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Recommendation to receive and file contracts for goods and services, 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 (Attachment A), which identifies purchasing authority given between March 4, 2020 and November 1, 2020.
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 January 25, 2021, Business Services Bureau Manager Tara Yeats on December 23, 2020, and by Budget Management Officer Rhutu Amin Gharib on January 25, 2021.
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 February 9, 2021, to conform with the LBMC.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total aggregate amount ...
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