Office of the
City Clerk

Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach today announced it will resume in-person City Council meetings at the Bob Foster Civic Chambers, located at 411 W. Ocean Blvd., beginning March 15, 2022.

Over the next few weeks, the City will gradually transition from the virtual format back to in person. The schedule will be as follows:

• March 8 meeting will remain virtual.
• March 15 meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, allowing Councilmembers and the public to attend either in person or virtually.
• March 22 meeting, and thereafter, will be held in person only.

Council meetings temporarily transitioned to the virtual format in January due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant surge. As cases continue to steadily decline, the City is reopening its Civic Chamber doors and looks forward to welcoming the public back in person once again.

Once the City fully resumes in-person meetings, Webex/Zoom will no longer be utilized for public participation. Individuals interested in providing public comment must appear physically in the Civic Chamber. Facial coverings will be highly recommended, in accordance with State guidance issued by the California Department of Public Health.

City Council meetings will continue to be streamed online on the City’s Granicus page and Long Beach Television’s (LBTV’s) website, cable channels and YouTube Channel. Community members may still attend the March 8 and 15 meetings via Zoom with a link to the meetings to be provided on the posted agenda.

The City has implemented various tools and services to continue to promote equitable community involvement in City Council meetings throughout the pandemic, including launching a telephonic public comment feature, providing real-time Spanish interpretation, and continuing the utilization of the eComment feature, which allows the public to provide comments on agenda items until 4 p.m. on each meeting day, and the submission of written comments to the City Clerk at cityclerk@longbeach.gov.

For more information about Long Beach legislative meetings, visit longbeach.gov/cityclerk. Media inquiries may be directed to the Office of the City Clerk at cityclerk@longbeach.gov.