Recommendation to direct City Manager and the Department of Development Services to work with the Downtown Long Beach Alliance and community stakeholders to establish incentives and strategies to address commercial vacancies in Downtown Long Beach and to better utilize vacant office space for housing and creative space, including; - Tax incentives to convert vacant office space into housing; - Zoning changes, if necessary to facilitate such conversions; - Working with the State of California regarding their new Adaptive Reuse fund; - A dedicated homelessness outreach plan for Downtown, including increased coordination between the Downtown Long Beach Alliance and City homeless services providers; - Tax and fee holidays to attract new businesses into downtown commercial vacancies; and - Other strategies and incentives designed to increase tenancy and enhance vibrancy in the Downtown community.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

October 28, 2022

On agenda

November 1, 2022

Passed

November 1, 2022