HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03012011 - C.67RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross and Leoni, effective December 31,
2010, to extend the contract term from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011 and
increase the payment limit by $180,000 to a new payment limit of $744,998 (over a 4 year
period) for continued state legislative representative and advocacy services, as
recommended by the Legislation Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Extension of this contract was anticipated and is included in the current fiscal year budget
(67.5% County General Fund, 12.5% Flood Control/Clean Water Funds, 10% CCHP, and
10% Redevelopment funds).
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/01/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: L. DeLaney,
925-335-1097
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 1, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.67
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Legislation Committee
Date:March 1, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract Extension for State Legislative Representation/Advocacy
BACKGROUND:
The law firm of Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller and Naylor (“Nielsen
Merksamer”) has extensive experience in the field of governmental advocacy regarding
legislative, administrative and legal issues directly affecting counties. Nielsen Merksamer is
recognized for its expertise in the broad area of state and county relations, particularly fiscal
relationships. The firm has been instrumental in the development and advancement of the
County's state legislative platform.
The County first contracted with Nielsen Merksamer for the period January 1, 2004 through
December 31, 2005 and renewed the contract in December 2005 for the period January 1,
2006 through December 31, 2007 in the amount of $200,000 per year. The contract was
subsequently renewed for the period January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010. In March 2009,
the contract was amended to decrease the annual payment limit to $180,000.
On January 4, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved a contract extension for for an
additional 6 month period. Subsequent to that action, at its February 7, 2011 meeting, the
Legislation Committee recommended that the contract be extended for one year, while a
Request for Proposals for state and federal advocacy services be developed and issued.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without this contract extension, the County will not have state advocacy services and staff
will not have sufficient time to solicit for these critical services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.