RESOLUTION NO. ____________ (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH BENITEZ SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
WHEREAS, the City of Salinas (City) currently serves as the administrative entity and service provider for an Emergency Motel Program (EMP) at the Steinbeck Lodge at 109 John Street in Salinas which provides emergency shelter and housing navigation services; and WHEREAS, On December 1, 2022, the City and Benitez Security Services Inc. (BSSI) first entered into an Agreement for Services No. 22ARPA04 (Agreement) to provide security services for the EMP, with a term commencing on January 1, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2023, and total compensation not to exceed $486,000; and WHEREAS, on April 6, 2023, the City and BSSI executed Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement to extend the term through August 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, On May 16, 2023, the City and BSSI executed Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement, which increased the compensation amount by $420,000, bringing the total to not exceed amount to $906,000, and extended the term through March 31, 2024; and WHEREAS, on March 28, 2024, the City and BSSI executed Amendment No. 3, to extend the term through April 30, 2024; and WHEREAS, the proposed Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement increases the compensation amount by $159,237, bringing the total not to exceed compensation amount to $1,065,237, and extends the term through June 30, 2024; and WHEREAS, this increase in compensation will be funded by appropriations from the Encampment Resolution Fund program; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Salinas that it hereby authorizes the Interim City Manager, for and on behalf of the City of Salinas, to execute Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement with BSSI increasing the total not to exceed compensation amount to $1,065,237 and extending the term through June 30, 2024.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of April 2024 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk