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May 11, 2023 Item #2

Agenda Item 2

2. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - FIRST AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENT NO. 20-\n3747 WITH DOROTHEA DIEMER-KOVACEVICH DBA DDK COMMUNICATIONS,\nAGREEMENT NO. 20-3748 WITH FULL VISION PRODUCTIONS, LLC, AGREEMENT\nNO. 20-3749 WITH NATALIE L. SHORE PETERSON, AND AGREEMENT NO. 20-3750\nWITH RESERVOIR, LLC\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the First Amendments (Amendments) to Agreement No.\n20-3747 with Dorothea Diemer-Kovacevich DBA DDK Communications, Agreement No. 20-\n3748 with Full Vision Productions, LLC, Agreement No. 20-3749 with Natalie L. Shore Peterson,\nand Agreement No. 20-3750 with Reservoir, LLC (Multi-Media Agreements). The proposed\nAmendments extend the term of the Multi-Media Agreements by two years from three years\ncurrently to five years as proposed through June 18, 2025. Furthermore, the proposed\nAmendments will increase compensation by $350,000 from $294,000 currently to $644,000 as\nproposed. The Multi-Media Agreements are being extended due to the contractors’ subject\nmatter expertise on topics such as the environment and international commerce; speech writing\nand presentation coaching; video production as well as their success in delivering quality\nmaterials on tight deadlines. Each of these consultants are Very Small Business Enterprises\n(VSBE), while two are also Women Business Enterprises (WBE). The City of Los Angeles Harbor\nDepartment (Harbor Department) is financially responsible for payment of expenses incurred\nunder the agreements.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management had\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) find that in accordance with Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022, it is\nmore feasible for outside contractors to perform this work than City employees; (3) approve the\nFirst Amendments to Agreement No. 20-3747 with Dorothea Diemer-Kovacevich DBA DDK\nCommunications; Agreement No. 20-3748 with Full Vision Productions, LLC; Agreement No. 20-\n3749 with Natalie L. Shore Peterson; and Agreement No. 20-3750 with Reservoir, LLC; (4)\nauthorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the First\nAmendments to Agreement No. 20-3747, Agreement No. 20-3748, Agreement No. 20-3749, and\nAgreement No. 20-3750 for and on behalf of the Board; and (5) adopt Resolution\nNo.____________.\nCargo Marketing