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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 6, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NITH MIDORI <br />GARDENS INC. <br />~ f CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1s1 Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the <br />attached amendment to the agreement with Midori Gardens Inc. in the <br />amount of $50,000 for the current fiscal year, for a total annual <br />contract amount not to exceed $600,000 and amending the date of the <br />agreement to coincide with the fiscal year, subject to non-substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Midori Gardens Inc. has been providing maintenance services for the <br />City's medians, on arterials, and at water reservoir sites. This <br />agreement was competitively bid in 2006. <br />Midori has contacted the City asking for an increase of approximately 10 <br />percent due to unforeseen increases in petroleum goods and fuel. Based on <br />the competitiveness of their proposal and the fact that they haven't <br />received any rate increases to their agreement in the last eight years, <br />staff recommends the increases. <br />The amendment also revises the term of the third year of the agreement to <br />coincide with the budget fiscal year which ends on June 30, 2009. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />25E-1 <br />