The Long Beach City Council will weigh at its Tuesday, March 17, meeting whether to implement a slate of new regulations to help residents weather the new coronavirus pandemic.

Among the measures the panel will consider are a ban on all evictions — both residential and commercial — for at least 30 days and creating an economic relief package for working families and small businesses.

“Working families are seeing reduced or eliminated paychecks, while rent continues to come due,” the agenda memo said. “The city has a responsibility to act urgently in this fast-moving crisis to prevent thousands of families from facing evictions and homelessness.”

Council members Rex Richardson, Roberto Uranga, Jeannine Pearce and Mary Zendejas signed onto an item that would, among other actions, direct the city to explore:

Sharing hotel tax revenue to help lessen the economic impact on local hotels;

Partnering with banks and lenders to prohibit foreclosures for people who have lost income as a result of COVID-19;

Emergency loan assistance programs for small businesses that have suffered significant losses due to the pandemic;

Relief for laid off and furloughed workers in impacted industries, like hospitality and tourism, that would include “right to return” and “layoff and recall” policies to ensure workers are given priority to be re-hired when business picks back up; and

A just-cause-for-termination policy in the hospitality industry.

Earlier this week, San Jose adopted its own moratorium on evictions due to the public health crisis; San Francisco has since followed suit, while Los Angeles is set to consider similar legislation next week.

In Long Beach, the council’s deliberation on the item will come after dozens of institutions and major events have been closed or canceled throughout the city in response to COVID-19.

COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. Symptoms associated with the respiratory disease, which appear two-to-14 days after exposure, include fever, a cough and shortness of breath. While most people — including healthy young adults — will experience mild symptoms, the disease can be severe and possibly fatal for at-risk groups, such as the elderly and those with other health problems.

City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis signed onto a declaration Thursday, March 12, prohibiting all events with an estimated attendance of 250 people or higher, which will include the Grand Prix, the Western Pool and Spa Show, Beach Streets University, the Cambodian New Year Parade and the South Bay Home and Garden Show, among many more.

Steve Goodling, the president and CEO of the Long Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, said the cancellations will likely cost the city about $50 million in lost revenue to the local economy — as well as 24,000 room nights in local hotels.

Much of that burden is expected to fall on workers who may find themselves, at least temporarily, out of work due to the sharp decrease in tourism.

The four council members who added the item to Tuesday’s agenda will look to blunt that impact as much as possible.

“We must help address this public health emergency,” Richardson said in a statement, “by supporting residents, and small businesses who will without question be impacted.”