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16. (11-0896) Recommendation to receive and approve the following new Commission/Board/Committee appointments to Non-Charter Commissions.

18. (11-0897) Request City Manager to utilize the projected Ending Fund Balance in the Uplands Oil Fund in the following manner: 1) Maintain a $2 million fund balance in the Uplands Oil Fund, which is twice the amount that the Gas Department Manager has stated is a prudent reserve balance; 2) Utilize $12 million in funds to restore cuts in the City's General Fund in FY 12: a) Police Department: $6.2 million . Restore 14 police officers from Patrol Divisions - $1,654,968 . Restore positions to Gang Enforcement Detail Team - $517,924 . Restore Violent Crimes Detail positions - $271,867 . Restore positions in Homeland Security Section - $579,884 . Chief's priorities for additional restorations - $3,175,357 b) Fire Department: $4.3 million . Maintain four-person staffing on engines - $3,243,198 . Restore engine at Station 18 - $262,388 . Restore Rescue 12 - approx. $800,000 c) Library Services: $750,000 . Maintain existing services at Neighborhood Libraries - $703,727 . Restore supplies, services and staffing, including City Source - $35,438 d) Parks, Recreation and Marine: $750,000 . Restore program and service cuts - $750,000 3) Utilize approximately $4 million for one-time expenditures, that may include: . Implementation of automated payroll system . Support strategies for Layoff Aversion and Business Outreach through Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network . Additional citywide infrastructure projects . Add to the current $9 million Budget Stabilization Fund balance . Reserve funds to smooth the projected budget shortfall in FY 13

2. (11-1072) Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution amending the Master Fee and Charges Schedule. (Citywide)

PUBLIC COMMENT:

27. (11-1163) Recommendation to request a report from the City Manager, City Attorney and other appropriate staff on the background of the Municipal Code in regards to the overnight closure of parks, the practices of other cities to accommodate the Occupy protestors, and a discussion of options the City may consider to provide a "free speech zone" or other means to address the issue.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

(11-1239) Adopt resolution amending the Local Coastal Program (LCP) of the General Plan and forward supporting materials to the California Coastal Commission for approval and certification; and

HEARING:

14. (11-1156) Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.89 prohibiting the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries within the City of Long Beach and by repealing Chapter 5.87 relating to medical marijuana collectives, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately. (Citywide)

PROCLAMATION FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY

24. (12-0004) Recommendation to declare ordinance amending and restating PD-29 (Long Beach Boulevard Planned Development District), read and adopted as read.

18. (11-0897) Request City Manager to utilize the projected Ending Fund Balance in the Uplands Oil Fund in the following manner: 1) Maintain a $2 million fund balance in the Uplands Oil Fund, which is twice the amount that the Gas Department Manager has stated is a prudent reserve balance; 2) Utilize $12 million in funds to restore cuts in the City's General Fund in FY 12: a) Police Department: $6.2 million . Restore 14 police officers from Patrol Divisions - $1,654,968 . Restore positions to Gang Enforcement Detail Team - $517,924 . Restore Violent Crimes Detail positions - $271,867 . Restore positions in Homeland Security Section - $579,884 . Chief's priorities for additional restorations - $3,175,357 b) Fire Department: $4.3 million . Maintain four-person staffing on engines - $3,243,198 . Restore engine at Station 18 - $262,388 . Restore Rescue 12 - approx. $800,000 c) Library Services: $750,000 . Maintain existing services at Neighborhood Libraries - $703,727 . Restore supplies, services and staffing, including City Source - $35,438 d) Parks, Recreation and Marine: $750,000 . Restore program and service cuts - $750,000 3) Utilize approximately $4 million for one-time expenditures, that may include: . Implementation of automated payroll system . Support strategies for Layoff Aversion and Business Outreach through Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network . Additional citywide infrastructure projects . Add to the current $9 million Budget Stabilization Fund balance . Reserve funds to smooth the projected budget shortfall in FY 13

1. (11-1240) Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, deny the appeals by David Robertson and Mary Suttie; Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust; Heather Altman; "Our Town-Long Beach" (ten people); and Kerrie Aley, and uphold the decision of the Planning Commission certifying the Final EIR and approving the Site Plan Review, Tentative Subdivision Map, Standards Variance, and Local Coastal Development Permit requests;<BR><BR>Adopt resolution recertifying the Final EIR 04-09 for the Second + PCH project (State Clearinghouse No. 2009101014);

1. (12-0001) Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, adopt resolution recertifying the Final Program EIR 04-08 (State Clearinghouse No. 2009071006) and adopting Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Downtown Plan; deny the appeal, and uphold the December 1, 2011 decision of the Planning Commission;

25. (11-1156) Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.89 prohibiting the establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries within the City of Long Beach and by repealing Chapter 5.87 relating to medical marijuana collectives, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately. (Citywide)