[0:29] >> the mayor is in D.C. Doing
[0:32] some work, weeding with mayors
[0:32] addressing homelessness and
[0:33] affordable housing.
[0:36] >> we have a quorum.
[0:38] >> all right.
[0:46] >> ok.
[0:47] Please join me in a moment of
[0:49] silence while you give
[0:51] preference to that which is
[0:51] important to you.
[0:58] Thank you.
[1:01] Please rise if you are able.
[1:02] Place your hand over your heart.
[1:04] Join me in the pledge of
[1:04] allegiance.
[1:11] [Reciting pledge of allegiance]
[1:29] >> already.
[1:31] We are going to start the
[1:33] meeting with the presentation
[1:37] from harvey milk park plaza
[1:38] selection committee.
[1:43] >> thank you vice mayor.
[1:45] I'
[1:45] m so very proud to live in a
[1:50] city that celebrates diversity
[1:51] and leads with the lens of
[1:51] equity.
[1:54] That fosters inclusivity and
[1:55] growth.
[1:59] Harvey milk left a legacy, a
[2:02] legacy of pride and resilience.
[2:02] It'
[2:05] s with great honor to serve
[2:07] in a city council that
[2:10] recognizes the value and
[2:11] contributions of our lgbtq plus
[2:14] residents and leaders.
[2:16] I wanted to thank the harvey
[2:18] milk equity plaza selection
[2:20] committee for keeping harvey
[2:21] milk'
[2:23] s spirit alive in our city.
[2:26] Thank you for your service in
[2:29] selecting great leaders to be
[2:29] inducted into our harvey milk
[2:30] equity plaza wall.
[2:33] At this time, I would like to
[2:36] invite some of our committee
[2:38] members to the podium to say a
[2:39] few words.
[2:39] Please.
[2:40] Welcome.
[2:44] >> good evening counsel.
[2:47] Glad to be here.
[2:49] Wanted to thank you on behalf of
[2:54] the harvey milk plaza for your
[2:55] support of the harvey milk
[2:55] plaza.
[2:59] The park is celebrating its 10th
[3:00] anniversary this year.
[3:01] It'
[3:03] s the first park in long
[3:04] beach named after an openly gay
[3:05] person, harvey milk.
[3:09] Also the for -- first park in
[3:09] the nation named after harvey
[3:10] milk.
[3:11] It'
[3:12] s become a bit of an
[3:15] inspiration and space for crowds
[3:16] in a very urban environment.
[3:19] This year, we are recognizing
[3:22] seven incredible leaders who
[3:22] exemplify the spirit of harvey
[3:23] milk.
[3:27] Harvey said, all young people
[3:29] regardless of their sexual
[3:30] orientation or identity deserve
[3:30] a safe and supportive
[3:33] environment in which to achieve
[3:35] their full potential.
[3:36] We continue that today and
[3:39] strive for the environment that
[3:39] harvey envisioned.
[3:42] The equality plaza portion of
[3:43] the park was created to
[3:45] recognize the local lgbtq plus
[3:46] leaders in the community who
[3:49] have advocated for equal rights,
[3:50] aids research, historic
[3:53] preservation, the advancement of
[3:53] equity and many other issues.
[3:57] Each recipient that is honored
[4:00] this year will get a plaque on
[4:02] the plaza which is the
[4:03] centerpiece of the park along
[4:04] with many other local lgbtq
[4:04] leaders.
[4:08] The plaza includes a concrete
[4:10] replica of a soap box on which
[4:12] harvey milk stood to inspire
[4:15] crowds when he spoke and a 20
[4:15] foot pride flag.
[4:21] The committee reaches out to the
[4:23] community for nominees.
[4:25] The committee looks at those,
[4:25] that'
[4:27] s those, and chooses the
[4:29] ones that meet the criteria.
[4:32] This year, we have seven
[4:34] honorees and inductees that I
[4:38] would like to acknowledge.
[4:40] Our first is tom crow who is
[4:40] here with us this evening.
[4:45] Our next is carol hoss.
[4:50] We have corel belay and andrew
[4:51] howard.
[4:51] That'
[4:55] s you.
[4:56] The next person is charlotte
[4:56] cornett.
[5:02] Her mother is representing her
[5:02] this afternoon.
[5:03] Cory allen.
[5:11] Also deborah, kelly for her work
[5:11] with the city.
[5:12] Thank you very much.
[5:15] We invite you on saturday to
[5:17] have a formal induction ceremony
[5:18] at the park between 1:00 and
[5:19] 3:00.
[5:21] I wanted to thank the council
[5:25] members and the mayor'
[5:25] s office
[5:26] for their support of this.
[5:28] Thank you.
[5:32] >> thank you very much.
[5:33] If we could have the honorees
[5:35] come forward so that we can take
[5:39] a picture, that would be nice.
[5:39] Thank you.
[8:09] >> incredible leaders being
[8:10] inducted so congratulations to
[8:10] everyone of you.
[8:12] We are so proud of you.
[8:15] >> color than they were before.
[8:17] >> ok.
[8:19] Now we are going to go to --
[8:20] thank you.
[8:23] congratulations.
[8:25] We love you.
[8:27] All right.
[8:31] So we are going to go to the
[8:34] presentation from the historical
[8:37] society of long beach
[8:38] programming.
[8:39] I'
[8:41] m going to turn this over to
[8:42] COUNCILMAN Kirk.
[8:46] >> yes.
[8:48] Julie is on her way to the
[8:52] podium to talk about the latest
[8:53] and greatest happening with the
[8:55] historical society who hold so
[8:56] much of our history here in long
[8:59] beach and tells her stories
[9:01] incredible ways.
[9:01] Thank you julie.
[9:05] >> thank you for your support of
[9:07] the historical cemetery tour.
[9:09] OCTOBER 28 is the historical
[9:09] society of long beach'
[9:14] s 27th
[9:15] annual historical cemetery tour.
[9:15] It'
[9:18] s held at sunnyside and
[9:19] municipal server to --
[9:19] cemeteries.
[9:21] I encourage everyone to attend.
[9:25] At the tour, we have eight
[9:27] gravesites where we have costume
[9:29] doctors who perform stories of
[9:30] people buried at those
[9:30] cemeteries.
[9:33] Some of the stories this year
[9:35] include strange details where
[9:37] captain graves and edmund
[9:40] griffin will talk about how
[9:43] embalming whales was first done
[9:43] in long beach.
[9:49] Another story called side hustle
[9:51] , the story of doris nunley and
[9:53] effie standards.
[9:55] An african-american family who
[9:57] found success but we are not
[9:59] sure if it was through a
[10:02] boardinghouse business, a
[10:03] billiard partner -- parler, or
[10:04] the one from that made them so
[10:04] popular.
[10:08] Another story is called lost at
[10:08] sea.
[10:10] It'
[10:12] s the story of charles
[10:12] bozeman.
[10:17] In 1932, a car dealer, and
[10:19] offshore gambling ship was
[10:19] murdered.
[10:21] Did he deal a bad hand or was it
[10:22] the diamonds that they found in
[10:22] his pocket?
[10:27] Come to the tour, healed -- hear
[10:27] these stories and more.
[10:31] We have 10 other attractions at
[10:34] the event every year.
[10:39] This year, five founding
[10:40] african-american families who
[10:41] still have family members living
[10:41] in long beach.
[10:44] We have a day of the dead
[10:45] installation.
[10:50] Daryl supernaw is coming to talk
[10:51] about his grandparents this
[10:51] year.
[10:58] We have the japanese american
[10:58] stories.
[10:59] I don'
[11:00] t know how many people
[11:00] know that there'
[11:02] s a japanese
[11:04] culture center on the west side
[11:04] of long beach.
[11:07] There are longtime families who
[11:09] have been teaching judo and
[11:10] traditional dance there, keeping
[11:12] the story alive.
[11:17] You will learn more about that
[11:17] at the event.
[11:18] We will have cambodia memorial
[11:23] sites marking the entrance to
[11:23] our municipal cemetery.
[11:27] All of this and so much more.
[11:29] Many sponsors to thank.
[11:29] I'
[11:29] m going to name some of the
[11:35] largest.
[11:41] Vice mayor allen.
[11:41] That'
[11:41] s happening.
[11:55] 40 other sponsors and 75
[11:56] volunteers all coming together
[11:58] to make this event happen.
[12:01] Long beach utilities is coming.
[12:04] Bring your water bottle so that
[12:06] you can get hydrated and
[12:07] eliminate the plastic.
[12:10] Tickets are on sale at our
[12:13] website.
