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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGMT - Khouri Consulting (AB 1217 Advocacy) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT between SEAL 8 City of Seal Beach 211 - 8th Street Seal Beach, CA 90740 & Khouri Consulting 1215 K Street, Suite 1700 Sacramento, California 95814 91 6.605.8975 Page 1 of 13 This Professional Service Agreement ("the Agreement") is made as of the ;3rd day of June, 2015 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Khouri Consulting ("Consultant") and the City of Seal Beach ("City"), a California charter city, (collectively, "the Parties"). RECITALS A. City desires certain professional services. B. Consultant represents that it is qualified and able to provide City with such services. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the Parties' performance of the promises, covenants, and conditions stated herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows: AGREEMENT 1.0 Scope of Services 1.1. Consultant shall provide those services ("Services") set forth in the attached Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated by this reference. To the -extent that there is any conflict between Exhibit A and this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. 1.2. Consultant shall perform all Services under this Agreement in accordance with the standard of care generally exercised by like professionals under similar circumstances and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to City. 1.3. In performing this Agreement, Consultant shall comply with all, applicable provisions of federal, state, and local law. 1.4. Consultant will not be compensated for any work performed not specified in the Scope of Services unless the City authorizes such work in advance and in writing. 2.0 Term This term of this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date and shall continue for a term of four (4) months unless previously terminated as provided by this Agreement. 3.0 Consultant's Compensation 'City will pay Consultant in one (1) monthly installment of $28,500.00 and three (3) monthly installments of $30,500 each for all Services and expenses, including without limitation subcontractor fees, but in no event will the City pay more than One Hundred Twenty Thousand'Dollars ($120,000.00). Page 2 of 13 4.0 Method of Payment 4.1. Consultant shall submit to City monthly invoices for all services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. Such invoices shall be submitted within 15 days of the end of the month during which the services were rendered and shall describe in detail the services rendered during the period, the days, worked, number of hours worked, the hourly rates.charged, and the services performed for each day in the period. City will pay Consultant within 30 days of receiving Consultant's invoice. City will not withhold any applicable federal or state payroll and other required taxes, or other authorized deductions from payments made to Consultant. 4.2. Upon 24-hour notice from City, Consultant shall allow City or City's agents or representatives to inspect at Consultants offices during reasonable business hours all records, invoices, time cards, cost control sheets and other records maintained by Consultant in connection with this Agreement. City's rights under this Section 4.2 shall survive for two years following the termination of this Agreement. 6.0 Termination 5.1 This. Agreement may be terminated by City, without cause, or by Consultant based on reasonable cause, upon giving the other party written notice thereof not less than 14 days prior to the date of termination. 5.2. This Agreement may be terminated by City upon 10 days' notice to ,' Consultant if Consultant fails to provide satisfactory evidence of renewal or'replacement of comprehensive general liability insurance as required by this Agreement at least 20 days before the expiration date of the previous policy. 6.0 Party Representatives 6.1., The City Manager is the City's representative for purposes of this Agreement. 6.2. Gus Khouri is the Consultant's primary representative for purposes of this Agreement. 7.0 Notices 71.1. All notices permitted or required under this Agreement shall be deemed made when personally delivered or when mailed 48' hours after deposit in the United States Mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the party at the following addresses: To City: City of Seal Beach 211-8th Street Seal Beach, California 90740 Attn: City Manager Page 3 of 13 To Consultant: Khouh Consulting 1215 K Street, Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814 Attn: Gus Khouri 7.2. Actual notice shall be deemed adequate notice on the date actual notice occurred, regardless of the method of service. 8.0 Independent Contractor 8.1. Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. All services provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be performed by Consultant or under its supervision. Consultant will determine the means, methods, and details of performing the services. Any additional personnel performing services under this Agreement on behalf of Consultant shall also not be employees of City and shall at all times be under Consultant's 'exclusive direction and control. Consultant shall pay all wages, salaries, and other amounts due such 'personnel in connection with their performance of services under this Agreement and as required by law. Consultant shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not , limited to: social security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and workers' compensation insurance. 