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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a $100,000 Contract with Block by Block to Help in the Economic Recovery Efforts from COVID-19 in Alameda's Business Improvement Areas; and Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the Agreement with Creative Build Inc. to add $103,970 to Provide Extended Hours of Operation for the Day Center and Related Support Services. (Community Development)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Alameda (City) was allocated approximately $1 million in CARES Act funds from the State of California. At its September 1, 2020 meeting, City Council approved an expenditure plan for the funds. Half of the funds would be used to reimburse the City for expenses it incurred to address impacts of the pandemic on the City and local economy. Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) will go to the City's business associations to assist the local commercial districts and their businesses in economic recovery. The City Council also approved $203,000 for assistance to the City's unsheltered population and requested that staff return with a proposed plan to expend those funds for Council consideration.
Based on discussion at the previous City Council meeting, staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a $100,000 contract with Block by Block to: 1) help in the local economic recovery efforts by boosting the business districts' safety, cleanliness, and hospitality, and 2) work with unhoused individuals by engaging with them to connect with the existing service provider network in Alameda to address their health and psychosocial needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This agreement would be a pilot program that would operate through December 31, 2020. The proposed scope of work is ...
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