[12:15] The stories are different every
[12:15] year.
[12:17] We encourage everyone to come.
[12:19] Buy your tickets in advance.
[12:22] They go up five dollars on the
[12:22] day of the event.
[12:24] Do you have questions?
[12:27] >> thank you.
[12:27] COUNCILMAN Supernaw.
[12:29] >> thank you.
[12:34] First, I would like to thank you
[12:35] for referring to my performance
[12:35] as an attraction.
[12:36] That'
[12:37] s a bit of a stretch but I
[12:41] appreciate speaking at the
[12:41] event.
[12:42] This is my eighth year.
[12:47] Between my grandparents grave
[12:50] and my aunts grave is where I do
[12:51] this.
[12:51] It'
[12:51] s not a stage name.
[12:56] Again, thank you for the
[12:56] opportunity.
[12:56] It'
[12:58] s been rough -- great for my
[12:59] family.
[13:01] Thank you to the people come to
[13:01] attend.
[13:04] >> COUNCILMAN Supernaw is
[13:06] speaking so we all have to go.
[13:07] Thank you for your presentation.
[13:08] >> you'
[13:08] re welcome.
[13:11] >> go for the whale embalming
[13:13] speech.
[13:15] And then stay for mine.
[13:18] >> I have some cookies to share
[13:19] if anybody would like one.
[13:21] >> thank you.
[13:22] thank you very much.
[13:22] [Applause]
[13:26] All right.
[13:27] So let'
[13:28] s go to the consent
[13:28] calendar.
[13:32] We are going to pull item for.
[13:34] We will come back to that.
[13:36] Let'
[13:39] s do consent calendar one
[13:39] through 18 except item for.
[13:43] All right.
[13:45] I have a first and a second.
[13:45] Ok.
[13:45] Let'
[13:46] s vote.
[13:50] Public comment.
[13:50] Yes.
[13:50] I forgot about that.
[13:54] We have no public comment.
[13:54] Ok.
[13:54] Now let'
[13:54] s vote.
[14:05] >> council member uranga?
[14:10] Motion is carried.
[14:14] >> thank you very much.
[14:15] So item number four.
[14:18] We go to that item and I will
[14:19] turn this over to COUNCILMAN
[14:19] Austin.
[14:24] >> I would like to motion to
[14:28] withdraw this item.
[14:28] I would like to bring it back at
[14:30] an -- a later time.
[14:34] >> ok.
[14:35] There'
[14:35] s a motion and a second.
[14:36] Any public comment on this?
[14:47] Ok.
[14:47] No public comment.
[14:47] Let'
[14:47] s vote.
[14:58] Motion is carried.
[15:04] >> thank you very much.
[15:05] All right.
[15:05] Let'
[15:06] s go to general public
[15:06] comment.
[15:14] Please come to the podium.
[15:27] >> good evening.
[15:32] i don'
[15:32] t know thorough more
[15:39] people behindi have to remind you that I came
[15:42] here originally and I continue
[15:43] to come back to make a point
[15:45] about equal protection under the
[15:49] law for mom and pop businesses.
[15:52] Mom-and-pop phone number land
[15:54] lords that are being abused.
[15:59] That was the main issue I had to
[15:59] bring.
[16:01] Then I told you before that the
[16:05] people abusing me had been here
[16:09] speaking my name, toxic me in
[16:09] public.
[16:11] My name and address.
[16:15] Thank you very much.
[16:20] The tenant in my house that
[16:20] hasn'
[16:24] t paid rent for 554 days,
[16:26] costing me over $30,000.
[16:31] I have to repeat that because
[16:31] it'
[16:31] s not personal.
[16:34] I rented to tiffany because I
[16:34] trusted her.
[16:35] Now she'
[16:38] s accusing me of, you'
[16:42] ve
[16:43] heard it before.
[16:47] Unfortunately violence, lying,
[16:48] I'
[16:50] m crazy by the way so don'
[16:51] t
[16:51] listen to me.
[16:55] And I'
[16:55] m a racist according to
[16:55] them.
[16:56] Why did I rent to her?
[17:03] Tiktok, tiktok.
[17:04] If I'
[17:04] m a racist?
[17:13] In my minute 20 seconds, I will
[17:15] say that they are working the
[17:15] system.
[17:16] In my humble opinion.
[17:23] These people come here as
[17:24] activists.
[17:24] That'
[17:27] s how we met.
[17:31] they accuse me of a lot of
[17:31] things.
[17:32] I have facts.
[17:34] I have evidence.
[17:39] This was done previously.
[17:39] So I'
[17:40] m going to do it.
[17:42] >> [Inaudible]
[17:47] >> why do you have a penchant
[17:48] with calvert'
[17:50] s?
[17:50] Jim?
[17:51] >> why do you ask?
[17:57] >> are you a confidential
[17:59] informant for the L.A. Sheriff'
[17:59] s
[17:59] department?
[18:01] >> why do you ask?
[18:02] >> [Laughter]
[18:05] Excuse me.
[18:06] That'
[18:06] s the highlight of my last
[18:06] three years.
[18:10] What is this guy up to?
[18:11] He'
[18:12] s accusing me of something.
[18:12] Ok.
[18:15] I'
[18:16] ve over use my time in the
[18:16] past.
[18:20] I want to support the elder
[18:24] protections that are being
[18:24] presented tonight.
[18:28] I support tenants.
[18:29] I'
[18:29] ve been a tenant.
[18:29] I don'
[18:29] t support scammers.
[18:31] Thank you.
[18:32] >> thank you.
[18:34] Karen, you are up.
[18:37] >> thank you everybody.
[18:39] We don'
[18:39] t have much of a crowd
[18:41] tonight.
[18:41] It'
[18:42] s always lovely to chat with
[18:42] you.
[18:44] I'
[18:46] m here tonight to represent --
[18:46] .
[18:49] I'
[18:49] m PRESIDENT Of the long beach
[18:50] -- .
[18:53] Donna is a senior that is being
[18:55] affected from her apartment.
[19:01] Actually, she got a first notice
[19:02] three days after her husband
[19:02] died of covid.
[19:07] She wanted to thank DR. Tyler
[19:10] curry for helping her last week.
[19:14] She followed his instructions.
[19:16] I want to demonstrate to you the
[19:17] system and how it'
[19:17] s not working.
[19:22] For our people that are at risk
[19:22] of becoming homeless.
[19:27] Donna has called legal aid, she
[19:30] had an appointment that was
[19:31] canceled on her because they
[19:34] decided sheet -- they didn'
[19:34] t
[19:35] have anybody who could handle
[19:35] her case.
[19:38] Legal aid refused to see her
[19:39] because they were so overworked.
[19:44] She called the L.A. Housing
[19:46] group.
[19:51] They told her, they at least
[19:52] answered the phone, told her
[19:54] that they could not help her.
[19:57] They were way overwhelmed with
[19:58] all of her caseloads.
[19:59] There was nothing that they
[20:02] could do for her.
[20:03] She'
[20:05] s been going to wherever the
[20:07] msc tells her to go.
[20:08] She can'
[20:08] t get any help.
[20:11] I got an 83-year-old in law
[20:14] school to help her with
[20:17] instructions.
[20:19] She did file a response to the
[20:19] eviction notice.
[20:22] She did it herself because she
[20:22] couldn'
[20:23] t get any help.
[20:23] She'
[20:26] s not here tonight because
[20:28] she is so emotionally wrought
[20:29] over the fact that she thinks
[20:30] she will be on the streets.
[20:38] She appreciates the help.
[20:38] But there was no outcome.
[20:46] Libre will return phone calls.
[20:48] Sent them email messages.
[20:51] She cannot get any help.
[20:51] Right now, she'
[20:52] s forced to try
[20:54] to find a lawyer.
[20:58] At the last minute.
[20:58] She'
[21:00] s going to have to pay which
[21:01] she cannot really afford to do.
[21:03] She can'
[21:05] t go into court without
[21:07] representation because we know
[21:08] the chances of losing our 90%.
[21:12] So I just wanted to update you
[21:15] and we will keep you posted on
[21:15] what happens to donna.
[21:17] She was a professional woman.
[21:22] She has the degree in
[21:22] psychology.
[21:29] I want you to keep aware that
[21:29] our systems are not working.
[21:32] There'
[21:33] s no housing to put these
[21:34] people into.
[21:34] There'
[21:35] s no help for them in the
[21:35] community.
[21:39] We shouldn'
[21:39] t be giving these
[21:41] people money if they are not
[21:41] going to help our residents.
[21:49] >> hi.
