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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: January 6, 2014 <br />ONR x419 ` Staff Report <br />File Number: 13-630 Agenda Section: ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number: 10.B. <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW: Not Applicable <br />TITLE: Staff Report for an Ordinance Amending Section 1-6-225 of Article 2 of <br />Chapter 1-6 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to Purchasing By <br />Competitive Bid <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council review and consider the proposed Ordinance which <br />would amend the Municipal Code to expand preferences given to local businesses in City <br />purchasing and contracts. Should the Council choose, a motion can be made to pass the <br />ordinance to print. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Earlier this year, the City Council authorized a consulting services agreement with the San <br />Leandro Chamber of Commerce. One component of the scope of services for that agreement <br />is the development of a "Local Business Preference Policy" that would update the City's public <br />contracting and purchasing ordinance to provide more opportunities for San Leandro based <br />businesses to be awarded City contracts. <br />To complete this work, the Chamber formed a "Local Inclusion Policy Working Group" to <br />provide feedback to City staff and policy recommendations. The Working Group is chaired by <br />former City Councilmember Surlene Grant and includes current City Councilmember Diana <br />Souza along with representatives from local businesses, nonprofits, business coalitions, <br />regional chambers of commerce, organized labor, and others. City staff and the City Attorney <br />have also provided ongoing feedback to the Working Group. The group has met several times <br />over the past three months and has reached general agreement about an ordinance for City <br />Council consideration. <br />The Chamber of Commerce contract also requires the Chamber to provide the City with <br />"findings based on research of comparable programs in other communities." That information <br />will be forwarded to the City Council once it is received by staff. <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 12123/2013 <br />