Long Beach residents can now share their input on how to make City Council meetings more accessible.

The city is asking residents, community-based organizations and local business owners to share feedback on how to increase participation in City Council meetings and make meetings more accessible to the entire community through an online survey released this week.

City leaders want to better understand how people currently participate in meetings and identify barriers that may prevent them from engaging, according to a press release.

The survey is available online in English, Spanish, Khmer and Tagalog, and will remain open through March 20.

Those with limited access to a computer or smart phone can visit a public computer lab available at any open Long Beach Public Library location to access the survey. People can also complete the survey in person at upcoming commission and council meetings at City Hall, 411 W. Ocean Blvd., where printed copies will be available through the city clerk’s office.

In October, the Government Operations and Efficiency Committee presented proposed changes to the order of business for City Council meetings, according to a press release. These proposed changes were informed by a previous community survey, and included expanding early public comment, establishing estimated times for high-interest agenda items, adjusting public comment periods, setting earlier meeting start times and maintaining existing time limits on ceremonial items and presentations, officials said.

In November, the City Council considered the committee’s recommendations and directed staffers to further analyze the proposed changes, as well as the implementation of Senate Bill 707, a new state law requiring hybrid meetings and the availability of virtual public comment. As part of this direction, the council also requested that staffers to recirculate the community survey to gather additional input on ways to streamline meetings and encourage broader public participation, according to the press release.

Results from this survey will be presented to the Citizens Advisory Commission on Disabilities once the survey is closed, officials said. The feedback will be used to inform further proposed changes to the City Council order of business, which will be presented to the panel in mid 2026.