AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 6/19/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Economic Development, Management Services
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration to approve Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with the Corona Chamber of Commerce.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement with the Corona Chamber of Commerce in an amount not to exceed $55,800.
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ANALYSIS:
During the last fiscal year, similar to previous years, the City of Corona and the Corona Chamber of Commerce have entered into a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for the provision of various business development, promotion, retention and marketing activities geared towards supporting our local business owners as well as grow/expand our existing local businesses. The Economic Development Department in Management Services was approached by the Chamber to enter into a similar agreement for the Fiscal Year 19/20. The proposed agreement will be for $55,800 which reflects the same amount that was approved in FY 18/19. It is important to note that the services rendered are invoiced to the City at their completion and not paid in advance.
The following list represents a sample of the type of business development workshops/training that was held by the Corona Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City based upon the scope of services as defined in the PSA (see attachment):
* Monthly Business Workshops/Training Topics: Coffee with an Entrepreneur, Harassment Prevention and Training, Social Media Marketing, New Laws Seminar, Networking Strategies, Lean Manufacturing, Business 101 (drafting a business plan), Branding, and recent Legislative impacts to local business owners (organics recycling, etc.)
* Industry Specific Workshops: Veterans Awareness and Resources, The New Economy, Restaurants Management
These business development ...
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