Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Mark Church, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder & Chief Elections Officer
Subject: Agreement with Kofile Technologies, Inc. for AB 1466 Restrictive Covenant Modification Program, Archive Restoration, Preservation and Data Conversion Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) Waiving the Request for Proposals (RFP) process; and
B) An agreement with Kofile Technologies, Inc. for the implementation of the AB 1466 Restrictive Covenant Modification Program, archive restoration, preservation and data conversion services, for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000; and
C) Authorizing the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder or his designee to execute contract amendments and minor modifications not to exceed $25,000 (in aggregate) and/or modify the contract term and/or services within the current or revised fiscal provisions.
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BACKGROUND:
AB 1466 Restrictive Covenant Modification Program
AB 1466, codified as Cal Gov. Code Section 12956.1, requires County Recorder Offices to establish a "Restrictive Covenant Modification Program" to assist in the redaction of restrictive covenants from historic deeds. The County adopted its Restrictive Covenant Modification Program implementation plan on July 1, 2022. The objectives of the County's Restrictive Covenant Modification Program are to:
* Identify unlawfully restrictive covenants recorded in County land records;
* Redact unlawfully restricted covenants;
* Provide indexing of the modified covenants; and
* Establish timelines for redacting restrictive covenants from historic deeds.
Preservation and Digitization: Phase I
By statute, the County is tasked with the recordation, indexing, and secure custody and preservation in perpetuity of official records (documents evidencing title to real property and other matters) and vital records (birth...
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