Upcoming City Council Meeting Highlight
On Tuesday, July 23, the City Council will not meet.
In the next several weeks, City Staff will be releasing its updated Homeless Encampment and Public Spaces Protocol following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson. This decision also overturned Martin v. Boise, allowing cities to enforce anti-camping ordinances without first offering people experiencing homelessness a valid alternative place to sleep. Councilmember Duggan believes Long Beach needs to review this protocol and make updates based on input from residents.
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Summary of Previous City Council Meeting
On Tuesday, July 16, the City Council heard the following topics of interest:
Item #50: Request the City Manager to evaluate options for modernizing wage rates for Long Beach Airport and Convention Center concession workers, and request the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to authorize a market pay adjustment that ensures fair and competitive wages for concession workers at the Long Beach Airport and Convention Center. This item proposes aligning the minimum wage for airport and convention workers with the newly approved wages for hotel workers under Measure RW. Councilmember Duggan said the City should move forward carefully when looking to apply Measure RW across other different industries because these businesses have a different structure and revenue model than large hotels. For example, businesses at the airport pay a percentage of gross revenue as rent to the City, and the City caps their prices. Councilmember Duggan stated she doesn't want these businesses forced to look at cost-saving measures, including self-ordering kiosks, like we are seeing at other airports.
Item #53: Recommendation to receive and file City Auditor’s report and presentation on the Climate Transition Impact Review to Prepare for Long Beach’s Transition from Fossil Fuel Production and Preserve Critical Infrastructure and City Services. This report details the City's financial liabilities and analyzes the economic impacts of transitioning away from producing oil in Long Beach. This item passed unanimously.
Item #54: Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Construction & Demolition Recycling Program Performance Audit conducted by the Long Beach City Auditor’s Office. This audit identified $9.2 million in one-time funds in the Construction and Demolition account that should be recorded as revenue and allocated to environmental projects. This item passed unanimously.
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