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Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare an ordinance amending Section 2.84.010 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (“Authority of the Purchasing Agent and others to contract”) to temporarily increase the authority of the City Purchasing Agent for purchases paid for, or reimbursed by, funds from the Long Beach Recovery Act, or other stimulus funding listed in the Long Beach Recovery Plan document dated March 16, 2021, or as amended for community recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, to bind the City through the issuance of a purchase order up to $500,000, in accordance with procedures provided by the City Manager, until the expiration of these grant funds. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) became federal law, providing additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 on public health, individuals, schools, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and state and local governments. Recognizing the inordinate economic and public health impacts that the pandemic has had on Long Beach residents, workers, and business owners, on March 16, 2021, the City Council approved the Long Beach Recovery Act, an economic recovery strategy using ARPA and other funding sources to equitably address the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19. The requested action will help provide an appropriate process for contracting associated with the Long Beach Recovery Act programs and allow the City to provide economic and social recovery resources to the community more expeditiously.
Since adoption of the Long Beach Recovery Act in March 2021, the City has secured $249.2 million in funding and has focused on planning for implementation of the City Council-approved programs.to ensure the City’s equity and collective impact goals are met. A detailed memorandum on the status of Long Beach Recovery Act programs will be provided in the coming weeks that previews the refined programs and timelines pr...
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