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2011 State of the 5th
Presented by:
Councilwoman
Gerrie Schipske
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Agenda
Pledge of allegiance conducted by Girl Scout Troop # 2943
Introduction of City Officials
Overview of 5th District
Overview of State of the City by City Manager Code Enforcement & Fire Services in the 5th
Library Services
Mike Conway, Director of Public Works
Sidewalks, Streets and Trees: What·s been done in the 5th Districtsince 2006
Police Services & Crime Statistics: LBPD Chief Jim McDonnell
Challenges Ahead
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2011 State of the 5th
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Overview of 5th District
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Overview of 5th District
Represented by Councilwoman Gerrie
Schipske since July 2006 District covers 11.5 square miles of City
due to low housing density
49,000 residents; 33,000 registered
voters
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Overview of 5th District
Highest voter turn-out in City (40.4%)
Lowest crime rate in City
Highest users of library books
80% Homeowners
Most households with union members in City
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Overview of 5th District
Long Beach Municipal Airport
3 Fire stations
2 Library branches
24 public and private schools (K-12)
Long Beach City College
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Has the most parks (~460 acres) and over 16,000
trees
Rosie the Riveter Park (3.28 acres)
Lilly Park (.29 acres)
Birdcage Park (.99 acres)
Douglas Plaza (.4 acres)
El Dorado Regional East (~290 acress
Good Neighbor Park (.9 acres)
Heartwell Park (158.51 acres)
Wardlow Park (16.27 acres)
Overview of 5th District
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Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske
Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske:
Native of Long Beach
Registered Nurse Practitioner and Attorney Author: ´Rosie the Riveter in Long Beachµ and
´Early Aviation in Long Beachµ
Founder: Long Beach Cares, RxforLong Beach,Chief of Police Women·s Advisory Committee, LBRosie the Riveter Foundation, Community BabyShower
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Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske
Council Assignments for Councilwoman Schipske:
Chair, Civil Service and Personnel
Vice Chair, Transportation and Infrastructure
Vice Chair, Public Safety
Member, Elections Oversight Committee
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5th District Staff
5th Council District Staff:
4 Professional Staff:
Chief of Staff, Tiffany Andrews
Executive Asst./Scheduler, Amy Graham
Neighborhood Liaison, Jacob Sangiorgio
Neighborhood Liaison, Rachel Powers
Office Budget ² FY 2010 all city council budgets the same
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Constituent Services of 5th District
Constituent Contact Services:
On-line, 24/7: www.lbdistrict5.com information
and on-line service request form
Blog: www.gerrieschipske.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/gerrieschipske
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail alerts
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Constituent Services of 5th District
5th District Task Forces:
5th District Youth Council
Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands
Solar and Sustainability
100th Anniversary of First Transcontinental
Flight (NY to LB)
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Constituent Services of 5th District
5th District Projects:
Standing water removal by vacuum truck
Replacement of sidewalks by Verizon
Installing an alley behind Euclid
Saw cutting sidewalk repair
Sidewalk rebate program
Express tree trimming program
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Constituent Services of 5th District
5th District Projects:
Summer Youth Employment ² park clean up,
painting and landscaping program, alley
clean-up
Good Neighbor Family Festival
Solar and Sustainability Conference and Tour
Solar Grand Prix
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Constituent Services of 5th District
5th District Projects:
End of Summer Concert ² Pan Jive
Community Baby Shower
Lake and Pond (Clean Up)
Fishing line and tackle recycle program
Do not feed the ducks campaign
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Constituent Services of 5th District
5th District Community Meetings:
Annual State of the 5th
Annual Budget
Animal Services ² coyotes and vicious dog issues
Cup with the Eastside Police Commander
Medical Marijuana law presentation by City
Prosecutor
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Constituent Services of 5th District
5th District Community Meetings:
Parking impacted areas
Commercial Truck parking
Neighborhood Watches
Neighborhood Associations
2nd Stories and set backs in Ranchos
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Constituent Services of 5th District
5th District Community Meetings:
DeMille conversion
2nd and PCH proposed development
Proposal to place lights in soccer field by AYSO
Long Beach Reads One ² Youth Leaders
Read Across America ² reading in local schools
OCTA
West County Connector Project
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City Manager, Pat West
Pursuant to the City Charter, the City is organized as
a Council-Manager form of government
The City Manager is:
Selected by the City Council
Directed by the City Council
CEO over City Manager Departments (does not
include: Water or Harbor)
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City Manager, Pat West
California native
Appointed Long Beach City Manager in September 2007
