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INSURANCE ON FILE WORT( MAY PROCEED A-2016-296 UNTIL_ INSURA + h CE EXPIRES _ I 5'I c CLERK OF COUNCIL DATE, .Z�t 7 ' n"i Consultant Services ,Agreement This Consultant Services Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of the 18th day of October, 2016 by and between HdL Coren & Cone, a California Corporation ("CONSULTANT") and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation of the State of California ("CITY"). In consideration of the mutual promises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: RECITALS A. Property tax revenues can be verified and potentially increased through a system of continuous monitoring, identification and reconciliation to county records. B. An effective program of property tax management will assist the CITY in fiscal, economic and community development planning; and C. CITY desires the property tax data based reports and data analysis required to effectively manage the CITY property tax base and identify and recover revenues misallocated within the CITY, or to other jurisdictions; and D. CONSULTANT is a state-wide expert in such data analysis with over 200 public agency clients for whom such services are performed and has the programs, equipment, data and personnel required to deliver the property tax services referenced herein. E. The CITY desires to retain a consultant having special skill and knowledge in the field of professional services for Property Tax (Secured and Unsecured) Revenue Auditing, Recovery, Reporting, Analysis, and Legislative/State Agency Liaison and Implementation Monitoring Services as specified herein. F. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, CONSULTANT represents that it possesses the necessary knowledge, qualifications, skills and personnel to provide such services. CONSULTANT warrants that any services performed by CONSULTANT under this Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be expected from a professional consulting firm in the field. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: CITY hereby retains CONSULTANT, and CONSULTANT hereby agrees to provide such services as are set forth hereinbelow, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and represents and warrants to CITY that CONSULTANT accepts such assignment to perform those services, subject to those terms and conditions. 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES (a) CONSULTANT shall perform services designated in the CITY's Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 1.6-022, dated February 11, 2016 relating to revenue auditing, recovery, reporting, analysis, and legislative monitoring in connection with secured and unsecured property taxes in the manner described in CONSULTANT'S RFP No. 16-022 response dated