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General Fund for the City's share of contribution so funding will be available in the upcoming budget cycle. BACKGROUND Goal A.3. of the Library and Recreation Department Strategic Plan states, "Identify and enhance programming to encourage exploration, intellectual curiosity, and life literacies." Designing and purchasing a mobile vehicle for library and recreation services is an identified outcome. Research on this project started in early 2018, when staff attended the Public Library Association conference. At this conference, staff heard about MakMo, the Los Angeles County Library mobile makerspace delivery system and began to seek out other cities with mobile vehicles. Staff reached out to the City of Corona and learned about "Hans" its first Library and Recreation Services mobile outreach van. The City of Mountain View shared lessons learned from its bookmobile. The common regret of several agencies was not selecting a larger vehicle. After talking with these cities, staff focused interest on the larger-sized City of Santa Clara Library bookmobile. In late 2018, staff met with Santa Clara Library staff and experienced the bookmobile in action at the Santa Clara Senior Center. As well, City of Santa Clara Library staff provided information about the overall management of a mobile vehicle, important considerations and recommendations. The City used these agencies and their best practices as models in the grant-writing process. In January of 2022, the California State Library awarded the Stronger Together: Improving Library Access grant to the City in the amount of$175,000. The goal of the California State Library grant is to help libraries eliminate barriers and implement new ways to bring literacy, technology, and other services to those who face challenges visiting their local public library. To receive these grant funds, staff developed a program plan, attended the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services conference, and conferred with the Operations Services Department. In the next stage of planning, the City contracted with a specialty vehicle consultant, Specialty Vehicle Services LLC, with the intent of securing a high-quality vehicle to be shared across the Pleasanton community for years to come. The professional mobile vehicle design consultant provides expertise in developing similar vehicles, knowledge of the latest mobile vehicle technologies, guidance on vehicle type/features/floorplans, preparation of bid specifications, and future oversight of the custom mobile vehicle manufacturer throughout the vehicle build process including the final inspection prior to delivery. DISCUSSION A Request for Proposals for a mobile vehicle design and procurement was distributed on September 1, 2022, and subsequently closed on September 30, 2022. One vendor, Farber Specialty Vehicles, submitted a proposal. In today's business climate, a single RFP response for a customized manufacturing service is typical. City and Specialty Vehicle Services staff evaluated the bid; the proposal was assessed for completeness Page 2 of 3