The Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau's president and CEO, Steve Goodling, said the shelter could be just what the city needs to kick the economy back into gear after a year of coronavirus-induced closures.
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Under the contract with the Convention Center management company, the federal government will pay $197,356 a day for facility rental along with additional fees of up to $113,550 a day for meals and bottled water, assuming the facility reaches its capacity of 1,000 children and 400 staff.
The contract also contains an estimated $858,000 in fees that would be owed to the city of Long Beach for use of services from the Health Department, Fire Department and Police Department including the resources to manage any potential protests.
The short-term contract is for the period of April 19 to Aug. 2, but it could end sooner if there is no longer a need to shelter the children.