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Council approves routine resolutions including tax base proportions and procurement items
Summary
The Long Beach City Council approved six routine resolutions — including property tax base proportions, festival ride rentals, GIS data sharing, hydrated lime procurement, plumbing supplies, and extended inspection services — mostly by a block vote; one procurement (plumbing supplies) passed 4–1.
The Long Beach City Council on Aug. 19 approved six routine resolutions covering property tax base proportions, festival ride rentals, an intermunicipal GIS agreement, procurement for the water plant, plumbing supplies and additional construction-inspection funding.
The council used a block vote to approve four items (agenda items 1–4) and item 6. Item 5 (miscellaneous plumbing supplies) was voted on separately and passed 4–1.
Under the first resolution, the council established the base proportions required by article 19 of the Real Property Tax Law, a technical calculation that sets the share of the city’s property tax burden apportioned to residential and commercial property. The city manager told the council the state Office of Real Property Tax Services reviews and verifies the calculations and noted the proportions cannot change more than 1% in a given year.
Other approvals included the rental of amusement rides for the fall festival from S and S Amusements (the vendor the city has used for several years), an intermunicipal agreement (IMA) with Nassau County to get access to an advanced GIS platform at no cost to the city, and authorization to purchase hydrated lime for the water purification plant from the sole responsible bidder after a rebid failed to attract additional vendors.
The council also approved the purchase of miscellaneous plumbing supplies from the lowest responsible bidders; during discussion staff noted copper prices have risen meaningfully. Finally, the council authorized an extended retention for LK McLean Associates DPC for construction-inspection services and approved an additional $30,000 to cover consultant inspection work until an in-house inspector is hired.
Votes at a glance - Block vote to approve items 1–4 and 6: Approved (roll call recorded as: Council member Bendo: yes; Council member Lester: yes; Council member Reinhart: yes; Vice President Fiamara: yes; President Finn: yes). - Item 5 (purchase of miscellaneous plumbing supplies): Approved. Recorded roll call: Council member Bridal: yes; Council member Lester: no; Council member Reinhart: yes; Vice President Fiamara: yes; President Finn: yes. (Clerk's roll calls appear in the record as read.)
What the resolutions do - Property tax base proportions (Item 1): Establishes the city’s residential/commercial proportion under article 19 of the Real Property Tax Law; state review required and the proportion change is capped at 1% per year. - Fall festival rides (Item 2): Authorizes the city manager to approve a purchase order to rent amusement rides for the annual fall festival from S and S Amusements; staff said ticket sales historically cover the rental cost when weather is good. - GIS IMA with Nassau County (Item 3): Authorizes an intermunicipal agreement giving city staff access to a county GIS platform at no cost. - Hydrated lime purchase (Item 4): Authorizes the city manager to purchase hydrated lime on an as-needed basis for the water purification plant from the sole responsible bidder after rebidding failed to attract other vendors. - Plumbing supplies (Item 5): Authorizes procurement of various plumbing supplies from the lowest responsible bidders; staff noted a meaningful increase in copper prices. - Construction inspection services (Item 6): Authorizes extended retention of LK McLean Associates DPC and an additional $30,000 for consultant inspection services while the city continues to recruit an in-house inspector.
Context and next steps Most items were routine annual or operational authorizations. The hydrated lime procurement drew questions from council members about volume (staff estimated roughly 40 tons per year) and whether alternative chemicals or consolidation with other municipal purchasers could lower costs; staff said alternatives and longer-term system modernization remain under review. The $30,000 for construction inspection is intended to cover inspection needs through the remainder of the year while the city continues hiring.
The council did not adopt new policy language or new fees at this meeting; the resolutions are implementation and procurement actions required for normal city operations.
