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City of Everett Drug Crisis Task Force <br />Consultant Scope of Work <br />Background: <br />The City of Everett has selected a consultant (“Gracie Geremia LLC, DBA ToGather”) to facilitate, project <br />manage and produce final recommendation document for a short-term Drug Crisis Task Force formed by <br />the Mayor. <br />The scope includes project start up work, meeting planning, facilitation of eight two-hour task force <br />meetings and weekly 60-minute meetings with a combination of city staff, task force co-chairs, and <br />subject matter experts between January 2024 and July 2024, development of recommendations, and <br />preparation and presentation to Mayor and City Council. Further described below: <br />• Work alongside city staff to develop meeting agendas and related materials. <br />• Along with city staff, coordinate with subject matter experts on educational <br />components and desired outcomes for a variety of topics. <br />• Develop and lead group norms and processes to ensure successful meeting outcome. <br />• Facilitate task force meetings. <br />• Review and edit meeting summary materials prepared by city staff. <br />• Draft a report that details recommendations of the task force that includes short term <br />actions, long-term solutions and an advocacy agenda. <br />• Assist in developing a PowerPoint for presentation by the Advisory Committee to Mayor <br />and Council. <br /> <br />The scope assumes the City provides any necessary legal advice and logistics for all meetings and the <br />purchase and copying of all meeting materials. <br />Payment: <br />The Consultant will manage and submit monthly requests for payment directly to City staff in a lump <br />sum for expenses during the requested period of performance and will manage payments to the <br />subcontractor (“Milltown Creative”) as needed. The City shall pay Consultant for services as outlined in <br />the hourly breakdown below, which will not include travel time or milage to and from the meetings, and <br />in an amount not to exceed $49,200 (see table below). <br />Name & Company Project Role Total <br />Hours <br />Hourly <br />Rate <br />Total <br />Cost <br />Gracie Geremia, ToGather <br />(Gracie Geremia LLC) <br />Facilitator, Project <br />Manager/Lead <br />258 $150 $38,700 <br />Laura Chism, <br />Milltown Creative Co. <br />Project Support, Editor, <br />and Designer <br />105 $100 $10,500 <br /> Total $49,200 <br /> <br /> <br />