City Council, September 15, 2026
Approved: Feasibility study contract for Historically Black Cultural District, passed
What happened
On September 15, 2026, Long Beach approved Feasibility study contract for Historically Black Cultural District.
This Long Beach City Council meeting contained no zoning or entitlement decisions; the most notable land-use-adjacent action was the approval of a street name change of East Lou Davis Street (from Clark Avenue to Faculty Avenue) to Beverly O'Neill Way (item 13), adjacent to Long…
- Jurisdiction
- Long Beach, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Feasibility study contract for Historically Black Cultural District
Adopt specifications and award a contract to JAF Creative Solutions for development of a feasibility study for the Historically Black Cultural District in District 6, contract amount not to exceed $300,000, citywide.
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Key Decisions (9)
Feasibility study contract for Historically Black Cultural District
Street name change to Beverly O'Neill Way
Taxiway F realignment and reconstruction contract
Airport IT software and support contract amendments
As-needed traffic engineering and transportation planning contracts
As-needed project/construction management contracts
Departmental organization ordinance amendment
FY27 appropriations ordinance
Cannabis business license tax ordinance
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Development Activity (1)
Long Beach City College on-campus student housing
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Long Beach is investing heavily in airport infrastructure, awarding a…
Commercial Demand
A cannabis business license tax was set at 8% of…
Housing Demand
Long Beach City College is building affordable on-campus student housing…
Sentiment
Multiple public commenters raised concerns about surveillance camera contracts (Flock/Verra…
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Staff, 11 Public, 2 Clerk, 1 Chair, 3 Councilmember.
Identified name roles: 2 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Anthony Lim, Staff.
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Zoning terms (3)
5 recorded timestamps
- deferred (1 timestamps)
- denied (2 timestamps)
- approved (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (9)
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