[21:51] [Inaudible]
[21:58] We thought we would come to the
[22:01] city for the license.
[22:03] We got the license.
[22:07] They didn'
[22:08] t have a license for
[22:09] that business.
[22:09] It'
[22:09] s a hookah lounge.
[22:14] After 11 years, we found out the
[22:16] city issued a hugo lounge
[22:18] license even though we were not
[22:18] there.
[22:21] They offered it to other people,
[22:21] they didn'
[22:24] t offer it.
[22:25] They came to the city, we'
[22:25] ve
[22:27] been waiting for the license for
[22:28] 11 years.
[22:31] We are not a hookah lounge.
[22:34] We try to find out what happened
[22:34] and how that happened.
[22:37] It has one year or two years.
[22:45] That'
[22:46] s been for the city for
[22:47] almost 20 years.
[22:49] We'
[22:50] ve been for 11 years, we
[22:50] didn'
[22:50] t get nothing.
[22:53] When I went to the city, they
[22:56] told me, no.
[22:56] We don'
[22:57] t know what happened.
[23:01] The city of long beach in 2008,
[23:06] they closed the business for
[23:07] indoor hookah lounge.
[23:08] They gave a fine for that
[23:09] business.
[23:12] I went to the court.
[23:13] They said, no indoor hookah
[23:13] lounge.
[23:22] I applied for it.
[23:28] After that, everything going
[23:29] well, I renewed my license every
[23:29] year.
[23:32] I just went to the city and try
[23:33] to do something.
[23:34] They told me, no.
[23:36] We have an indoor hookah lounge.
[23:38] How did that happen?
[23:46] You charge me for 11 years.
[23:46] Didn'
[23:47] t notify me that, you need
[23:48] to switch it to do that.
[23:52] If the city did not notify
[23:56] people, we are making a new law,
[23:58] they did it for the dispensary.
[24:02] They offer licenses for the to
[24:04] -- the dispensary.
[24:05] What happened here?
[24:06] i'
[24:07] m trying to figure out what'
[24:07] s
[24:07] going on.
[24:09] I'
[24:10] m following the law.
[24:11] I'
[24:13] m not doing it behind you.
[24:13] I'
[24:13] m following the law.
[24:16] There were four hookah lounges
[24:16] there.
[24:19] After me, they opened two of
[24:19] them.
[24:22] They told them they couldn'
[24:22] t be
[24:22] indoor hookah lounge.
[24:24] We agree with that.
[24:27] We follow the law.
[24:27] They changed it.
[24:28] They didn'
[24:28] t let us know about
[24:28] it.
[24:30] So I'
[24:32] m closing in winter because
[24:33] it'
[24:33] s outdoor.
[24:33] I'
[24:34] m closing for four months.
[24:38] People who came into years got
[24:38] the license.
[24:39] How did that happen?
[24:40] That'
[24:40] s all.
[24:45] My business is in district
[24:45] three.
[24:49] >> thank you for coming.
[24:50] Is there someone from your
[24:51] office you can send over?
[24:53] Someone will come over to talk
[24:53] to you.
[24:53] Thank you.
[24:57] >> we can connect them to
[24:57] business licensing.
[25:01] >> thank you so much.
[25:03] So we are going to go to item
[25:04] number 19.
[25:08] >> report from financial
[25:09] management.
[25:10] Recommendation to receive the
[25:11] supporting documentation and
[25:14] grant an entertainment permit
[25:14] with conditions for
[25:21] entertainment with dancing in
[25:22] district five.
[25:23] There'
[25:26] s an oath required for
[25:26] this item.
[25:26] If the witnesses can raise the
[25:27] right hand.
[25:30] Do each of you solemnly state
[25:33] that the testimony you MAY give
[25:34] shall be the truth, the whole
[25:35] truth, and nothing but the truth
[25:36] so help you GOD?
[25:40] Thank you.
[25:41] You MAY be seated.
[25:45] >> good evening honorable vice
[25:46] mayor and members of the city
[25:46] council.
[25:49] Before you is an application for
[25:52] entertainment without dancing,
[25:55] doing business as b'
[25:55] s cocktails.
[25:57] The establishment is located at
[26:00] 5456 east dell oma.
[26:03] And operates as a bar, tavern,
[26:03] loud.
[26:09] It allows for the sale of beer,
[26:10] wine, and spirits for
[26:12] consumption on the premises.
[26:19] All departments have reviewed
[26:21] the application and have
[26:22] provided their recommended
[26:25] conditions as contained in the
[26:25] hearing packet.
[26:27] The following recommended
[26:30] conditions should be noted from
[26:31] the additional conditions
[26:32] section.
[26:35] One entertainment activity shall
[26:38] be restricted to sunday 4:00 to
[26:40] 11:30 P.M., monday through
[26:43] thursday, and friday, saturday
[26:46] 4:00 to one of -- 1:30 A.M..
[26:49] They must provide all renters
[26:51] with a copy of the approved
[26:52] permit which shall include a
[26:55] property -- a copy of the
[26:55] conditions of operation.
[26:56] they shan'
[26:58] t convert any portion
[27:02] thereof into a public dance
[27:03] nightclub.
[27:04] All entertainment activity shall
[27:05] be restricted to private
[27:07] gatherings.
[27:09] The permit he will not allow
[27:13] anyone to run the hall for a
[27:16] permit, dance, or disk -- jockey
[27:16] event.
[27:20] We are available to answer any
[27:22] questions that you MAY have.
[27:23] This concludes my staff report.
[27:28] >> thank you very much.
[27:30] >> no questions.
[27:30] Thank you.
[27:37] >> are there any public comments
[27:39] on this?
[27:41] Seeing no public comments, let'
[27:41] s
[27:41] go to a vote.
[27:51] Motion is carried.
[27:51] Now we are going to go to the
[27:53] city attorney and she will do a
[27:54] report.
[27:57] >> thank you so much.
[28:00] I would like to report that we
[28:01] have no report from close
[28:02] session.
[28:02] Thank you.
[28:05] >> that was a fast report.
[28:05] Great.
[28:10] Item number 21 please.
[28:14] >> report from city manager,
[28:15] recommendation to file the mayor
[28:15] and city council workshop final
[28:18] report and adopt the mayor and
[28:19] city council norms citywide.
[28:21] >> already.
[28:26] We have a staff presentation.
[28:29] >> yes.
[28:30] Earlier this year, we have the
[28:32] first time in our history,
[28:34] retreat where we got to go
[28:35] together and work on a number of
[28:38] different things in the workshop
[28:38] .
[28:41] It was a really good experience.
[28:42] This is the final report we are
[28:43] presenting back to you.
[28:46] You were all there.
[28:49] Good summary of what we
[28:49] experience together.
[29:03] I will turn it over to APRIL
[29:03] walker.
[29:07] >> good evening vice mayor.
[29:09] Tonight, I'
[29:09] m excited to present
[29:12] on the mayor and city council
[29:13] workshops final report.
[29:21] In fiscal year 2023, the city
[29:23] council allocated $50,000 in
[29:26] one-time funding to conduct city
[29:29] council priority process to
[29:29] better inform future city of
[29:30] long beach programming.
[29:32] The city manager'
[29:34] s office
[29:34] engaged consultant baker tilly
[29:38] to facilitate the mayor and city
[29:41] council workshop which was held
[29:43] on MARCH 30, 2023.
[29:47] The prioritization process
[29:51] included three milestone
[29:51] activities.
[29:53] There was individual interviews
[29:54] with the mayor and members of
[29:55] the city council to learn about
[29:58] key accomplishments, challenges,
[29:59] and priorities over the next
[29:59] four years.
[30:03] They also collected background
[30:04] information from a variety of
[30:04] sources including the strategic
[30:07] vision 2030, opportunity beach
[30:10] agenda, budget forecasts,
[30:12] publicly available items, and
[30:13] the city manager'
[30:13] s executive
[30:16] team through a questionnaire
[30:17] about department plans and
[30:17] initiatives.
[30:19] The second activity was the
[30:21] mayor and city council workshop
[30:23] which withheld cal state --
[30:26] which was held in cal state long
[30:26] beach.
[30:27] This was a meeting where the
[30:30] city manager, city clerk, and
[30:31] city attorney were in attendance
[30:32] overseeing to support the
[30:32] meeting.
[30:36] Baker tilly facilitated a
[30:36] discussion about city council
[30:39] norms for governing, district
[30:42] commonalities, identification of
[30:43] the council'
[30:43] s top priorities for
[30:43] the next two years.
