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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 1e: Contract: Gonsalves & Son for State Legislative Advocacyl.eerper.trd Auryrt S, 1981 DATE: September 1, 2009 Office of the City Manager TO: Mayor and City Council Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Board FROM: Donald Penman, City Manager By: Linda Garcia, Comm nications, Marketing and Special Projects Managers 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 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, 2009. 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. 7) 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. In this last year, Gonsalves provided the City with regular informational bulletins concerning actions the State Legislature was considering that would affect cities and redevelopment agencies. Gonsalves also lobbied on the part of Arcadia and its other clients against the State taking or borrowing money from local government. While it is impossible to quantify the value of Gonsalves and Son in terms of placing a dollar amount on the benefit the City has received, staff believes that the information they have provided over the years has been very helpful, and certainly they are an Mayor and City Council - PSA Extension for Gonsalves and Son September 1, 2009 Page 2 active voice in Sacramento for Arcadia and the other cities for which they work. 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 programs/procedures. If approved, the requested extension to the Professional Services Agreement will have a term of October 2009 through September 2010. 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 FY2009-2010 operating budget. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency Board authorize staff 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.