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28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, 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
TOUCHPHRASE DEVELOPMENT, LLC DBA JULOTA
WITHOUT ADVERTISING FOR BIDS TO DEV ELOP AND
MAINTAIN A CASE MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATED
CARE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM DESIGNED FOR USE IN
COMMUNITY CARE I N AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$75,000 FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, WITH THE
OPTION TO RENEW FOR THREE ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR
PERIODS
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2021, the Long Beach City Council approved the Long Beach Recovery Act (LB Recovery Act), a COVID -19 recovery program to support City programs in three main categories - Economic Recovery, Healthy and Safe Community, and Securing Our City’s Future; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Heathy and Safe Community category of the LB Recovery Act, the City’s Department of Health and Human Services ’ Community Crisis Response Team seeks a case management system that is built for community crisis intervention teams, specifically one that hosts behavioral health case notes, captures call for service and outcome data, and collects electronic consent forms that is outfitted for use for crisis interventions; and
WHEREAS, in order to be in compliance with federal regulations, t he City’s Department of Health and Human Services’ Community Crisis Response Team ’s case management software must be 42 CFR Part 2 compliant; and ///
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28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4664
WHEREAS the City’s Department of Health and Human Services conducted thorough research with other cities implementing similar scopes of work and Touchphrase Development, LLC dba Julota (Julota), a Colorado corporation, is the only company with such compliance per the extensive procurement research conducted and shared by the City of Durham, North Carolina.
WHEREAS, Julota owns proprietary technology that allows for data to be HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, CJIS -compliant with State and Federal requirements to ensure sensitive patient records receive the highest level of protection when accessing services for treatment use, which is not found with other similar technology platforms; 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 an unneces sary expenditure of public funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Touchphrase Development, LLC dba Julota to develop and maintain a case management and coordinated care technology platform designed for use in community care in an amount not to exceed $75,000 for a period of one year, with the option to renew for three additional one year periods at the City Manager’s discretion.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. ///
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28 I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of January 17 , 2023 by the following vote:
Ayes: councilmembers: Zendejas, Allen, Duggan, Supernaw, Kerr, Saro, Uranga, Ricks-Oddie.
Noes: Councilmembers: None.
Absent: Cou ncilmembers: Austin.
Recusal( s): Cou ncilmembers: None.
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