[30:47] Two foundational and three core
[30:49] priorities were identified which
[30:50] will be discussed further in
[30:50] this presentation.
[30:55] Finally, the third activity was
[30:55] a city manager executive team
[30:58] session to discuss the
[31:00] integration of the mayor and
[31:01] council priorities into
[31:02] department work programs and
[31:03] other aspects of implementation.
[31:09] So during the individual
[31:10] meetings with the mayor and
[31:13] council, they solicited thoughts
[31:14] and feedbacks about priority
[31:14] settings.
[31:17] Mayor provided the following
[31:22] which include the need to
[31:23] underline priorities,
[31:23] recognizing limited staff
[31:28] capacity, having an authentic
[31:29] conversation about priorities
[31:31] and goals, the importance of
[31:33] consensusbuilding, noting that
[31:35] existing plans and goals overlap
[31:36] and being clear about top
[31:36] priorities.
[31:40] Baker tilly asked the mayor and
[31:42] council to choose three words
[31:43] illustrate the vision for the
[31:43] city as a whole.
[31:47] Some words include clean, safe,
[31:50] thriving, livable, resilient,
[31:51] and inclusive.
[31:53] The mayor and council
[31:55] acknowledge their compliments by
[31:57] the city team which include
[31:59] covid response, work on
[32:03] infrastructure, environmental
[32:03] sustainability and climate
[32:06] efforts, financial management,
[32:09] enhanced department
[32:10] coordination, promoting equity
[32:13] and regional justice, affordable
[32:14] and market rate housing, and
[32:16] local human rights efforts.
[32:16] Three additional compliments
[32:18] were added by council mentors
[32:19] during the session which include
[32:19] the city'
[32:24] s efforts to go green,
[32:25] policy changes to zoning and
[32:27] land use currently in progress,
[32:29] and the many infrastructure
[32:31] improvements made possible by
[32:31] measure a.
[32:33] There are key challenges that we
[32:34] continue to work through and
[32:36] find solutions for which include
[32:37] homelessness, infrastructure
[32:41] needs, public safety, economy,
[32:43] economic development, affordable
[32:46] housing, reduce revenues and the
[32:47] impact on service levels.
[32:52] From the interviews with the
[32:52] mayor and city council, 10
[32:56] priorities which include
[32:59] homelessness, fiscal
[33:00] sustainability, economic
[33:03] development, neighborhood
[33:03] livability, parks and
[33:06] recreation, infrastructure,
[33:07] public safety, and staffing.
[33:13] The visits -- facilitators lead
[33:14] and exercise.
[33:16] The city manager emphasized that
[33:17] work is and will continue in all
[33:21] 10 areas.
[33:22] A small set of top priorities
[33:22] for city staff to fully
[33:23] understand what'
[33:25] s important
[33:27] above all others as assignments
[33:28] are given and resources are
[33:29] allocated.
[33:30] The mayor and city council
[33:33] agreed that two of the
[33:34] categories, fiscal
[33:36] sustainability and staffing, are
[33:37] foundational to all that the
[33:38] city does.
[33:41] The mayor and council agreed to
[33:43] combine homelessness and housing
[33:43] due to their interrelated
[33:43] nature.
[33:46] Each mayor and council member
[33:46] was given three stickers and
[33:48] asked to place their dots in the
[33:51] top priorities.
[33:51] They are as follows.
[33:56] Homelessness and housing
[33:57] including mental health and
[33:57] substance abuse treatment
[34:00] services, increase of affordable
[34:03] housing, building more housing
[34:04] of all types, apply inclusionary
[34:07] housing incentives, identify
[34:08] funding sources for affordable
[34:08] housing production.
[34:13] Economic development, expand
[34:14] business opportunity, attraction
[34:16] and retention, plan for
[34:19] waterfront development, increase
[34:20] cruise ships, revitalize
[34:21] commercial centers, business
[34:22] friendly and streamlined
[34:26] permitting, increase large-scale
[34:26] events, promote business
[34:29] clusters, development
[34:29] opportunity for the elephant
[34:30] lot.
[34:35] Public safety.
[34:39] Concerns about rising crime.
[34:41] Staffing, concerns about
[34:44] recruitment, and acknowledgment
[34:45] of staffing capacity.
[34:47] Fiscal sustainability.
[34:50] New revenue streams, lots of
[34:53] reducing follow -- fossil fuel
[34:54] reserves, managing potential
[34:58] deficits and impacts on
[34:58] services.
[34:59] Expectation of higher level
[34:59] services.
[35:05] Facilittors explained that
[35:07] norms are agreed-upon standards
[35:08] of behavior and practices that
[35:09] many city councils have adopted.
[35:12] Many city councils have adopted
[35:14] a set of norms.
[35:15] having exquisite norms can help
[35:16] the current council as well as
[35:17] expectation for future councils.
[35:23] The result of this discussion
[35:25] was a consensus on a set of
[35:25] norms.
[35:26] During the discussion, the mayor
[35:28] and council agreed to modify a
[35:29] couple of these to be more
[35:31] specific to long beach.
[35:33] After the discussion, the city
[35:35] at agreed by consensus to a set
[35:36] of norms which have been
[35:38] provided for all of you at the
[35:39] dais.
[35:43] The order of the norms reflects
[35:43] the facilitators understanding
[35:44] of preferences expressed by
[35:45] members of the mayor and city
[35:46] council during the discussion.
[35:49] Tonight, we welcome additional
[35:50] feedback or adoption of these
[35:50] norms.
[35:55] They include good intent, work
[35:56] together as a body modeling
[36:00] teamwork, respect, civility,
[36:02] respect the rules of the mayor,
[36:03] city council, city manager, and
[36:04] city attorney and are form of
[36:04] government.
[36:10] Share information and avoid
[36:10] surprises.
[36:11] Stay focuse on city council
[36:11] priorities.
[36:14] Maintain a citywide perspective
[36:14] while being focused on our
[36:15] districts.
[36:19] Disagree agreeably and
[36:19] professionally.
[36:21] Keep confidential things
[36:22] confidential.
[36:24] Utilize long-range plans to
[36:27] provide big picture context
[36:27] that'
[36:28] s realistic and achievable.
[36:29] Communicate concerns about staff
[36:31] to the city manager while
[36:32] treating staff respectfully.
[36:34] Tonight'
[36:37] s recommendation is to
[36:39] file the mayor and city council
[36:41] workshop final report and adopt
[36:41] the mayor and city council
[36:42] norms.
[36:42] Thank you.
[36:46] >> thank you.
[36:47] All right.
[36:50] I don'
[36:53] t see any questions from
[36:53] the team.
[36:54] So let'
[36:54] s go ahead and go to
[36:58] willful -- to a vote.
[36:59] Public comment.
[37:03] Yes.
[37:03] There'
[37:05] s no public comment for
[37:05] this item.
[37:06] Let'
[37:07] s go to a vote.
[37:18] The motion is carried.
[37:24] >> item 22.
[37:29] >> recommendation to direct city
[37:30] attorney to prepare ordinance
[37:31] amending the provisions of the
[37:32] housing trust fund citywide.
[37:36] >> thank you very much.
[37:41] I do believe we have a staff
[37:41] presentation.
[37:43] >> yes we do.
[37:46] Our community development
[37:46] department can give the
[37:47] presentation.
[37:48] >> good evening.
[37:54] >> thank you.
[37:59] Before you tonight, a brief
[38:01] presentation on the housing
[38:02] trust fund and recommendation to
[38:04] adopt the amendments to bring it
[38:06] into compliant -- compliance.
[38:15] For some background, the city
[38:18] council approved the creation of
[38:19] a housing trust fund in OCTOBER
[38:23] of 2005 with the goals of
[38:23] surfing the housing needs of the
[38:23] city'
[38:26] s extreme lilo and above
[38:27] moderate out -- income
[38:28] households through housing
[38:30] assistance and homeownership
[38:30] opportunities.
[38:33] To qualify for matching funds
[38:35] from the state, the city must
[38:35] modify the goal populations of
[38:36] the housing trust on.
[38:41] Acd'
[38:42] s local housing trust fund
[38:44] program provides matching funds
[38:46] to local and regional housing
[38:47] trust funds dedicated to the
[38:49] creation, rehabilitation, or
[38:50] preservation of affordable
[38:53] housing, transitional housing,
[38:53] and emergency shelters.
[39:02] Eligible program funds include
[39:03] construction loans, permanent
[39:04] financing loans to pay for costs
[39:07] associated with developing a
[39:08] rehabilitation of affordable
[39:11] rental housing projects.
