City Manager highlights long beach achievements in 2010

Despite a dismal economy and drastic budget cuts the city could long beach complete several significant environmental initiatives, making neighborhood improvement projects and infrastructure improvements, as well as several awards in 2010.

"Working in 2010 resulted from the Mayor and City Council's policy direction and the efforts of the city hard-working employees," City Manager Patrick West.  "These benefits would be remarkable even in good financial times, but should be given as nothing short of incredible the serious financial difficulties that all cities are facing."

In 2010, for example, the city long beach maintained a 9 million US dollars budget stabilization fund: who started "go long beach" Smartphone app report potholes, graffiti and other service needs of the city; and entered an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of engineers, a feasibility study for the East San Pedro Bay ecosystem restoration (formerly long beach breakwater project) to carry out.

Here is a snapshot achievements of some of the city in 2010:

12 miles of streets repaired14. 6 miles sidewalks repaired1. 8 million square feet of graffiti removed from 118,038 sites48, 000 potholes filled164, 000 calls for service responded, by the police Department59, 000 responded calls for service on, by the fire Department61, 000 requests service from animal care services staff40, building completed inspections completed20, 000 000 vaccinations provided by health Department12, 776 code enforcement cases resolved1. 6 million items selected from the city libraries440 film enables issued, with a total of 670 production days740, 000 youth and teen participants days recorded in parks, recreation and Navy programs2, 000 long beach residents who placed issued for illegal garage conversions48 houses removes quotes permanent workforce development Services78 of foreclosure rolls

Awards and prizes:

Top 10 green fleet in the nation (third year in a row) nine programming awards for LBTV, the city cable ChannelNeighborhood of the year award 2010 for Willmore City Heritage Association of neighborhoods, USATop 25, bike-friendly city in America from bicycling MagazineThe Alamitos and Burnett libraries celebrates their 100th anniversaries

Parks and open space:

Completes acquisition of 34 hectares of Los Cerritos WetlandsPark projects: Rosie Riveter ParkMichael k. Green Skate Park promenade square ParkSilverado Park Skate SpotPeace GardenChrissy strong Marshall Plaza Somerset ParkMothers Beach play area RenovationEl Dorado nature center stream restoration

Visit long beach accomplishments for more information and a complete list of the city in 2010 please www.longbeach.gov.