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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FIFTH AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH DULUTH ENTERTAINMENT AND CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY FOR THE OPERATION OF MINNESOTA SLIP PEDESTRIAN DRAW BRIDGE DURING YEAR 2017 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $38,289.30.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are authorized to execute a fifth amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement with the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC) Authority, city contract no. 20604, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A, for the operation of the Minnesota Slip pedestrian draw bridge during year 2017 for a total amount not to exceed $38,289.30, payable from fund no. 258-030-5310 (tourism taxes fund, finance, contract services).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes the fifth amendment to the multi-year Joint Powers Agreement with the DECC Authority for the operation of the Minnesota Slip pedestrian draw bridge during year 2017, for an amount not to exceed $38,289.30. The increase of $565.85 over 2016 is based on an inflation factor as outlined in the contract with the DECC.
The city published the original request for proposals in November 2005, and invited eight vendors to submit proposals. The DECC was the only vendor to submit a proposal. Both the City and the DECC signed a contract for the 2006 and 2007 operating seasons. In 2008, both parties signed a contract with two significant changes below:
(a) automatic renewal each year with city council approval, if neither party receives a termination notification by November; and
(b) annual contract increases limited to the implicit price deflator (IPD) for Minnesota governmental purchases.
The DECC has been operating the bridge for the City since 2001.