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Long Beach council approves seven measures including cybersecurity audit, ADA vans and ATPA billing
Summary
At its June 16 meeting the Long Beach City Council unanimously moved seven items into adoption, including technical planning code updates, an Environmental Quality Review local law, ATPA administrative billing, fire station renovations, federally funded ADA vans, and a state grant-funded cybersecurity audit.
The Long Beach City Council on June 16 voted unanimously to advance or adopt seven items ranging from planning code clarifications to federally assisted vehicle purchases and a state-funded cyber security audit. The roll-call votes followed routine staff presentations and brief council questions.
Council members approved technical amendments to the city's planning and zoning code intended to clarify application procedures and the relationship between the planning board and zoning board of appeals. Corporation Counsel Greg Kalnitzky said the changes are procedural and are not intended to alter either entity's substantive powers.
The council also moved a local law amending the city's Environmental Quality Review Act; staff said the measure mirrors state law and had been referred to the Nassau County Planning Commission for review.
On housing oversight, City Controller Ken Raznik told the council there were 410 units covered under the Emergency Tenant Protection Act in the last year, producing about $8,200 in administrative cost to the city; the city will bill building owners for the proportional administrative share and an additional administrative pass-through of roughly $1,230 for that period. Council members treated the ATPA billing as routine and voted yes.
Renovations to the National Boulevard Fire Department barracks were authorized after staff reported asbestos in floor tile and said the expanded abatement scope added about $17,500 to design/administration costs; the design will also reconfigure sleeping areas to accommodate two female officers instead of one.
The Department of Transportation received approval to purchase two ADA-compliant vans (procured via Sourcewell) and one fleet service vehicle. Staff said the van purchases total about $164,200, the service vehicle about $55,183, and that roughly 90% of the van cost is expected to be covered by an 80% federal grant and a 10% state contribution, leaving the city with a net outlay around $22,000.
Finally, the council approved entering an agreement with Shei International Corporation and Stratoscale to conduct a cyber security audit funded fully by a New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services grant ($48,550). IT Director Al Perez described the audit as a comprehensive review of infrastructure, configurations and permissions to identify vulnerabilities.
Where motions were offered, council members stated their votes by name: Johnson, Andis, Reinhardt, Vice President Famara and President Finn recorded unanimous approvals on each item during voting rounds. Several items were introduced and immediately moved to adoption with brief clarifying remarks; no item was tabled at the vote stage.
The council's next step on several of these items is administrative: staff will finalize contracts, schedule project design work, and report back to the council at upcoming meetings (staff said the beach operations fiscal report will be shared in July).
