Title
COVID-19 Community and Mobile Testing, Vaccination Health Events and Services - Amendments (Ordinance S-48260)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments and allow additional expenditures on contracts: 152654 with Family Tree Health Care, LLC; 152430 with Equality Health Foundation, Sonora Quest Laboratories, LLC and Equality Care Center; 152825 with Vincere Physician's Group PLLC; and 153733 with Premier Lab Solutions. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. This item will have an aggregate amount of $4.9 million. There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is available through the City's allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) received from the federal government.
Report
Summary
The City Council declared a local emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 20, 2020. Staff continues to work with COVID-19 health care providers to ensure that community testing and vaccination efforts for residents are available through the duration of the public health emergency. The Public Works Department coordinates community testing and vaccination service capability to the general public at community testing health care events. To date, the Public Works Department has provided approximately 230,000 COVID-19 tests and 10,000 vaccinations at citywide locations.
With support and authorization from the Mayor and City Council, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allowed the Public Works Department to partner with medical providers to administer 59,723 COVID-19 tests, 8,789 vaccines, and distribute 565 gift cards through the Vaccine Incentive Program. With the continued COVID-19 surge, efforts are being explored to expand access to testing to combat increased case counts and test positivity rate. The Public Works Department seeks authorization to expand testing options to include the distribution of free at-home COVID-19 test kits to the general public.
The ARPA Strategic Plan includes $5 million to support COVID-19 community testing and vaccine services under the Better Health Outcomes and Community Testing and Vaccines Program. This request seeks authorization to allocate the remaining $4.9 million from the ARPA Strategic Plan Contingency Fund to support $3.5 million for community testing and vaccine services through June 30, 2022, and $1.4 million to purchase at-home test kits to be distributed to Phoenix residents.
Contract Term
The agreements began on July 1, 2021, for a six-month period, with one option to extend for an additional six months.
Financial Impact
With this additional funding, these agreements will not exceed an aggregate value of $9.9 million. This request seeks authorization to allocate $4.9 million from the ARPA Strategic Plan contingency fund for community testing and vaccination services through June 30, 2022.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved:
- Agreement 152430 (S-46775) with Equality Health Foundation on June 17, 2020;
- Agreement 152654 (S-46848) with Family Tree Health Care LLC on July 1, 2020;
- Agreement 152825 (S-46849) with Vincere Physicians Group on July 1, 2020;
- Agreements: 152430 with Equality Health Foundation, Sonora Quest Laboratories LLC, and Equality Care Center; 152654 with Family Tree Health Care LLC; and 152825 with Vincere Physicians Group - Amendments (S-47158) on Dec. 2, 2020;
- Agreement 153733 with Premier Lab Solutions (S-47219) on Jan. 6, 2021;
- ARPA Strategic Plan for Allocation 1 on June 8, 2021;
- Agreements: 152430 with Equality Health Foundation, Sonora Quest Laboratories LLC, and Equality Care Center; 152654 with Family Tree Health Care LLC; 152825 with Vincere Physicians Group; and 153733 Premier Lab Solutions - Amendments (S-47827) on July 1, 2021 extending through June 30, 2022;
- ARPA Strategic Plan Update on Sept. 21, 2021; and
- Agreements: 152430 with Equality Health Foundation, Sonora Quest Laboratories LLC, and Equality Care Center; 152654 with Family Tree Health Care LLC; 152825 with Vincere Physicians Group; and 153733 Premier Lab Solutions - Amendments (S-48162) on Dec. 1 2021.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays, Deputy City Manager Karen Peters, and the Public Works Department.