Skip to main content
San Jose Civic Gallery City Hall agenda intelligence

Matter 25-568

Amendment to the Agreement with True North Research, Inc. for Annual Community Survey Services.

City Council Agenda Ready Introduced 20 May 2025
1 Document on file 107 KB · 1 extracted · 1 AI summary
File
25-568
Type
Consent Agenda
Status
Agenda Ready
Requester
Unknown
Introduced
20 May 2025
Last synced
19 May 2026 · 03:53

The papers

1 document · 107 KB
01 107 KB

Memorandum

107 KB Extracted AI Summary
file d156d153-3dc2-4f51-a46f-28c8a3bcfa6b.pdf sha 5f8490b748a6 source unavailable

Official source link unavailable. The file was imported, but the current source metadata does not include a public document URL.

Generated summary AI-assisted

The document outlines a request for City Council action to authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Second Amendment to the Master Consulting Agreement with True North Research, Inc. This amendment aims to increase the compensation by $300,000, bringing the total maximum compensation to $950,000, with no other changes to the agreement. The services provided by True North Research include conducting community surveys to assess satisfaction and support for City services and potential ballot measures. The funding for this amendment will come from the General Fund and the San José Clean Energy Operating Fund.

Key points
  • City Council action request for an amendment to the agreement with True North Research, Inc.
  • Increase in compensation by $300,000 for a new maximum of $950,000.
  • Purpose of the surveys is to understand community satisfaction and support for City services.
  • Funding sources include the General Fund and the San José Clean Energy Operating Fund.
  • No commission recommendation or input associated with this action.
Limitations
  • The document does not specify the exact date of the City Council meeting for the action request.
  • There are unresolved placeholders in the document, such as the specific file number and item number.

Generated for convenience from extracted text using AI. Review the official source document before relying on this summary.

Extracted text preview · 4,364 chars
COUNCIL AGENDA: FILE: ITEM: 6/3/25 25-568 2.8 CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST DEPARTMENT(S) CEQA COORDINATION Director Approval City Manager’s Office Not a Project, File No. City Attorney’s Office; PP17-003, City Manager’s Budget Sarah Zárate Agreements/Contracts Office; and Energy (New or Amended) Department COUNCIL DISTRICT(S) CMO Approval resulting in no Citywide physical changes to 5/14/25 the environment. SUBJECT: Amendment to the Agreement with True North Research, Inc. for Annual Community Survey Services RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to negotiate and execute the Second Amendment to the Master Consulting Agreement with True North Research, Inc. to increase the compensation by $300,000 for a new maximum compensation not to exceed $950,000, and with no other changes to the agreement, subject to the appropriation of funds. BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION In June 2021, the City conducted a competitive request for proposal to procure services seeking professional survey research consultants to help design, administer, and report on survey projects. The purpose of these services is to better understand the community’s satisfaction,...