8.2. Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless City and its elected officials, officers, ' employees, servants, designated volunteers, and agents serving as independent contractors in the role of City officials, from any and all liability, damages, claims, costs and expenses of any nature to the extent arising. from Consultants personnel practices. City shall have the right to offset against the amount of any fees due to Consultant under this Agreement any amount due to City from Consultant as a result of Consultant's failure to promptly pay to City any reimbursement or indemnification arising under this Section. 9.0 Subcontractors No portion of this Agreement shall be subcontracted without the prior written approval of the City. The City hereby approves Strategic' Solutions Advisors as a subcontractor as specified in Exhibit A. Consultant is fully responsible to City for the performance of any and all subcontractors. 10'.0 Assignment Consultant shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement whether by assignment or novation, without the prior written consent of City. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void and without effect. 11.0 Insurance 11.1. Consultant shall not commence work under this Agreement until.-it has provided evidence satisfactory to the City that Consultant has secured all insurance Page 4 of 13 required under this Section. Consultant shall furnish City with original certificates of insurance and endorsements effecting coverage required by this Agreement on forms satisfactory to the City. The certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy shall be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf, and shall be on forms provided by the City if requested. All certificates and endorsements shall be received and approved by the City before work commences. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time. 11.2. Consultant shall, at its expense, procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property 'that may arise from or in connection with the performance of this Agreement. Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best's rating no less than A:VIII, licensed to do business in California, and satisfactory to the City. Coverage shall be at least as broad as the latest version of the following: (1) General Liability: Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence form CG ;0001); (2) Automobile Liability: Insurance Services Office Business Auto. Coverage form number CA 0001, .code 1 (any auto); and, if required by the City, (3) Professional Liability. Consultant shall maintain limits no less than: (1) General Liability: $2,000,000 per,occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage and if Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with a general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this Agreement/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit; (2)Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and (3) Professional Liability: $1,000,000 per claim/aggregate. 11.3. The insurance policies shall contain the following provisions, or Consultant shall provide endorsements on forms supplied or approved by the City to' state: (1) coverage shall not be suspended, voided, reduced or canceled except after 30 days prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to the City; (2) any failure to comply with reporting or other provisions of the policies, including breaches of warranties, shall not affect coverage provided to the City, its directors, officials, officers, (3)coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, or if excess, shall stand in an unbroken chain of coverage excess of the Consultant's scheduled underlying coverage and that any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers shall be excess of the Consultant's insurance and shall not be called upon to contribute with it; (4) for general liability insurance, that the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees," agents and volunteers shall be(covered as additional insureds with respect to the services or operations performed by or on behalf of the Consultant, including materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection with such work; and (5)for automobile liability, that the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers shall be covered as additional insureds with respect to the ownership, operation, maintenance, use, loading or unloading of any auto owned, leased, hired or borrowed by the Consultant or for which the Consultant is responsible. Page 5of13 11.4. All insurance required by this Section shall contain standard separation of insureds provisions and shall not contain any special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers. 11.5. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions shall be declared to and approved by the City. Consultant guarantees that, at the option of the City, either: (1)the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retentions as respects the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers; or (2)the Consultant shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigation costs, claims and administrative and defense expenses. 