Agenda Item A.4
CPMS CONSENT CALENDAR
Meeting Date: November 1, 2022
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Jaime A. Valdez, Neighborhood Services Director
CONTACT: Shanna Dawson, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Support to Other Agency Agreement for The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the updated one-year grant agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement with The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens at the previously Council-approved level.
BACKGROUND:
At the May 3, 2022 City Council meeting, Council approved $60,000 in Support to Other Agency Funding for The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairvie w Gardens’ (Fairview Gardens) educational programming. On July 11, 2022, staff was notified by Fairview Gardens Farm Administrator Taylor Herren that Fairview Gardens would not be offering their educational programming during FY 2022/23 and that the Garden would be closed to the public while a capital campaign and reassessment of operations were underway.
Ms. Herren stated that the decision to pause the educational programming was made in May, 2022, and requested that Fairview Gardens be allowed to submit a n amended request for Support to Other Agency funding to the Committee. Fairview Gardens submitted their amended request on August 1, 2022. On September 28, 2022, the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee met and recommended that Fairview Gardens receive the previously approved $60,000 under the new Description of Services.
DISCUSSION:
Staff concurs with the Committee’s recommendation to amend the Description of Services. As such, t he Support to Other Agency Agreement for Fairview Gardens Description of Services if approved, will be amended to reflect the change , and that section will now read:
“This grant will be used to support an extensive visioning, planning and redesign process for the farm, its infrastructure, and its programs. In addition to the creation 1 Meeting Date: November 1, 2022
of a long-term integrated strategic plan for Fairview Gardens physical operations and a ffiliated programs, this funding will support community consultation, architects, energy evaluations, planners, permits, agricultural design, and business modeling.”
FISCAL IMPACTS:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. Support to Other A gency funding to Fairview Gardens was previously approved at the May 3, 2022 City Council meeting.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Council could decide to not approve the Support to Other Agency funding for Fairview Gardens under the new Description of Services, whi ch would leave the money in the General Fund.
Reviewed By: Legal Review By: Approved By:
___________________ ___________________ _________________ Kristine Schmidt Megan Garibaldi Robert Nisbet
Assistant City Manager City Attorney City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Updated Support to Other Agency Agreement
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Updated Support to Other Agency Agreement
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AN AGREEMENT FOR GRANT FUNDS
BETWEEN THE CITY OF GOLETA
AND
THE CENTER FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE AT FAIRVIEW GARDENS
THIS AGREEMENT
FOR GRANT FUNDS (“Agreement”), made and entered into
this ______ day of ____________, 2022, by and between the CITY OF GOLETA , a municipal corporation (herein referred to as "City"), and THE CENTER FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE AT FAIRVIEW GARDENS, a California non-profit corporation (herein referred to as "Grantee").
WHEREAS, Grantee is a non-profit organization established to preserve and operate Fairview Gardens as a working organic farm; and WHEREAS, Grantee is providing services as identified in paragraph 1A; and WHEREAS, the City chooses to contract for the above-described services, which benefit the City, its residents, business and property owners, and employees, because it is unable to provide such services with its own resources; and WHEREAS, it is beneficial to the City, its residents, business and property owners, and employees and the public welfare that these services be provided; and WHEREAS, Grantee desires to provide to the City, its residents, business and property owners, and employees said services and is qualified by reason of experience, organization, preparation, staffing, and facilities to provide such services; and WHEREAS, the City Council, on this 3 rd day of May, 2022, approved this Agreement and authorized the City Manager to execute the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the promises herein contained, City and Grantee agree as follows:
1. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
(a) The
services to be performed by Grantee are as follows:
This grant will be used to support an extensive visioning, planning and redesign process for the farm, its infrastructure, and its programs. A more detailed description of s
ervices is
included as Exhibit A to this Agreement.
Grantee shall provide the following deliverables to the City by June 30, 2023:
(i) Financial documentation: This should include an itemized report detailing how the funds were expended. Grantee should also retain receipts of any
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expenditures as back up for a minimum of two years should the City request this information.
(ii) Sample promotional program materials (if applicable) (iii) End-of-year program report: The Grantee shall complete and submit an End of Year Report for each progra m year during the term of this agreement, in accordance with the template attached as Exhibit B.
(b) Grantee warrants that funds granted by this Agreement shall be used solely for the purpose described on the application form submitted by Grantee. If the activity that is to be funded under this Agreement is canceled or substantially altered, Grantee agrees to notify City and to refund the grant amount in full or in part as directed by City.
(c) City determines that funding is for a project that provides a public benefit within the City of Goleta.
(d) No part of funds provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be used to construct a public project as that is defi ned in California Labor Code Section 1771, or any administrative or judicial authorities interpreting this section.
2. GRANT PAYMENT
(a) Maximum and Rate. The total grant payable to Grantee by City for services under this Agreement shall be $60,000.
(b) Payment
Schedule. City shall fund Grantee with grant funds no later than November
30, 2022.
3. RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON USE OF CITY FUNDS
(a) Grant funds provided by City under this Agreement shall not be used for political campaigning purposes or activities. Grantee may not endorse, fundraise, campaign or otherwise support or oppose a candidate for a City of Goleta elected office. (b) Grant funds provided by City under this Agreement shall not be used for religious activities.
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4. TERM
The term of this agreement shall commence on July 1, 2022 and continue until June 30, 2023.
5. CITY PROJECT MANAGER AND SERVICES BY CITY
City’s “Project Manager”, as that person is designated by the City from time to time, is Jaime Valdez, Neighborhood Services Director.
6. PROGRESS AND COMPLETION
Grantee shall commence work on the services to be performed upon receiving written authorization to proceed with the work provided by City's Project Manager and receipt of an executed Agreement. All services shall be completed within the term of this Agreement. If the services are incomplete in any way, the Project Manager may take appropriate action under this Agreement, at law or in equity, including requiring Grantee to repay to City any funds received for such projects.
7. PREVAILING WAGES
To the extent any work performed by or for the Grantee pursuant to this Agreement requires that the payment and reporting of payment of prevailing wages pursuant to State law, such obligation is the responsibility of Grantee.
8. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
City may request any drawings, designs, data, photographs, report and other documentation directly related to the project (other than Grantee’s drafts, notes and internal memoranda), including duplication of same, prepared by Grantee in the performance of these services.
9. PERSONAL SERVI CES/NO ASSIGNMENT/SUBCONTRACTOR
Matt Buckmaster, or other City-approved representative, is deemed to be specially experienced and is a key member of the project team of Grantee, and shall be directly involved in performing, supervising or assisting in the performance of this work.
She/he shall communicate with, and periodically report to, City’s Project Manager on the progress of the work. No work shall be assigned to a subcontractor without City’s written consent.
10. HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNITY
(a) Hold Harmless for Grantee's Damages. Grantee holds City, its elected officials, officers, and employees, harmless from all Grantee’s claims, demands, lawsuits, judgments, damages, losses, injuries or liability to Grantee, to Grantee's employees, to Grantee’s volunteers, contractors or subcontractors, or to the owners of Grantee's firm, whether damages, losses, injuries or liability occur during the work
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required under this Agreement, or occur while Grantee is on City property, or which are connected, directly or indirectly, with Grantee's performance of any activity or work required under this Agreement.
(b) Defense and Indemnity of Third Party Claims/Liability. Grantee shall investigate, defend, and indemnify City, its elected officials, officers, employees, and volunteers from any claims, lawsuits, demands, judgments, and all liability including, but not limited to, monetary or property damage, lost profit, personal injury, wrongful death, general liability, automobile, infringement of copyright/patent/trademark, or professional errors and omissions arising out of, directly or indirectly, an error, negligence, or omission of Grantee or Grantee’s volunteers, contractors, subcontractors, or the willful misconduc t of Grantee or Grantee’s volunteers, contractors, subcontractors, in performi ng the services described in, or normally associated with, this type of contracted work. The duty to defend shall include any suits or actions in law or equity concerning any ac tivity, product or work required under this Agreement, and also include the payment of all court costs, attorney fees, expert witness costs, investigation costs, claims adjusting costs and any other costs required for and related to such litigation.
(c) No Waiver. City does not waive, nor shall be deemed to have waived, any indemnity, defense or hold harmless rights under this section because of the acceptance by City, or the deposit with City, of any insurance certificates or policies described in Section 11.
11. INSURANCE
Without limiting Grantee’s indemnification of Agency, and prior to commencement of Work, Grantee shall obtain, provide and maintain at its own expense during the term of this Agreement, policies of insurance of the type and amounts described below and in a form satisfactory to Agency.
General liability insurance. Grantee sha ll maintain commercial general liability insurance with coverage at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CG 00 01, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. The policy must include contractual liability that has not been amended. Any endorsement restricting standard ISO “insured contract” language will not be accepted.
Automobile liability insurance. Grantee shall maintain automobile insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CA 00 01 covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of the Grantee arising out of or in connection with Work to be performed under this Agreement, including coverage for any owned, hired, non-owned or rented vehicles, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit per accident.
Workers’ compensation insurance. Grantee shall maintain Workers’ Compensation Insurance (Statutory Limits ) and Employer’s Liability Insurance (with
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limits of at least $1,000,000). Grantee shall submit to Agency, along with the certificate of insurance, a Waiver of Subrogation endorsement in favor of Agency, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers.
Primary/noncontributing. Coverage provided by Grantee shall be primary and any insurance or self-insurance procured or maintained by Agency shall not be required to contribute with it. The limits of insurance required herein may be satisfied by a combination of primary and umbrella or ex cess insurance. Any umbrella or excess insurance shall contain or be endorsed to contain a provision that such coverage shall also apply on a primary and non-contributory basis for the benefit of Agency before the Agency’s own insurance or self-insurance shall be called upon to protect it as a named insured.
Requirements not limiting. Requirements of specific coverage features or limits contained in this Section are not intended as a limitation on coverage, limits or other requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any insurance. If the Grantee maintains higher limits than the minimums shown above, the Agency requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the Grantee. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the Agency.