[39:16] Affordable home buyer or
[39:18] homeowner projects including
[39:20] assistance to income eligible
[39:22] households to purchase for cell
[39:22] units.
[39:26] The construction of accessory
[39:27] dwelling units are junior a b
[39:27] use.
[39:32] The city'
[39:32] s housing trust fund
[39:35] guidelines state that not less
[39:36] than 50% of the funds in the
[39:39] housing trust fund account shall
[39:39] be expanded to provide housing
[39:41] assistance and homeownership
[39:43] opportunities for above moderate
[39:47] income housing those at
[39:47] affordable costs.
[39:49] And not less than 50% shall be
[39:51] expanded to provide housing
[39:52] assistance and homeownership
[39:53] opportunities to extremely low
[39:58] income households at affordable
[39:58] housing costs.
[39:59] To comply with the local housing
[40:00] trust fund program and qualify
[40:04] for matching funds, the city
[40:04] must amend the guidelines for
[40:07] populations served so at least
[40:09] 30% of the program funds shall
[40:10] be expended on existence to low
[40:13] income households, no more than
[40:15] 20% of the program funds shall
[40:19] be expended on assistance to
[40:19] moderate income households.
[40:22] The remaining program funds
[40:23] shall be expended on assistance
[40:23] to lower income households.
[40:28] That brings us to our
[40:29] recommendation to direct the
[40:29] city attorney to prepare an
[40:31] ordinance amending the
[40:32] provisions of the housing trust
[40:33] fund to comply with the
[40:36] regulations of acds local
[40:37] housing trust fund program.
[40:37] Thank you.
[40:45] >> thank you very much for that
[40:45] presentation.
[40:48] Do we have any public comments?
[40:51] We do not.
[40:56] >> I just have one question.
[40:57] Thank you for the presentation
[40:57] by the way.
[41:03] How much is in the trust fund?
[41:08] >> currently, there'
[41:08] s
[41:10] approximately $352,000 in the
[41:11] trust fund.
[41:15] >> and it was started in 2005?
[41:16] Is that correct?
[41:17] >> yes.
[41:20] >> have we used funds over the
[41:23] years?
[41:24] Did I MISS Where we'
[41:24] ve used
[41:27] funds that have been put in this
[41:27] trust fund?
[41:29] >> yes.
[41:30] I have to correct myself.
[41:32] There'
[41:33] s $33,000 in the housing
[41:34] trust fund but there'
[41:35] s been
[41:37] total deposits of $352,000.
[41:41] Those funds have been used over
[41:41] the years for a mobile home
[41:44] repair and grant program and
[41:45] also some second mortgage
[41:45] assistance.
[41:50] >> are there specific plans to
[41:51] increase this?
[41:52] Do we have something in our
[41:53] budget?
[41:56] >> yes.
[41:56] It'
[41:57] s a good line of questioning.
[42:00] Those numbers MAY seem very
[42:00] small.
[42:00] That'
[42:03] s because most of our funds
[42:05] go through different affordable
[42:05] housing accounts.
[42:07] This particular fund has existed
[42:09] for a long time.
[42:10] It hasn'
[42:10] t been structured in a
[42:13] way that we can receive state
[42:14] matching funds.
[42:14] This year as part of the budget
[42:17] that was adopted by counsel, he
[42:19] did appropriate funds to this
[42:19] account.
[42:20] We would like to get the best
[42:21] used out of those funds as
[42:24] possible so we will be doig
[42:27] this restructuring and then
[42:27] depositing those funds so we can
[42:28] request matching from the state.
[42:31] We are also looking at what are
[42:35] called p hla funds, funds we
[42:38] receive from the state.
[42:39] If we deposit them, we can
[42:41] achieve additional matching
[42:42] funds from the housing trust
[42:44] fund that the state uprights.
[42:47] We are trying to be strategic
[42:47] and make every dollar go as far
[42:48] as it can.
[42:52] While it'
[42:53] s not a fund we'
[42:53] ve used
[42:56] in the past, we will be using it
[42:56] more vigorously in the future.
[42:59] >> thank you for that.
[43:00] I think it'
[43:00] s great to get
[43:02] matching funds and change the
[43:03] guidelines.
[43:08] >> all right.
[43:10] so there are no public comments.
[43:10] Let'
[43:10] s go to a vote.
[43:17] Motion is carried.
[43:21] >> thank you item 23.
[43:28] >> recommendation to adopt
[43:29] specifications for consulting
[43:31] services and award a contract to
[43:31] gartner consulting.
[43:42] General project management
[43:43] services for a total contract
[43:45] amount of 1.9 million.
[43:50] Award a contract for quality
[43:50] assurance services for a total
[43:53] amount of 1.2 million.
[43:57] An increase of appropriations in
[43:58] the development services fund
[44:01] group and the community
[44:01] development department.
[44:06] >> these were some pretty big
[44:08] contracts to get there'
[44:08] s a staff
[44:09] presentation.
[44:12] >> we would like to give a
[44:12] presentation on this.
[44:15] This is a big deal.
[44:16] This is a transformational
[44:17] investment in our enterprise
[44:18] land management system which is
[44:19] the system that governs a lot of
[44:21] our permit in the city.
[44:23] We think we can improve the
[44:26] customer experience as well as
[44:26] staff efficiency.
[44:28] I will turn it over to our team
[44:31] to explain what this is and the
[44:33] steps that will become after
[44:33] this.
[44:41] >> this is a combined effort.
[44:43] Lisa fall will walk you through
[44:43] the presentation.
[44:47] >> good evening.
[44:48] I'
[44:48] m very excited to be here
[44:51] tonight to talk about this
[44:51] project.
[44:53] I will make the presentation and
[44:56] then leah erickson will be here
[44:59] to help answer some questions as
[45:00] well as chrissy for koonz, my
[45:01] director.
[45:05] All right.
[45:11] So the enterprise land
[45:11] management system is the city'
[45:12] s
[45:14] backbone for its permitting and
[45:17] licensing functions, including
[45:17] inspections.
[45:19] It'
[45:23] s large, complex, has about
[45:23] -- several subsystems.
[45:23] It'
[45:26] s used by eight departments
[45:27] for many different functions and
[45:29] has approximately 500 internal
[45:29] users.
[45:34] Given its multi-departmental use
[45:34] and its large scale, it'
[45:34] s known
[45:35] as an enterprise system.
[45:41] The current system was installed
[45:41] in 2007.
[45:44] Since then, many operations and
[45:44] needs have changed.
[45:47] So the current system is not
[45:51] meeting either customer needs or
[45:52] expectations for our city
[45:53] analytical or process needs.
[45:57] For example, the current elm is
[45:59] not configured to allow general
[46:00] online permitting and upcoming
[46:03] state lottery requirements.
[46:06] The city cannot require --
[46:06] retrieve adequate data for
[46:08] policymaking or management
[46:08] decisions.
[46:14] Elm also lacks adequate
[46:15] integration across functions and
[46:18] departments, creating and
[46:19] lowering effectiveness.
[46:28] So given the current situation,
[46:28] it'
[46:28] s a priority project.
[46:32] It will either overhaul or
[46:35] replace the current system.
[46:35] The new system will improve
[46:38] capabilities and responsiveness
[46:41] to customers, reduce the need
[46:43] for customers to visit city hall
[46:45] licensing needs, simplify
[46:47] processing, making it as easy as
[46:49] possible to get a license or
[46:52] permit, and provide better data
[46:54] and be more efficient for staff.
[47:02] So elm is known as an enterprise
[47:05] resource planning system because
[47:10] of its size and citywide impact
[47:11] as I mentioned.
[47:11] To ensure sufficient time and
[47:15] resources for a successful elm,
[47:17] it has been necessary to pause
[47:18] phase two of lb coast.
[47:23] This is our other very large erp
[47:25] project that focuses on payroll,
[47:26] budget, and hr systems.
[47:30] Phase one, the financial system,
[47:31] has been implemented.
[47:39] Phase two of lb coast has paused
[47:39] because it'
[47:39] s unlikely that long
[47:42] beach or most organizations
[47:44] could simultaneously implement
[47:48] two concurrent erp projects with
[47:50] available resources.
[47:50] Phase two is not expected to
[47:54] start until a bit -- lb builds
[47:57] yemen -- vmm is implemented.
[48:04] Lb builds is a big project,
[48:07] beyond city staff resources and
[48:07] expertise.
[48:09] Expert assistance from
[48:11] consultants is needed but will
[48:11] be temporary.
[48:14] Throughout the process, city
[48:16] staff will be decision-makers
[48:19] and critical to the design and
[48:19] of limitation.
