RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH WEST COAST ARBORIST, INCORPORATED FOR TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES.
WHEREAS, following the release of a Request for Proposals on July 2, 2019, the City Council approved an Award of an Agreement to West Coast Arborists, Inc. (WCA) effective October 1, 2019 for an initial three years; and WHEREAS, the City recently received a request from WCA for consideration to extend their Agreement for one year with a new expiration date of October 1, 2023; and WHEREAS, WCA also requested the approval of a 7.4% CPI increase; and WHEREAS, due to challenges related to CoVID and the difficulty in establishing a strong rapport and services with a new provider given staffing resource shortages, it is in the best interest of the City to continue with uninterrupted service at this time; and WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City Council approve the First Amendment to extend the agreement term by one year, until October 1, 2023, include trees added as part of a future public or street improvement be included in the contract at no-cost, and for clarification, include a provision that WCA, the contractor abide by the City’s Tree Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Approve the First Amendment to Agreement with WCA for Tree Maintenance Services.
Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute the Resolution and First Amendment for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of June, 2022. _______________________________
Oralia Rebollo Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway
City Clerk
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