12.0 Indemnification, Hold Harmless, and Duty to Defend Consultant shall defend, indemnify, and hold the City, its officials, officers, employees, volunteers and agents serving as independent contractors in the role of city officials(collectively"Indemnities")free and harmless from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, liability, loss, damage or injury, in law or equity, to property or persons, including wrongful_death, in any manner arising out of or incident to any acts or omissions of Consultant, its employees, or its agents in connection with the performance of this Agreement, including without limitation, the payment of all consequential damages and attorneys' fees and'other related costs and expenses, except for such loss or damage arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the City. 'With respect to any and all such aforesaid suits, actions, or other legal proceedings of every kind that may be brought or instituted against Indemnitees, Consultant shall defend Indemnitees, at Consultants own cost, expense, and risk, and shall pay and satisfy any judgment, award, or decree that may be rendered against Indemnitees. Consultant shall reimburse City and its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents and/or volunteers, for any and all legal expenses and costs incurred by each of them in connection therewith or in enforcing the indemnity herein provided. Consultant's obligation to indemnify shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by Consultant, the City, its directors, officials; officers, employees, agents or volunteers. All duties of Consultant under this Section shall survive termination of this Agreement. 13.0 Equal Opportunity Consultant affirmatively -represents that it is an equal opportunity employer. Consultant shall not discriminate against any,subcodtractor, employee, or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, or age. Such non-discrimination includes, but is not limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff, or termination. Page 6 of 13 14.0 Labor Certification By its signature.hereunder, Consultant certifies that it is aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code that require every employer to.be insured against liability for Workers' Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and agrees to comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the Services. 15.0 Entire Agreement This Agreement contains the entire,agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings, or agreements. This Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by both parties. 16.0 Severability The invalidity in'whole or in part of any.provisions of this Agreement shall not void or affect the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement. 17.0 Governing Law This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. 18.0 No Third Party Rights No third party shall be deemed to have any rights hereunder against either party as a result of this Agreement. 19.0 Waiver No waiver of any default shall constitute awaiver of any other default or breach, whether of the same or other covenant or condition. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a party shall give the other party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise. 20.0 Prohibited Interests; Conflict of Interest 20.1. Consultant covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or.indirecti which may be affected by the Services, or which would conflict in any manner with the perform anoe of the Services. Consultant further covenants that, in performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by it. Furthermore, Consultant shall avoid the appearance of having any interest, which would conflict in any manner with the performance of the Services. Consultant shall not accept any employment or representation during the term of this Agreement which is or may likely make Consultant"financially interested"' (as provided in California Government Code§§1090 and 87100) in any decision made by City on any matter in connection with which Consultant has been retained. Page 7 of 13 20.2. Consultant further warrants and maintains that it has not employed or retained any person or entity, other than a bona fide employee working exclusively for Consultant, to solicit or obtain this Agreement. Nor has Consultant paid or agreed to pay any person or entity, other than a bona fide employee working exclusively for Consultant, any fee, commission, gift, percentage, or any other consideration contingent upon the execution of this Agreement. Upon any breach or violation of this warranty, City shall have the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to terminate this Agreement without further liability, or to deduct from any sums payable to Consultant hereunder the full amount or value of any such fee, commission, percentage or gift. `20.3. Consultant warrants and maintains that it has no knowledge that any officer or employee of City has any interest, whether contractual, noncontractual, financial, proprietary, or otherwise, in this transaction or in the business of Consultant, and that if any such interest comes to the knowledge of Consultant at any time during the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall immediately make a complete, written disclosure of such interest to City, even if such interest would not be deemed a prohibited "conflict of interest"under applicable laws as described in this subsection. 21.0 Attorneys' Fees If either party commences any legal, administrative, or other action against the other party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to have and recover from the losing party all of its attorneys' fees and other costs incurred in connection therewith. 22.0 Exhibits All exhibits referenced in this Agreement are hereby incorporated, into the Agreement as if set forth in full herein. In the event of any material discrepancy between.the terms of any exhibit so incorporated and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. 23.0 Corporate Authority The person executing this Agreement on behalf of Consultant warrants that he or she is duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of said Party and that by his or her execution, the Consultant is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,'the Parties hereto, through their respective authorized representatives have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written. Page 8 of 13 CITY OF SEAL BEACH CONSULTANT r By: Aim,) By: cdZfiLt Jil " Ingram, City Man .'g r Name: Gus Kfi()( j2T Attest: Its: C-1 1 Tina ' Knapp, Acting City By: Clerk Approved as t o m: Name: Its: By: aig t ele, City Attorney 9of13 Error!Unknown document property name. Exhibit A Scope of Services and Cost Proposal For Khouri Consulting and Strategic Solutions Advisors Firm Profiles Khouri Consulting,founded.by Gus Khouri in 2013, is a Sacramento-based firm, located at 1215 K Street, Suite 1700, that provides comprehensive, high-caliber legislative advocacy and consulting services to a broad range of clients. Khouri Consulting currently provides legislative advocacy or consults for 13 counties including the Central Coast Coalition(CCC)(Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo,San Benito,Santa Barbara), San Joaquin Valley Policy Council(SJVPC)(Fresno, Kern,Kings, Madera, Merced,Stanislaus,San Joaquin, and Tulare),Santa Barbara County Association of Governments(SBCAG), San Mateo County Transportation Authority(SMCTA),and Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM). Prior local agency clients include the California Transit Association(CTA), City/County Association of Governments of-San Mateo County(C/CAG),City/County of San Francisco, Fresno County Transportation Authority(FCTA), Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board(Caltrain),San Mateo County Transit District(SamTrans),Solano Transportation Authority(STA),Tulare County Association of Governments(TCAG).Gus Khouri has also represented private sector clients such as the Association.of California High-Speed Trains, Federal Express and the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association. With nearly 16 years of experience, Gus Khouri is one of Sacramento's leading local government advocates.Gus Khouri has been involved in every major transportation policy development or funding issue in Sacramento over the past decade and a half.Highlights include: participation in the Traffic Congestion Relief Act of 2000 and Proposition 42,which dedicated the sales tax on gasoline to a variety of transportation programs and projects;working with legislative leadership to help craft the language Proposition 1 B(SB 1266,Chapter 25, Statutes of 2006); positioning the interests of clients in the acquisition of funding from various Proposition 1 B programs(examples.below); negotiating on the"gas tax swap"(AB 6.and 9, 8th Extraordinary Session of 2009)to protect and provide additional funding for highways and transit,securing the votes for the appropriation of nearly$8 billion for the construction of the high-speed train system and revitalization and expansion of existing commuter and passenger rails service(SB 1029,Chapter 152,Statutes of 2012). As San Francisco May Edwin M. Lee's lead advocate, Mr. Khouri has protected billion of dollars in redevelopment funds that otherwise would have been diverted to State General fund coffers,while negotiating complex,transformative deals to protect the San Francisco Bay, build the Transbay Terminal, and move the Golden State Warriors to San Francisco. He served in the Legislature for seven years, most recently as a Senior Consultant to the Assembly Transportation Committee. Mr. Khouri has earned a well-respected reputation for finding solutions for complex issues on a bipartisan basis. His primary responsibilities on the Committee were: preparing analyses and providing research on complex legislation in the transportation policy field, including briefing the Committee Chair,Committee Member staff,and Speaker's staff,as well as providing vote recommendations;acting as liaison with various state agencies, such as the California Highway Patrol, Caltrans, CTC, Department of Motor Vehicles, and legislative staff,to craft,amend or monitor legislation as it moved through the process;organizing informational hearings on various transportation issues;and, staffing Assembly Member Jenny Oropeza on the Appropriations Committee,as well as on issues regarding revenue and taxation, labor, and information technology. Mr. Khouri was the Assembly Transportation Committee's point person on negotiations with respect to the 2006 Transportation Infrastructure Bond package(Propositions 1A and 113). In addition, Mr.Khouri assisted in crafting language for the completion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge re-financing deal. Strategic Solutions Advisors(SSA),founded by Frank J. Molina in 2007,is also a Sacramento-based firm, located at 1232 Q Street, Suite 200, provides strategic advice and hands-on assistance in legislative and 10 of 13 Errorl Unknown document property name. regulatory affairs.Clients include the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians,the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians,The California Council of Non Profit Organizations and the Pinoleville Porno Nation. Prior Clients include the Tule River Tribe,the Soboba Band of Luiseno,Indians and Deloitte Consulting. Prior to establishing SSA,'Mr. Molina accrued a decade's worth of experience as senior staff in the California State Legislature.Frank served as Senior Advisor to Senator Richard Polanco(9998-2001)and Chief Consultant to Assembly member Marco Antonio Firebaugh(2001-2004), both who served as Majority Leader of their respective houses,as well as Chairmen of the Latino Legislative Caucus. 'During his last two years in the Assembly, Frank served as Chief of staff to Assembly member Simon Salinas and administered Salinas'successful election to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 2006. Both firms not only expertly represent clients before the State Legislature,but also have a proven record of successfully lobby!'ng state regulatory agencies and departments. Each one of our clients is unique and we pride ourselves on being responsive,devoting the proper time and resources to learn their issues and representing them knowledgeably and energetically—we operate for each client as if we are an extension of their in-house operations. Important to our success is our strong belief in utilizing a unique, proactive philosophy in which we invest the time to understand the needs of client and utilize our unique relationships and skill set to achieve our clients'goals.We tell our clients what they need to hear,not just what they want to hear. In the post- term limits era,we are constantly working to build key relationships with not only incumbent policyrnakers, but also those of the future at the local,state and federal level,as well as staff. We utilize our legislative expertise,combined with our strong relationships with key legislators on both sides of the aisle and the Executive Branch to deliver tangible,high-value results to our varied client base.We have connections and access to the Brown Administration,which extend to the Governors Legislative Office(commonly referred to as the"The Horseshoe"),as well as most legislative offices. Legislators and policyrnakers will tell you we are direct, honest,and work tirelessly on behalf of our clients.'We proactively engage with decision-makers on a consistent basis in order to seek opportunities to help maximize results for our clients when such opportunities arise.In fact,our firm is regularly consulted and relied upon by key officials,especially in the Brown Administration, and staff to help deliver on transportation funding. Overall Strategy to Accomplish Proposed Scope of Work With over 40 years of legislative and lobbying experience combined,particularly icularly in representing local jurisdictions such as transit districts,joint powers authorities, regional transportation planning authorities, the City/County of San Francisco,and gaming tribes,we have a keen understanding of how AB 1217 impacts the City of Sea[Beach,among others, by eliminating direct representation on the Orange:County Fire Authority(OCFA)Board. It also creates a disadvantage for some cities currently represented on the Board,while favoring others. Five cities will have virtually guaranteed seats(Buena Park, Irvine, Placentia,Santa Ana, and Westminster). T'he other 18 cites would have to jockey for the remaining five seats. Furthermore,the lO OCFA cities in south Orange County would only have two seats, losing a combined eight seats. Thirteen OCFA cities in the central and north parts of the County would have eight seats, losing a combined five seats. Whilelhe authors office has cited a survey conducted by OCFA as grounds for changing the Board's composition,our understanding is that while a number of recommendations were made to improve management generally at OCFA and specifically for expanding training for Board members,it contained no recommendations to alter the structure of the Board. 11 Of 13 Errorl Unknown document property name. Given that the bill has already been approved out of the house of origin(Assembly),we have a limited (and critical)opportunity to stop the bill's progress as It reaches the Senate policy committee process.It appears that the bill will be assigned to the Senate Governance and Finance Committee,where we enjoy considerable access.While Both Mr.Khoud and Molina will work jointly on the contract and provide equal service,Gus Khouri will be assigned as the day-to-day contact for the contract Mr. khourit will coordinate with Frank Molina to help ensure premium service.The chart below details how we envision servicing the contract: Advocate Assignment Guis Khourij, Primary responsibility for project management and development of strategies;lead .Principal, Khouri lobbying; legislative and regulatory research;primary contact with legislative Consulting delegation and Administration staff and officials as necessary;and,day-to-day contact with and reporting to the Agencies'Board and staff. Frarik Molina, Lobbying; legislative and regulatory research;maintenance of relationship with Principal,Strategic legislative delegation and Administration staff and officials as necessary;and, Solutions Advisors communications with/reporting to the Agencies as requested. Angle Acosta Assistance with monitoring legislative committees,drafting letters, bill matrices, Legislative,Assistant scheduling,additional supportive adVocaoy as necessary. We are prepared to do the fbilowing-in order to meet your objectives: .Specifically, our proposed comprehensive lobbying program consists of the following elements: 1. If we were fortunate enough to be retained,we would immediately set up either an in-pers.on meeting or conference call to ensure that we gather all of the necessary information to proceed on your behalf. 2. We would then formulate a strategy to effectively lobby your interests,set up meetings accordingly with committee members of the Senate Governance&Finance Committee,and Govemor's*office, if necessary, in an attempt to either defeat or modify the legislation(if possible). 3. Our direct lobbying will also include assisting with or drafting letters and talking points as necessary.We Will also testify on your behalf at hearings before legislative committees,as directed. 4. We will assist you in working with other agencies and organizations to develop support for our policies,such as participation in coalition efforts to generate opposition.The members of our team regularly interact With the staff, lobbyists and members of organizations, including:the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties(CSAC),among others. 5. We will maintain regular phone and email communication with your designated key staff, 6. We will adhere to all laws and regulations governing the activities of registered lobbyists in California. Cost Proposal Our proposed cost to serve is based on our experience that government advocacy is a constant effort that is subject to cyclical periods of more or less intensity given the legislative and regulatory calendar.That is why we propose to bill in monthly installments rather than an hourly-rate. 12 of 13 Errort Unknown document property name. Our proposal is based on these specific assumptions: 1. Given the seasonal nature of legislative calendar and state agency board meetings, we work significantly more hours for than other weeks. 2:Nevertheless, issues constantly arise and we will therefore invest as much time and effort as necessary to tend to issues on AB 1217. 3. Our expertise and experience with the legislative process that has been cultivated over 40 years is ultimately what is most valuable. In some instances, the effort we expend or the activity we pursue will be successful due to our expertise and experience, and to the relationships we have spent years cultivating, rather than due to the exact length of time it will take us to transact certain business on your behalf. Sometimes a few phone calls or quick meetings with the appropriate officials or staff will be worth as much or more to you than spending hours by us monitoring one policy committee,hearing. 4. We will not bill for administrative costs and support staff to further the purposes of the lobbyists' efforts such as delivering letters, inputting data into computer databases, etc.). We would however ask that reimbursement for travel outside of the Sacramento area for work performed on behalf of the City of Seal Beach be considered. We propose to deliver the scope of work herein for a total not-to-exceed $120,000.00($60,000 per firm), payable in 4 monthly installments(June through September)of$30,000 per month ($15,000 per firm). The invoice for September will cover services through October 11. We propose that Seal Beach pay Khouri Consulting, and Khouri Consulting will subcontract to Strategic Solutions Advisors. In the event that AB 1217 becomes a two-year bill, a separate discussion on monitoring the legislation may be warranted. The City has not authorized services beyond the term-specified in this Agreement. i 13 of 13 CITY OF SEAL BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY 211 Eighth Street,Seal Beach,California 90740 Telephone 562.431.2527 Facsimile 562.493.9857 MEMORANDUM TO: Khouri Consulting contract file FROM: Craig A. Steele DATE: August 4, 2015 SUBJECT: Contract Approval This will confirm that in the closed session on June 8, 2015 the City Council authorized Jill Ingram to enter into the contract with Khouri Consulting for lobbying services related to defeating AB 1217. The legislative effort is one significant part of the effort to avoid the litigation that may occur if AB 1217 passes in its current form. Ms. Ingram initially approved the contract for one month at$28,500 and the City Council unanimously authorized her to extend the contract to the terms in the signed agreement. Error!Unknown document property name.