All insurance policies shall be issued by a financially responsible company or companies authorized to do business in the State of California. City, its officers and employees, shall be named as additional in sured. Grantee shall provide City with copies of certificates for all policies, in a format acceptable to City, with the appropriate named additional insured coverage and an endorsement that they are not subject to cancellation without 30 days prior written notice to City. Insurance certificates must be submitted by Grantee and approved by City before grant work commences.
12. RELATION OF THE PARTIES
The relationship of the parties to this Agreement shall be that of independent contractors and that in no event shall Grantee be considered an officer, agent, servant or employee of City. Grantee shall be sole ly responsible for any workers compensation insurance, withholding taxes, unemployment insurance, and any other employer obligations associated with the described work.
13. AUDIT OF RECORDS
At any time during normal business hours and as often as it may deem necessary, Grantee shall make available to a representative of City for examination of all its records with respect to all matters covered by this Agreement and will permit City to audit, examine and/or reproduce such re cords. Grantee will retain such financial records, time sheets, work progress reports, invoices, bills and project records for at least two years after termination or final payment under this Agreement.
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14. WAIVER; REMEDIES CUMULATIVE
Failure by a party to insist upon the strict performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other party, irrespective of the length of time for which such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver of such party's right to demand strict compliance by such other party in the future. No waiver by a party of a default or breach of the other party shall be effective or binding upon such party unless made in writing by such party, and no such waiver shall be implied from any omissions by a party to take any action with respect to such default or breach. No express written waiver of a specified default or breach shall affect any other default or breach, or cover any other period of time, other than any default or breach and/or period of time specified. All of the remedies permitted or available to a party under this Agreement, or at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and alternative, and invocation of any such right or remedy shall not constitute a waiver or election of remedies with respect to any other permitted or available right of remedy.
15. CONSTRUCTION OF LANGUAGE OF AGREEMENT
The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed as a whole according to its common meaning of purpose of providing a public benefit and not strictly for or against any party. It shall be construed consistent with the provisions hereof, in order to achieve the objectives and purposes of the part ies. Wherever required by the context, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine or neutral genders or vice versa.
16. MITIGATION OF DAMAGES
In all situations arising out of this Agreement, the parties shall attempt to avoid and minimize the damages resulting from the conduct of the other party.
17. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties, shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Should litigation occur, venue shall be in the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County.
18. NONDISCRIMINATION
Grantee shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, and sexual orientation.
19. CAPTIONS
The captions or headings in this Agreem ent are for convenience only and in no other way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provision or section of the Agreement.
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20. AUTHORIZATION
Each party has expressly authorized the execution of this Agreement on its behalf and bind said party and its respective administrators, officers, directors, shareholders, divisions, subsidiaries, agents, employees, successors, assigns, principals, partners, joint venturers, in surance carriers and any others who may claim through it to this Agreement.
21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARTIES
Except for Grantee's proposals and submitted representations for obtaining this Agreement, this Agreement supersedes any other agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties hereto with respect to the rendering of services, and contains all of the covenants and agreements between the parties with respect to said services. Any modifications of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by the party to be charged.
22. PARTIAL INVALIDITY
If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way unless to do so would frustrate the principal purposes of the Agreement.
23. NOTICES
Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be deemed to have been given by depositing said notice in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows:
TO CITY:
TO GRANTEE:
Robert Nisbet, City Manager
City o
f Goleta
130 Cremona Drive, Suite B
Goleta, CA 93117
Michael Ableman, Board President
Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gard ens
598 N Fairview Ave, Goleta, CA, 93117
805-451-8667
24. COUNTERPARTS AND FASCIMILE OR PDF SIGNATURES
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which when executed shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be delivered by facsimile and/or emailed pdf format, and such signatures shall constitute an original signature for any and all purposes.
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In concurrence and witness whereof , this Agreement has been executed by the parties effective on the date and year first above written.
GRANTEE
__________________________
Michael Ableman
Board President
__________________________
Tayl Hor erren
Farm Administr
ator
CITY OF GO LETA
__________________________
Robert Nisbet,
City Manager
ATTEST
____________
_______________
Deborah Lopez, Cit Cly erk
APPR
OVED TO FORM
___________________________
Winnie Cai, Deputy City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
Description of Services
This grant will be used to support an extensive visioning, planning and redesign process for the farm, its infrastructure, and its programs. In addition to the creation of a long-term integrated strategic plan for Fairview Gardens physical operations and affiliated programs, this funding will support community consultation, architects, energy evaluations, planners, permits, agricultural design, and business modeling.
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EXHIBIT B
End of Year Report
JULY 1, 2022 – JUNE 30, 2023
Agency Name:
Contract Amount: $
Activity or Program Name:
Activity Location:
Agency Contact Name:
Agency Contact Number:
1. Please describe the activity or program accomplishments.
2. Comment on areas of significant deviation from the activity/program goals and objectives, if any.
3. Comment on any areas of significant deviation from the budget proposal submitted with the activity/project application, if any.
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4. Approximately how many persons in Goleta were served?
5. Please attach an itemized budget report, detailing how the program or activity funds were expended.
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