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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 21, 2014 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:14-333 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.O. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Lianne Marshall <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <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 Messaging and Informational Services Associated with the <br />City’s Revenue Measure on the 2014 Ballot <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 />$62,400, from the previously authorized $66,500, for a total not to exceed amount of <br />$128,900. <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 the City Council at the February 1, 2014 City Council <br />Planning Session. <br />On April 21, 2014, the City Council authorized a $17,000 amendment to the previously <br />authorized agreement with LEG for the production of an interactive mailer that was distributed <br />to San Leandro residents in order to better gauge community service priorities. The results of <br />this survey were subsequently collected and analyzed by City staff, and a summary of the <br />results was included in the July 7, 2014 staff report that was presented to the City Council. <br />On July 7, 2014, the City Council placed a measure on the November 2014 ballot asking <br />voters to authorize an extension of Measure Z at the half cent rate for a 30-year duration. In <br />order to assist the City to disseminate factual information about the proposed measure, staff <br />recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment with <br />LEG to be effective from August 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. The scope of work for <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/15/2014