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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION OCTOBER 2, 2006 TITLE: APPROVED o As Recommended o As Amended o Ordinance on 151 Reading o Ordinance on 2nd Reading o Implementing Resolution o Set Public Hearing For AGREEMENT EXTENSION FOR SHOPPING CART RETRIEVAL SERVICES CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement extension with Hernandez Cart Service, Inc. for citywide shopping cart retrieval services. The extension is for one year, with two additional one-year renewal options. There will be no additional contract increases over the 2-year period. The annual contract amount is not to exceed $84,000. DISCUSSION On July 3, 2006, the City Council extended the contract with Hernandez Cart Service, Inc. (HCSI) for an additional 3 months to retrieve unattended shopping carts throughout the City. HCSI is required to provide weekly retrieval logs, which include the number of carts returned to retailers with whom HCSI has separate contracts. Additionally, the amendment also includes the City's right to periodically audit the retrieval vehicles and their corresponding logs. During this time, the City Council has adopted on September 5th an ordinance to reduce the number of carts abandoned throughout the City. Since the agreement with HCSI expires on September 30, 2006, and HCSI has agreed to accept the existing terms and conditions at no additional cost, staff recommends that the contract be extended one year with two additional one-year renewal options. This option will allow the City to retain its ability to retrieve abandoned shopping carts until the new ordinance is fully implemented. Should it be determined that retrieval services are required to supplement staff's long-range plan, HCSI's services will already be retained for this effort. 25G-1