SECOND AMENDMENT TO
AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
by and between the
CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
and
SCS Engineers
Dated November 12, 2025
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SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
This Second Amendment to Agreement for Services (“Second Amendment”), which is dated for reference as indicated on the cover page, is hereby entered into by and between the CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY, a California charter city (“City”), and SCS Engineers, a S Corporation (“Contractor”), as follows:
RECITALS
A. City and Contractor entered in an Agreement for Services, dated May 6, 2025 (“Agreement”). The Agreement provides that Contractor will support the development and implementation of cannabis odor control strategies.
B. Exhibit “A” of the Agreement provides for the Scope of Services.
C. Exhibit “B” of the Agreement provides for the Compensation schedule for each of the tasks identified in Exhibit A.
D. The First Amendment, dated October 6, 2025, amended the Scope of Services to include the review of a proposed odor mitigation strategy prepared by C4 Industry, including additional inline fans and carbon filters, for its effectiveness in mitigating cannabis odors. It further amended the Compensation schedule to include an additional task and to increase the not-to-exceed value of the Agreement.
E. This Second Amendment, dated November 12, 2025, amends the Term of Agreement to extend the Agreement through December 31, 2026, with the option to extend the Agreement an additional year, and further amends the Scope of Services and Compensation schedule to include the review of odor control plans submitted to the City of Cathedral City
OPERATIVE PROVISIONS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises made and recited herein, the parties do hereby enter into this Second Amendment which modifies and amends the Agreement as follows:
1. AMENDMENT. The Agreement is hereby modified and amended as follows:
1.1 Section 1 of the Agreement shall be amended to read as follows:
Subject to the provisions of Section 20 "Termination of Agreement" of this Agreement, the Term of this Agreement shall be through December 31, 2026, with an optional one-year extension available at the discretion of the City.
1.1 The Agreement shall be amended by adding an additional task to Exhibit “A” of the Agreement as follows:
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8. Review of Odor Control Plans:
oPerform review of odor control plans submitted to the
City and any subsequent resubmittals for their
effectiveness managing and mitigating cannabis odors
generated by the business and to the standards
established in Chapter 5.88 of the Cathedral City
Municipal Code using Energov and Bluebeam or any
other electronic platform(s) designated by the City.
1.2 The Agreement shall be amended by increasing the not-to-exceed amount in “Exhibit B” of the Agreement to $184,500 and adding an additional row to the table as follows:
Task 8 – Review of Cannabis Odor
Control Plan
$3,500.00/each
plan
2.GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.1Remainder Unchanged. Except as specifically modified and amended in this First Amendment, the Agreement remains in full force and effect and binding upon the parties.
2.2Electronic Signature. The Parties agree that, in accordance with the City’s Electronic Signature Use Policy, adopted on August 10, 2023, and as amended thereafter, the Parties may use electronic signatures to execute this First Amendment.
Any use of electronic signatures to execute this First Amendment shall comply with the City’s Electronic Signature Use Policy, and such signatures shall have the same force and effect as if this First Amendment were executed by hand. Contractor acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to request and review the City’s Electronic Signature Use Policy, and Contractor agrees to comply with the Electronic Signature Use Policy. Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the City harmless from any claim, damage, or liability associated with transmitting an electronic signature or an electronically signed record by electronic transmission.
2.3Effective Date. This Second Amendment shall not become effective until the date it has been executed by the appropriate authorities of the City and Contractor.
2.4Applicable Law. The laws of the State of California shall govern the interpretation and enforcement of this First Amendment.
2.5References. All references to the Agreement include all their respective terms and provisions. All defined terms utilized in this Second Amendment have the same meaning as provided in the Agreement, unless expressly stated to the contrary in this First Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment to the Agreement on the date and year first written above. -3-
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CITY SIGNATURE PAGE
CITY
CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
ATTEST:
Tracey R. Hermosillo
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Eric S. Vail
City Attorney
By:
Anne Ambrose
Interim City Manager
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CONTRACTOR SIGNATURE PAGE
CONTRACTOR
SCS ENGINEERS.
By:
Name: Paul Schafer
Title: Vice President and Project Director