Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute amendments to Contract No. 33071 with Azteca Landscape, Inc., of Ontario, CA, and Contract No. 33259 with Merchants Landscape Services, Inc., of Santa Ana, CA, for grounds maintenance services; extend the term to August 31, 2018 with an option to extend for a period of three months, at the discretion of City Manager; and, increase the aggregate contract amount by $1,932,666, plus $966,333 if the optional three-month extension is exercised, for a total aggregate contract amount not to exceed $9,663,330.  (Citywide)
Thank you. We just did 31, so we're moving on to 33. Item 33 is a report from Parks Recreation, Marine Financial Management Recommendation to execute amendments to contracts with Azteca Landscape and Merchant Landscape Services for grounds maintenance services citywide. There's a motion in a second. Is there any public comment? I'm sorry, was that public comment up there for this item? No. Okay. Then please. Councilman Mongo. I just hope that everyone knows what a big deal this is and how hard Parks and Rec worked to put in some measures where when Azteca doesn't perform properly, there are penalties and responsibilities and accountability. And we had a time when we were first elected where they would clean up an area and then. Literally drive their truck across our fields. And so those things won't be possible anymore. And we're putting in accountability. And measures that the former council before us did not have for us to be able to execute. So I'm really, really proud of the staff and I know how much time it took for you guys to accomplish this. So thank you. Thank you. Please cast your votes.