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Personal Services Agreement with the Downtown Oregon City Association for Oregon City Elevator Kiosk Staffing
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends that the City Commission approve the Oregon City Elevator Kiosk Staffing Agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The Oregon City Elevator Kiosk Staffing proposal was reviewed by the Commission at the November 6, 2019 meeting. Staff has corrected the funding request to accurately reflect the hours that will be worked and clarified that the payment for services will be based on invoices provided for hours worked rather than averaged for the entire year. Language has been added to clarify that the kiosk will serve as a visitor engagement portal to Oregon City's historic downtown and will help visitors explore the historic McLoughlin neighborhood and numerous other historic and visitor opportunities throughout the City. DOCA will coordinate with the City to ensure that the Kiosk content and the materials distributed at the Kiosk represent tourism and visitor opportunities for the entire City and are consistent with the goals of the Oregon City Tourism Strategic Plan. Since this is a pilot program that was initially brought forth through a grant program with the City, it shows DOCA's uniquely qualified to undertake this project. Due to the qualifications demonstrated by DOCA to perform this service, the metro enhancement grant funding awarded to DOCA for the Elevator Kiosk and that this is a pilot program, this contract is being entered into without a competitive bidding process. Staff is requesting that the Commission aprove the Personal Services Agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000 to allow for a small contingnecy amount should additional Kiosk staffing time be requested by the City for special events or similar tourism opportunities outside the staffing hours of the proposal.
The Downtown Oregon City Association (DOCA) received a Metro Enhancement Grant for the construction of an Elevator Kiosk, whic...
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