THIRD AMENDMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WlTH RPPG
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT ("Third Amendment") is entered into as of this August 19, 2024, by and between the City of Foster City, a public body corporate and politic, hereinafter called "City" and Renne Public Law Group, LLP (dba Renee Public Policy Group) hereinafter called "Consultant." City and Consultant shall be referred to individually as "City" or "Consultant" or "Party" or collectively referred to as "Parties."
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2021, City and Consultant entered into a Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") whereby Consultant 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; and WHEREAS, the term of the Agreement was for twelve months; and WHEREAS, City and Consultant subsequently entered into a First Amendment to the Agreement on March 1, 2022 for a two-year period whereby Consultant was to provide State Legislative Advocacy Services and Grant Writing Services at a monthly flat rate of $6,500 for a not to exceed amount of $205,999, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2024 the Parties extended the term of the Agreement by an additional 24 months; and increased the compensation by an additional $120,000 and amend the Scope of Services to include grant writing services on a per-grant basis; and
WHEREAS, Consultant, Renne Public Law Group, LLP (“RPLG”) doing business as Renne Public Policy Group (“RPPG”) will be separating to form the California Public Policy Group (“CPPG”), as further described in the joint letter from CPPG and RPLG attached hereto and hereinafter incorporated as Attachment 1; and WHEREAS, Consultant and CPPG have requested that the City assign the Agreement from RPLG to CPPG, effective Tuesday, October 1, 2024; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to evidence this assignment so that CPPG can continue to provide services to City. 2 TERMS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, conditions and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The parties agree that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated as terms of this Third Amendment.
2. Amendment. Section 17, “Non-Assignment” of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced as follows:
“Assignment. This Agreement may be assigned with the prior written consent of the City.”
3. The parties agree that the Agreement shall be assigned in whole from RPLG dba RPPG to CPPG and CPPG shall assume all terms, conditions and obligations of the Agreement, including but not limited to the City’s insurance requirements, effective as of Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
4. Except as modified by this Third Amendment, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Third Amendment to be executed by themselves or their duly authorized representatives as of the date first above written.
CITY OF FOSTER CITY CONSULTANT
By:
Patrick Sullivan, Mayor
By:
Jonathan V. Holtzman, Managing Partner,
RPLG
By: ____________________________
Dane Hutchings, Managing Director
RPPG and CPPG
ATTEST:
By:
Priscilla Schaus, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: _
Benjamin L. Stock, City Attorney
ATTACHMENT 1
JOINT LETTER FROM RPLG AND CPPG