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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into an agreement with Downtown Long Beach Alliance, of Long Beach, CA, for enhanced services on 1st Street between Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard, and trash receptacles throughout the Downtown area, in an annual amount not to exceed $291,000, for a period of two years, with option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Districts 1,2)
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City Council approval is requested to enter into an agreement with Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA), for enhanced services on 1st Street between Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard, and trash receptacles throughout the Downtown area.
In 1998, the City Council established the Downtown Long Beach Property and Business Improvement District (DLBPBID) for an initial period of five years, and subsequently extended the DLBPBID for three 10-year periods, with the current term in effect through December 31, 2032. Under the approved Management Plan, Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) is obligated to carry out certain upkeep operations in the downtown area.
Since 2013, DLBA has provided additional and enhanced services in the 1st Street Transit Mall over and above those listed in the DLBPBID Management Plan to ensure health, safety, and cleanliness of the community. DLBA has been reimbursed with Proposition A and Refuse/Recycling Funds to perform these additional services which have been critical in maintaining a clean and safe downtown area.
City Charter Section 1801 requires that contracts for City purchases be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after a competitive bid process but allows for awards without a competitive bid process if accompanied by a Resolution of the City Council. The DLBA has been providing service in the designated DLBPBID area pursuant to the terms of the Management Plan. The addition...
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