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It is essential that the City of Colton have a constant and immediate presence in Sacramento to ensure Colton is not omitted from consideration for funding from state infrastructure monies. It is vital for the City to have "eyes and ears" present to keep the City informed in "real time" of developments and changes taking place, allowing the City to take a more proactive legislative approach, possibly affecting outcomes that are in the City's best interests. Indeed, Joe Gonsalves and Son have been an essential part of the City of Colton's efforts to establish an Infrastructure Finance District (IFD) in the Agua Mansa Commerce Corridor; their efforts have facilitated meetings between City staff and key elected officials in Sacramento that resulted in Colton -specific legislation presented to the California State Assembly for potential adoption. A summary of current advocacy tasks assigned to Gonsalves include, but are not limited to: I-10 Corridor Interchange ■ Design -build relief Improvements ■ Recreational areas (large scale parks 3-5 Comprehensive Storm Drain and recreation facilities) Project ■ Rails -to -Trails Programs Colton Crossing ■ Seismic Retrofitting Activities Colton Municipal Code Section 3.08.140 authorizes the city council, in limited circumstances, to award a professional services agreement to a consultant without a formal or informal RFP process. Section 3.08.140(E) provides that competitive bidding, either formal or informal, is not required "When the city manager determines that it is in the best interest of the city and its administrative operations to dispense with public bidding for non-public projects under this chapter." For this contract award, the City Manager has made such a determination based upon the following: ■ Joe Gonsalves and Son have an outstanding track record of representing city clients in Sacramento. They represent 49 cities and have contacts throughout the legislature; The Gonsalves team have provided valuable support in the establishment of an Infrastructure Finance District (IFD) within the Agua Mansa area. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Not applicable. FINANCIAL IMPACT The annual cost of this two year agreement shall not exceed the amount of $40,000 This project is funded out of account 100-6020-6020-2350 (City Manager Professional Services). Funding required to complete these efforts was included in the FY 2008/09 budget requests. Budget Amount YTD Expenditure Oen Encumbrances Available Balance $701,349 $1,280 $488,716 $211,353