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Recommendation to receive and file the second amendment to Contract No. 35720, with Unite USA, Inc. (Unite Us), of New York, NY, for the delivery and maintenance of the Resource Referral Network platform, to increase the contract by $13,626 for a total contract amount not to exceed $123,126, made pursuant to Chapters 2.69 and 2.85 of the Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) and in response to the proclaimed emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary for the third amendment to Contract No. 35720, with Unite US, of New York, NY, for the delivery and maintenance of the Resource Referral Network platform, to increase the contract by $72,153 for a total contract amount not to exceed $195,279. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to receive and file the second amendment to Contract No. 35720 with Unite US and to execute a third amendment Contract No. 35720 to continue the delivery and maintenance of the digital citywide Resource and Referral Network platform.
The Long Beach Resource Line, known as Unite Us, was originally funded as a part of the City of Long Beach (City) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act programs, with funding from other similar grants, to provide support to any resident of Long Beach who is in need of finding social service resources such as food, mental health, housing, and rental assistance. The requested amendment will now provide funding through the Long Beach Recovery Act (LBRA) for the Long Beach Resource Line, staffed by Health Department employees, who use the Unite Us system to make referrals on behalf of residents to connect them to the most appropriate social service program in the community.
The Long Beach network of providers who use the platform has grown to over 20 providers since the network's launch in Fall of 2020. The platform can only be utilized at this time by the supportive services staff within the Cit...
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