RESOLUTION NO. 24-118
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO MIKE LINARES INC. FOR THE 2025-2029 CONSILDATED PLAN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES (CDBG) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT WHEREAS, pursuant to Title 24, Pt.91, Subpart C, Section § 91.200 of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Code of Regulations, the City is required to prepare a five-year Consolidated Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-2029; and WHEREAS, upon the adoption of the Consolidated Plan, the City of San Clemente is eligible to participate in the Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") Program; and WHEREAS, as a component of the Consolidated Plan, the Annual Action Plan and the Comprehensive Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (“CAPER”) are updated each fiscal year and includes the application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") for CDBG funds, required certifications, and reporting related to the receipt and use of CDBG funds; and WHEREAS, to facilitate the drafting of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and fulfill other annual regulatory obligations associated with the administration of Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), Office of Community Planning and Development (“CPD”), the City requires the services of a professional; and WHEREAS, on April 14, 2022, the City initiated a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking services for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Administration and Housing Rehabilitation Program Administration. The RFP closed on May 5, 2022, after a 21-day period, during which only one bid was received from Mike Linares, Inc., a qualified local consultant currently engaged in similar services for the City.
WHEREAS, Section 7.1.2 and 7.1.3 of City Policy and Procedure No. 201-2-3 - Selection of Professional Services Contractors, provides that the City Council has the authority to determine that the selection of a professional services contractor for a project need not follow the procedure established in such policy; and WHEREAS, Mike Linares, Inc., a local firm, is unique familiarity with the CDBG program as it relates to the City of San Clemente, is the most knowledgeable and advantageous professional service provider in this area for the City and their fee is fair and reasonable.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Mike Linares, Inc. has unique familiarity with the project, subject area or possesses other attributes making them uniquely qualified to provide the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, and Community Development Block Grant Administration Services (CDBG) that the City needs. Pursuant to Section 7.1.2 and 7.1.3 of City Policy and Procedure No. 201-2-3 - Selection of Professional Services Contractors, the City Council determine that the selection of a professional services contractor for this project need not following the procedure established in such policy.
SECTION 3. A Professional Services Agreement for the preparation of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, and Community Development Block Grant Administration Services (CDBG) is hereby awarded to Mike Linares, Inc.
SECTION 4. The City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, is hereby authorized and directed to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Mike Linares, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $97,500.00 in a form substantially similar to that presented to the City Council on July 17, 2024.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of _____________________, ____.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 24-118 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
_____________________________
Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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