Long Beach council approves road submission for CHIPS funds and renews Microsoft 365 contract
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Summary
The Long Beach City Council unanimously approved a resolution to submit updated public-road data to New York State to capture an estimated additional 0.4 miles for CHIPS funding and also authorized an annual renewal of Microsoft 365 licenses under a New York State contract at the same rate and license count as last year.
Long Beach — The City Council voted unanimously to approve two consent resolutions: one to submit updated public-road information to the New York State Department of Transportation for CHIPS (Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program) apportionment, and another to authorize the city manager to renew Microsoft 365 software licenses under a New York State contract.
City Manager Dan Creighton told the council staff identified roughly 0.4 additional miles of city-maintained roadway that can be claimed in the state database used to calculate CHIPS apportionments. Staff said the typical CHIPS award to Long Beach varies year to year and estimated the adjustment would increase the city’s CHIPS allocation by a few thousand dollars. "Every little bit helps," Creighton said during the presentation.
Ken O'Neill of the Department of Public Works was on hand to answer technical questions about which stretches are city-maintained; staff confirmed that Long Beach Road and Park Avenue (eastbound) are city responsibilities and that the city maintains about 115.93 lane miles in total.
On the consent calendar the council also approved the city's annual Microsoft 365 license renewal under a New York State contract. IT representative Al Perez said the number of licenses and the government rate remain unchanged from last year; staff noted the police department license count reflects sworn officers, specials and civilian users and that the city would purchase additional seats if needed.
A council member moved to block-vote items 1 and 2 and the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote of the members present. The clerk called each member and recorded affirmative votes; the measures were approved without amendment.
The council did not set additional implementation dates in public discussion; staff and vendors were listed as contact points for follow-up questions.
What happens next: The city will finalize and submit the updated road inventory to the New York State Department of Transportation for CHIPS apportionment and will execute the annual Microsoft 365 renewal under the NYS contract.
