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City of Palo Alto (ID # 14946)
City Council Staff Report
Meeting Date: 11/7/2022 Report Type: Action Items
City of Palo Alto Page 1
Title: Supplemental Report for Item #7: APPROVE OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
CONTRACT # C21180078 WITH BLUE RHINO STUDIOS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT
OF $234,748 FOR DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF ADDITIONAL DINOSAUR
SCULPTURES AND EXHIBITS FOR THE PALO ALTO JUNIOR MUSEUM & ZOO
FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $449,464
From: City Manager
Lead Department: City Manager
This memo provides additional information and justification for the Subject contract
amendment in the amount of $234,748. On February 5, 2018, the City Council approved the
Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
to Replace the Existing Building and Facilities Housing the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo with
a New Building and Facilities (Facilities Agreement). Exhibit D of the Facilities Agreement states
that, “In consideration of the Friends’ contribution of $1,573,700 toward the parking lot
improvements in the Construction contract, the City will expend at least $1,688,731 for the
Exhibits, in lieu of the Friends’ original proposal to pay $1,573,700 for Exhibit costs.”
To align with the City’s contractual requirement above, Capital Improvement Project AC-18001
included funding for new exhibits, including temporary staff for design and prototyping. In the
Fiscal Year 2023 adopted Capital Budget, funds were re-appropriated for the exterior exhibit
and completion of various project features. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the contract with
Blue Rhino Studios, Inc. fulfills the City’s contractual obligation to fund new exhibits and
expends the remaining budget that was re-appropriated in Fiscal Year 2023 for this project.
In addition, not completing the additional elements as defined in Amendment No. 1 would
impact the City’s ability to comply with Federal Grant requirements and its obligation to the
Friends of the Junior Museum & Zoo for their donation.