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Votes at a glance: key council actions, April 1, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal decisions taken at the April 1 Long Beach City Council meeting, including settlements reported out of closed session, contract awards, appropriations and ordinances adopted.
The council recorded several formal outcomes at its April 1 meeting. Items below list the action and the council outcome as stated in the minutes or by the city attorney’s report.
- Closed session settlements (reported out): Herpen v. City of Long Beach — settled for $400,000; Johnson v. City of Long Beach — settled for $640,000; Lanfranco v. City of Long Beach — settled for $186,000; Vasquez v. City of Long Beach — settled for $310,000. (Reported by the City Attorney.)
- Item 21: ABC license — Kit Hong DBA LBC Markets, 3200 E. Pacific Coast Highway: the council resolved to exceed and file an application and submit a public notice of protest to ABC, with direction to withdraw the protest if a conditional use permit is later granted (no public speakers on the item; council vote carried).
- Item 24/25 — Amphitheater: council adopted specifications, awarded the operating contract to ASM Global and approved appropriation and funding actions including a one‑time preopening payment (up to $1.5M) and an increase in appropriations totaling $14M for design, permitting and site work; staff to move forward with permitting and return with additional implementation items.
- Item 26 — FY2025 first departmental and fund adjustments: council approved reappropriations and reallocations including funding to extend the Rescue‑2 peak‑load unit for the remainder of FY2025 (amount reported $419,840 reallocated).
- Item 27 — Beach path scooter pilot: council directed staff to prepare an ordinance permitting shared electric scooters on the beach path and adopted pilot parameters (speed limits, signage and operator pickup requirements); six‑month interim memo requested.
- Item 29 — Inclusionary housing zoning amendment: council adopted the ordinance on second reading to apply inclusionary housing requirements citywide and to modify affordability requirements.
- Item 30 — Transgender Day of Visibility resolution: council adopted a resolution recognizing March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility and affirming Long Beach as a safe city; speakers urged follow‑up policy actions related to housing and procurement.
These items were recorded in the meeting minutes and staff reports. For items with financial commitments, staff identified sources: Tidelands Fund for amphitheater appropriations and reallocated program funds for Rescue‑2 extension. Council recorded votes as "Motion is carried" for multiple items; the transcript did not provide detailed roll call tallies for each action.
