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Agreements with MuniServices For Sales And Use Tax & Utility Users' Tax <br />Compliance, Auditing And Consulting Services <br />June 19, 2018 <br />Page 3 <br />economic development analysis and other projects requiring Sales and Use Tax revenue statistics <br />and/or geographic general fund revenue statistics to assist in analyzing the City's economic base. <br />Moreover, the services that MuniServices render ensure compliance with tax regulations, provide <br />early indications of trends in the economy, as well as ensure that the revenues generated within city <br />boundaries are properly allocated, assigned and remitted to the City of Santa Ana. The Amended <br />Agreement continues all of these services for an extended 2'% year term. <br />Additionally, the Amended Agreement provides a streamlined Change Order process and expands <br />the scope of consulting services which the City may request from MuniServices to include: potential <br />transaction & use taxes, potential new/revised business license taxes and/or potential medical <br />marijuana and/or cannabis taxes, or cannabis related operating agreement fees (as applicable) and <br />may also include selection processes for adult -use retail cannabis business permitting, cannabis <br />testing business permitting, commercial cannabis business (cultivation, manufacture, distribution) <br />permitting as may be set forth in any Change Orders mutually agreed to by the parties. <br />Prior to the expiration of this Amended Agreement, staff will fully assess the extended functionality <br />and usefulness of the Revenue Auditing, Recovery, Reporting, Analysis, and Legislative/State <br />Agency Liaison and Implementation Monitoring services program for Sales and Use Tax and related <br />revenues prior to issuing an RFP for future services. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #4 City Financial Stability, Objective #2 (maintain <br />a stable, efficient and transparent financial environment). <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The fees for the services that MuniServices will render are available in the General Fund Sales Tax <br />account (01102002-50020). The fees will not exceed $12,000 annually for the STARS and GRIA <br />reporting systems, inclusive of an annual CPI adjustment of not less than two percent (2%) or greater <br />than four percent (4%), for each of the first two years of the Amended Agreement's 2'/z year term (FY <br />2018-19 and FY 2019-20), and shall be prorated to not to exceed $6,000 for the final six months of <br />that term (July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) inclusive of CPI adjustment. Fees paid for recovered <br />sales tax and other revenues shall not exceed 15% of the amount recovered. Payments made to <br />MuniServices for recovered revenues will be recognized when the fees related to MuniServices <br />auditing and reporting activities are incurred. <br />A contingency of $60,000 shall be available for the first year of the Amended Agreement's 2%2 year <br />term (FY 2018-19) with a further contingency of $25,000 available for the second year (FY 2019-20), <br />and a final contingency of $15,000 available for the final six months of that term (July 1, 2020 to <br />December 31, 2020). <br />25F-3 <br />