RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A THIRD AMENDMENT AND
ASSIGNMENT OF THE AGREEMENT FROM RENEE PUBLIC LAW GROUP, LLP (“RPLG”) DBA RENEE PUBLIC POLICY GROUP (“RPPG”) TO THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POLICY GROUP (“CPPG”) FOR CONTINUED STATE LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCACY SERVICES AND OPTIONAL GRANT WRITING SERVICES
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2021, the City entered into a Professional Services Agreement with Renne Public Law Group, LLP (“RPLG”) doing business as Renee Public Policy Group (“RPPG”) ("Agreement"), whereby RPPG was to provide State Legislative Advocacy Services at a monthly flat rate of $4,000 for a not to exceed amount of $49,999, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement for a term of twelve months; and WHEREAS, the City and RPPG subsequently entered into a First Amendment to the Agreement on March 1, 2022 for a two-year period whereby RPPG was to continue to provide State legislative advocacy and grant writing services at a monthly flat rate of $6,500 for a not to exceed amount of $205,999; and
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2024 the City and RPPG entered into a Second Amendment to the Agreement by extending the term an additional 24 months and increasing the compensation by an additional $120,000 and revising the scope of services to include grant writing services on a per-grant basis; and WHEREAS, RPPG will be separating from RPLG to form the California Public Policy Group (“CPPG”); and
WHEREAS, RPLG and CPPG have requested that the City assign this Agreement from RPLG to CPPG, effective Tuesday, October 1, 2024; and WHEREAS, approval of the Third Amendment and Assignment does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.) (CEQA) as the action does not have the potential to result in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15378.).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foster City does hereby approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a Third Amendment and Assignment of the Agreement from RPLG doing business as RPPG to CPPG for continued State legislative advocacy services and optional grant writing services.
PASSED AND ADOPTED as a resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City at the regular meeting held on the 19th day of August, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK