Title
Public Outreach and Community Engagement Services Contract - Amendment 1 (Ordinance S-48129)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Contract 151323 with Gunn Communications, Inc., to add the Fire Department as a contract user, to provide additional contract capacity, and to increase expenditure authority for the contract. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures included in this amendment will not exceed $18,900.
Report
Summary
This contract provides public outreach and community engagement services for various planning, design and construction projects, including transportation programs and services for the Street Transportation Department.
The purpose of this amendment is to add contract capacity to allow the City Manager’s Office, via the Fire Department, to provide outreach and engagement services for the Community Advocacy Program. The program is critical in providing effective crisis response care to individuals who experience traumatic events, who are suffering from mental illness, substance abuse disorders, are victims of crime and assault, or are considered vulnerable or experiencing homelessness.
Contract Term
The contract term will remain unchanged, with potential options to extend the contract through Jan. 31, 2025.
Financial Impact
The initial authorization for the Public Outreach and Community Engagement Services contract was for an expenditure not-to-exceed $1.5 million. This amendment will increase the authorization for the contract by an additional $18,900, for a new total not-to-exceed contract value of $1,518,900.
Funding for this amendment is available in the Fire Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved the Public Outreach and Community Engagement Services Contract 151323 (Ordinance S-46184) on Nov. 20, 2019.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays, Deputy City Managers Mario Paniagua and Ginger Spencer, and the City Manager’s Office, Fire and Street Transportation departments.