[48:23] Key to the project success is
[48:25] adequately staffing the project
[48:28] with the best city staff and a
[48:28] good city decision-making
[48:28] process.
[48:32] To help city staff navigate this
[48:35] project, four scopes of work
[48:39] were released for consultant
[48:39] services.
[48:47] Scopes wants to position the
[48:47] city for success.
[48:48] They will provide an assessment
[48:48] of the city'
[48:50] s readiness for the
[48:53] project and identify preliminary
[48:54] resource needs.
[48:56] It will help the city defined
[48:57] what it needs from an upgraded
[48:59] or completely new in system.
[49:02] And ensure the city knows what
[49:04] to expect from the products
[49:05] available in the marketplace.
[49:11] During scope too, needs will be
[49:14] incorporated for the software
[49:14] and system integrator.
[49:20] The consultant will assist with
[49:24] the selection process during the
[49:25] procurement following the city'
[49:25] s
[49:25] processes.
[49:33] Scope three covers general
[49:35] project management and begins
[49:36] with implementation of the
[49:39] solution, after we select the
[49:39] software and the system
[49:40] integrator.
[49:47] The quality assurance provider
[49:47] identifies issues with the
[49:51] vendors or city that MAY impact
[49:53] the project success and makes
[49:54] working recommendations to
[49:54] resolve those issues.
[50:01] So, we had good response to the
[50:01] proposal.
[50:06] Eight vendors responded to the
[50:11] rp with 14 proposals.
[50:12] Vendors could propose on scopes
[50:16] one and two combined, scope
[50:18] three, scope for, but not both
[50:20] three and four.
[50:21] Evaluation committee process
[50:26] included community development,
[50:26] financial management and
[50:28] technology and innovation, the
[50:29] key departments involved with
[50:30] elm.
[50:33] The finalists are gardner
[50:35] consulting for scopes one and
[50:39] two and four, and very done for
[50:43] scope -- be
[50:50] arry dunne for
[50:50] three.
[50:51] It identifies a 2.5 year to
[50:55] three-your project with likely
[50:56] quickest time possible and needs
[51:03] to be reevaluated after software
[51:03] and system integration and
[51:04] depends heavily on city
[51:05] resources and other factors
[51:08] including staff vacancies and
[51:08] other city priorities.
[51:15] This slide shows the potential
[51:18] cost of the proposed awards.
[51:21] Scope one and two combined and
[51:22] scope three and scope forward.
[51:24] The base costs of all combined
[51:28] is approximately $3.5 million.
[51:33] Scope three includes $352,000
[51:34] for optional organizational
[51:38] change management known as oh cm
[51:45] and these are at -- ocm and
[51:46] are under city discretion.
[51:48] They are more likely to
[51:48] encounter issues anticipated at
[51:51] the outset, as such we are
[51:52] requesting contingencies for
[52:00] each totaling $660,000 and $600,
[52:00] a little less than 20% of the
[52:03] base cost.
[52:05] If the implementation timeframe
[52:07] is significantly longer than the
[52:09] aggressive timeframe proposed
[52:11] costs for scopes three and scope
[52:11] for MAY be exceeded.
[52:19] -- scope three in scope four MAY
[52:19] be exceeded.
[52:20] There will be a one time that
[52:22] includes software system
[52:25] integrator and soft and hard
[52:26] costs for city staffing.
[52:28] Total cost for the project are
[52:32] currently unknown, whether net
[52:35] operating cost will be higher
[52:37] are lower is also unknown, and
[52:38] all this depends on the selected
[52:39] solution.
[52:41] Much of the cost but not all
[52:44] will be funded by the
[52:45] development services fund.
[52:55] To summarize, lb builds elm will
[52:59] replace a system and greatly
[53:00] improve online access and other
[53:03] customer experiences with city
[53:03] permitting and licensing.
[53:05] The project is anticipated to
[53:08] start DECEMBER 2023 and be
[53:13] operational in mid-2026.
[53:16] And again, the cost would
[53:17] largely be funded from the
[53:18] development services fund.
[53:23] So, staff recommends the city
[53:26] council adopts specifications rf
[53:33] tt!23-201 for enterprise land
[53:34] management consulting services
[53:35] and award a contract to gardner
[53:39] consulting for scopes one and
[53:41] two in contracts for scope four
[53:44] and the amounts of 1,020,001.6
[53:46] million dollars which includes
[53:46] contingencies.
[53:52] In addition, award scope 32
[53:57] barry dunne including
[53:59] contingency and $320,000 for
[54:05] optional oh cm -- ocm management
[54:06] services.
[54:08] Finally, the last recommendation
[54:10] is to increase appropriations in
[54:12] the development services fund by
[54:17] $890,000 from funds available
[54:17] for initial implementation of
[54:18] the project.
[54:24] That concludes my presentation
[54:26] and we are all here to answer
[54:27] your questions.
[54:27] >> thank you very much.
[54:32] Other any public comments on
[54:32] this?
[54:34] All right.
[54:35] There are none.
[54:36] Council member, do you have
[54:36] anything?
[54:37] >> real quick.
[54:42] Did you state that the project
[54:46] could start at the end of 2026.
[54:48] When does it start again?
[54:53] >> ok, you want to go to the
[54:53] slides?
[54:55] >> yeah.
[55:00] >> yeah, so, what we are
[55:03] anticipating on our best timing
[55:06] schedule is we will start this
[55:10] DECEMBER and then we are
[55:12] anticipating switching over to a
[55:17] new or overhauled elm system in
[55:17] JUNE 2026.
[55:20] >> that is all I have.
[55:21] Thank you.
[55:26] >> yeah, is that three years, is
[55:31] that normal to take that long?
[55:31] It is?
[55:32] Ok.
[55:33] Council member.
[55:37] >> I am happy to second the
[55:39] motion and understand the need
[55:41] for these contracts and I fully
[55:42] support it.
[55:44] >> all right.
[55:44] Thank you.
[55:46] Council member?
[55:49] >> thank you for the
[55:49] presentation.
[55:55] You said that we have had our
[55:57] current system since 2007, which
[55:59] is 16 years, and so I definitely
[56:00] appreciate that.
[56:04] We are looking into a new system
[56:05] so it is a little bit more I
[56:08] think, helpful to staff as well
[56:12] as to businesses as well as
[56:13] requesting permits and
[56:13] licensing.
[56:18] Can you share an example of some
[56:19] things this new system will do
[56:20] versus what it can'
[56:22] t do at the
[56:24] moment to illustrate why we are
[56:27] spending so much money to invest
[56:27] in the new system?
[56:30] >> sure.
[56:33] One of the things in that we are
[56:35] able to accept some minor
[56:38] permits on line not able to
[56:42] accept larger general bidding
[56:45] for permits.
[56:47] Recent state law changes our
[56:51] requiring that full-scale
[56:52] residential projects be
[56:55] submitted online, so that is one
[56:57] of the things that we are
[56:57] looking at being able to
[56:58] provide.
[57:03] Also, there is not a lot of good
[57:04] linkages between the departments
[57:08] and as many people know who come
[57:10] to do a project here, you need
[57:14] to talk to development services,
[57:17] public works, fire, health,
[57:18] depending on what your project
[57:20] is, and the whole process
[57:23] forward getting permits is not
[57:24] seamless within that system so
[57:30] we want to integrate that so
[57:30] everybody knows exactly where a
[57:33] project is by looking into the
[57:34] system and getting answers for
[57:35] our patrons as quickly as
[57:35] possible.
[57:39] >> it would also reduce the time
[57:40] it would take for people to get
[57:41] their permitting and license in
[57:43] order to build their projects a
[57:46] lot quicker and faster and
[57:50] reduce errors because everybody
[57:52] is looking at the same system
[57:52] from one department to the next.
[57:53] >> yep.
[57:56] That is what we are
[57:56] anticipating.
[57:59] >> that is exciting because it
[58:04] makes it easy for our builders
[58:06] do that as soon as possible as
[58:06] was business in general, right?
[58:08] Thank you very much.
[58:10] >> those are great questions.
[58:13] Councilmember?
[58:17] >> yes comment that was a great
[58:18] line of questioning and answered
[58:20] my questions and I am fully
[58:20] supportive of this.
[58:26] People will really be happy with
[58:27] the offers.
[58:30] All right, I don'
[58:31] t see any more
[58:31] questions, so let'
[58:33] s go to a
[58:33] vote.
[58:41] >> motion is carried.
[58:43] >> thank you.
[58:44] Item 24.
