The meeting was convened at 7:10 PM.

Councilman De Long provided an update on several issues:

-Budget deficit of $16.9M for this year primarily due to decreased revenues from taxes and oil. Next year the deficit will approximate $40M with the city planning on a $23M savings by freezing city employee salaries.
+The City is moving forward with the airport expansion under the leadership of the new airport manager.

As the City looks at updating the general plan and works toward finalizing the "2030 Plan", City staff want the plan to reflect what residents want in their neighborhoods. With that in mind, and as a follow-up to a previous meeting, Steve Gerhardt and City staff did a presentation on the existing general plan land use designations and the concept of "placetypes". Placetypes essentially talks about neighborhoods and how they should look; it is important to note that this concept is not intended to change residential zoning unless agreed to by residents of the neighborhood.

LONG BEACH HERITAGE and THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, in conjunction with the Neighborhood Advisory Preservation Council, are co-sponsoring a hands-on, interactive Panel/Workshop on Saturday, June 13, 2009, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Main Long Beach Library, 101 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802.

City Council Hearing
Regarding changes to Public Noticing for Hearings
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
5:00 pm, 1st Floor Council Chamber, City Hall
333 W. Ocean Blvd.
The Long Beach City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 to discuss and act on the recommended code changes from the Department of Development Services regarding the way the City gives notice of public hearings. The recommended code changes are:
• Adopt a 750-foot noticing radius instead of the current 300 feet required by code and mandated by State law,

The staff at the Neighborhood Resource Center are responding to residents of Long Beach who are in need of food. In an effort to support them, please bring non-perishable food items to our next meeting, June 10, at Fremont Elementary School. All donations are distributed by Foodfinders here in Long Beach. HELP LOCAL!!

If you are interested in hearing the City's proposed regulations re billboards and having a voice in the outcome of those guidelines, please attend the next BHCA meeting on June 10 @ 7 PM at Fremont Elementary School's auditorium accessed via Vermont. We will also provide an update on the Colorado Lagoon project and the recent wetlands transaction.

Please come and bring your friends!!

Please attend our monthly meeting on June 10 @ 7 PM at Fremont Elementary School located at 4th & Termino (access via Vermont for the meeting). City staff is doing a presentation on the proposed guidelines for billboards -- an issue near and dear to many in the community. We need your input on this important issue. We will also be providing an update on the Colorado Lagoon project, the wetlands acquisition and other issues relevant to our community.