RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COMMERCE AND MDG ASSOCIATES, INC., TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SCOPE OF SERVICES RELATED TO THE CITY’S FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER 2.0 PROGRAM WHEREAS, On October 3, 2017, the City Council approved a three year consultant services agreement between the City of Commerce and MDG Associates, Inc., to assist with housing services; and WHEREAS, these services included, but were not limited to, administering two existing home improvement programs offered by the City as well as creating and implementing the necessary policies and procedures associated with the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs/projects; and WHEREAS, a separate three year extension to the consultant services agreement for MDG Associates, Inc. was approved by City Council on December 1, 2020 to allow the team at MDG Associates to continue administering the Home Preservation Grant Program and other CDBG related programs/projects through December 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, based on the continued need of MDG’s consulting expertise with administering the Home Preservation Grant Program and other CDBG related programs/projects, on December 1, 2020, the City Council approved the extension of the MDG Associates, Inc. agreement through December 1, 2023. Included in this approval was the following not-to-exceed budget for MDG’s CDGB Administration services: FY 2020-2021: $21,600, FY 2021-2022: $22,200, and FY 2022-2023: $22,800; and WHEREAS, shortly thereafter, on December 7, 2021, the City Council approved the implementation and program guidelines for the City’s First-Time Homebuyer 2.0 Program. Due to the high volume of interested parties, the City requested that MDG provide a revised proposal that included additional staff support for application intake, qualification, and loan document processing related to the First-Time Homebuyer 2.0 Program; and WHEREAS, based on the continued need of MDG Associates’ consulting expertise with housing related matters, an amendment to the agreement for consultant services between the City of Commerce and MDG Associates, Inc. is being proposed to increase the existing contract amount by a not-to-exceed amount of $15,000 to provide additional staff support for administering of the City’s First Time Homebuyer 2.0 Program through the term of MDG’s contract (December 1, 2023).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. All of the recitals above are true and correct and are incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
Section 2. The First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with MDG Associates Inc., for additional scope of services related to the City’s First-Time Homebuyer 2.0Program, is hereby approved.
Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute the First Amendment and this Resolution for and on behalf of the City.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of May 2022. ________________________
Oralia Y. Rebollo, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway, City Clerk
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CC Mtg: May 10, 2022