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DISCUSSION
September 7, 2010
STAFF REPORT
Mayor and City Council
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Board
Donald Penman, City Manager '
By: Linda Garcia, Communications, Marketing and Special
Projects Manager
Office of the City Manager
SUBJECT: ONE -YEAR EXTENSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $36.000.00 TO
THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF ARCADIA AND JOE A. GONSALVES AND SON FOR
STATE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES
Recommendation: Approve
The City of Arcadia has utilized the services of Joe A. Gonsalves and Son since the late
1990's for the purpose of State iegislative advocacy on behalf of our community. The
current Professional Services Agreement with Joe A. Gonsalves and Son expires on
September 21, 2010. 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. 8) to the Professional Services
Agreement between the City of Arcadia and Joe A. Gonsalves and Son.
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. Gonsalves
provides the City with regular informational bulletins concerning actions the State
Legislature has 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
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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.
Moreover, the "background knowledge" they offer is useful to staff in determining a
course of action when it comes to approaching State Officials about legislation,
budgetary actions and other programsiprocedures.
If approved, the requested extension to the Professional Services Agreement will have
a term of October 2010 through September 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT
The annual retainer for Joe A. Gonsalves. and Son remains at $36,000.00. Of this
amount, $28,800.00 is charged to the City's General Fund and $7,200.00 to the
Redevelopment Agency. Sufficient funds are available in the FY2010 -2011 operating
budge.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency Boars`
authorize the City Manager to execute a one -year extension in the amount of
$36,000.00 to the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Arcadia
and Joe A. Gonsalves and Son for State legislative advocacy services.