consent Calendar. A motion was made by Councilmember Uranga, seconded by Vice Mayor Richardson, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 - 11. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 1. 21-0184 Recommendation to refer to City Attorney damage claims received between February 22, 2021 and March 1, 2021. A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 2. 21-0185 Recommendation to approve the Uptown Property and Business Improvement District Annual Report continuing the property assessment for the period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, automatically extending the current agreement with the Uptown Property and Community Association for a one-year period; and, authorize the payment of $26,046 in City property assessments from the General Fund Group. (Districts 8,9) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 3. 21-0186 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents and subsequent amendments, with the City of Pasadena, a municipal corporation operating in its capacity as the contract and program administrator of the Foothill Employment and Training Consortium, to accept grant funding in an amount not to exceed $28,055, and provide professional services and participate in the Regional Plan Implementation 3.0 project, supportive services, workgroups, meetings, and reporting for the period of April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022. (Citywide) Page 2 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 4. 21-0187 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents to enter into a contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments to extend the grant period or increase the grant amounts, with CAMEO, a philanthropic program (mentoring), a part of Assistance League of Long Beach, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, to accept funds up to $50,000, for a period of two years ending April 30, 2022, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 5. 21-0188 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 34553 with Tri Pacific Supply, Inc., of Rocklin, CA, and Contract No. 34554 with Ferguson US Holdings, Inc., formerly Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., of Pomona, CA, for furnishing and delivering polyethylene plastic pipe and fittings on as-needed basis, to increase the aggregate contract amount by $400,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $2,000,000, and extend the terms of the contracts to March 16, 2022. (Citywide) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 6. 21-0189 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35502 with Shree Ganesh, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, for providing temporary lodging and emergency shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, to increase the contract by $300,000 for the current term, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,000,000, for the period of September 19, 2019 through September 30, 2021. (Citywide) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. Page 3 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 7. 21-0190 Recommendation to receive and file Munis Contracts with Performance Abatement, of Anaheim, CA; Vizion’s West, Inc., of Menifee, CA; and, Watson Painting Corporation, of Riverside, CA, for providing lead-based paint removal and mitigation services, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $501,000, made pursuant to Chapters 2.69 and 2.85 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) and in response to the proclaimed emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and Adopt Specifications No. RFP HE20-072 and award contracts to Performance Abatement, Vizion’s West, Inc., and Watson Painting Corporation, to provide lead-based paint removal and mitigation services, in a total aggregate amount not to exceed $1,974,000, for the term of December 7, 2020 through November 30, 2022, with the option to renew for two 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) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 8. 21-0191 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35750 with Healthvana, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, to provide COVID-19 test patient results reporting services, to increase the annual contract amount by $604,800, with a contingency amount of $300,000, for a total annual revised contract authority not to exceed $1,800,000. (Citywide) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 9. 21-0192 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend the current contracts with First Rate Staffing Corporation, of Santa Fe Springs, CA, and Mynela, LLC, of Gardena, CA, for as-needed temporary shelter staffing services for human and social services programs, to increase the annual aggregate contract amount by $1,000,000, for a one-year period, and add a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $200,000, for a revised total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $2,700,000. (Citywide) Page 4 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 10. 21-0193 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to award a contract to Amadeus Airport IT Americas, Inc., of Orlando, FL, to provide software licensing, maintenance and support services of the Common Use Passenger Processing System at the Long Beach Airport, in an annual amount not to exceed $635,510, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three 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 the contract, including any necessary amendments; and Increase appropriations in the Airport Fund Group in the Airport Department by $296,560, offset by funds available. (District 5) A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. 11. 21-0194 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract and all necessary documents, including any subsequent amendments, with Critical Incident Videos, LLC, of Vacaville, CA, to provide transparency engagement advising services for critical incident videos, in an annual amount not to exceed $35,000, for the period of March 22, 2021 to March 21, 2022, 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-21-0016 on the Consent Calendar. Enactment No: RES-21-0016 PUBLIC COMMENT (5:03 PM) Allison Kripp spoke regarding business license fee waivers. Duran Reid spoke regarding 5G Towers. Page 5 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Lee Charley spoke regarding the Long Beach homeless crisis. Mark Hotchkiss spoke regarding 5G Towers. Moira Hahn spoke regarding 5G Towers. Susie Simon spoke regarding 5G Towers. Zoe Berg spoke regarding 5G Towers. REGULAR AGENDA (5:23 PM) 12. 