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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - C20185 - Lance Soll & Lunghard - Audit SvcsContract No. C20185 1_L CITY OF PALM DESERT FINANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT REQUEST: APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF THE CONTRACT WITH LANCE, SOLL & LUNGHARD, LLP TO PERFORM AUDITING SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND HOUSING AUTHORITY APPLICANT: LANCE SOLL & LUNGHARD, LLC 203 N. BREA BLVD., SUITE 203 BREA, CA 92821-4056 DATE: FEBRUARY 08, 2007 CONTENTS: ONE (1) COPY OF PROPOSED AUDITING FEES ENGAGEMENT LETTER Recommendation: By Minute motion, that the City Council approve the extension of Contract No. C20185 with Lance Soll & Lunghard, LLC to perform auditing services for the City of Palm Desert, Redevelopment Agency and Housing Authority. Background: Lance, Soll & Lunghard, LLC has been providing auditing services to the City of Palm Desert for the last five years. Their services have included auditing the City, Redevelopment Agency, the Housing Authority's Apartment Complexes, Desert Willow and the City's Office Complex. In addition, they have performed reviews on Waste Management, Time Warner Cable, and various hotels on behalf of the City. Staff finds that Lance, Soll & Lunghard have a professional staff that is knowledgeable in the accounting arena and we feel comfortable in calling them when we have accounting questions. We took the proposed contract extension to the Audit, Finance and Investment Committee on January 23, 2007 and they recommended that the extension be forwarded to the City Council for review and approval of a five-year extension. Staff requests that the City Council approve the extension of Contract No. C20185 with Lance Soll & Lunghard, LLC to perform auditing services for the City of Palm Desert, Redevelopment Agency and Housing Authority. Submitted By: Paul S. Gibson, Director of Finance Approved by: Carlos L. Ortega%City Manager CITY COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED v/ 4 DENIED RECEIVED OTHER MEETING�DATE .-g-Q'7 d�'nson,Fetaason, FTner-/-y SiQIP.Qp.1, f%%y NOES: Minna, �/ �J ABSENT: tkn. ABSTAIN: Aisne, VERIFIED BY: tfoi Original on File withJCity Clerk's Office Original on file with *Removed for separate consideration - then APPROVED the,RN City Clerk's Office recommendation, as amended, with a one-year extension of the contract, with staff directed to bring the matter back at the appropriate time for a discussion on further extension or initiation of a new RFP for Auditing Services. 5-0 BY RDA ON VERIFIED BY Original on file with City Clerk's Office *'6xi BY HOUSG AUTH ON VERIFIED BY. REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 8, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR L. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of the Extension of Contract to Perform Auditing Services for the City of Palm Desert, Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, and Palm Desert Housing Authority (Contract No. C20185) (Joint Consideration with the Palm Desert Redevelopment Aency and the Palm Desert Housing Authority).