City of Long Beach - File #: 22-0051

• File #: 22-0051
• Version: 1
• Name: DHHS - Contracts for reducing COVID-19 impact among Long Beach black residents
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Approved
• File created: 12/15/2021
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/18/2022
• Final action: 1/18/2022
• Title: Recommendation to receive and file Contract No. 36014 with Coulter Family Estate, dba Advantage Health Now, LLC, of Cerritos, CA, Contract No. 36023 with Project Optimism, Inc., of Sacramento, CA, Contract No. 36024 with The Salt Lounge, LLC, of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36025 with Elite Skills Development, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36055 with Colorband Shoes, Inc., dba April Parker Shoes, of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36056 with John O. Parker, III, dba Parker Interactive, of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36057 with Ashley A. Dawkins, dba The Swazi Shop, of Huntington Beach, CA, Contract No. 36058 with The G.R.E.E.N.E. Foundation, of Santa Ana, CA, Contract No. 36059 with Robbie Butler, dba Speak Up Empowerment Foundation, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36064 with Earthlodge Center for Transportation, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36070 with Sullivan International, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, and Contract No. 36073 with Shelley Marlene Williams, dba Craft a...
• Sponsors: Health and Human Services
• Related files: 36192_000

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/18/2022	1	City Council	approve recommendation	Pass

TITLE
Recommendation to receive and file Contract No. 36014 with Coulter Family Estate, dba Advantage Health Now, LLC, of Cerritos, CA, Contract No. 36023 with Project Optimism, Inc., of Sacramento, CA, Contract No. 36024 with The Salt Lounge, LLC, of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36025 with Elite Skills Development, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36055 with Colorband Shoes, Inc., dba April Parker Shoes, of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36056 with John O. Parker, III, dba Parker Interactive, of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36057 with Ashley A. Dawkins, dba The Swazi Shop, of Huntington Beach, CA, Contract No. 36058 with The G.R.E.E.N.E. Foundation, of Santa Ana, CA, Contract No. 36059 with Robbie Butler, dba Speak Up Empowerment Foundation, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36064 with Earthlodge Center for Transportation, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, Contract No. 36070 with Sullivan International, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, and Contract No. 36073 with Shelley Marlene Williams, dba Craft and Light Creative Arts Studio, of Long Beach, CA, for reducing COVID-19 impact, risks factors, and mortality among Long Beach Black residents, in the amount of $178,500, 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. (Citywide)

DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) entered into Contracts No. 36014, 36023, 36024, 36025, 36055, 36056, 36057, 36058, 36059, 36064, 36070, and 36073 for service delivery promoting health and wellness among the Long Beach Black community, reducing the impact of COVID-19, and increasing vaccination rates among Long Beach Black residents.

Long Beach Black residents are more likely to die from COVID-19 illness. While they make up 13 percent of the population, they account for about 14 percent of hospitalizations and 20 percent of deaths from COVID-19. In Long Beach, the COVID-19 death rate for Black residents who fall ill with COVID-19 is 4...