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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 1e - Contract with AUSD for bus transportation'. GQ�LIFORN —�9 F mco�oo.aica Au6usf 5, 1903 STAFF REPORT Recreation and Community Services Department DATE: May 20, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Sara Somogyi, Director of Recreation & Community Services By: Ryan Wright, Assistant Director of Recreation & Community Services SUBJECT: ONE YEAR EXTENSION TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE ARCADIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES FROM JUNE 1, 2014, THROUGH MAY 31, 2015, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $45,000 Recommendation: Approve SUMMARY Each year, the Recreation and Community Services Department provides a number of activities requiring transportation services. Transportation is needed on a yearly basis for day camp, sports camp, intramural leagues, and excursions. On May 1, 2013, the City executed a Professional Services Agreement ( "Agreement ") with the Arcadia Unified School District to provide bus transportation services for recreation activities for one year. This Agreement was executed with an amount not to exceed $45,000, and included an option for two (2) one -year renewal periods thereafter, at the City's discretion. Approval of this agenda item would extend the Agreement for one year through May 31, 2015. DISCUSSION The Arcadia Unified School District has been providing satisfactory bus transportation services for the Recreation and Community Services Department for approximately the last 12 years. The current Agreement with the Arcadia Unified School District expires on June 1, 2014. An extension to the agreement was submitted to the Arcadia Unified School District for the upcoming year and the cost proposal for bus transportation services has not increased. The City has the option to extend this contract for (2) one year renewal periods. This is the first (1) of the two (2) potential extensions for the agreement. 1 Extension to Bus Transportation Services Agreement May 20, 2014 Page 2 of 2 FISCAL IMPACT The proposed budget for bus transportation services for Fiscal Year 2014 -15 is $45,000, which is sufficient to cover the transportation costs for the programs, based on the bid provided by Arcadia Unified School District. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a one year extension to the Professional Services Agreement with the Arcadia Unified School District for Bus Transportation Services for recreation activities from June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $45,000. Dominic Lazza City Manager