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Recommendation to receive and file contracts for goods and services as identified on the Emergency Purchase List, made pursuant to Chapters 2.69 and 2.85 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) and in response to the proclaimed emergency for COVID-19. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) entered into contracts for goods and services to respond to the proclaimed COVID-19 emergency. Included is an Emergency Purchase List (attached), which identifies emergency purchasing authority used between November 2, 2020 and August 31, 2022. All purchases were made in compliance with local, State, and federal emergency procurement policies.
Chapters 2.69 and 2.85 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) provide that the City may enter into contracts for goods and services related to a proclaimed emergency up to
$1,000,000 without prior City Council approval provided that, afterwards, the City Council is notified of any purchase that exceeds $100,000 in total.
On March 10, 2020, the City Council recognized that an emergency related to COVID-19 did exist and unanimously passed a Resolution ratifying the City Manager's March 4, 2020 Proclamation of a Local Emergency and the Public Health Officer's March 4, 2020 Declaration of Local Health Emergency, both due to COVID-19.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Taylor M. Anderson on November 11, 2022, Purchasing Agent Michelle Wilson on September 12, 2022, and by Revenue Management Officer Geraldine Alejo on September 15, 2022.
EQUITY LENS
The City has incorporated the Equity Toolkit in this recommendation, as requested by the City Council on April 21, 2020. The supplies and services derived from these contracts, which were completed in accordance with emergency procurement procedures, provided a positive impact to the City's public health emergency response.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action to receive and file contracts is requested on December 6, 2022, to conform with the LBMC.
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