Santa Fe Springs City Council
March 17, 2026

Public Hearing closed at 6:29 p.m.

It was moved by Councilmember Martin and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Rodriguez, to direct the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights & Measures to abate the nuisance by having weeds, rubbish, and refuse removed, by the following vote:

Ayes: Rounds, Mora, Martin, Rodriguez, Zamora
Noes: None

Absent: None
Recuse: None
OLD BUSINESS – NONE

REGULAR BUSINESS

3. FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW (FINANCE)

1. Receive and file the report.

Director of Finance, Julio Morales gave a brief presentation on item No. 3. A detailed report will be provided at a future meeting.

CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine. Any items a Councilmember wishes to discuss should be designated at this time. All other items may be approved in a single motion. Such approval will also waive the reading of any Ordinance.

PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY

4. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 27, 2026 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETINGS (CITY CLERK) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Housing Successor:

1. Approve the minutes as submitted.

5. MONTHLY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED THROUGHT THE CITY OF

SANTA FE SRPINGS PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY (PFA) (FINANCE)

1. Receive and file the report.

WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY

6. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 27, 2026 WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY MEETINGS (CITY CLERK) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Water Utility Authority:

1. Approve the minutes as submitted.

7. MONTHY REPORT ON THE STATUS OF DEBT INSTRUMENTS ISSUED THROUGH THE CITY OF SANTA

FE SPRINGS WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY (WUA) (FINANCE)

1. Receive and file the report.

HOUSING SUCCESSOR
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8. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 27, 2026 HOUSING SUCCESSOR MEETINGS (CITY CLERK) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Housing Successor:

1. Approve the minutes as submitted.

SUCCESSOR AGENCY

9. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 27, 2026 SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETINGS (CITY CLERK) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Successor Agency:

2. Approve the minutes as submitted.

CITY COUNCIL

10. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 27, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (CITY CLERK) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Approve the minutes as submitted.

11. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1166 AMENDING SECTIONS 155.175.2 (USES) AND 155.637 (MINI-WAREHOUSES) WITHIN TITLE 15 (LAND USE), CHAPTER 155 (ZONING), OF THE SANTA FE

SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE AND DETERMINING THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM

CEQA( COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT)
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Adopt Ordinance No. 1166: An Ordinance of the City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code relating to mini-warehouses in the Mixed-Use Transit-Oriented Development (MU-TOD) Zone; and

2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

12.(PULLED) COUNCIL CHAMBER AUDIO, VISUAL AND AGENDALINK SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE – AWARD OF CONTRACT (PUBLIC WORKS)
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. In accordance with Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code Section 34.18, find and determine by a 4/5 vote of the City Council that bidding is impractical, not in the best interest of the city and will not likely result in the lowest price; and

2. Award a sole-sourced contract to Western Audio Visual and Security (WAVSS) for upgrade of the Council Chamber audio, visual and Agendalink Agenda Management Software technology in the amount of $119,489; and

3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract with Western Audio Visual and Security; and

4. Appropriate $120,000 from the Capital Improvement Program Reserve Fund for the project; and

5. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

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13. RESOLUTION NO. 9996 – IMPLEMENTING ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF ORR & DAY AND FLOSSMOOR ROAD (PUBLIC WORKS)
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Approve the installation of stop signs with flashing LEDs and advance flashing yellow beacons on Orr & Day Road on its approaches to the intersection with Flossmoor Road; and

2. Adopt Resolution No. 9996 to establish an all-way stop control at the intersection of Orr & Day Road and Flossmoor Road; and

3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract with Western Audio Visual and Security; and

4. Appropriate $120,000 from the Capital Improvement Program Reserve Fund for the project; and

5. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable

14.STATE OF HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM FUNDS-AWARD OF PRUCHASE OF MOTOROLA

PORTABLE RADIOS AND ACCESSORIES (FIRE)
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Award the purchase to Motorola Solutions, in the amount of $180,018.98 for Portable Radios and related accessories; and

2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

15.TREASURER’S REPORT OF INVESTMENTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 30, 2025 (FINANCE) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Receive and file the report.

16. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE EXTENSION OF THE USE AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN LITTLE

LEAGUE (PARKS AND RECREATION)

1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the extension of the use agreement with Metropolitan Little League; and

2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

17.AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE EXTENSION OF THE USE AGREEMENT WITH NORWALK SANTA FE

SPRINGS SAINTS YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER (PARKS AND RECREATION)

1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the extension of the use agreement with Norwalk Santa Fe Springs Saints Youth Football and Cheer

2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

It was moved by Councilmember Rounds, seconded by Councilmember Mora, to approve the consent calendar, excluding item no. 12. Item No. 12 was pulled from the agenda and continued to the City Council meeting of March 3, 2026. by the following vote:

Ayes: Rounds, Mora, Martin, Rodriguez, Zamora
Noes: None

Absent: None
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Recuse: None
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS - None COUNCIL COMMENTS/AB1234 COUNCIL CONFERENCE REPORTING
Councilmember Rounds thanked staff for everything they do.

Councilmember Mora commented on the great Penny Carnival event and reported attending the AJUA event.

Councilmember Martin thanked staff for the Penny Carnival, acknowledged Congresswoman Linda Sanchez for the monetary contribution, and reported attending the AJUA event.

Mayor Pro Tem Rodriguez wished the Mayor a Happy Birthday, acknowledged Library staff for the 1st Friday event, and the Penny Carnival.

Mayor Zamora reported that he was unable to attend the Silver Shield event as he attended the NALEO dinner. He also shared that he received an award from the Little Lake School District. He further acknowledged the contribution from Congresswoman Linda Sanchez.

ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Zamora adjourned the meeting in memory of Elise Esparza at 6:50 p.m.

ITEM # 13

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Arlene Salazar, Director of Police and Community Services SUBJECT: APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS AND UNIVERSAL WASTE SYSTEMS, INC., TO PROVIDE ILLEGAL

DUMPING CLEAN UP AND DISPOSAL SERVICES
DATE: March 17, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Universal Waste System, Inc. in final form that is acceptable to the City Attorney to provide removal and disposal services of illegally dumped items throughout the City; and

2. Approve an agreement not-to-exceed $300,000 for expenditures related to services provided by the hauler; and

3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

FISCAL IMPACT
All work performed under the agreement are to be billed by hourly rate and cost-recovery of actual disposal expenses per ton. The total financial impact of the Professional Services Agreement will be determined by work assigned to the hauler by the City. The agreement shall not exceed $300,000 over a 3-year term.

BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Fe Springs strives to maintain a desirable community. The city remains dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents, businesses and visitors of Santa Fe Springs by addressing concerns including reducing blight, addressing health and safety issues, and illegal dumping in a timely manner. The Department has worked to identify hot spots for illegal dumping, deter illegal dumping activity and remove items as quickly as possible through a variety of means including:
• Installation of new signage and illegal dumping cameras in hot spot areas. • Posting cleanup/removal notices and reporting illegal dumping through the GO SFS application.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF MARCH 17, 2026
Approve Professional Services Agreement Between the City of Santa Fe Springs and Universal Waste Systems, Inc.

• Collaborating with Public Works to assist with cleanup and disposal of illegally dumped items. • Conducting regular cleanups through the assistance of the Homeless Engagement Team and providing proactive patrols in hot spot areas.
• Coordinating with Caltrans, Union Pacific Railroad, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and private property owners to conduct cleanups.
• Coordinating with the California Conservation Corps to utilize volunteers for community cleanups and beautification projects throughout the City.
• Coordinating with our City Prosecutor to explore and implement more aggressive enforcement tools, maximize fines, discuss prosecution remedies to hold individuals accountable and recover costs for illegal dumping acts.

Since 2025, staff have noticed an increase in illegally dumped trash and bulky items such as mattresses, old furniture, appliances, construction material etc., throughout the City and continue to report issues to the appropriate agencies and ownership including railroad, Caltrans, private property and often City property. However, due to staffing challenges, and agency and staff priorities, the turnaround time for removal of these items may be delayed and in certain circumstances may pose a health and safety hazard, attract more dumping or items are collected by the unhoused and end up in homeless encampments.

