Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 21.66 relating to an Unpermitted Dwelling Unit Amnesty Program, read and adopted as read.  (Citywide)
Thank you. That concludes public comment for Denise me. Thank you so much. Now we're on to item four. Audience. Item for a report from Development Services recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code relating to an UNpermitted Dwelling Unit Amnesty Program read and adopted as read citywide. Motion face sun has. Motion and they have their second. Second Richardson. Okay. Sorry. The second is very public comment on the site. Yes, we have Tiffany Davey. Thank you. Hi. Good afternoon. Animal Vice Mayor and City Council Chairman Davie, District four resident. I am in support of this ordinance as it proposes an adequate and timely policy solution to a myriad of issues in an effort to not. Only meet. State origin requirements, but also city goals and plans such as the Have Home Recommendation and the Mayor's Affordable Workforce Housing Study Group. As a creation of Chapter 21.66 of the Long Beach Municipal Code seeks to bring to code these units already occupied. That does a great disservice to previously mentioned state and city goal by expanding the breadth of the housing qualified to be formally legalized in the voting code, which previously only applied to units created prior to 1964. As far as procedural mechanisms of implementation pass application submission, I find it to be great benefit for all seeking such amnesty , which, by building health and safety standards goes further to include their tenants as well. The affordability covenant that is outlined is a service to not only meeting those same goals, but also ensuring a just and equitable recovery from this ongoing crisis, which the city also address the conjunction of multiple crises such as the COVID 19 crisis. Housing crisis and racism as a public health crisis which are occurring at the same time, and for which policies such as this ultimately seeks to benefit all residents of the city. This element is also critical in Future City plans as it pertains to emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery. In closing, I believe support of this item is timely to address directly those factors that align with a true just and equitable recovery from these terrible crises. Having served as a field representative for the United States Census Bureau for the 2020 decennial count, I can attest that this ordinance would do more than simply remove from visibility, but allow our city to enact policy, which would aid Census Bureau efforts in the future to achieve an accurate count and thus ensure we, city and residents alike, have the adequate federal support needed in disasters such as this one. We're still gathering and those to come. Thank you. Have a good evening. Thank you. District one. I'm District two, district three, I District four. All right. District five. District six. Can you hear me? Yes. Received. Thank you. District six by district seven. By District eight. Hi. District nine. All right. Motion carries. Well, that satisfies our agenda. Is there any new business from the city council announcements?