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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: April 21, 2014 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:14-145 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.G. <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 a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an <br />Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with The Lew Edwards <br />Group for Strategic Consulting Services Associated with Revenue Measure <br />Feasibility Services <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends approval of an amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) <br />with The Lew Edwards Group (LEG) that calls for the amount of compensation to increase <br />$17,000, from the originally authorized $49,500 to $66,500. <br />BACKGROUND <br />At the December 2, 2013 meeting, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a <br />$49,500 agreement with LEG to provide lead consulting and strategic project management <br />support. The results of a community survey that LEG helped facilitate as part of its contract <br />were subsequently presented to Council at the February 1, 2014 City Council Planning <br />Session. <br />Based upon the results of that community survey, staff recommends that Council authorize an <br />amendment to the previously authorized agreement with LEG for the production of an <br />interactive mailer that will be distributed to San Leandro residents in order to better gauge <br />community service priorities. <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />Production of the proposed mailer would cost an amount not to exceed $17,000. This would <br />include the cost of graphics, printing, bulk postage, and mailing. <br />Budget Authority <br />Staff proposes to fund these agreements using funds from the General Fund economic <br />contingency reserve. Therefore, funds will be transferred to the City Manager's Consulting <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/16/2014