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Staff Report for a Resolution to Increase the Project Budget from $235,000 to $250,000, Increasing the Original Agreement by $15,000, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Services Agreement between the City of San Leandro and the Exploratorium for the Fabrication and Installation of an Interactive Musical Exhibit in Joaquin Plaza
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution to approve an Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement and authorize an increase to the contract in the amount of $15,000 from the General Fund for the Exploratorium to fabricate and install an interactive musical exhibit in Joaquin Plaza.
BACKGROUND
On November 20, 2014, the City of San Leandro was awarded a Housing-Related Parks Program Grant in the amount of $1,376,600 from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development. This grant was awarded based on the creation of 746 low-income and 84 very low-income units, and is being used to fund three "Qualifying Park Projects," which are City parks and recreation facilities that meet the eligible use criteria for funding.
One of the qualifying projects submitted for grant funding was a project with the Exploratorium, a museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco, California, for the installation of an interactive exhibit at Joaquin Plaza in Downtown San Leandro.
In October of 2015 the City of San Leandro entered into a Consulting Services Agreement with the Exploratorium for the fabrication and installation phase of the project. This agreement was preceded by another Consulting Services Agreement with the Exploratorium in October of 2014, for the conceptual and structural design of the exhibit.
Joaquin Plaza was selected for the Exploratorium installation because it provides an opportunity to activate a centrally-located public space in Downtown San Leandro. This p...
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