REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 25, 2020
FROM
GARY McBRIDE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment No. 2 to Contract with Westbound Communications for COVID-19 Countywide Communication Strategies
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Contract 20-621 with Westbound Communications to continue to provide countywide communication strategies related to COVID-19, increasing the contract amount by $246,475 from $449,000 to the not-to-exceed amount of $695,475, with no change to the contract term ending December 31, 2020.
(Presenter: Gary McBride, Chief Executive Officer, 387-5417)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 20-621 will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The increased cost of $246,475 of this amendment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is eligible for and will require the County to use Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Coronavirus Relief Funds if no other COVID-19 related federal or state funding is available.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this Amendment No. 2 by the Board of Supervisors (Board) is necessary to address immediate needs of the County in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 virus originated in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and began spreading, initially, within China and then to other countries. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak to be a "public health emergency of international concern". This was followed on January 31, 2020 by the United States Human Services Secretary declaring a public health emer...
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