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Office of the City Manager
DATE: September 6, 2011
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Don Penman, City Manager
By: Linda Garcia, Communications, Marketing and Special
Projects Manager s'.I
SUBJECT: ONE-YEAR EXTENSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,180.00 TO
THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF ARCADIA AND JOE A. GONSALVES AND SON FOR
STATE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES
Recommendation: Approve
SUMMARY
The City of Arcadia has utilized the services of Joe A. Gonsalves and Son since the late
1990's for the purpose of State legislative advocacy on behalf of our community. The
current Professional Services Agreement with Joe A. Gonsalves and Son expires on
September 21, 2011. Based on the City's positive experience with the company and
desire to continue to use their services in the future, staff is recommending that the City
Council approve a one-year extension (Amendment No. 9) to the Professional Services
Agreement between the City of Arcadia and Joe A. Gonsalves and Son.
DISCUSSION
The City of Arcadia uses Joe A. Gonsalves and Son to help stay informed of proposals
in Sacramento that would impact our local services as well as to advocate on the City's
behalf on certain pieces of legislation. Since our first association with the company in
1998, Gonsalves staff has been knowledgeable, accessible and helpful in making
contact with legislators, tracking proposed legislation and alerting the City of changes in
legislation that may be either beneficial or detrimental to local government, Arcadia in
particular. Gonsalves provides the City with regular informational bulletins concerning
actions the State Legislature has taken or is considering that would affect cities and.
redevelopment agencies, and they continue to lobby on the part of Arcadia and its other
clients against the State taking or borrowing money from local government.
While it is difficult to quantify the value of Gonsalves and Son in terms of placing a dollar
amount on the benefit the City has received from their services, staff believes that the
Mayor and City Council — PSA Extension for Gonsalves and Son
September 6, 2011
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information they have provided over the years has been very helpful, and certainly they
are an active voice in Sacramento for Arcadia and the other cities for which they work.
In dealing with the State Legislature there is something to be said about the power of
numbers. An additional benefit of being associated with Gonsalves is the "background
knowledge" they offer to staff in determining a course of action when it comes to
approaching State Officials about legislation, budgetary actions and other
programs/procedures.
If approved, the requested extension to the Professional Services Agreement will have
a term of October 2011 through September 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT
The annual retainer for Joe A. Gonsalves and Son remains at $36,000.00. In addition,
there is a $180 annual charge for processing the City's required quarterly filing with the
State. Of this amount, $28,944.00 is charged to the City's General Fund and $7,236.00
to the Redevelopment Agency. Sufficient funds are available in the FY2011-2012
operating budget.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a
one-year extension in the amount of $36,180.00 to the Professional Services
Agreement between the City of Arcadia and Joe A. Gonsalves and Son for State
legislative advocacy services.