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Recommendation to receive and file an extension to Contract No. 35506 with PeopleSolutions Healthcare Staffing, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, to provide temporary medical staffing to support public health needs citywide, and extend the term of the contract to March 11, 2022, with the option to renew for two additional six-month periods at the discretion of the City Manager, 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 to amend Contract No. 35506 with PeopleSolutions Healthcare Staffing, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, to provide temporary medical staffing to support public health needs citywide, and extend the term of the contract to March 11, 2022, with the option to renew for two additional six-month periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to amend Contract No. 35506 with PeopleSolutions Healthcare Staffing, Inc. (PeopleSolutions), to continue providing temporary medical staffing to the Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) for additional COVID-19 response support, and backfill potential vacancies created when City staff are reassigned to pandemic response programs. The additional staff support includes, but is not limited to, registered nurses, physicians, and medical assistants, and is critical to the investigation, identification, testing, isolation, and vaccination against COVID-19. Continued services will assist the Health Department in responding to the latest surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant.
On March 10, 2020, the City Council recognized that an emergency existed and unanimously passed a Resolution ratifying the City Manager’s Proclamation of a Local Emergency and the Public Health Officer’s Declaration of Local Health Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pursuan...
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