21-0195 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to: (1) execute and approve all documents necessary to implement a cash flow loan by the City of Long Beach Tidelands Oil Revenue Fund Group - Oil Field Abandonment Reserve - to the Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation of up to $5 million, and (2) terminate the previous May 5, 2020 authorization for a loan from the Tidelands Operations Fund to the Aquarium for October 2020 rent. (District 2) Thomas Modica, City Manager spoke. Councilwoman Allen spoke. Councilwoman Price spoke. Vice Mayor Richardson spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. A motion was made by Councilwoman Allen, seconded by Councilwoman Price, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 13. 21-0196 Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2021 first departmental and fund budget appropriation adjustments in accordance with existing Page 6 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM City Council policy. (Citywide) A motion was made by Vice Mayor Richardson, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 14. 21-0197 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to extend the deferral of payment for business license taxes and fees and the Street Sweeping Relief Program through June 30, 2021, to establish a citywide COVID-19 Relief Payment Plan Program for individuals and businesses, and coordinate accounts receivable collections in conjunction with the COVID-19 Relief Payment Plan Program beginning April 1, 2021 for Parking Citations and July 1, 2021 for most business-related and general fees, including health and fire fees. (Citywide) A motion was made by Vice Mayor Richardson, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 15. 21-0198 Recommendation to approve the City’s Smart City Initiative Strategy and Data Privacy Guidelines to enable the City of Long Beach to use emerging technology and data to expand its capacity to enhance City operations, improve the daily lives of Long Beach residents, and protect residents’ personal privacy and digital rights. (Citywide) Vice Mayor Richardson recused himself from Agenda Item No. 15. Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Lea Eriksen, Director of Technology and Innovation, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Ryan Kurtzman, Smart Cities Program Manager, spoke; and continued the Page 7 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM PowerPoint presentation. Lea Eriksen, Director of Technology and Innovation, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Dave Shukla spoke. Gwen Shaffer spoke. Myron Wollin spoke. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. Councilmember Uranga spoke. Councilwoman Allen spoke. Councilwoman Price spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. A motion was made by Councilwoman Mungo, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 8 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga and Austin Recused: 1 - Richardson NEW BUSINESS (6:02 PM) 16. 21-0206 Recommendation to direct City Manager to prepare an application for the 2020 SAFER Grant for submission by the March 12, 2021 deadline. For this funding cycle, the grant will provide $4.8 million to cover the cost of 12 FTE entry level firefighters for Engine 17 over three years to fall within an estimated timeframe of mid-FY 22 through mid-FY 25. (Citywide) Councilman Supernaw spoke. Page 8 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Rex Pritchard spoke. Councilwoman Price spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Councilman Austin spoke. Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Linda Tatum, Assistant City Manager, spoke. Councilwoman Allen spoke. Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Vice Mayor Richarson spoke. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. Councilwoman Saro spoke. A motion was made by Councilman Supernaw, seconded by Councilwoman Price, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 17. 21-0207 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on “Care Closet LBC” by community leader Duke Givens. Vice Mayor Richardson spoke; and provided a video. Councilmember Uranaga spoke. Duke Givens spoke. Councilwoman Saro spoke. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Page 9 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Councilman Austin spoke. Councilwoman Allen spoke. Councilwoman Price spoke. Thomas Modica, City Manager, spoke. Councilwoman Price spoke. Vice Mayor Richardson spoke. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Richardson, seconded by Councilmember Uranga, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 18. 21-0208 Recommendation to request City Attorney to create a resolution for city council consideration recognizing the “Carmen the Caregiver - We Can Do It!” Campaign, by SEIU 2015, to encourage, support, and normalize mass vaccination against COVID-19 among in-home care providers, nursing home worker, their families, their communities. Vice Mayor Richardson spoke and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Councilwoman Zendejas spoke. Councilwoman Saro spoke. Councilmember Uranga spoke. Councilman Austin spoke. Councilwoman Allen spoke. Councilwoman Mungo spoke. Cely Inda spoke. Kelly Ellis spoke. Page 10 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM Martha Davila spoke. Wendy Duchen spoke. Claudia Juares spoke. Gabriela Gutierrez spoke. Maria Landeros spoke. Oralia Menendez spoke. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Richardson, seconded by Councilwoman Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson 19. 21-0204 Recommendation to adopt resolution in support of women, LGBTQIA+ and other employees who have filed complaints of harassment by various employees of the Metropolitan Water District Southern California and supports the call for a Joint Legislative Audit Committee. (Citywide) A motion was made by Councilwoman Price, seconded by Councilman Austin, to approve recommendation and adopt Resolution No. RES-21-0017. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 9 - Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin and Richardson Enactment No: RES-21-0017 20. 21-0209 Supplemental Memorandum - Corrections and/or additions to the City Council Agenda as of 12:00 noon, Thursday, March 4, 2021. This Agenda Item was received and filed. Page 11 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TELECONFERENCE, 5:00 PM 21. 21-0234 eComments received for the City Council meeting of Tuesday, March 9, 2021. This Agenda Item was received and filed. ANNOUNCEMENTS (7:18 PM) Councilwoman Saro requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Ethel Mae Hollie Dilworth. ADJOURNMENT (7:20 PM) At 7:20 PM, Vice Mayor Richardson adjourned the meeting in memory of Ethel Mae Hollie Dilworth. ks Page 12 of 13 CITY OF LONG BEACH TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 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. 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