RESOLUTION NO. _______(N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SALINAS AND CAROLLO ENGINEERS FOR GRANT REPORTING AND CEQA ASSISTANCE WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has been awarded a State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Proposition 1 Storm Water Grant for improvements at the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility and Treatment Plant 1 site, namely the Salinas Project to Enhance Regional Stormwater Supply; and WHEREAS, on March 30, 2021, City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with the State Water Board on behalf of the City and on October 31, 2022, Stormwater Grant Agreement No. D2112160 was executed with an award amount of $8,799,154; and WHEREAS, City staff would like assistance with the grant reporting required by the State Water Board; and WHEREAS, the amount of reporting to be completed within a committed time frame required by State Water Board requires that a consultant be engaged quickly in order stay on schedule; and WHEREAS, staff recommends sole source award of this work to Carollo Engineers, Inc. as no other consulting entity is currently as familiar with the City’s needs and challenges associated with this effort and has the ability to begin work immediately.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SALINAS, that the agreement between the City of Salinas and Carollo Engineers, Inc. to provide professional services related to grant reporting and CEQA assistance in the amount of $50,000 is hereby approved; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes a transfer of funds in the amount of $50,000 from the Industrial Waste Fund to CIP 9317 Professional Services; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of Salinas is hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City of Salinas, and as its act and deed, to execute the attached Agreement for Professional Services between the City of Salinas, a Charter City, and Carollo Engineers, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized to execute extensions and/or non-substantive modifications to the Agreement, as necessary.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of August 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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