CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: November 12, 2025 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AGREEMENT NO. A9206 WITH
SAME DAY EXPRESS, DBA SIGNATURE SCULPTURE, FOR CLEANING
AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ART
FROM: Scott C. Stiles, City Manager
BY: Housing & Community Development Department
SUMMARY:
This action approves Amendment No. 3 to Agreement A9206 with Same Day Express LLC, dba Signature Sculpture, in the amount of $134,905 for a revised contract amount not to exceed $274,704.50 to add sixteen (16) new public art installations to the Cleaning and Maintenance of Public Art Agreement.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. A9206 (Attachment A) with Same Day Express LLC, dba Signature Sculpture, for the cleaning and maintenance of additional public art pieces, for an additional amount of $134,905, and a revised amount not to exceed $274,704.50.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all necessary documents.
BUSINESS PRINCIPAL DISCLOSURE:
The Public Integrity Disclosure form is included as Attachment B to this staff report.
BACKGROUND:
On September 12, 2022, the City of Palm Springs entered into Agreement No. A9206 (Attachment C) with Same Day Express dba Signature Sculpture ("Contractor") for the cleaning and maintenance of public art within the City. The original three-year agreement had a contract price of $128,905. The Agreement was first amended on March 13, 2023 (Attachment D), and on February 3, 2025, Amendment No. 2 (Attachment E) was approved, increasing the total compensation to $139,799 for the addition of 29 art pieces, and extending the term through August 31, 2027.
City Council Staff Report
November 12, 2025 -- Page 2
Art Maintenance Agreement Amendment
On November 6, 2025, the Public Arts Commission recommended approval to the City Council of Amendment No. 3 to increase annual compensation by $43,480 for Fiscal Year 2026, and $91,425 for Fiscal Year 2027, for a total increase of $134,905, not to exceed a total contract amount of $274,704.50.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
On September 12, 2022, the City of Palm Springs entered into Agreement No. A9206 with Same Day Express, dba Signature Sculpture ("Contractor"), for the cleaning and maintenance of public art within the City. The original three-year agreement had a contract price of $128,905.
The agreement has been amended twice previously:
Amendment No. 1 (March 13, 2023): This amendment added services for the repair of the "Chairman of the Links" art piece, in the amount of $895.00 bringing the total contract price to an amount not to exceed $128,905.
Amendment No. 2 (February 3, 2025): This amendment expanded the scope of work to include seven art pieces at the Palm Springs International Airport, increased compensation by $9,999.50, bringing the total contract amount to $139,799.50 and extended the contract term to August 31, 2027.
The proposed Amendment No. 3 will further revise the scope of services to include the regular cleaning and maintenance of eighteen (18) additional art pieces located throughout the City, for a total of 40 art pieces to be cleaned twice a year. These new pieces to be added include the Pillars on East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Creature Alley, Artscape in the Park, and Beautiful Shade.
Services for the new pieces, as detailed in the attached Exhibit A2, will primarily consist of washing with non-ionic soap and deionized water and applying wax, performed twice annually. This amendment increases the contractor's compensation by $134,905. The total compensation for the agreement, as amended, will not exceed $274,704.50.
This amendment ensures that the City's growing collection of public art is properly and professionally maintained, preserving the condition and longevity of these valuable community assets.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
Section 21084 of the California Public Resources Code requires Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). The Guidelines are required to include a list of classes of projects which have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and which are exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
City Council Staff Report
November 12, 2025 -- Page 3
Art Maintenance Agreement Amendment
In response to that mandate, the Secretary for Resources identified classes of projects that do not have a significant effect on the environment and are declared to be categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents. In accordance with Section 15304 "Minor Alterations to Land," Class 4 projects consist of "minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes" and approval of this item is considered categorically exempt from CEQA.
ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING:
Approval of this action is for maintenance of public art which supports Strategic Plan Framework Overarching Principle of Social Equity, Broad Goals of Economic Development, Infrastructure, and Community Services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action will increase the total compensation under Agreement No. A9206 by $43,480 in Fiscal Year 2026, and $91,425 in Fiscal Year 2027, for a total increase of $134,905 and a total contract not to exceed amount of $274,704.50. Fiscal Year 2026 funds for these services are in the Public Arts Fund budget. Work to be performed during Fiscal Year 2027 are included in the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.
REVIEWED BY:
Department Director: Jay Virata
Assistant City Manager: Flinn Fagg
City Manager: Scott Stiles
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. A9206
B. Public Integrity Disclosure
C. Agreement A9206
D. Amendment No. 1 to A9206
E. Amendment No. 2 to A9206