REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: SANTINO DANISI, City Controller/Finance Director
Finance Department
COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Business Manager
Finance Department, Grants Management Unit
SUBJECT
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Actions related to the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) grant program:
1. Affirm the City Manager's determination that KMc Strategic Solutions, LLC is uniquely qualified to deliver the remaining grant obligations initiated by a previous consultant.
2. Approve a Sub-Recipient Agreement with the KMc Strategic Solutions, LLC for the Data and Reporting Community Partner component of the Transform Fresno Community Engagement Plan totaling $72,408.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council affirm the City Manager's determination that KMc Strategic Solutions, LLC is uniquely qualified to deliver the remaining grant obligations initiated by a previous consultant for the TCC Data and Reporting component of the Transform Fresno Community Engagement Plan, approve a Sub-Recipient Agreement with the KMc Strategic Solutions, LLC, and authorize the City Manager to execute all related documents regarding this TCC project to include administrative, modification, monitoring and closeout for this Sub-Recipient Agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On February 28, 2019, the City Council unanimously voted to approve a Master Grant Agreement (MGA) with the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) for the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) grant award. Originally through a Request For Proposals (RFP) process, the Data and Reporting Community Engagement Component was awarded to The Thrivance Group (Thrivance). Council approved the contract with Thrivance on May 14, 2020. Over the next two years staff at Thrivance completed several deliverables related to this contract and the TCC grant. Unfortunately, Thrivance suffered several setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, staff turnover and capacity issues. I...
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