RESOLUTION NO. -2024
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH SHERWOOD VALLEY BAND OF POMO INDIANS FOR CULTURAL MONITORING SERVICES FOR THE RAW WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. WTR-00016 WHEREAS, the construction contract for the Raw Water Line Replacement Project was awarded to T&S Construction and the Construction Management Contract was awarded to SHN Consulting Engineers on February 12, 2024; and WHEREAS, as part of the environmental evaluation the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians (SVBP) was invited via letter sent in March of 2022 to comment on the project, but did not do so in the allotted 30-day period; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration for this Project on May 23, 2022; and WHEREAS, the SVBP did send a letter in June of 2022 requesting that a tribal monitor be present during earth movement; and WHEREAS, the City agreed to the request at that time; and WHEREAS, due to permitting constraints the project is anticipated to be constructed over two (2) seasons (2024 and 2025); and WHEREAS the current SVBP rate (Exhibit B) is $130 per hour and $195 overtime per hour plus vehicle mileage traveled at the current federal rates, and the estimated cost for the first construction season (2024) is $47,000; and WHEREAS, funds in the amount of $8,797,500 were awarded by the State Department of Water Resources Urban and Multi-benefit Drought Relief Grant of which sufficient funding remains that should cover the monitoring costs; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg does hereby authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement (Exhibit A) for tribal monitoring on the Raw Water Line Replacement Project.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember _________, seconded by Councilmember _________, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 8th day of July 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
BERNIE NORVELL
Mayor
ATTEST:
Diana Sanchez
City Clerk
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