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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: MOBILITY ON DEMAND EMERGENCY FOOD AND ESSENTIAL GOODS DELIVERIES
Action
ACTION: APROVE RECOMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. APPROVING expansion of emergency food and essential goods delivery to First 5 LA's five Best Starts regions (which include 14 subcommunities) up to 750 deliveries a week, as further described in Attachment A and Attachment B; and
B. AUTHORIZING the CEO or his designee to execute necessary agreements and amendments to contracts as related.
Issue
ISSUE
As part of its Mobility on Demand (MOD) contract, Metro partnered with First 5 LA, an independent non-profit public agency, to temporarily provide delivery of emergency food and essential goods to families in Central Los Angeles, in partnership with the non-profit organization Para Los Ninos. Staff have received requests from First 5 LA for additional delivery support of (up to 750 deliveries a week) to families in all Best Starts communities (14 LA County communities in 5 regions) (Attachment A and B). Such an expansion of food deliveries could be accomplished within the existing contract budget. Serving additional areas would require establishment of new dedicated food delivery zones, outside of the initially identified as the MOD service areas. Staff is requesting approval to expand this temporary delivery service to areas identified by First 5 LA 14 Best Start communities service areas.
Background
BACKGROUND
In January of this year, Metro's Board of Directors approved an extension to Metro's contract with Via for Mobility on Demand (MOD) through July 31, 2020, with authority delegated to the CEO to extend the project further through January 30, 2021. In May, staff reported back on the costs and benefits of the service, the changing demand for the service, and the COVID-19 crisis response.
As part of our COVID-19 response, staff established a temporary partnership ...
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