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July 16, 2010

 City of Long Beach Memorandum
Working Together to Serve

Date: July 16, 2010

To: Mayor and Members of the City Council

Patrick H. West, City Manager
From: Suzanne Frick, Assistant City Manager
Subject: Friday Newsletter

Storm Water Tax Measure Progressing

We have been working intently with the County of Los Angeles and the Gateway
Cities to negotiate the details of a proposed Storm Water Parcel Fee that would
be placed before voters in 2012 to fund storm water quality improvements. After
many months of negotiations, we are realizing some very promising progress.
When this issue first arose last year, the funding proposal was a 90/10 split, with
90% of the funds going to the County and 10% to the cities.

There appears now to be regional consensus now for a 10/90 split, with 10%
going to the County and 90% going to cities. Specifically, 10% will go to the
County for administration and water quality monitoring, 40% will come directly to
cities for water quality improvement projects, and 50% would go to regional
watersheds, where cities will determine how to best spend those dollars on
regional projects in that watershed. While this money would be spent throughout
the County, Long Beach would see a tremendous benefit, as we are at the end of
two of the largest watersheds. Ryan Alsop, former Director of
Public/Government Affairs at the Water Department, has been the County's lead
negotiator and deserves a great deal of thanks for helping to turn this around.
There are still a number of steps to go through including state legislation, a
County ordinance and ultimately a Proposition 218 vote of the people, but we are
very encouraged with the direction this measure is headed.

County Courthouse on the Move

The Administrative Office of the Courts sent out an email earlier this week
regarding an upcoming event where they will release information on the potential
development of the Courthouse. This event will be held Thursday, July 22nd,
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the CSULB Chancellor’s Office, Munitz Conference Room,
401 Golden Shore. Again, this is very good news to see this project continue to
move ahead and not be a victim of the state budget.

City of Bell: Ka-ching!!

I’m sure everyone has read yesterday’s front page L.A. Times story on the City of
Bell. This story has generated a lot of discussion and consternation in the local
government arena, primarily in the southeast area. This is a black eye for
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anyone in local government, whether you are a City Manager, Assistant City
Manager, Chief of Police or an elected official. Most of us in the region thought
these types of shenanigans would never be repeated after the City of Vernon
disclosures regarding salaries in that city. Not good!

The Budget

We understand the Mayor could possibly deliver the FY 11 budget next week.
When this happens, we will hold a press conference regarding the budget and
will alert the entire City Council.

Acres of Books

We have been working very hard to develop a strategy to dispose of the Acres of
Books inventory, which we hope you read about in the L.A. Times last weekend.
We were able to utilize a “crate/book sale”, to be used as a fundraiser for the new
Art Exchange. The Art Exchange Foundation, a non-profit, which we will enter
into an agreement to run the facility, has already hired an executive director, Mr.
Alex Slato, who was most recently affiliated with the MOLAA organization. Mr.
Slato is a very hands-on person with lots of experience, and we are excited to
see the Art Exchange Board move so quickly with fundraising activities. The Art
Exchange should break ground sometime in the fall of 2011.

Green Stuff

SCE, in partnership with the City of Long Beach, will be hosting an Operation
Lamp Exchange event in Long Beach this weekend on July 17 & 18, 2010
(Saturday and Sunday). Operation Lamp Exchange is an energy efficiency
program that allows residential customers of Southern California Edison to
exchange inefficient halogen and incandescent light fixtures for new, Energy Star
labeled lamps. This program has been very successful throughout our service
territory and in order to continue its success, I need your assistance.

Memos to the Mayor and City Council

We sent up the following memos to the Mayor and City Council this week:
 Long Beach Airport Modernization Plan – Parking Update
 Citywide Arterial Street Construction – Summer Schedule
 DANCEFEST 2010
 Responses to Questions from the May 25, 2010 Budget Oversight
Committee Meeting

Attachments
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FACT SHEET
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
OF THE COURTS July 2010
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA
94102-3688 Long Beach Court Building
Tel 415-865-4200
TDD 415-865-4272 Among the courts in California with the greatest need for replacement is the Long
Fax 415-865-4205 Beach court building. The current courthouse, built in 1959, suffers from
www.courtinfo.ca.gov
fundamental flaws, is overcrowded, and fails to meet accessibility requirements,
making it incapable of meeting the growing demand for court services in the Long
Beach area. The Judicial Council’s project to replace this building is the first for
which the state intends to use Performance-Based Infrastructure (PBI), an
innovative delivery method that involves engaging a private team to finance, design,
build, operate, and maintain the court building.

Scope
The project will provide Long Beach with a full-service, consolidated facility.
Courtrooms: 31, with space for future expansion
Total square footage: 531,000
Design approach: In keeping with the cityscape, the design features a low-rise scheme
in an L shape, one section of 4 stories, the other of 5 stories, surrounding a large
secure courtyard, a spacious lobby, and courtrooms with access to natural light
Other elements: Space for county justice partners and commercial tenants,
compatible retail space, and renovation of a nearby parking structure
Location: 6 acres, bounded by West Broadway, Maine Avenue, West 3rd Street, and
Magnolia Avenue
Current status: Finalizing project agreement with preferred proposer, Long Beach
Judicial Partners
Timeline: Construction to begin in late 2010 and complete in summer 2013

Government Collaboration
The Governor and the Legislature have strongly supported the Long Beach PBI
project. The Budget Act of 2007 authorized the Judicial Council to undertake this
effort. The County of Los Angeles and City of Long Beach also strongly support this
effort. The state is acquiring the site through property exchange agreement in which
the City will provide the site plus a financial contribution to the court building
project in exchange for title to the existing Long Beach Courthouse property, which
will be vacated when the new court building is complete.

More Information
Project Web page
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/occm/projects_lalongbeach.htm
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