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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 21, 2021 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-370 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:City Council <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council to Approve and Authorize <br />the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Consulting Services <br />Agreement with Townsend Public Affairs for State Legislative Advocacy <br />Services, to Extend the Term of the Agreement through June 30, 2022 at the <br />Same Rate, in an Amount Not to Exceed $60,000 Annually, and to Also Authorize <br />an Expansion of the Scope of the Contract to Include the Provision of Grant <br />Writing Support to the City in an Amount Not to Exceed an Additional $36,000, <br />for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $96,000 <br />WHEREAS, on February 18, 2014, the City Council authorized the City Manager to enter <br />into a one-year agreement for $60,000 between the City of San Leandro and Townsend Public <br />Affairs (TPA), for the provision of state level advocacy services; and <br />WHEREAS, based on TPA’s satisfactory performance, the City Council has directed the <br />City Manager to extend the agreement at the same rate each subsequent year; and <br />WHEREAS, since the last contract extension in June 2019, Townsend Public Affairs has <br />provided the City Council and the City’s administration with excellent service representing the City <br />of San Leandro’s interests at the State level; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to extend the term of its existing agreement with <br />Townsend Public Affairs through June 30, 2022 at the same rate, in an amount not to exceed <br />$60,000 annually; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to expand the scope of the contract with TPA to <br />include the provision of grant writing support to the City in an amount not to exceed $36,000 <br />annually; and <br />WHEREAS, a corresponding appropriation for this proposed agreement is already <br />incorporated into the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget; and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/19/2021 <br />380