City Council Special Meeting, August 25, 2026
Votes on Continuance of budget hearing to next week, passed
What happened
This was a City of Long Beach special budget hearing for the proposed FY2027 budget covering the Parks, Recreation and Marine (and Animal Care Services) Department and the Library Arts and Culture Department; no zoning, rezoning, or development entitlements were decided.
- Jurisdiction
- Long Beach, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 25, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Continuance of budget hearing to next week
Council voted to continue the special budget hearing to the following week for Public Works operating and CIP presentations before final budget decisions.
The other decision is listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a City of Long Beach special budget hearing for the proposed FY2027 budget covering the Parks, Recreation and Marine (and Animal Care Services) Department and the Library Arts and Culture Department; no zoning, rezoning, or development entitlements were decided.
Key Decisions (2)
Continuance of budget hearing to next week
FY2027 budget hearing - Parks, Recreation & Marine and Library Arts & Culture
Market Signals (5)
Sentiment
Long Beach faces a multi-year structural deficit requiring all departments…
Infrastructure
Parks flagged rising water rates from the utilities department as…
Labor
City is a union shop reliant on full-time benefited staff,…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the mayor, 6 councilmembers, 3 staff members, and a member of the public.
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