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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2a: Contract Extension to Gonsalves & Son for State Legislative Advocacy ServicesDATE: TO: FROM: SUMMARY 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 Mayor and City Council— PSA Extension for Gonsalves and Son September 7, 2010 Page 2 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.