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Amendment No. 2 - HF&H Consultants, LLC

Manhattan Beach City Council
August 18, 2026

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Amendment No. 2 - HF&H Consultants, LLC
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2817434v1.doc City of MB Form
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH AND HF&H CONSULTANTS, LLC
This Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) to that certain agreement by and between the City of Manhattan Beach, a California municipal corporation (“City”) and HF&H Consultants, LLC, a California limited liability corporation (“Consultant”) (collectively, the “Parties”). The date City Council approves this Amendment shall be the date this Amendment is effective (“Effective Date”).

RECITALS
A. On June 4, 2024, the City and Consultant entered into an agreement for professional services for the Consultant to provide on-call, as-needed contract services related to the franchise agreement with Waste Management, the City’s hauler.(“Original Agreement”).

B. On August 19, 2025 , the City and Consultant entered into Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to increase the Maximum Compensation by $20,000 for a new Maximum Compensation of $94,900.

C. The Original Agreement as amended by Amendment No. 1 , is hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement.”
D. The Parties now desire to amend the Agreement to increase the Maximum Compensation and extend the term of the Agreement, and supplement Exhibit B, Approved Fee Schedule.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Parties’ performance of the promises, covenants, and conditions stated herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended to extend the term of the Agreement through June 30, 2029, unless sooner terminated as provided in Section 12 of the Agreement.

Section 2. Section 3.A of the Agreement is hereby amended to authorize compensation in an amount not to exceed $100,000 annually for each of the remaining three (3) years of the Agreement, thereby increasing the Maximum Compensation under the Agreement to $394,900.

Section 3. Exhibit B Approved Fee Schedule of the Agreement is hereby supplemented by Exhibit B -1 Approved Fee Schedule attached to this Amendment.”
Section 4. Except as specifically amended by this Amendment No. 2, all other provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

Docusign Envelope ID: 27213447-E2A9-8209-81C5-718621CECD0F

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IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 2 on the day and year first shown above.

City:

City of Manhattan Beach,
a California municipal corporation

By: ___________________________
Name: Talyn Mirzakhanian
Title: City Manager
Date:

ATTEST:

By: ___________________________
Name: Liza Tamura
Title: City Clerk
Date:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By: ___________________________
Name: Quinn M. Barrow
Title: City Attorney
Date:

APPROVED AS TO FISCAL IMPACT:

By: ___________________________
Name: Libby Bretthauer
Title: Finance Director
Date:

APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:

By: ____________________________
Name: Ramzi Awwad
Title: Public Works Director
Date:

Consultant:

HF&H, LLC,
a California Limited Liability Corporation

By: ______________________________
Name: Robert Hilton
Title: President
Date:

By: ______________________________
Name: Laith Ezzet
Title: Senior Vice President
Date:

Docusign Envelope ID: 27213447-E2A9-8209-81C5-718621CECD0F 7/28/2026
7/28/2026
7/28/2026
7/30/2026

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EXHIBIT B-1

APPROVED FEE SCHEDULE
The Consultant’s bill rate schedule is set forth in the table below.1 The approved rates shall remain in effect until June 30, 2029.

Position CY 2026 CY 2027 CY 2028 CY 2029 (through
6/30/2029)
Executive $378 - $379 $393 - $394 $405 - $406 $417 - $418 Senior Project
Manager $319 - $341 $332 - $355 $342 - $366 $352 - $377 Project Manager $276 - $308 $287 - $320 $296 - $330 $304 - $339 Senior Associate $233 - $270 $242 - $281 $249 - $289 $257 - $298 Associate Analyst $200 - $227 $208 - $236 $214 - $243 $221 - $250 Assistant Analyst $173 - $194 $180 - $202 $185 - $208 $191 - $214 Administrative
Staff $135 - $173 $140 - $180 $144 - $185 $149 - $191

In no event shall the annual compensation exceed $100,000.

Direct Expenses:

Standard charges for common direct expenses are as follows:

Automobile Travel ........................................... Prevailing IRS mileage rate* Airfare, Public Transit, and Parking ............................................ Actual Cost All Other Out-of-Pocket Costs .................................................... Actual Cost

*The City will reimburse the Consultant only for site visits approved in writing by the City.

1 Litigation Support and Expert Witness Services are not covered by this schedule of fees and expenses.

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