RESOLUTION NO._______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COMMERCE AND ULTRASYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL INCORPORATED WHEREAS, on October 20, 2020, via the Request for Proposal (RFP) process, the City awarded a professional service agreement with UltraSystems to conduct a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental analysis for a new facility designed to house Public Works and Transportation. The Analysis report received Federal Transit Administration (FTA) clearance and qualified as a categorical exclusion under 23 CFR part 771.118(d)(6), "Facility modernization through construction or replacement of existing components; and WHEREAS, due to the space restrictions on the Commerce Refuse Energy Authority (CREA) site, combined with the project being cost-prohibitive, the evaluation team (City Staff and Stantec Architecture and Design) concluded it would be advisable to explore identifying a new location for the public works portion of the project. Based on the space needs program calculations, the combined use for a transportation and public works facility would require approximately 439,743 square feet (10.10 acres), and the total area on the CREA site is 287,576 (6.51 acres); and WHEREAS, on January 25, 2022, City Council adopted a Resolution authorizing separating the Transportation and Public Works Facility into separate projects and exploring identifying a new location for Public Works; and WHEREAS, the City's current schematic conceptual design (transportation only) for the new facility is now at a 65% design level. It is anticipated that no more substantial modifications will be required. Because changes have occurred to the original conceptual design plan, a CEQA Addendum must accurately reflect the facility design (Reference: 14 CCR §15162 and §15124); and WHEREAS, the purpose is to ensure that the project description captures the "whole of the action" required by the State CEQA Guidelines and provides an efficient environmental analysis within the topical area checklist. As such, part of Amendment #2, UltraSystems will provide the following deliverables as part of their additional scope of work:
Kick-off Meeting and Project Meetings
Project Management and Coordination
Project Description
Prepare Draft Addendum
Prepare Final Addendum
WHEREAS, the above tasks are required to complete the design phase of the construction project for the new transportation facility; and WHEREAS, the cost of the additional environmental services referenced in Amendment #2 is $27,156; bringing the project total to $154,464; and WHEREAS, the cost of the project's environmental services, including Amendment #2, shall be covered 100% with Federal Grant Funds (5307 Funds) and have no impact on the City's operating budget. This project has been approved and is included as part of the regional Federal Transportation Improvement Plan (FTIP - Project ID: LAOG1295.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE 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. Amendment #2 to the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Commerce and UltraSystems Environmental Inc. is hereby approved in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Section 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute Amendment #2 and this Resolution 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 23rd day of August 2022.
Oralia Y. Rebollo, Mayor
Attest:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk