Title
Request for Reconsideration of a Portion of Item 23 from the Dec. 14, 2016 Formal Council Meeting
Description
Request for reconsideration of a portion of Item 23 (Ordinance S-43076) from the Dec. 14, 2016 City Council Formal Meeting pertaining to amendment of Agreement No. 135082 with Ballard Spahr, LLP for state legislative representation and consulting services for the issue areas of criminal justice and public safety.
Report
Summary
At the Dec. 14 meeting, the City Council adopted a portion of Ordinance S-43076, the contract amendments for The Aarons Company, LLC (Agreement No. 135121) and Axiom Public Affairs, LLC (Agreement No. 137444). However, the vote of the City Council on Agreement No. 135082 with Ballard Spahr, LLP was 3-6, with Councilmembers DiCiccio, Nowakowski, Pastor, Stark, Waring, and Vice Mayor Gallego dissenting. Therefore, the motion relating to Ballard Spahr, LLP failed to pass because it did not receive sufficient affirmative votes.
This reconsideration is being placed on the next available agenda in accordance with a written request filed in the City Clerk Department by Councilwoman Pastor and Councilman Nowakowski on Dec. 23, 2016.
Pursuant to the Rules of Council Proceedings, the portion of Item 23 from the Dec. 14, 2016 Formal Council Meeting regarding Ballard Spahr, LLP has been placed on the agenda immediately following this request for reconsideration. If this request is approved, the City Council will reconsider the item. If this request is not approved, the City Council will not reconsider the item and the original action on the item will stand.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Special Assistant to the City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.