...Title
Agreement Between the City of San José and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP for Federal Legislative Advocacy Services.
...Recommendations
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to:
(a) Negotiate and execute an agreement with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP to provide federal legislative advocacy services for a term retroactive to October 6, 2025, through June 30, 2030, with a maximum compensation amount not to exceed $728,000, subject to the appropriation of funds; and
(b) Exercise up to two one-year options to extend the Agreement, with the last option ending on June 30, 2032 to provide ongoing services for an estimated annual cost of $156,000, subject to the appropriation of funds.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (City Manager)