ANALYSIS
To tackle this issue without increasing burden on City Public Works staff and draining resources from other essential public services, staff is recommending the approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Universal Waste Systems, Inc. (UWS) for the removal and disposal of illegally dumped items and trash.

Currently, Police and Community Services coordinates with UWS to provide a weekly list of illegal dumping hot spots identified by Department staff. UWS follows up on the hot spot locations to remove and dispose of the dumped items. The proposed agreement will allow UWS to continue to perform this service and invoice the City based on UWS staff hours and the amount of tons collected/disposed of weekly.

Key provisions of the proposed agreement include the following:

1. Term
a. The agreement will be effective March 18, 2026, for a period of three (3) years. b. The term may be extended for two (2) Two-year periods at the option of the City.

2. Termination
a. The City may terminate the agreement at any time.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF MARCH 17, 2026
Approve Professional Services Agreement Between the City of Santa Fe Springs and Universal Waste Systems, Inc.

ITEM STATUS:

APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
____________________________
City Clerk, Maribel Garcia

3. Rate
a. Services will be billed at a rate of $225.00 per hour for services including one collection vehicle, one driver, and one supervisor.
b. Disposal costs are currently $96.00 per ton.
c. UWS proposes an annual CPI increase and disposal increase based on the increase in gate rate (tipping fee) and Universal Resource Recovery in Santa Fe Springs.

4. Scope of Services
a. UWS will provide weekly illegal dumping collection based on a list provided by Police Services, provide before and after photos, and tonnage collected.

ENVIRONMENTAL
N/A

DISCUSSION
The agreement will improve the City’s ability to protect public health and safety, reduce blighted conditions and maintain a desirable and thriving community without placing additional burden on City staff. In conjunction with the new residential services offered by UWS, education and enforcement efforts by City staff, volunteers and continuing the bulky item pickup services, we can reduce community blight and maintain a safe community for all.

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Approve Professional Services Agreement between the City of Santa Fe Springs and Universal Waste Systems, Inc. to provide removal and disposal services of illegally dumped items. Approve an agreement not-to-exceed $300,000 for expenditures related to services provided by UWS over the 3- year term. Upon City Council approval, a budget transfer of $50,000 from the general fund to Code Enforcement-Contractual Services 10102235-542050 will be required to ensure funds are available for related expenditures during FY 25/26. Additional funds to cover subsequent years will be requested through the fiscal year budget process.

ATTACHMENT(S):

A. Professional Services Agreement- Illegal Dumping Clean Up and Disposal Services 1 2026

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
(Engagement: Illegal Dumping Clean Up and Disposal Services) (Parties: Universal Waste Systems, Inc. and City of Santa Fe Springs) THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (hereinafter, “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 17th day of March 2026 (hereinafter, the “Effective Date”) by and between the CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS, a municipal corporation (hereinafter, “CITY”) and Universal Waste Systems, Inc. (hereinafter, “CONSULTANT”). For the purposes of this Agreement, CITY and CONSULTANT may be referred to collectively by the capitalized term “Parties.” The capitalized term “Party” may refer to CITY or CONSULTANT interchangeably, as appropriate.

RECITALS
WHEREAS, CITY requires the removal and disposal services of illegally dumped items identified throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, CITY staff has determined that CONSULTANT possesses the experience, skills and training necessary to competently provide such services to CITY; and
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2025, Consultant presented City with the “Proposal” (hereinafter, the “CONSULTANT PROPOSAL”) which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

WHEREAS, the execution of this Agreement was approved by the Santa Fe Springs City Council at its Regular Meeting of March 17, 2026, under Agenda Item No. ______.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, CITY and CONSULTANT agree as follows:

I.