[58:48] >> financial management
[58:48] recommendation to authorize city
[58:51] manager to amend the contract
[58:52] with the group for providing
[58:53] custodial services for a total
[58:54] revise contract amount not to
[58:59] exceed $11.7 million and extend
[59:00] the term of the contract to
[59:03] NOVEMBER 6, 2024, citywide.
[59:06] >> I need a second?
[59:08] All right.
[59:08] Any public comment on this?
[59:09] All right.
[59:10] Let'
[59:10] s vote.
[59:15] >> motion is carried.
[59:18] >> thank you.
[59:19] Item 25.
[59:35] >> report from public works
[59:35] recommendation to increase
[59:36] appropriations in the capital
[59:39] projects group and public works
[59:42] department by $556,000 offset by
[59:45] funds received from the
[59:46] transportation program for the
[59:48] orange avenue bikeway and
[59:51] streets project, district one,
[59:53] 2, 6, 7, 8, and nine.
[59:54] >> thank you.
[59:56] Any public comments?
[59:58] Ok.
[59:58] No?
[1:00:00] Council member?
[1:00:03] >> yes I want to express how
[1:00:05] exciting it is to move forward
[1:00:07] with our vision zero.
[1:00:10] Also making sure that we
[1:00:12] continue to make long beach a
[1:00:15] bike friendly place and ensuring
[1:00:15] we are connecting north long
[1:00:17] beach all the way down to
[1:00:18] downtown.
[1:00:19] I think we know that it is
[1:00:22] really important we make it as
[1:00:23] safe and easy as possible for
[1:00:25] people who ride bikes to get
[1:00:27] from one side of our town to the
[1:00:32] next, which also includes making
[1:00:34] it safer to reduce traffic
[1:00:35] fatality, related fatalities and
[1:00:38] injuries as well, so I am really
[1:00:39] glad we are able to move this
[1:00:39] forward with the additional
[1:00:45] funding so that we can continue
[1:00:48] to meet our bike master plan and
[1:00:48] adding that done.
[1:00:49] Thank you.
[1:00:50] >> thank you.
[1:00:57] Councilmember.
[1:01:00] >> thank you.
[1:01:01] I'
[1:01:02] m excited about making long
[1:01:03] beach and more bike-friendly
[1:01:06] city and a safer city with more
[1:01:08] connectivity throughout the
[1:01:08] city.
[1:01:13] I am so happy to see this will
[1:01:18] be connecting north long beach
[1:01:18] to downtown and vice a versa in
[1:01:21] happy to know that there will be
[1:01:23] lighting improvements among
[1:01:23] other enhancements made as part
[1:01:24] of this project.
[1:01:28] Thank you to our public works
[1:01:30] team for presenting us with this
[1:01:32] project, and for the work that
[1:01:33] is to come in making this a
[1:01:35] reality.
[1:01:37] I am so very happy to see this
[1:01:38] project come forward.
[1:01:40] >> thank you.
[1:01:43] Councilmember.
[1:01:45] >> thank you so much.
[1:01:49] I think I have been consistent
[1:01:53] supporting particularly active
[1:01:54] transportation projects like
[1:01:56] this.
[1:01:59] I am a big proponent of bike
[1:02:00] infrastructure in our city.
[1:02:03] I just want to quickly ask a
[1:02:06] question about the scope of the
[1:02:10] work that will be done on this
[1:02:10] particular project.
[1:02:12] I understand that you know,
[1:02:14] there will be dedicated lanes,
[1:02:16] but only actually dealing with
[1:02:18] the street conditions in some of
[1:02:22] these areas that MAY not be as
[1:02:22] smooth as others.
[1:02:28] >> uh, yes, so it is my
[1:02:30] understanding this is a 13.3
[1:02:33] million dollar project.
[1:02:34] We are looking at a protected
[1:02:39] bikeway, intersections, bus
[1:02:42] islands, safety enhancements,
[1:02:42] pavement resurfacing, and
[1:02:44] lighting as well, so pretty
[1:02:46] comprehensive up-and-down
[1:02:47] origin.
[1:02:50] Some -- orange.
[1:02:52] Some areas have had treatments
[1:02:53] and others do not so making sure
[1:02:54] we do all those together so it
[1:02:57] is seamless and goes all the way
[1:03:00] from ocean three signal hill up
[1:03:00] to the top of long beach.
[1:03:03] >> so we have had the treatments
[1:03:08] in the north part, north of
[1:03:08] those areas, up to I believe
[1:03:12] artesia or past, and we have
[1:03:16] dedicated lanes -- I which is as
[1:03:19] for as we move forward some
[1:03:20] level of consistency all the way
[1:03:24] through as much as possible so
[1:03:28] that our residents are not
[1:03:28] confused or feeling like you
[1:03:31] know we are changing up the
[1:03:32] program on them, so.
[1:03:34] >> understood.
[1:03:37] >> all right.
[1:03:39] Well, thank you very much for
[1:03:40] your thoughtful comments,
[1:03:41] everyone.
[1:03:41] Let'
[1:03:41] s vote.
[1:03:50] COUNCILWOMAN?
[1:03:53] >> motion is carried.
[1:03:58] >> all right.
[1:04:01] So, we are just getting through
[1:04:02] this agenda very quickly today.
[1:04:05] So we are at the general public
[1:04:10] comment number two and florence,
[1:04:11] you are up.
[1:04:28] >> my name is florence.
[1:04:30] Yes, I am still homeless.
[1:04:38] And my reason is I sat here, I
[1:04:39] have been coming here for the
[1:04:41] past three years, coming to your
[1:04:44] meetings, and you don'
[1:04:44] t talk
[1:04:46] about real issues.
[1:04:49] The real issue is black folks
[1:04:52] without jobs, black folks who
[1:04:55] are into drugs, black folks who
[1:04:56] are being abused by the police.
[1:05:00] I met a man who spent 13 years
[1:05:03] in prison with something he did
[1:05:04] not do because of an officer.
[1:05:11] The officer is dead now, but
[1:05:12] you are not talking about things
[1:05:14] that matter to black folks.
[1:05:16] I sit here and watch people from
[1:05:20] all cultures, me, me, me, me.
[1:05:23] I am a foundational like
[1:05:23] american.
[1:05:30] I call myself a fba,
[1:05:32] foundational black american.
[1:05:33] I don'
[1:05:34] t know any other
[1:05:34] continent.
[1:05:37] I know this one, that we don'
[1:05:37] t.
[1:05:38] I don'
[1:05:39] t want to hear it.
[1:05:40] My ancestors it.
[1:05:44] We are being pushed away come
[1:05:50] out, ignored -- away, out,
[1:05:52] ignored.
[1:05:52] Just talk about it.
[1:05:52] It is real.
[1:05:57] I watched a young man died on
[1:05:57] the long beach pavement of an
[1:05:58] overdose.
[1:05:59] Black people are not bringing
[1:06:02] those drugs in here.
[1:06:03] I am sick and tired of it.
[1:06:04] I am an american citizen.
[1:06:06] I am everyplace.
[1:06:08] But you don'
[1:06:12] t talk about reality
[1:06:14] that will uplift the community,
[1:06:18] not down, up certain people and
[1:06:18] not other people.
[1:06:25] You know, and the thing is we
[1:06:27] have the highest ratio of
[1:06:27] homelessness.
[1:06:28] They won'
[1:06:30] t rent to us.
[1:06:32] I should say you won'
[1:06:32] t rent to
[1:06:36] us, whether we can afford it or
[1:06:37] whether we can'
[1:06:38] t come in so,
[1:06:42] fair housing, -- we can'
[1:06:45] t come
[1:06:47] in so, fair housing -- can'
[1:06:47] t
[1:06:49] com
[1:06:53] , so I'
[1:06:53] m a fair housing.
[1:06:57] Young girls walk up and down the
[1:07:00] street half naked and nobody is
[1:07:01] doing a thing about it.
[1:07:07] Drugs, drugs are being poured
[1:07:11] into this country in this area,
[1:07:14] like it is nothing, and black
[1:07:14] folks are being affected by it.
[1:07:16] Why aren'
[1:07:18] t the police doing
[1:07:19] something?
[1:07:24] Why on the judges, prosecutors,
[1:07:25] politicians doing something
[1:07:25] about it?
[1:07:28] It can be stopped.
[1:07:31] Baby boy died, no older than 20,
[1:07:34] I guess you say, well, it'
[1:07:34] s not
[1:07:35] my business.
[1:07:39] >> ma'
[1:07:41] am, your time has
[1:07:41] concluded.
