City Council

4. CONSIDERATION OF 4TH AMENDMENT TO ATHENS CONTRACT TO\nALLOW FOR NEGOTIATIONS OF A NEW OR AMENDED CONTRACT TO\nCONFORM TO SB 1383; APPROVE AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT WITH\nECONOMICS FOR WASTE FRANCHISE NEGOTIATION CONSULTING\nSERVICES\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the 4th\nAmendment to the Agreement with Athens and authorize the City Manager to execute\nan amendment to the contract with Economics to increase the maximum expenditure\namount from $30,000 to $210,000 to accommodate the necessary negotiations. If the\nCity Council concurs with staff’s recommendation, an appropriate motion would be:\n“I move to approve the 4th Amendment to Agreement with Athens, authorize the City\nManager to execute an amendment to the contract with Economics to increase the not\nto exceed amount to $210,000, and authorize an additional appropriation of $125,000\ninto Account #101-40-4104-0000 from the General Fund Reserves as part of the FY\n2023-24 budget.”\nCONSENT CALENDAR