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RESOLUTION NO. 14657
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ELAVON, INC. FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT
ACCEPTANCE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2016 the City of San Rafael entered into an agreement with
PerfectMind, Inc. to provide software for the registration and management of recreation programs,
facility bookings and childcare programs; and
WHEREAS, the PerfectMind platform offers the City of San Rafael the flexibility to choose
its own payment processor to accept and process credit card payments; and
WHEREAS, the Community Services Department has utilized PaySafe Merchant Services
Corporation since August 1, 2017 for its electronic payment acceptance services; and
WHEREAS, Elavon, Inc. has a Master Services Agreement with the California State
Department of General Services, Procurement Division and can thereby provide local government
agencies with a lower processing rate than the City of San Rafael currently receives from PaySafe
Merchant Services Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael can secure these lower processing rates through May
31, 2021 if it executes an agreement under Elavon, Inc.’s California State Master Services
Agreement prior to May 31, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with Elavon, Inc. pursuant to the State
of California Master Services Agreement, for electronic payment acceptance services for the
Community Services Department for a twenty-five (25) month term and totaling an amount not to
exceed $200,000, in a form to be approved by the City Attorney.
I, Lindsay Lara, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 15th day of April 2019, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk