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Although Street Sweeping Parking Tickets Resume Monday May 18, Mayor + Four Councilmembers Agendize Tuesday May 19 Council Item To Consider Its Enforcement's Impacts And Possible Undefined Relief For Some On Terms To Be Determined


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(May 15, 2020, 9:35 p.m.) -- One day after the City resumes issuing parking tickets on May 18 for street sweeping violations (suspended since March 15), the LB City Council will consider an item added to its March 19 agenda by Mayor Garcia, joined by Councilmembers Zendejas, Pearce, Uranga and Vice Mayor Andrews, that requests a city management report "on street sweeping outreach program to impacted neighborhoods and impacts on first day of enforcement efforts" and "on additional potential programs to waive, dismiss, or lower street sweeping citations during COVID-19 emergency as needed."

That relief may not apply to everyone. The agendizing memo is worded to seek a report on impacts for who've suffered "significant financial and economic impacts" from COVID-19 (i.e. impacts that LB City Hall considers "significant.) It continues: "The city should be cognizant of these challenges and if enforcement is creating undue hardship beyond normal operations, consider a program by which to alleviate further financial pain" not for everyone but "for those who have lost their jobs, substantial wages or have otherwise been adversely impacted by COVID-19" and only "if there is a significant increase in street sweeping tickets issued to these individuals and families."

The Mayor/Councilmembers' agendizing memo says "As part of continuing efforts to address parking impacts caused by COVID-19, over 4,000 free parking spaces have been made available to the community...located citywide, at beach lots, at least seven parking structures, six libraries and three schools." It notes that since May 4, the City "has placed reminders in English, Spanish, Khmer and Tagalog on vehicles that have not been moved during street sweeping hours" and "has utilized the Alert Long Beach System to call all listed numbers, send texts to those registered, and utilized social media to alert the community regarding street sweeping."

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Mayor Garcia and his co-agendizers acknowledge their agenda item (added by a Friday May 15 noon deadline) hasn't been reviewed by Financial Management ("due to the urgency of this item") but says Financial Management "will assess the fiscal impact and include this information in the report back to the City Council."

Bottom line: starting Monday March 15, Long Beach will resume issuing parking tiickets for street sweeping violations. What happens next and when it happens depends on what a Council majority willd iscuss a day later on May 19 and may choose to allow or not allow. (The City of LB has continued to issue parking tickets (without a pause) for other types of parking violations (beyond street sweeping).

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In contrast, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced at late afternoon May 15 that L.A. will ease enforcement of a number of categories of parking violations (listed below.).

[L.A. Mayor Garcetti release]
  • Relaxed enforcement of street sweeping restrictions in residential areas
  • Relaxed enforcement around closed schools
  • Moratorium on ticketing and towing for abandoned vehicles and oversize vehicle overnight parking fines
  • Freeze on parking fine increases for the next 60 days
  • Extended grace period for people dropping off or picking up groceries and goods
  • Immediate extension on all deadlines for payment due until June 1

    ...Enforcement will be maintained on operations that prioritize health, safety, and emergency access -- including colored curbs, street sweeping around encampments, peak-hour restrictions, and repaving and slurry operations. It will also continue at metered spaces to encourage parking turnover for businesses and restaurants relying on takeout and deliveries...

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