ENGAGEMENT TERMS

1.1 TERM: This Agreement shall have a term of three (3) years (hereinafter, the “Term”), commencing from the Effective Date. Nothing in this Section shall operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict the CITY’s ability to terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience or for cause as provided under Article V (Termination), below. The CITY, at its discretion, may extend the Term for (2) one-year periods, provided that CITY provides CONSULTANT with written notice of CITY’s intent to exercise CITY’s option to extend the term of the Agreement no less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Term or any prior extension term. In the event CITY exercises its option to extend this Agreement, all terms, conditions, and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect and govern the duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of the parties hereto. 2 1.2 SCOPE OF SERVICES:

A.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, CONSULTANT agrees to provide the services and tasks described in that certain proposal of CONSULTANT entitled “Proposal to Provide Illegal Dumping Clean up” dated November 15, 2025, which is attached and incorporated hereto as Exhibit “A”. CONSULTANT further agrees to furnish to CITY all labor, materials, tools, supplies, equipment, services, tasks, and incidental and customary work necessary to competently perform and timely complete the services and tasks set forth in the Proposal. For the purposes of this Agreement the aforementioned services and tasks set forth in the Proposal shall hereinafter be referred to generally by the capitalized term “Services.

1.3 PROSECUTION OF SERVICES:

A. CONSULTANT shall perform the Services contemplated under this Agreement on a continuous, scheduled, and an as need basis. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to grant CONSULTANT the exclusive right to perform any of the types of services or tasks contemplated under this Agreement nor shall anything in this Agreement be construed to entitle CONSULTANT to the receipt of any sums under this Agreement, except to the extent CITY requests the performance of any Services in the manner described below and such Services is in fact performed and completed by CONSULTANT and accepted by CITY. CITY requests for the performance of specific services or tasks contemplated under this Agreement shall be made in the form of a written work order(s) issued by the City Representative (each such written request hereinafter referred to as a “Work Order”). Each Work Order shall include the following information:

1. A description of the items to be removed from the locations identified by City Representatives.

2. The location of where the particular services or tasks are to be performed, if applicable.

3. Any other information CITY deems necessary and relevant to the requested services or tasks; and
B. CONSULTANT shall not perform any of the Services contemplated under this Agreement without a written Work Order request from the City Representative, containing the information set forth in Section 1.3(A), above.

C. CONSULTANT shall perform all assigned Services continuously and with due diligence so as to complete all assigned Services. CONSULTANT shall cooperate with CITY and in no manner interfere with the work of CITY, its employees or other consultants, contractors, or agents. 3 D. CONSULTANT shall not claim or be entitled to receive any compensation or damage because of the failure of CONSULTANT, or its subconsultants, to have related services or tasks completed in a timely manner.

E. CONSULTANT shall at all times enforce strict discipline and good order among CONSULTANT’s employees; and
F. CONSULTANT, at its sole expense, shall pay all sales, consumer, use or other similar taxes required by law.

G. CONSULTANT shall provide the City with a weekly after-action report that includes removal date, location, removal status, and before and after pictures of items and locations where items were collected.

H. The CITY shall provide no less than fifteen (15) days of notice when requesting to increase weekly collection frequency.

1.4 COMPENSATION: CONSULTANT shall perform the Services in accordance with the compensation rate set forth in the “Proposal” which is attached and incorporated as Exhibit “A”. The foregoing notwithstanding, CONSULTANT’s total compensation for the performance of all Services contemplated under this Agreement, may not exceed the aggregate sum of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS ($300,000.00) (hereinafter, the “Not-toExceed Sum”) during the Term of this Agreement, unless such added expenditure is first approved by the City Council, as required by the City’s municipal code. [NOTE: Not-to-Exceed Sum maybe defined as Annual, Fiscal Year or Aggregate, depending on the Term(s) involved.] In the event CONSULTANT’s charges are projected to exceed the Aggregate Not-to-Exceed Sum prior to the expiration of this Agreement, CITY may suspend CONSULTANT’s performance pending CITY approval of any anticipated expenditures in excess of the Aggregate Not-toExceed Sum or any other CITY approved amendment to the compensation terms of this Agreement.

1.5 PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION: Following the conclusion of each calendar month, CONSULTANT will submit to CITY an itemized invoice indicating the services performed and tasks completed during the recently concluded calendar month, including services and tasks performed and any reimbursable out-ofpocket expenses incurred. If the amount of CONSULTANT’s monthly compensation is a function of hours worked by CONSULTANT’s personnel, the invoice should indicate the number of hours worked in the recently concluded calendar month, the person(s) responsible for performing the Services, the rate of compensation at which such services and tasks were performed, the subtotal for each task and service performed and a grand total for all services performed.

Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, CITY will notify CONSULTANT in writing of any disputed amounts included in the invoice. Within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, CITY will pay all undisputed amounts included on the invoice. CITY will not withhold applicable taxes or other authorized deductions from payments made to CONSULTANT. 4 1.6 ACCOUNTING RECORDS: CONSULTANT will maintain complete and accurate records with respect to all matters covered under this Agreement for a period of three (3) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. CITY will have the right to access and examine such records, without charge, during normal business hours. CITY will further have the right to audit such records, to make transcripts therefrom and to inspect all program data, documents, proceedings, and activities.

1.7 ABANDONMENT BY CONSULTANT: In the event CONSULTANT ceases to perform the Services agreed to under this Agreement or otherwise abandons the undertaking contemplated herein prior to the expiration of this Agreement or prior to completion of any or all tasks set forth in the Proposal, CONSULTANT will deliver to CITY immediately and without delay, all materials, records, and other work product prepared or obtained by CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement. Furthermore, CONSULTANT will only be compensated for the reasonable value of the Services performed up to the time of cessation or abandonment, less a deduction for any damages, costs, or additional expenses which CITY may incur as a result of CONSULTANT’s cessation or abandonment.

II.

PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENT

2.1 CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE: The CITY hereby designates Arlene Salazar, Director of Police and Community Services (hereinafter, the “City Representative”) to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement. The City Representative or the City Representative’s designee will act on behalf of the CITY for all purposes under this Agreement. CONSULTANT will not accept directions or orders from any person other than the City Representative or the City Representative’s designee.

2.2 CONSULTANT REPRESENTATIVE: CONSULTANT hereby designates Matt Blackburn to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (hereinafter, “Consultant Representative”). Consultant Representative will have full authority to represent and act on behalf of the CONSULTANT for all purposes under this Agreement. Consultant Representative or the Consultant Representative’s designee will supervise and direct the performance of the Services, using his/her best skill and attention, and will be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all Services under this Agreement. Notice to the Consultant Representative will constitute notice to CONSULTANT.

2.3 COORDINATION OF SERVICE; CONFORMANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS:

CONSULTANT agrees to work closely with CITY staff in the performance of the Services and this Agreement and will be available to CITY staff and the CITY Representative at all reasonable times. All work prepared by CONSULTANT will be subject to inspection and approval by City Representative or his or her designees.

2.4 STANDARD OF CARE; PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES: CONSULTANT 5 represents, acknowledges, and agrees to the following:

A. CONSULTANT will perform all Services skillfully, consistent with and adhering to its professional standard of care, that is, the degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the same profession currently practicing at the same time and in the same or similar locality.

B. CONSULTANT shall at all times employ such force, plant, materials, and tools as will be sufficient in the opinion of the CITY to perform the Services within the time limits established, and as provided herein. It is understood and agreed that said tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor, and material shall be furnished and said Services performed and completed as required by the Agreement, and subject to the approval of the CITY’s authorized representative.

C. CONSULTANT will perform all Services in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the CITY.

D. CONSULTANT will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the conflict-of-interest provisions of Government Code §1090 and the Political Reform Act (Government Code §§81000 et seq.). CONSULTANT shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with CONSULTANT’s performance of the Services. If CONSULTANT performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules and regulations, CONSULTANT shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom.

E. CONSULTANT understands the nature and scope of the Services to be performed under this Agreement as well as any and all schedules of performance.

