CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2024)
APPROVING AN AGREEMENT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO SUPPORT BALLOT MEASURE COMMUNICATION
CONSULTING SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to prepare to place various ballot measures on the November 2024 ballot to support the General Plan Update and other City business (“Project”); and WHEREAS, the partners at TeamCivX previously provided the City with election services by assisting with providing neutral, public information on ballot measures during the last two election cycles while working for the consulting firm TBWBH Props & Measures. Since that time, several of the TBWBH partners have started their own consulting firm, TeamCivX, that focuses on working with government entities on ballot measures; and WHEREAS, the City staff recommends proceeding with TeamCivX in support of the Project; and WHEREAS, funding is needed to complete the work on the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. This Project is not a project subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not impact the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)).
2. In accordance with Municipal Code Section 3.60.070(h)(3), the approval of a contract with TeamCivX is in the best interest of the City due to the its positive experience with the subject team of consultants combined with the expedited process required to move forward regarding the 2024 ballot.
3. An appropriation of $190,000, with $38,000 from the General Fund unassigned fund balance and $152,000 from the Advanced Planning Fund (Fund 225) unassigned fund balance to the City Manager’s Office 2023-24 operating budget for the Project is approved.
4. The City Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with TeamCivX in the substantially the form presented.