City Council
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: INFORMATION REPORTS
Lead Department: Administrative Services
Meeting Date: April 15, 2024
Report #:2311-2227
TITLE
Semi-annual Reports of Contracts Awarded by the City Manager, Procurement Officer or Other Designated Employees
RECOMMENDATION
This is an informal report, no action is required
DISCUSSION
Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 2.30.710(a) requires the City Manager to provide a semi-annual report to Council consisting of contracts awarded by the City Manager, Procurement Officer or other designated employees for:
1. Goods contracts $85,000 through $250,000 per year (Attachment A), and
2. Professional and General Services $25,000 through $85,000 and Public Works Contracts $85,000 through $250,000 per year (Attachment B).
The contracts in Attachment A consist of thirteen (13) distinct awards for goods, and the contracts in Attachment B consist of eighty-five (85) distinct awards for a wide range of services.
These awards are a core element of the efficient and effective provision of services by the City to our community and reflect extensive coordination and prudent decision-making among operating departments, the Administrative Services Department, the City Attorney's Office, and City Clerk's Office.
For informational purposes, Attachment C provides excerpts from the PAMC that set forth the authority designated by Council to the Procurement Officer to award and sign contracts (PAMC
2.30.200) and City Manager to award and sign contracts (PAMC 2.30.210).
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Goods Contracts Awarded $85,000 through $250,000 per year Attachment B: Professional and General Services $25,000 through $85,000 per year and Public Works Contracts $85,000 through $250,000 per year
Attachment C: Excerpts from the Palo Alto Municipal Code APPROVED BY:
Lauren Lai, Director Administrative Services