CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
Department(s):
City Manager’s Office
CEQA:
Not a Project, File No. PP17-
002, Consultant services for
design, study, inspection, or
other professional services
with no commitment to
future action.
Coordination:
CAO, CMO-Budget
Office, and HR
Dept. Approval:
/s/ Dolan Beckel
Council District(s):
City Wide
CMO Approval:
05/25/22
SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT FOR PLACEMENT SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN JOSÉ AND FUSE CORPS
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute the following amendments to the Master Agreement for Placement Services between the City of San José (City) and FUSE Corps to:
(1) Extend the term of the Agreement for two years from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024, with the ability to exercise additional one-year options to extend the term as long as the contract not-to-exceed amount has not been spent, subject to appropriation of funds; and (2) Increase the annual program fee per FUSE Fellow from $150,000 to $180,000.
Desired Outcome: To ensure the proven FUSE Corps Fellowship Program can continue to be leveraged by the City until the maximum contract not to exceed amount has been reached.
BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The current Master Agreement for Placement Services between the City and FUSE Corps is set to expire on June 30, 2022. FUSE Fellows have contributed significant value to the City with new ideas and approaches over the last eight years. Currently there is one 2022 Spring Cohort FUSE Fellow leading the Vice Mayor’s West San Jose Innovation Zone program which looks to implement innovation solutions to solve the traffic congestion and other pressing community issues in West San Jose. Also, the City Manager’s Office is planning a 2022 Fall Cohort FUSE Fellow to support the Ending Homelessness City Roadmap Enterprise Priority. The demand for FUSE Fellows remains strong and the City has not reached the contract not-to- exceed amount of $2,850,000 approved by City Council in 2019, thereby leaving additional opportunity to leverage this proven innovative fellowship program. The amount remaining on the contract is $1,272,500.
The FUSE Corps relationship will continue to be managed by the City Manager’s Office.
Climate Smart San José: The recommendation in this memorandum has no effect on Climate Smart San José energy, water, or mobility goals.
Commission Recommendation/Input: No commission recommendation or input is associated with this action.
COST AND FUNDING SOURCE:
FUSE Fellowship services are managed by City departments that fund the Fellowship. The City Manager’s Office will be responsible for facilitating the relationship with FUSE Corps and the placement of FUSE fellows with the requesting departments. The 2022-2023 Proposed Operating Budget, as directed in the approved Mayor’s March Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, includes a recommendation to allocate ongoing funding for a fellows program in the amount of $200,000. Departments may access this funding stream to leverage their existing budget when necessary.
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT: Dolan Beckel, Director of Civic Innovation [email protected]
COUNCIL AGENDA: 6/7/22
FILE: 22-824
ITEM: 2.8