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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 4, 2006 <br />TITLE:' <br />CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR <br />PREPAID GASOLINE CARDS <br />(SPEC. NO. 04-141) <br />CIT MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Renew the contract with SVM, LP for the purchase of prepaid gasoline cards <br />for a one-year period in the annual amount not to exceed $80,000 <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Community Development Agency's Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center manages several <br />programs including Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Federal Empowerment Zone <br />(FEZ) and Special Projects. Participant clients are offered supportive <br />services including gasoline vouchers to find and retain employment. A <br />prepaid gasoline-only card program enables clients to purchase <br />competitively priced gasoline at their local neighborhood gas stations, as <br />opposed to a single station designated by the W/O/R/K Center. The prepaid <br />card program streamlines the current voucher system by eliminating the time <br />required to process the vendor invoices. Additionally, Personnel Service <br />Agency issues prepaid cards as awards on employee programs. <br />December 20, 2004, the City Council awarded a contract to SVM, LP for a <br />one-year period, with provision for two, one-year renewals. The vendor has <br />performed satisfactorily during the past contract period and has agreed to <br />renew the contract with a 3.5 percent reduction in the administrative <br />costs. Staff recommends authorizing the final renewal of the contract. <br />22A-1 <br />