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Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with California State University Long Beach Research Foundation, of Long Beach, CA, for an Economic Recovery Analysis Report to identify which sectors of the economy have been hardest hit by the pandemic, in a total amount not to exceed $200,000, for a period of two years and six months, consistent with City Council approval of the LB Recovery Act; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36103 with the Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab, of Cambridge, MA, on behalf of What Works Cities, to provide technical assistance to improve the City of Long Beach’s procurement processes and achieve better contracting outcomes for historically marginalized populations, to increase the contract amount by $200,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $350,000, and extend the term of the contract to July 31, 2023. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On March 16, 2021, the City Council adopted the LB Recovery Act, becoming one of the first major cities to approve COVID-19 recovery programs made possible through the Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and other federal and State funding sources. Additional funding and program detail adjustments to the LB Recovery Act were made as part of the Adopted Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 22) Budget and periodic adjustments have been brought to the City Council as needed. The Citywide LB Recovery implementation team (Staff) has continued to develop over 84 programs with collective impact and equity in mind, focused on the three main funding categories: Healthy and Safe Communities, Economic Recovery, and Securing Our City’s Future. Staff has communicated updates to the LB Recovery Act programs through reports to the City Council and Biannual Reports as posted on the LB Recovery Act website at
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