[1:07:45] >> florence, thank you for your
[1:07:45] comments.
[1:07:46] Thank you for coming out today.
[1:07:49] All right, we are going to item
[1:07:51] 13 which is the end of our
[1:07:52] agenda announcements and
[1:07:53] adjournment.
[1:07:57] All right.
[1:08:01] Announcements and adjournments.
[1:08:04] Council member.
[1:08:08] >> thank, colleagues.
[1:08:09] It pleases me to mention that
[1:08:13] over the weekend that we lost a
[1:08:14] beloved neighbor and pillar in
[1:08:17] our community, and that was MS.
[1:08:18] Carter.
[1:08:23] She was a remarkable person who
[1:08:24] accomplished so much throughout
[1:08:29] her 104 years in life.
[1:08:32] Her and her seven siblings were
[1:08:35] orphans but despite that
[1:08:38] hardship she began her career as
[1:08:40] a typist at the pentagon and
[1:08:42] world war ii and rose through
[1:08:43] the ranks and became a colonel
[1:08:45] in the army.
[1:08:48] She became a reserve long beach
[1:08:54] police officer at age 65 and she
[1:08:58] was actually on the same in the
[1:09:00] same graduating class as the
[1:09:01] sheriff now.
[1:09:04] She earned her bachelor'
[1:09:04] s degree
[1:09:08] in english and communications at
[1:09:09] the age of 78.
[1:09:12] And most recently she served as
[1:09:16] on the scenery -- senior
[1:09:17] advisory commission representing
[1:09:19] the eighth district but was also
[1:09:20] instrumental eight years ago in
[1:09:23] developing our senior activities
[1:09:27] center at the expo.
[1:09:28] And so much more.
[1:09:31] She was an amazing neighbor and
[1:09:35] matriarch in our community and
[1:09:37] city and she will be very very
[1:09:37] sorely missed.
[1:09:40] I would like to close with a
[1:09:44] quote that I believe embodies
[1:09:45] her life in spirit, and it is
[1:09:48] quote -- I don'
[1:09:48] t know where the
[1:09:51] quote is attributed to, but
[1:09:52] "life is not waiting for the
[1:09:54] storm to pass, it is about
[1:09:58] learning to dance in the rain,"
[1:10:00] and MISS Carter was certainly a
[1:10:03] positive influence on us all.
[1:10:05] Anyone who knew her in the city,
[1:10:06] and I think she should be more
[1:10:11] appropriately celebrated at a
[1:10:11] later time, but we certainly
[1:10:13] want to adjourn in her honor
[1:10:14] this evening.
[1:10:18] Um, and then I would just move
[1:10:19] on to other announcements.
[1:10:23] Um, I would also like to
[1:10:25] announce this thursday between
[1:10:27] 6:15 and 8:00 P.M., I invite our
[1:10:31] neighbors out to our last public
[1:10:33] workshop where we will be
[1:10:34] reviewing concept plans and
[1:10:35] getting feedback to help th
[1:10:36] city develop the final version.
[1:10:40] It will be held at the boys and
[1:10:41] girls club of long beach between
[1:10:46] the clubhouse.
[1:10:47] Please contact my office if you
[1:10:49] need more information.
[1:10:52] And also, we are hosting a blood
[1:10:52] drive with the american red
[1:10:57] cross monday, OCTOBER 30, from
[1:11:01] 11:30 A.M. To 6:00 P.M. At the
[1:11:03] L.A. Care community resource
[1:11:03] center on atlantic avenue.
[1:11:06] You and register at red
[1:11:10] cross.Org using district eight
[1:11:13] to receive a $20 amazon gift
[1:11:14] card.
[1:11:15] That includes our announcements
[1:11:15] for now.
[1:11:15] Pthank you.
[1:11:18] >> thank you.
[1:11:18] COUNCILWOMAN?
[1:11:20] >> thank you.
[1:11:22] This saturday I'
[1:11:22] m hosting my
[1:11:27] monthly district six update on
[1:11:27] the cambodian-american cultural
[1:11:31] center, a forum where we will
[1:11:33] provide information on its
[1:11:40] status and plans at mcbride park
[1:11:42] , and it is saturday from 1:00
[1:11:43] to 4:00 P.M.
[1:11:47] Then this monday I'
[1:11:47] m hosting our
[1:11:51] district six aquarium not come
[1:11:51] monday, OCTOBER 20 third from
[1:11:54] 6:30 to 8:30 P.M.
[1:11:57] Please rsvp.
[1:11:59] We will have a dj and costume is
[1:12:00] highly encouraged but we just
[1:12:02] want to make sure it is
[1:12:03] family-appropriate.
[1:12:03] Thank you.
[1:12:04] >> thank you.
[1:12:06] COUNCILWOMAN?
[1:12:09] >> yes, this weekend I invite
[1:12:13] all residents to attend the
[1:12:13] festival flight at the long
[1:12:16] beach airport, saturday, OCTOBER
[1:12:19] 21 from 10:00 to 4:00 P.M., the
[1:12:21] first kickoff of celebrating 100
[1:12:22] years of our long beach airport
[1:12:23] with aircraft on display, live
[1:12:26] music, activities for kids and
[1:12:29] more at this free annual event,
[1:12:30] so join us.
[1:12:33] Sunday, OCTOBER 22, the monthly
[1:12:36] bike ride zombie addition is
[1:12:39] leaving at 11:00 A.M., so get
[1:12:41] there early to have your face
[1:12:42] done by a makeup artist and they
[1:12:47] will be prizes for best on
[1:12:47] the or ugly zombie.
[1:12:50] Grab your helmet and join us for
[1:12:50] a ride.
[1:12:51] >> that sounds like fun.
[1:12:53] COUNCILWOMAN?
[1:12:54] >> thank you.
[1:12:59] Our south division commanders
[1:13:01] form is wednesday, OCTOBER 18,
[1:13:03] starting at 6:00 P.M. To 8:00
[1:13:09] P.M. At headquarters on 400 west
[1:13:10] broadway.
[1:13:11] For more information, please
[1:13:11] email.
[1:13:16] Also I would like to invite you
[1:13:22] to the wilmore OCTOBER community
[1:13:24] meeting wednesday, OCTOBER 18,
[1:13:28] at 7:00 P.M. To 8:30 P.M. At 620
[1:13:32] san francisco avenue, long
[1:13:32] beach, california.
[1:13:33] For more information on that,
[1:13:36] please contact wilmore city,
[1:13:41] email wilmore city.
[1:13:43] I also want to invite you to the
[1:13:43] wilmore city neighborhood
[1:13:47] cleanup this saturday, OCTOBER
[1:13:50] 21, starting at 9:00 A.M. To
[1:13:53] 11:30 A.M.
[1:13:55] It will take place at 734 main
[1:13:56] avenue here in long beach, of
[1:13:57] course.
[1:14:00] For more information, again,
[1:14:01] please elmo
[1:14:04] email wilmore city.
[1:14:06] Also this saturday, we will be
[1:14:11] celebrating harvey milk equality
[1:14:14] plaza inductee ceremony at
[1:14:18] exactly 1:00 P.M. To 3:00 P.M.
[1:14:19] And this event will take place
[1:14:22] at 212 east 3rd street here in
[1:14:22] long beach.
[1:14:25] I would also like to remind you
[1:14:28] that the grand parade is coming
[1:14:32] up on NOVEMBER 4 at 11:00 A.M.,
[1:14:34] and it starts on pine/third.
[1:14:37] See you all at these events.
[1:14:37] Thank you.
[1:14:40] >> thank you.
[1:14:41] A lot of stuff happening in
[1:14:42] district one.
[1:14:43] COUNCILWOMAN?
[1:14:45] -- COUNCILMAN?
[1:14:48] >> we have a busy saturday in
[1:14:50] council district four that
[1:14:53] starts at 10:00 A.M. At the t2
[1:14:56] triathlon and cycling, a
[1:15:00] brand-new store.
[1:15:01] Then we head over to the
[1:15:03] festival of flight, which the
[1:15:05] council member mentioned, then
[1:15:07] we back out to the town center
[1:15:08] at noon for their halloween
[1:15:11] event.
[1:15:15] Then we have the nature center
[1:15:17] with their halloween event, and
[1:15:19] after that, I think we will
[1:15:19] rest.
[1:15:19] Thank you.
[1:15:23] >> all right.
[1:15:24] That concludes announcements and
[1:15:25] concludes tonight'
[1:15:26] s session of
[1:15:26] city council.
[1:15:30] Please have a good night and get
[1:15:31] home safe.