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6.1C Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager April 27, 2009 SUBJECT Modification of terms in the proposed professional services agreement with Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. RECOMMENDATION Approve, by motion, a modification to terms regarding ownership of documents in the agreement with Keyser Marston Associates, Inc., for economic impact analysis pertinent to the Stanford in Redwood City Project. BACKGROUND On March 23, 2009, Council approved the agreement with Keyser Marston Associates to provide economic impact analysis for the "Stanford in Redwood City" project. Since that time, Keyser Marston has requested a modification to the terms of the agreement regarding ownership of documents. Keyser Marston Associates wishes to except computer models they develop from the work product that becomes the property of the city. The models are considered proprietary by the consultant. Staff did not intend to receive ownership of the models developed by the consultant as Keyser Marston is not being paid to develop a model. Rather, the city's data will be processed by Keyser Marston's model. The work product that staff expects to own are the results of this process. The City Attorney does not find this request unusual or objectionable. As well, this same exception has been granted by the city in the past. ALTERNATIVES Council may choose not to grant the modification to the terms of the agreement with Keyser Marston as requested. FISCAL IMPACT There is fiscal impact associated with this action. 0+- s ning Division Manager ~/ Peter Ingram City Manager ATTACHMENTS Amendment No. 1 to Agreement with Keyser Marston I , Associates, Inc. RELATED DOCUMENTS IN CITY CLERK'S OFFICE None