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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 2, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-593 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.E. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Lianne Marshall <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for Resolutions Authorizing the Strategic Consulting and Revenue <br />Measure Feasibility Polling Services Agreements <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends adoption of the proposed resolutions authorizing the City Manager to <br />execute agreements with The Lew Edwards Group and Godbe Research. <br />BACKGROUND <br />At the November 18, 2013 meeting, Council authorized the formation of an ad-hoc <br />sub-committee in order to guide the work of staff and consultants who will provide strategic <br />planning, community surveying/polling and data analysis services. <br />Staff now requests Council authorize the City Manager to execute agreements associated <br />with the above-referenced work. Specifically, the proposed agreement with The Lew Edwards <br />Group will provide lead consulting and strategic project management support, and the <br />proposed agreement with Godbe Research would facilitate revenue measure feasibility polling <br />services. <br />Analysis <br />Staff is recommending sole source contracts with these vendors based upon several factors, <br />including their distinct subject matter expertise as well as San Leandro-specific knowledge <br />that was obtained through past work experience on prior revenue measure feasibility studies <br />in San Leandro. Additionally, the information provided by this analysis will be used to inform <br />discussions at the City Council Planning Session that is scheduled for February 1, 2014. In <br />order to ensure sufficient time is available to collect and analyze the survey information prior <br />to the Planning Session, it is important to begin work as soon as possible. <br />Attached to this staff report are copies of the consultants’ proposals, which provide additional <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/26/2013