28 - Direction to City Manager regaridng Dead Cat Media serving as branding manager

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with the on many other projects, and therefore have excellent experience and relations already established and working, which gives me the confidence in their ability to help us in this important project. iming is oi Me essence as we ao not T7777, W SiOW Our MOTTIMILUT1 ILLU Yw [Is -W around the City Council, PEDC Board, and Chamber Board meetings and scheduling. We have received a draft proposal from Dead Cat Media which the three entities are reviewing and negotiating with Dead Cat to perform. However, should we come to a mutual consensus, I would like to have the authority to bless the beginning of their work if timing prevents an immediate approval of their contract through a City Council meeting, This way, the PEDC and Chamber can get started, which ultimately means we are getting started as the three must move in unison. I will bring back a contract for your approval that I feel you will be comfortable with at the earliest possible meeting. At this point, and in line with what the PEDC Board authorized Ms. Hammond in a similar approval given to her on 2/17/23, 1 would request permission to work with Dead Cat Media to negotiate this proposal and agreement, not to exceed $15,000.00 to the City of Paris, and implement the scope of services, in good faith, to be followed up by your review and approval at the next available council meeting (tentatively planned for 2/13/23). 1. Authorize the City Manager to work in close partnership with Maureen Hammond (PEDC) and Paul Allen (Chamber) to negotiate with Dead Cat Media a scope of service for branding management services for all three entities and implement, bringing back a contract to you afterwards to approve, with authority not to exceed $15,000.00 in expense to the City of Paris. 2. Request that the contract be brought to you before implementation and/or not grant the City Manager a financial authority to get started under. RE, COMMENDATION: 1. Authorize the City Manager to work in close partnership with Maureen Hammond (PEDC) and Paul Allen (Chamber) to negotiate with Dead Cat Media a scope of service for branding management services for all three entities and implement, bringing back a contract to you afterwards to approve, with authority not to exceed $15,000.00 in expense to the City of Paris.