City Council

Item S504:\nAs-Needed Public Outreach and Engagement Consultant Services Agreements with\nAscent Environmental, Inc., Cook & Schmid, LLC., Imagine Creative Services,\nLLC., and Kearns & West, Inc.\n(Added 6/13/25)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nNo encumbrances are being made with today’s action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2025-558)\nResolution authorizing an Agreement with Ascent Environmental, Inc., for as needed\npublic outreach and engagement services, in an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000 over\nfive years, and related funding actions.\nSubitem-B: (R-2025-559)\nResolution authorizing an Agreement with Cook + Schmid, LLC., for as needed public\noutreach and engagement services, in an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000 over five\nyears, and related funding actions.\nSubitem-C: (R-2025-560)\nResolution authorizing an Agreement with Imagine Creative Services, LLC., for as\nneeded public outreach and engagement services, in an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000\nover five years, and related funding actions.\nSubitem-D: (R-2025-561)\nResolution authorizing an Agreement with Kearns & West, Inc., for as needed public\noutreach and engagement services, in an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000 over five\nyears, and related funding actions.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Land Use and Housing Committee meeting on June 5, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Chair Lee, second by Vice Chair Elo-Rivera, to recommend\nCouncil approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Lee-yea, Elo-Rivera-yea, Campillo-yea, Moreno-yea.\nPlanning: Melissa Garcia, (619) 236-6173\nCity Attorney Contact: Shannon Eckmeyer