City Council

2. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH HINDERLITER, DE LLAMAS AND ASSOCIATES FOR SALES, TRANSACTION AND USE TAX REVENUE CONSULTING SERVICES AND HDL COREN AND CONE FOR PROPERTY AND TRANSFER TAX REVENUE CONSULTING SERVICES (Finance Dept.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 and within the meaning of State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; (2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a five-year contract, without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services, with Hinderliter, de Llamas and Associates for continuing sales, transactions and use tax revenue consulting and continency based auditing services in the amount of $92,520. The cost is subject to an annual adjustment not-to-exceed 5%; and auditing services will be conducted on a contingency basis, which may result in new revenue collections for the City, depending on the success of audit findings and recovery efforts; (3) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a five-year contract, without competitive bidding pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F), contracts for professional or unique services, with HdL Coren and Cone for continuing property and transfer tax revenue consulting services and contingency based auditing services in the amount of $139,000. The cost is subject to an annual adjustment not-to-exceed 5%, and auditing services will be provided on a contingency basis, which may result in new revenue collections for the City, depending on the success of audit findings and recovery efforts; and (4) It is further recommended that the City Council grant the proposed contracts exemptions from the Competitive Selection process pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code (“PMC”) Section 4.08.049(B) contracts for professional or unique services in which the City’s best interests are served. TPA