Sep 02, 2025 Government Operations and Efficiency Committee

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GOOD

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LET'S, UM, OPEN THIS MEETING.

COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS, VICE CHAIR RICK SODI.

HERE.

CHAIR DUGGAN.

HERE.

WE

[CALL TO ORDER]

[ROLL CALL]

CAN WE GET ITEM NUMBER ONE? AND I'LL JUST STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT,

[1. 25-56165 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Government Operations and Efficiency Committee meeting of Tuesday, July 22, 2025.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ITEM ONE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE MEETING OF TUESDAY, JULY 22ND, 2025.

HMM.

UH, I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO A VERBAL, UH, SECOND VERBAL ON A SECOND.

RECEIVED.

ALL RIGHT.

CITY CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM? DID WE TAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT? SHE DID.

ITEM, I MISSED IT.

WELL, I WAS TRYING TO DO A SECOND .

GOT IT.

SO WE COULD TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON IT FIRST AND THEN WE'LL TAKE OUR VOTE.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR.

AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VOTE.

LET'S GO TO THE VOTE RECEIVED.

MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT, THANK

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UM, NEXT ITEM, CAN YOU PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER TWO? YES.

RECOMMENDATION TO

[2. 25-56166 Recommendation to receive Charter Commission appointments and reappointments pursuant to Section 509 of the City Charter and Section 2.03.065 of the Long Beach Municipal Code, and forward this item to the City Council for approval.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

AND FOR THIS ITEM TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL CHAIR, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS ITEM, UM, WE HAD A QUICK CORRECTION ON THE, ON THE PACKAGE THAT CAME IN FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND WE HAVE JEFF WILLIAMS WITH US TODAY TO EXPLAIN.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

LET'S HEAR FROM JEFF.

HI EVERYBODY.

A SECOND.

CAN, CAN WE JUST GET, GET A SECOND CHAIR? ARE YOU SECOND SECONDING? OKAY.

RECEIVE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ME? YES.

SO SOMEBODY WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS.

OH WAIT, IT WAS ME PUT THE WRONG DATE ON THE NEW POLICE UTILITIES COMMISSIONER.

UM, I THOUGHT IT WAS STARTING A NEW SPOT, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY FILLING THE, THE SPOT VACATED BY, UH, CHARLIE PARKIN.

SO THE DATES, UM, ARE GONNA BE FOR COMPLETING THE FIRST TERM AND THEN THEY'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER TERM AFTERWARDS.

SO THE CORRECT DATE SHOULD BE SEPTEMBER 20 16TH, 2025 UNTIL JUNE 30TH, 2026.

AND THEY CAN BE APPOINTED, UH, TO THE FIRST TERM AFTER THAT FOR 2026 TO 2030 IF THEY'RE REAPPOINTED.

AND THAT'S, SORRY ABOUT THE ERROR.

YEAH, THAT'S, THANK, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION FOR POLICE OVERSIGHT.

COMMISSIONER EDGAR CAMPBELL, THE PROPOSED COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

ANY COMMENT? NOPE, THAT WAS GREAT.

THANK YOU.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, YOUR VOTE WOULD BE FOR THE, THE, UM, CORRECTED TIMEFRAME FOR COMMISSIONER EDGAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE, PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST WE'RE GONNA CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PER CHAIR.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

NO PUBLIC COMMENT CHAIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW CAN WE GO TO THE VOTE? YES, WE CAN.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER THREE.

UM, ITEM THREE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE CHARTER COMMISSION

[3. 25-56373 Recommendation to receive Charter Commission appointments pursuant to Section 2401 of the City Charter, and forward this item to the City Council for approval.         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ALL RIGHT, IS THERE STAFF REPORT OR PRESENTATION? NONE.

NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME THE PODIUM NOW AND THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM CHAIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCIL MEMBER, NO COMMENTS.

NO COMMENTS.

LET'S, UH, GO TO THE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

SHALL WE CALL FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT? YES.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A NON-AG AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Government Operations and Efficiency Committee on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.

THANK YOU.