RESOLUTION NO. ____________ (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH BENITEZ SECURITY SERVICES, INC.
WHEREAS, the City of Salinas (City) currently serves as the administrative entity for an Emergency Motel Program (EMP) jointly funded by the City and County of Monterey (County) to provide immediate housing to unhoused individuals; 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 the Salinas Motel Program formally known as the ARPA/PRK Motel Program (Agreement) effective January 1, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2023, and stipulated a 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.
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, on May 1, 2024, the City and BSSI executed Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement to increase compensation by $159,237 for a total not to exceed compensation amount of $1,065,237 and to extend the term until June 30, 2024; and WHEREAS, the proposed Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement increases the compensation amount by $220,000, bringing the total to not exceed compensation amount to $1,285,237, and extends the term to October 31, 2024; WHEREAS, the funding source for this Amendment will be 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 City Manager, for and on behalf of the City of Salinas, to execute Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement with BSSI to increase the total compensation amount by $220,000 for a total not exceed compensation amount of $1,285,237 and to extend the term until October 31, 2024.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 18th day of June 2024 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk