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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 21, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-369 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.N. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:City Council <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Approving and <br />Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Consulting <br />Services Agreement with Townsend Public Affairs for State Legislative <br />Advocacy Services, to Extend the Term of the Agreement through June 30, 2022 <br />at the Same Rate, in an Amount Not to Exceed $60,000 Annually, and to Also <br />Authorize a Pilot-Study Expansion of the Scope of the Contract to Include the <br />Provision of Grant Writing Support to the City in an Amount Not to Exceed an <br />Additional $36,000, for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $96,000 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an <br />amendment to the City’s current contract with Townsend Public Affairs for state legislative <br />advocacy services through June 30, 2022 at the same rate, in an amount not to exceed $60,000 <br />annually and to also authorize an expansion of the scope of the contract to include grant writing <br />support to the City in an amount not to exceed an additional $36,000 annually. <br />BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS <br />In October 2013, the City Council authorized the creation of a City Council ad-hoc committee to <br />provide guidance on the development of a state legislative platform as well as a process through <br />which a consultant could be selected to provide state-level advocacy services on behalf of the <br />City. <br />Following a competitive request-for-proposals (RFP) process, on February 18, 2014, the City <br />Council directed the City Manager to enter into a one-year consulting services agreement with <br />Townsend Public Affairs for state level advocacy services, at a rate of $60,000 per year. Based <br />upon the City’s satisfaction with Townsend’s performance, that contract was then extended by the <br />City Council each subsequent year at the same rate. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/19/2021 <br />377