CC SR 20190806 L - Telecom Law FirmRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 08/06/2019
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action to receive and file a revision to a previous staff report
regarding Telecom Law Firm
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Receive and file a revision to a staff report (noting a one-year instead of a three-
year contract), regarding a professional services agreement with Telecom Law
Firm, previously approved by the City Council on July 16, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): 780-200-0000-0201
ACCOUNTS / VOUCHER PAYABLE
ORIGINATED BY: Charles Eder, PE, Senior Engineer
REVIEWED BY: Elias Sassoon, PE, Director of Public Works
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Copy of approved staff report, dated July 16, 2019 (page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
On July 16, 2019, the City Council approved a one-year contract with Telecom Law
Firm for wireless facilities application support, for a contract sum of $200,000. The
contract will be fully reimbursed by the wireless facilities applicants, and therefore will
not have any fiscal impact on the City.
The staff report indicated that the agreement was for a three-year term. The agreement
was initially prepared for a three-year term, but subsequently was revised to a one-year
term at the request of Telecom Law Firm. This change was not communicated clearly to
Staff and, consequently, was not reflected in the staff report. The one-year agreement
that was included in the agenda packet was approved by the council.
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alte rnative action is available for
the City Council’s consideration:
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1. Take other action as deemed appropriate by the City Council
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 07/16/2019
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to
Telecom Law Firm to perform technical and legal analysis of wireless projects submitted
to the City
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) Award a professional services agreement to Telecom Law Firm for a not-to-
exceed amount of $200,000 for technical and legal analysis of wireless projects
submitted to the City
FISCAL IMPACT: The funding source for this agreement is from a trust deposit, with
no impact to the City’s financial position.
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): 780-200-0000-0201
ACCOUNTS / VOUCHER PAYABLE
ORIGINATED BY: Charles Eder, PE, Senior Engineer
REVIEWED BY: Elias Sassoon, PE, Director of Public Works
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Professional Services Contract – Telecom Law Firm (page A-1)
B. Proposal Services Proposal (page B-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes entered into an agreement with the Telecom Law
Firm on March 1, 2016 to provide analysis of wireless tower applications. The contract
expired on March 1, 2017 and was automatically extended per Exhibit D and Section
3.2 of the original contract. Telecom Law Firm submitted a new proposal on May 24,
2019 to continue its services. The proposal conforms to the City Council-adopted
Ordinance regarding Wireless Telecommunications Facilities, which was initially
presented to the City Council on April 2, 2019. Staff is seeking City Council approval to
execute an agreement starting on July 16, 2019 for the not-to-exceed amount of
$200,000 for Fiscal Year 2019-20, FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. Any submitted wireless
telecommunications facility applications will be reviewed by Telecom Law Firm for
completeness, compliance and any technical or regulatory issues. The cost to review
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each application is capped at $2,450. This cost is 100% reimbursed by the applicant
through the trust deposit process.
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alte rnative action is available for
the City Council’s consideration:
1. Take other action as deemed appropriate by the City Council
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