F. All of CONSULTANT’s employees and agents possess sufficient skill, knowledge, training, and experience to perform those services and tasks assigned to them by CONSULTANT; and
G. All of CONSULTANT’s employees and agents (including, but not limited to, subcontractors and subconsultants) possess all licenses, permits, certificates, qualifications, and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to perform the tasks and services contemplated under this Agreement and all such licenses, permits, certificates, qualifications, and approvals will be maintained throughout the term of this Agreement and made available to CITY for copying and inspection.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that CONSULTANT will perform, at CONSULTANT’s own cost and expense and without any reimbursement from CITY, any services necessary to correct any errors or omissions caused by CONSULTANT’s failure to comply with the standard of care set forth under this Section or by any like failure on the part of CONSULTANT’s employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and subconsultants. Such effort by CONSULTANT to 6 correct any errors or omissions will be commenced immediately upon their discovery by either Party and, notwithstanding Section 5.2(B), will be completed within seven (7) calendars days from the date of discovery or such other extended period of time authorized by the City Representative in writing and in her sole and absolute discretion. The Parties acknowledge and agree that CITY’s acceptance of any work performed by CONSULTANT or on CONSULTANT’s behalf will not constitute a release of any deficiency or delay in performance. The Parties further acknowledge, understand, and agree that CITY has relied upon the foregoing representations of CONSULTANT, including but not limited to the representation that CONSULTANT possesses the skills, training, knowledge, and experience necessary to perform the Services under the standard of care as articulated under section 2.4(A).

2.5 ASSIGNMENT: The skills, training, knowledge, and experience of CONSULTANT are material to CITY’s willingness to enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, CITY has an interest in the qualifications and capabilities of the person(s) who will perform the services and tasks to be undertaken by CONSULTANT or on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement. In recognition of this interest, CONSULTANT agrees that it will not assign or transfer, either directly or indirectly or by operation of law, this Agreement, or the performance of any of CONSULTANT’s duties or obligations under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the CITY. In the absence of CITY’s prior written consent, any attempted assignment or transfer will be ineffective, null and void and will constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

2.6 SUBSTITUTION OF KEY PERSONNEL: CONSULTANT has represented to CITY that certain key personnel will perform and coordinate the Services under this Agreement. Should one or more of such personnel become unavailable, CONSULTANT may substitute other personnel of at least equal competence upon written approval of CITY. In the event that CITY and CONSULTANT cannot agree as to the substitution of key personnel, CITY shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement for cause. As discussed below, any personnel who fail or refuse to perform the Services in a manner acceptable to the CITY, or who are determined by the CITY to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project or a threat to the safety of persons or property, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the CONSULTANT at the request of the CITY.

2.7 CONTROL AND PAYMENT OF SUBORDINATES; INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTOR: The Services will be performed by CONSULTANT or under CONSULTANT’s strict supervision. CONSULTANT will determine the means, methods, and details of performing the Services subject to the requirements of this Agreement. CITY retains CONSULTANT on an independent contractor basis and not as an employee. CONSULTANT reserves the right to perform similar or different services for other principals during the term of this Agreement, provided such work does not unduly interfere with CONSULTANT’s competent and timely performance of the Services contemplated under this Agreement and provided the performance of such services does not result in the unauthorized disclosure of CITY’s confidential or proprietary information. Any additional personnel 7 performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of CONSULTANT are not employees of CITY and will at all times be under CONSULTANT’s exclusive direction and control. CONSULTANT will pay all wages, salaries and other amounts due to such personnel and will assume responsibility for all benefits, payroll taxes, Social Security and Medicare payments and the like. CONSULTANT will be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not limited to: Social Security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, workers’ compensation insurance and the like. Notwithstanding any other CITY, state, or federal policy, rule, regulation, law, or ordinance to the contrary, CONSULTANT and any of its employees, agents, and subcontractors performing the Services under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to, and hereby agree to waive any and all claims to, any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by CITY, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) as an employee of CITY and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by CITY for employer contributions and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.

2.8 REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS: If any of CONSULTANT’s officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or subconsultants is determined by the City Representative to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely performance of the tasks assigned to CONSULTANT, a threat to persons or property, or if any of CONSULTANT’s officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or subconsultants fail or refuse to perform the Services in a manner acceptable to the CITY, such officer, employee, agent, contractor, subcontractor or subconsultant will be promptly removed by CONSULTANT and will not be reassigned to perform any of the Services.

2.9 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS: CONSULTANT will keep itself informed of and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, or local laws to the extent such laws control or otherwise govern the performance of the Services. CONSULTANT’s compliance with applicable laws will include, without limitation, compliance with all applicable Cal/OSHA requirements.

