CITY OF MERCED - File #: 19-379

• File #: 19-379
• Version: 1
• Type: Consent Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/29/2019
• In control: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency
• On agenda: 7/15/2019
• Final action: 7/15/2019
• Title: SUBJECT: Approval of Professional Service Agreement Between the City of Merced and Chabin Concepts for On-Call Economic Development Services in the Not to Exceed Amount of $50,000.00 REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving the terms and scope of services for a Professional Services Agreement with Chabin Concepts to provide on-call consulting services to the Office of Economic Development. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion approving the professional services agreement between the City of Merced and Chabin Concepts, Inc. for on-call economic development consulting services in the amount not to exceed $50,000.00 and authorizing the City Manager or the Assistant City Manager to execute all the necessary documents.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/15/2019	1	City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency	approved	Pass

Report Prepared by: Frank Quintero, Director of Economic Development

Title
SUBJECT: Approval of Professional Service Agreement Between the City of Merced and Chabin Concepts for On-Call Economic Development Services in the Not to Exceed Amount of $50,000.00

REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving the terms and scope of services for a Professional Services Agreement with Chabin Concepts to provide on-call consulting services to the Office of Economic Development.

RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving the professional services agreement between the City of Merced and Chabin Concepts, Inc. for on-call economic development consulting services in the amount not to exceed $50,000.00 and authorizing the City Manager or the Assistant City Manager to execute all the necessary documents.

Body
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve as recommended by staff; or
2. Approve, subject to conditions as specified by the City Council; or
3. Deny the request; or,
4. Refer back to staff for reconsideration of specific items as requested by the Council, or
5. Defer action until a specified date

AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200

CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
City of Merced Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2019-2020, Section 7 - Economic Development - Mission - Keep Merced as the Center: Implement strategic actions that will have the most direct impact on improving the City of Merced's economic growth and which continues to build Merced's role as the region's center for education, medical services, industry, and professional/commercial services.

DISCUSSION
Staff has negotiated a Professional Services Agreement with Chabin Concepts to provide "on-call" economic development services to the Office of Economic Development staff (Attachment 1.) The cost for Chabin Concepts' services is not to exceed $50,000.00.

Chabin Concepts provides strategic actions to business attraction and retention, and has assisted staff with coordinating trade show and marketing mission...