RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH WILLDAN ENGINEERING TO INCREASE THE TOTAL COMPENSATION AMOUNT TO $595,000 WHEREAS, the Code Enforcement Division relies on outside technical professionals to ensure appropriate resources are available to support their divisional objectives of addressing violations, including nonpermitted vendors; and WHEREAS, contracting for these services allows for the scaling up of experienced technical staffing to be able to respond in a timely manner; and WHEREAS, through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process, Willdan Engineering demonstrated extensive knowledge and experience in providing technical services to code enforcement departments for multiple jurisdictions in California and employ staff that have the requisite certification, training, and experience to perform the technical work required to meet the City’s needs; and WHEREAS, in June 2024, based on RFQ recommendations, the City Council authorized the execution of an Agreement for Professional Services with Willdan Engineering for professional services, for Fiscal Year 2024-25 in an amount not to exceed $250,000; and WHEREAS, subsequently, due to continued staff vacancies, there is an increasing need to rely on outside technical staff and services to address after hours, weekend and special events work, and vendor enforcement; and WHEREAS, on March 25, 2025, the City Council approved Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement to increase the total not to exceed compensation amount from $250,000 to $295,000; and WHEREAS, a second amendment is required to maintain the same level of code enforcement support through Fiscal Year 2025-2026; and WHEREAS, funding for the $300,000 increase in compensation is included in the FY 2025-2026 Operational Budget adopted by City Council on June 17, 2025 (Resolution 23124); 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). Any subsequent projects resulting from this action will be assessed for CEQA applicability.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Professional Services with Willdan Engineering for code enforcement services to increase the total not to exceed compensation amount to $595,000.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1st day of July 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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