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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2013 - 38 <br />BY: Mayor Kennedy <br />A RESOL UTION DISPENSING WITH THE RFP PROCESS AND <br />A UTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A 81??s TWO YEAR <br />CONTRACT WITH MB3 CONSULTING LLC FOR THE PURPOSE OF <br />PROVIDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING SERVICES <br />TO THE CITY, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the RFP process the City of North Olmsted on May 22, 2007 <br />entered into a contract for economic consulting services with Silverlode Consulting Corp., <br />which contract was renewed annually until March 30, 2010; and <br />WHEREAS, since May 22, 2007, Greg Myers has served continually as the economic <br />development consultant assigned by Silverlode Consulting Corp. to address the economic <br />development needs of the City of North Olmsted; and <br />WHEREAS, on or about April 1, 2010, Greg Myers commenced employment with <br />MB3 Consulting LLC.; and <br />WHEREAS, on or about April 22, 2010, the City entered into a one year contract with <br />M133 Consulting, LLC and pursuant to Resolution 2011- 50, renewed the consulting <br />agreement through April, 2012; and <br />WHEREAS, on or about April 3, 2012 via Resolution 2012-30, the City entered into <br />another one year contract with MB3 Consulting, LLC through April, 2013; and <br />WHEREAS, it is again the recommendation of the Director of Planning and <br />Development that based upon the quality of the work performed to date by Greg Myers, his <br />institutional knowledge of economic development concerns in the City of North Olmsted, and <br />the current economic climate, the City rather than attempt to procure the necessary consulting <br />services elsewhere and otherwise through the City's RFP/RFQ procedures, instead enter into <br />a-no'er- one a two year contract with MB3 Consulting LLC; and <br />WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council, acting upon the <br />recommendation of the Director of Planning, to dispense with the RFP/RFQ process and <br />authorize the Mayor to enter into a ene- two year contract with MB3 Consulting, LLC; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: