Approve Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 20-1950 with Avant-Garde, Inc. for Administration of the Small Business Grant Program (500)
💲 Campaign donor to Camacho, $1,000
- Contract ID
- C206 🔗 permalink
- Meeting date
- 2024-01-23 · meeting page
- Agenda item
- 8
- Vendor
- Avant-Garde, Inc
- Action
- Amendment
- Agreement no.
- 20-1950
- Amount
- $7,500 (in the amount of $7,500)
- Procurement
- Not stated in staff report
- Staff recommendation
- 1. Approve Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 20-1950 with Avant-Garde, Inc. in a form approved by the City Attorney, in the amount of $7,500 for a total not-to- exceed amount of $68,000, with an extension of the term through June 30, 2024, to provide administration services for the Small Business Grant Program and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4.
- Outcome
- Approved
- Motion
- Motion by Mayor Pro Tem/Vice President Garcia, seconded by Councilmember/Commissioner Lutz to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1 through 15. Motion carries by the following roll call vote:
- Roll call (minutes)
- AYES: Camacho, Garcia, Lutz, Sanchez, Lara NOES: None
- Evidence
- documented verified (approved minutes, roll call) | video: partial (only 3 positions parsed (Garcia, Sánchez, Lara) - matching) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TYY6iXx1do&t=4251s
- Watch
- ▶ Watch (vote) inferred
- Sources
- Meeting record · Source record · minutes packet p.35
Member positions
Owners and representatives
| Name | Role | As of | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Marie LeNoue | Director, Secretary, CEO / President | 2026-10 (aggregator snapshot) | unverified | Source |
Documented ties
Each item below is a documented connection, not evidence of impropriety. Contributions disclosed on the record and votes cast are public facts; this site draws no conclusions from them.
| Connection | Vendor | Contracts | Evidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avant-Garde, Inc. (CDBG/community-development consultant): $1,000 to Camacho 2022 committee; later city contracts Contributor name and the city payee name match exactly; the contract name "Avant-Garde, Inc." is treated as the same company based on the LA BCA listing (not confirmed on the Secretary of State). The contributions pre-date the 2024-2025 awards by 19 to 32 months. The reason for the Sanchez recusals (Jun 11, 2024) is not stated in the minutes. This is a documented connection, not evidence of impropriety. | Avant-Garde, Inc | C206, C239, C243, C330 | documented | [1] · [2] · [3] · [4] · [5] |
Campaign filings naming this vendor
| Member | Direction | Date | Amount | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camacho | contribution received | 2022-10-27 | $1,000 | documented | Source p.4 |
Campaign money (Form 460 / 497)
Documented connection, not evidence of impropriety. Contributions and payments listed here were disclosed by the committees themselves on public filings. A donor or payee who also does business with the city is a public fact; this site draws no conclusion from it.