2.10 NON-DISCRIMINATION: CONSULTANT represents that it is an equal opportunity employer, and it shall not discriminate against any subconsultant, employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sex, or age. Such non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff, or termination.

2.11 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS: The Parties acknowledge, understand, and agree that CONSULTANT and all persons retained or employed by CONSULTANT are, and will at all times remain, wholly independent contractors and are not officials, officers, employees, departments, or subdivisions of CITY.

CONSULTANT will be solely responsible for the negligent acts and/or omissions of its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and subconsultants.

CONSULTANT and all persons retained or employed by CONSULTANT will have no authority, express or implied, to bind CITY in any manner, nor to incur any 8 obligation, debt, or liability of any kind on behalf of, or against, CITY, whether by contract or otherwise, unless such authority is expressly conferred to CONSULTANT under this Agreement or is otherwise expressly conferred by CITY in writing.

2.12 Reserved.

III.

INSURANCE

3.1 DUTY TO PROCURE AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE: Before performing any Services contemplated under this Agreement, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain policies of insurance that meet the requirements and specifications set forth under this Article. CONSULTANT will procure and maintain the following insurance coverage, at its own expense:

A. Commercial General Liability Insurance: CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance (“CGL Coverage”) as broad as Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence Form CG 0001). Such CGL Coverage will have minimum limits of no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence and Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) in the general aggregate for bodily injury, personal injury, property damage, operations, products and completed operations, and contractual liability.

B. Automobile Liability Insurance: For any owned, non-owned, or hired vehicles used in connection with the performance of this Agreement, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Automobile Liability Insurance as broad as Insurance Services Office Form Number CA 0001 covering Automobile Liability, Code 1 (any auto). Such Automobile Liability Insurance will have minimum limits of no less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury and property damage.

C. Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance: A policy of workers’ compensation insurance in such amount as will fully comply with the laws of the State of California and which will indemnify, insure and provide legal defense for both CONSULTANT and CITY against any loss, claim or damage arising from any injuries or occupational diseases occurring to any worker employed by or any persons retained by CONSULTANT in the course of carrying out the Services contemplated in this Agreement, but in no event shall CONSULTANT carry coverage will less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).

D. Errors & Omissions Insurance: For the full term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, CONSULTANT will procure and maintain Errors and Omissions Liability Insurance appropriate to CONSULTANT’s profession. Such coverage will have minimum limits of no less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) per claim. 9 3.2 ADDITIONAL INSURED REQUIREMENTS: The CGL Coverage and the Automobile Liability Insurance will contain an endorsement naming the CITY and CITY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers as additional insureds.

3.3 REQUIRED CARRIER RATING: All varieties of insurance required under this Agreement will be procured from insurers admitted in the State of California and authorized to issue policies directly to California insureds. Except as otherwise provided elsewhere under this Article, all required insurance will be procured from insurers who, according to the latest edition of the Best’s Insurance Guide, have an A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII. CITY may also accept policies procured by insurance carriers with a Standard & Poor’s rating of no less than BBB according to the latest published edition the Standard & Poor’s rating guide. As to Workers’ Compensation Insurance/ Employer’s Liability Insurance, the CITY Representative is authorized to authorize lower ratings than those set forth in this Section.

3.4 PRIMACY OF CONSULTANT’S INSURANCE: All policies of insurance provided by CONSULTANT will be primary to any coverage available to CITY or CITY’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by CITY or CITY’s elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers will be in excess of CONSULTANT’s insurance and will not contribute with it.

3.5 WAIVER OF SUBROGATION: All insurance coverage provided pursuant to this Agreement will not prohibit CONSULTANT or CONSULTANT’s officers, employees, agents, subcontractors or subconsultants from waiving the right of subrogation prior to a loss. CONSULTANT hereby waives all rights of subrogation against CITY, its officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.

3.6 VERIFICATION OF COVERAGE: CONSULTANT acknowledges, understands, and agrees, that CITY’s ability to verify the procurement and maintenance of the insurance required under this Article is a material consideration of this Agreement.

