CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
Department(s):
City Manager
CEQA:
Not a Project, File No.
PP17-003, Agreements/
Contracts (New or
Amended) resulting in no
physical changes to the
environment
Coordination:
City Attorney’s Office
and City Manager’s
Budget Office
Dept. Approval:
Council District(s):
Citywide
CMO Approval:
11/18/22
SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH SLOAN SAKAI YEUNG WONG, LLP
FOR LABOR CONSULTING SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Second Amendment to the Consultant Agreement with Sloan Sakai Yeung Wong, LLP (formerly Renne Sloan Holtzman & Sakai, LLP) (Emeryville, CA) for labor consulting services in connection with labor matters to extend the contract term for an additional year from December 31, 2022 through December 31, 2023 for a contract amount not to exceed $424,500, subject to the appropriation of funds.
Desired Outcome: Authorizing the City Manager to take this action will allow the City Manager’s Office of Employee Relations to continue its agreement for labor consulting services through December 31, 2023 for a contract not to exceed $424,500, subject to the appropriation of funds.
BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
In September 2017, the City Manager’s Office released a Request for Proposal for labor consulting services.
In November 2017, the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with awarded vendor Renne Sloan Holtzman & Sakai, LLP (now known as Sloan Sakai Yeung Wong, LLP).
1 The agreement was executed on December 15, 2017 and included an original contract term beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2020. Subsequently, on May 30, 2018, the City Manager’s Office executed an Assignment and Assumption with Renne Sloan Holtzman & Sakai, LLP to transfer the rights and obligations under the agreement to Sloan Sakai Yeung Wong, LLP.
On December 2, 2020, the City Manager’s Office executed the First Amendment to the agreement to extend the contract term from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2022.
Approval of this recommendation provides the City Manager authorization to amend the agreement to extend the contract term for an additional year from December 31, 2022 through December 31, 2023. There is no change in compensation as a result of this amendment.
Climate Smart San José: This recommendation has no effect on Climate Smart San José energy, water, or mobility goals.
Commission Recommendation/Input: There is no commission recommendation or input associated with this action.
1 November 2017 City Council Memo: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=5670553&GUID=D0589F9A - 0DE8-4609-959A-D9118307FCC1
COUNCIL AGENDA: 12/6/22
FILE: 22-1780
ITEM: 2.8
COST AND FUNDING SOURCE:
The Second Amendment to the Consultant Agreement will be funded by the City Manager’s Office Non- Personal/Equipment appropriation in the General Fund.
FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT: For questions, please contact Jennifer Schembri, Director of Employee Relations, at (408) 535-8154.