DATE: June 24, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Edward Hill, Chief Operating Officer
Mike Kerr, Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment to Agreement with Tone Consulting Group LLC
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive First Amendment to Agreement No. A-24-550 with Tone Consulting Group LLC for broadband consulting and grant management services, to modify the Scope of Services to simplify the work products' hours tables, effective February 1, 2025, with no change to the term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027, or compensation maximum of $722,000; and
2. Approve and authorize the County Administrative Officer, or their designee, to modify the Scope of Services to Agreement No. A-24-550 to accommodate changes approved by the California Public Utilities Commission under the Local Agency Technical Assistance grant, subject to approval as to legal form by County Counsel.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the first recommended action will modify the Scope of Services to Agreement No. A-24-550 (Agreement) with Tone Consulting Group LLC (TCG) for the County's Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA) grant to break down the LATA work product costs by entity instead of by staff for more efficient contract management. Approval of the second recommended action will authorize the County Administrative Officer (CAO), or their designee, to make future modifications to the Scope of Services, as related to non-monetary California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulation changes and in accordance with the County's LATA grant application. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the first recommended action, the County would not be able to modify its LATA grant application to reflect changes in staff hours for specific work products identified in the...
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