MBA from California State University, Dominguez Hills; MA fromCalifornia State University, Los Angeles; and a BA Degree from the
University of California, Irvine. Long career in public service that started at age 16 as Ocean
Lifeguard in Huntington Beach
Assistant Director of the Recreational Instructional Program at UCLA
Twenty-five years with the City of Paramount as the Parks andRecreational Director; Community Development Director/Executive
Director of the Redevelopment Agency; and City Manager August 2005, appointed the Director of Community Development and
Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency in Long Beach
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Code Enforcement
Number of Cases2006: 538
2007: 8892008: 10152009/10: 5532010/11: 909
Types of Cases
Trash and Debris
Illegal Canopies
Inoperative Vehicles
Discarded Household Items Trash Cans Visible From the
Street
Illegal Parking on Lawns
Fence Related Issues
Vacant Building RelatedIssues
Un-permitted ConstructionRelated issues
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Fire Services
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Library Services
5th District Branches City-wide library services
Bach Neighborhood LibraryItems Checked Out ± 106,544Customers Served - 78,108Youth Served - 5,333Homework Helper Sessions - 796 Answered Questions ± 25,040Computer Sessions ± 13,530
El Dorado Neighborhood Library
Items Checked Out ± 208,681Customers Served - 128,518Youth Served ± 6,909Homework Helper Sessions - 728 Answered Questions ± 25,976Computer Sessions ± 20,592
All Long Beach Public Libraries
Items Checked Out - 1,644,125Customers Served - 1,545,861
Youth Served ± 127,463
Homework Helper Sessions ± 43,383
Answered Questions ± 435,009
Computer Sessions ± 385, 514
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Michael Conway, Director
Public Works Department is responsible for repair
and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters
and tree trimming
Also responsible for trash pick up, street sweeping
and parking enforcement
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Sidewalks, Streets & Trees
Facts:
Over the past 20 years, the City Council has
deferred maintenance to pay for public safety Infrastructure in 5th District is newer than other
parts of city
5th has most sidewalks in city
Sidewalks and streets are repaired or replacedbased upon least damaged to most damaged
Less costly to stop further damage than to totallyreplace
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Sidewalks
Councilwoman Schipske and staff work closely with
Public Works to:
Organize repair of sidewalks by
neighborhood«not individuals
More get repaired
More efficient system
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Sidewalks
Sidewalks can be patched, saw cut or replaced
Many cities in California require residents to pay
for repairs
5th District has received same amount of money
($300,000) for sidewalk repairs as other districts«even though more sidewalks in 5th
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Sidewalks
Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske has worked to find
innovative, cost effective ways to fix moresidewalks
Saw cutting piloted in 5th«now used city-wide
Cost share repair program
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Sidewalks
FY 2010 ² 5th district received
$600,000 for sidewalk repairs
based on need
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Sidewalks Repaired From 2006 to 2011
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Trees
Routine Tree Trimming is done based upon a
cycle set by professional arborists
Residents can trim their own ´city treesµ if they
obtain a free permit and use certified arborist
or«
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Trees
Residents can participate in an ´express tree
trimmingµ program that allows residents to use city
contractor at $100 per trim
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Tree Trimming Schedule
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Streets
Streets are repaired:
Via filling potholes (within 2 weeks of call)
Partial replacement (City is focusing on this) Full replacement (most costly)
Coordinated with Public Works, Water
Department, Gas Department
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Street Repairs From 2006 to 2011
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2010 On- goingStreet Repair Request
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Street Repairs From 2006 to 2011
Fiscal Year 2007: 2.65 Miles
Fiscal Year 2008: 4.97 Miles
Fiscal Year 2009: 3.12 Miles
Fiscal Year 2010: 5.97 Miles
Fiscal Year 2011: 2.5 Miles
Grand Total: 19.21 Miles
Miles of street repaired since Fiscal Year 2007
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Alleys
Can be repaired via filling potholes (Lowest
priority)
Lowest on list of infrastructure repairs
Councilwoman Schipske worked with City
Management to find funds to put in place first
paved alley behind Euclid in Artcraft Manor.
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Reported Standing Water
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Long Beach Water Department
Capital Improvement Projects
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Jim McDonnell, Chief of Police
Chief McDonnell is a long-time resident of east Long
Beach
Appointed Chief of Police last year
This area is commanded by Commander Lisa Lopez
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Pending Issues
RV·s, Oversized vehicles
Parking impacts
Boeing project Schroeder Army Hall
Airport improvements
AYSO soccer lights Rosie the Riveter Park
Annexation areas
Alley Improvement
on Euclid
Replaced City signs
at entrances
DeMille Conversion
Airport Main
Library
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