DEPARTMENT: Office of Sustainability
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Douglas Melnick
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Air Quality Regional Education and Outreach Contract Award
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance selecting aMAEzing, LLC and awarding a contract for consultant services for a "Regional Community Education and Outreach for Non Attainment of Air Quality", in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00, for an initial term of one year, with one additional one year renewal option. Funding for this is included in the Office of Sustainability Solid Waste Fund within the FY 2017 Annual Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
In 2017, the Alamo Area Council of Governments and the City of San Antonio will release two high profile studies - "The Economic Cost of Non-Attainment" and the "Cost of Non-Attainment on Public Health". The findings and data from these studies will be formulated into a plain language campaign to target neighborhoods, regional business and industry, and medical communities to encourage a call to action to incorporate pollution reduction measures within their daily lives and business operations. The information will be distributed via social media and print media with industry & stakeholder roundtables and events.
aMAEzing, LLC will develop an outreach campaign to include:
? Development of easy to understand actionable messaging in English and Spanish.
? Partnerships with the Chambers of Commerce, top 100 employers and major health systems to share campaign messages with their audiences and social media platforms.
? Coordination of roundtables and meetings to disseminate information to neighborhoods and homeowners associations.
Procurement of Services
A Request for Proposal (RFP) for a "Regional Community Education and Outreach for Non Attainment of Air Quality" (6100008516 (RFP 17-047)) was advertised in January 2017 on the City's website, in the San Antonio Express-News and distributed by email to a list of seven potential re...
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