Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP TI 16-041 and award a contract to Long Beach Community Action Partnership, of Long Beach, CA, for the operation of Public Access television in Long Beach, in an amount equivalent to one-third of the Public, Educational and Government funds available each year, for a period of three years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to enter into the agreement, including any necessary amendments thereto regarding the term and/or scope of services.  (Citywide)
And Q Members, cast your vote. Motion carries. Thank you. Item 29 Report from Technology and Innovation Recommendation to award a contract to Long Beach Community Action Partnership for the Operation of Public Access Television in Long Beach in an amount equivalent to one third of the public, educational and government funds available each year citywide. Thank you, Councilman Austin. Yes. As you know, public access television returned to Long Beach just a few years ago and Long Beach Cap was a leader in making that happen. They have opened up their doors. They've educated many people on public access. They're running stories and current events of interest to our public on cable cable television frequently. And I'd like to just stand in support of renewing their contract and ask that you do the same. Now, Caitlin, we actually go to staff report accounts when you were actually. You. Well. Yeah, man. Yes. Thank you. I also want to lend my voice of support for this project. I mean, it's been a long time since we've really had a a good community access type of program out there, programing that you offer, Derek and I want to congratulate you on that and thank you for your support of the community. You try to be as comprehensive as possible in trying to get as many viewpoints in your programing as much as possible. And I'm really appreciative of that because it's a it provides a very important part of our communicating with our community. And the public access is one of those venues that really gives an opportunity for the community to get involved, to get engaged and to express their viewpoints. And you are out there taking taking that that reporting. So I'll be I'll be supporting the same. Thank you, Mr. Morgan. Yes. Yes. I just want to also commend you on that. Keep up the good work. You guys are doing a great job. Thank you. And I fail to ask for a staff report, so let me go ahead and do that. Thank you, vice mayor. We can provide that also. Before we get started, we'd also like to thank Derek Simpson and his whole group. We have a tremendous working relationship on the staff level and it's great to see this continue. So with that, Mr. Brian Stokes, our director of technical innovation, will give a brief staff report. Well, thank you, Madam Vice Mayor and City Council before you as a recommendation to adopt the specifications and award of contract to Long Beach Community Action Partnership or L.B. Cab to operate the public television in Long Beach for a period of three years with an option to renew two additional one year periods at the discretion of the city manager. L.B. Capp has been operating the Public Access Digital Network or paid net since October 2011 and over the past five years, L.B. Cap and Paid Net has transitioned into a full service community media center and public access television station, a pattern that empowers our residents to create media to tell their own stories in Long Beach . And we're very pleased to have L.B. Capp in the city to provide these media services to our community. And that concludes my report. Thank you, Councilwoman Pryce. Thank you. I, too, want to thank the entire crew. I know that Councilwoman Gonzalez and Councilwoman Mango and I had the pleasure of being interviewed in one of the shows, and we really appreciated the opportunity to talk about some of the issues that we think are important to the community and to the youth, specifically women in public office and women running for office. I think those were really important issues, and above and beyond that, you do a lot of great work for the community and I'm really grateful to have you as our partner. So thank you. Councilman Gonzalez. I, too, want to thank you and congratulate you. You know, you've you've talked. About issues that some people don't like to touch, like poverty. And I think it's really important as as Councilman Price said and as others have said, that that you're taking on those topics and that you're really doing so with great passion, but very informative as well for the public. So thank you. Councilmember Super. Now. I just want to echo the comments of my colleagues. And I was interviewed all by myself, by Derek, and I was so impressed by his research. He knew more about me than myself. And also, thank you for all the other things you do in the community. It's really great. Great. Is there any member of the public that wish to come forward? Mr. Simpson. Good evening. Council members and staff. Derek Simpson, executive director of Long Beach Action Partnership. And Lisa Amico, who is director of our apartment operation. I just want to thank you on behalf of our board of directors and the staff and the community that we serve, which is all of your districts. We're really proud that we just opened up. That village is a real partner at satellite location. We're about to open up on an Eldorado park as soon as we get some tables squared away over there we are in the first district at the library. We're in the ninth district. So we're really trying to get these resources out to the community as best we can. The one thing that we would like to ask of you tonight as well is to encourage your constituents to become members of partner, because it's your stories within your district that can really make this a greater resource for the community. I was quoted in the paper when we first got this contract of saying that the regional media only comes to Long Beach for murder and mayhem, and right below the fold was all the regional media for a big arson issue. And so we want to use this as an opportunity to tell all the positive news about our community as well, to give a balance for what goes on in our community. And we think we're working hard towards that, but we can't do it without you. And we appreciate all the support. And I would like to say to you, Vice Mayor, before you get out of office, I'd love to get to interview you as well to talk about your legacy while you've been here and Councilman Andrews, since you've made history here. We've got to get you on. All of you have been on Pat and Adam one way or another, but I've not had the honor of actually sitting down with you, so I'd love to do that with both of you. And I'd like to allow Lisa to say a few words as well. I just want to thank the Council very much for your support of public access. Not all of our colleagues nationwide enjoy such support from their city council. For colleagues, I know this would be a much more stressful situation with a lot of people in support. And it's just it's so wonderful that the Long Beach City Council really recognizes the value to this community. And that's why I believe we are still the only station, public access station to come back after the passage of DeLuca. I don't know of any other one in California. That's come back after 50 of. Them closed. So thank you so much for your support. And we look forward to just continuing to do our best. Thank you. A special shout out to Dennis. Thank you so much for stepping in and taking over after Dean Smith's retirement. He's been great city staff. We have that great working relationship and I look forward to some big things from partner TV. Thank you. Thank you. It's an emotion and a second. Members, cast your vote. Motion carries. Thank you. Item 30 Report from Economic and Property Development, Development Services, Financial Management, Library Services, Parks, Recreation and Marine and Public Works. Recommendation to declare ordnance making findings and determinations regarding contracting for work usually performed by city employees and authorizing the city manager to