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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 4, 2009 TITLE: AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR INC. FOR BUS SHELTER AND BUS BENCH SERVICES CITY RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1S` Reading ^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached amendment to the agreement with Clear Channel Outdoor Inc., subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney extending the agreement to provide and maintain bus stop shelters and bus benches throughout the City. DISCUSSION The City currently has an agreement with Eller Media (subsequently re- named to Clear Channel Outdoor Inc.) to provide bus shelter and benches throughout the City. The agreement is due to expire in June 2010. The City has approximately 145 bus shelters and 613 bus benches. The bus shelters have advertising on one, two-sided panel at each location. There is no advertising on the bus benches. These shelters and benches provide bus patrons with shelter from the elements, a location visible to the public, a safer environment from criminal activity at night and a location for the disabled and elderly to rest while waiting for the bus. The total annual payment made to the City is currently $672,000. Under the terms of the current agreement the City will receive one additional payment in July. Clear Channel has suffered severe cutbacks in their revenues due to the downturn in the economy and has approached the City with an offer to extend the current agreement for three years under the same terms, 25B-1