Vol. 02 | Issue 37

September 14, 2024

Hello Kristina,

This past Tuesday, the City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. As we work to close the budget deficits now and in future years, this budget focused on improving core City services.

Please consider attending the September 17 City Council meeting as Council is considering a recommendation to approve a support position on Proposition 36. If you are unable to attend, you can voice your opinion by emailing CityClerk@longbeach.gov. See more details below in the Council Update section referenced by Item 24.

Join us this Sunday at the Recreation Park Bandshell for a special Long Beach Gives event hosted by the Friends of Recreation Park Bandshell. Come support more than 70 nonprofit organizations while enjoying live performances, booths, food trucks, and a variety of family-friendly activities.

Lastly, our Green Port Tour is now fully booked! Please note that boarding the boat will be limited to those with confirmed individual registrations.

As always, the District 3 team and I are here to help. You can reach us at District3@longbeach.gov or (562) 570-6300.

Sincerely,

Kristina Duggan

Councilmember | District 3

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Council Update

Upcoming City Council Meeting Highlight

On Tuesday, September 17, the City Council will hear the following items of interest:

Item #20: Recommend approval of the ZoneIn: City Core plan, which will update the zoning along Anaheim Street to comply with the City's state approved Housing Element. Click here to see the interactive map with details about the updated zoning. Click here for more details.

Item #24: Recommendation to request City Council approve a support position on Proposition 36. This item stemmed from the Report on Proposed Legislation Related to Retail Theft, Drug Use, and "Smash and Grab" Crimes Councilmember Duggan co-authored in June. The Intergovernmental Relations Committee heard Staff's report in response and recommended the City take a support position.

Do you want to participate in a City Council meeting but don't know how? Check out the 3rd District's Guide to City Council Meetings here!

Summary of Previous City Council Meeting

On Tuesday, September 10, the City Council passed the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget. Please see a few highlights below:

One-time funding of $500,000 for transportation safety improvements. Councilmember Duggan requested an additional $500,000 for neighborhood traffic safety improvements and $250,000 was prioritized for midyear budget adjustments.
Adding 10 positions to bring in-house a concrete program to better address concrete work like curbs and sidewalks throughout the city in a timely and efficient manner.
One-time funding of $1.3 million for High Crime Focus Team to proactively address violent crime citywide.
Adding four positions for additional parking enforcement citywide, including night shift enforcement, to deter illegal parking.
Adding a position to the Beach Clean-up Crew for $96,825 and one-time funding of $80,980 to purchase a barber surf rake to support the Beach Clean-up Crew and increase the frequency of the City’s beachfront waterline clean-up.
Adding two positions to serve as City Council liaisons in the Public Works and Community Development Departments to increase responsiveness, consistency, quicker turnaround and more proactive communication. This will help us respond faster to residents by having a dedicated person to get information.
Adding two structural positions to support Homeless Response Services and one-time funding of $370,996 to purchase a fleet vehicle truck for targeted trash removal in homeless encampments.
Additional Community Services Assistants (CSAs) in the Police Department to reduce response times for Priority 3, non-violent calls for service, and free up Patrol Officers to respond to higher priority calls.
$2,800,000 for the Alamitos Bay Water Quality Project
$200,000 for the Greenbelt project in Greenbelt Heights

See more highlights from the budget here.

All City Council, Committee, and Commission agendas can be found here.

News & Resources

Moment of Silence in Remembrance of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

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Open House for the Homeless Strategic Plan Update

The newly formed Office of Homeless Strategy and Partnerships is partnering with the Health Department to lead the development of the City’s Homelessness Strategic Plan Update. Join the conversation and have your voice heard.

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Fire and Ice with Long Beach Fire Department

Thank you to everyone who attended our Fire and Ice event with the Long Beach Fire Department last weekend at Fire Station 4. It was so fun to see families checking out fire equipment while eating ice cream. We even learned how to use a fire extinguisher by putting out a real fire!

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Coffee with a Cop in the East Division

Long Beach Police Officers Association Picnic

It was wonderful to see so many officers and their families enjoying the POA Picnic! Thank you to the Explorers and the many volunteers who helped to make the day an amazing success for the LBPD officers who serve and protect our community.

Belmont Shore Car Show a Blazing Success

Despite the warm weather last weekend, the Belmont Shore Car Show was a success! We had thousands of people come out to see cars of all kinds, listen to live music, and eat good food from our local restaurants.

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Big Bang on the Bay

It was another great fireworks show over Alamitos Bay! Thank you to John Morris for supporting the Boys and Girls Club through this amazing event.

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Mayor's Trophy Golf Tournament

Thanks to the Century Club for another successful Mayor's Trophy Golf Tournament! It was fun to spend the afternoon on the 16th hole with Century Club volunteers and two CSULB golfers who took best-ball shots for tourney participants to raise money for the Mayor’s Scholarship Fund. With over 140 players and a great auction, this is for such a great cause with all proceeds going to Long Beach youth athletic programs.

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