Approve an Agreement with Avant Garde, Inc. for Community Development Block Grant Program Administrative Services. (500)
💲 Campaign donor to Camacho, $1,000
- Contract ID
- C243 🔗 permalink
- Meeting date
- 2024-06-11 · meeting page
- Agenda item
- 14
- Vendor
- Avant-Garde, Inc
- Action
- Agreement/other
- Agreement no.
- 24-2347
- Amount
- $126,900 (not-to-exceed amount of $126,900)
- Procurement
- Formal competitive bid
- Staff recommendation
- 1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Avant-Garde, Inc., for administration of the City of Pico Rivera’s Community Development Block Grant Program; and 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement in a not-to-exceed amount of $126,900 for one year, with an option to execute extensions for up to two additional years, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $303,400 over a three-year period.
- Outcome
- Approved
- Motion
- Motion by Councilmember/Director Camacho, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chairman Garcia to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 with Councilmember/Director Dr. Sanchez recusing herself and not participating in the vote of Item Nos. 10 and 14 only. Motion carries by the following roll call vote:
- Roll call (minutes)
- AYES: Camacho, Garcia, Lutz, Sanchez, Lara NOES: None RECUSE: Sanchez (Item Nos. 10 and 14 only)
- Recusal / disclosure
- Minutes record: Sánchez recused.
- Evidence
- documented verified (approved minutes, roll call) | video: consistent (inferred link) (recusal/abstention by Sánchez heard on the video near the roll call; other positions not all parsed; Sánchez stated non-participation/abstention on specific items (heard)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzWQwXpaKLk&t=3023s
- Watch
- ▶ Watch (vote) inferred
- Sources
- Meeting record · Source record · minutes packet p.62
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.