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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4664
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE LONG
BEACH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY ,
WITHOUT ADVERTISING FOR BIDS, FOR THE BELMONT
SHORE EMPLOYEE BUS PASS PROGRAM , IN AN
ANNUAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 270,000, FOR A
PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW
FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works (“PW”) is responsible for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods by using a multi -modal transportation network and through transportation planning; and
WHEREAS, the Belmont Shore Employee Bus Pass Program (“Program”) was established in 2012 by the Belmont Shore Business Association ( “BSBA”) and the Belmont Shore Parking and Business Improvement Area Advisory Commission (“Commission”) as an option to mitigate resident and patron parking challenges; and WHEREAS, a contract was awarded on August 8, 2017 to the Long Beach Public Transportation Company ( “LBT”) to provide employees of Belmont Shore businesses unlimited rides on all LBT bus routes seven days per week at no cost; and WHEREAS, due to the Program’s success, the City Council approved multiple extension, and funding was provided by both parking meter revenues overseen by the Commission and Proposition A funds; and
WHEREAS, the contract was set to expire on August 31, 2020 ; however, prior to the expiration date, the Commission voted unanimously to suspend the Program on February 20, 2020; and
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4664
WHEREAS, PW seeks to continue Program services based on community feedback received from residents and Belmont Shore businesses; and WHEREAS, the Commission voted unanimously on June 16, 2022 to reinstate the Program; and
WHEREAS, LBT is the established public transportation company for Long Beach and the only company who currently provides existing bus services to City residents through the Belmont Shore Business Improvement District area; and WHEREAS, as a result, no useful purpose would be served by advertising for bids and to do so would constitute an idle and useless act and unnecessary expenditure of public funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Long Beach Public Transportation Company , without advertising for bids, for the reinstallation of the Belmont Shore Employee Bus Pass Program, in an annual amount not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($270,000), for a period of one (1) year, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of _________________________, 20__ by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
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Kerr, Saro, Austin, Ricks-Oddie.
Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw,
1 Noes: Councilmembers: None.
2 3 Absent: Councilmembers: Uranga.
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