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Residents press for stronger enforcement as council pauses CSI security contract and staff advances dining-district approach
Summary
Long Beach residents criticized a proposed $350,000 annual contract extension for CSI Patrol Service and urged greater oversight; Council agreed to lay the contract over for further review while the city pursues a broader "Dining and Coastal Enjoyment District" of rules and a business-fee funding model to improve late-night enforcement in areas such as Belmont Shore.
Public comment and council debate over a proposed extension of a private security contract in Belmont Shore dominated the consent and later public-safety discussion.
During consent public comment, neighborhood residents described repeated late-night disturbances on 2nd Street: loud crowds, open containers, trash, fights, and alleged failures by private-security staff to intervene. "CSI is not impactful in its current role of approach," said Michelle Simon, urging the council not to "rubber stamp" a contract increase from $250,000 to $350,000 annually and warning an up-to-$1.75 million five-year extension would be a poor use of parking-meter…
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