Accordingly, CONSULTANT warrants, represents, and agrees that it will furnish CITY with certificates of insurance and endorsements evidencing the coverage required under this Article on ACORD-25 or forms satisfactory to CITY in its sole and absolute discretion. The certificates of insurance and endorsements for each insurance policy will be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf and will be on forms provided by the CITY if requested. Before performing any Services, CONSULTANT shall provide CITY with all certificates of insurance and endorsements referenced herein. Upon CITY’s written request, CONSULTANT will also provide CITY with copies of all required insurance policies and endorsements.

3.7 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN COVERAGE: In the event any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced immediately so as to avoid a lapse in the required 10 coverage, CITY has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance it deems necessary, and any premium paid by CITY will be promptly reimbursed by CONTRACTOR or CITY will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Consultant payments. In the alternative, CITY may cancel this Agreement effective upon notice.

3.8 SPECIAL RISKS OR CIRCUMSTANCES: City reserves the right to modify these requirements, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances. Any amendment to the insurance requirements of this Article shall be memorialized and approved in the form of a written amendment to this Agreement, signed by the Parties. The requirement for written amendments, modifications or supplements cannot be waived, and any attempted waiver will be void or invalid.

IV.

INDEMNIFICATION

4.1 CITY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers (hereinafter, the “City Indemnitees”) should, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be protected from any and all loss, injury, damage, claim, lawsuit, cost, expense, attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, or any other cost arising out of or in any way related to the performance of this Agreement. Accordingly, the provisions of this indemnity provision are intended by the Parties to be interpreted and construed to provide the City Indemnitees with the fullest protection possible under the law.

CONSULTANT acknowledges that CITY would not enter into this Agreement in the absence of CONSULTANT’s commitment to indemnify, defend and protect CITY as set forth herein Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent CONSULTANT’s services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to Claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT’s obligation to indemnify shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the CITY, its officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers.

4.2 To the fullest extent permitted by law, CONSULTANT shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the CITY Indemnitees from and against all liability, loss, damage, expense, cost (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert fees and all other costs, and fees of litigation) of every nature arising out of or in connection with CONSULTANT’s performance of work hereunder or its failure to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement, except such loss or damage which is caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY or any person affiliated therewith.

4.3 CITY shall have the right to offset against the amount of any compensation due to CONSULTANT under this Agreement, any amount due to CITY from CONSULTANT as a result of CONSULTANT’s failure to either pay CITY promptly for any costs associated with CONSULTANT’s obligations to indemnify the CITY Indemnitees under this Article or related to CONSULTANT’s failure to either (i) pay taxes on amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) comply with 11 applicable workers’ compensation laws.

4.4 The obligations of CONSULTANT under this Article will not be limited by the provisions of any workers’ compensation act or similar act. CONSULTANT expressly waives its statutory immunity under such statutes or laws as to CITY and CITY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.

4.5 CONSULTANT agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth herein this Article from each and every subcontractor or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement. In the event CONSULTANT fails to obtain such indemnity obligations from others as required herein, CONSULTANT agrees to be fully responsible and indemnify, hold harmless and defend CITY and CITY’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from and against any and all claims and losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property resulting from any alleged intentional, reckless, negligent, or otherwise wrongful acts, errors or omissions of CONSULTANT’s subcontractors or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by counsel of CITY’s choice.

4.6 CITY does not and shall not waive any rights that it may possess against CONSULTANT because of the acceptance by CITY, or the deposit with CITY, of any insurance policy or certificate required pursuant to this Agreement. This hold harmless and indemnification provision shall apply regardless of whether or not any insurance policies are determined to be applicable to the claim, demand, damage, liability, loss, cost, or expense.

4.7 This Article and all provisions contained herein (including but not limited to the duty to indemnify, defend, and hold free and harmless) shall survive the termination or normal expiration of this Agreement and is in addition to any other rights or remedies which the CITY may have at law or in equity.

TERMINATION

5.1 TERMINATION BY THE CITY: CITY may immediately terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience and without cause by giving prior written notice of CITY’s intent to terminate this Agreement which notice shall specify the effective date of such termination. Upon such termination for convenience, CONSULTANT will be compensated only for those services and tasks which have been performed by CONSULTANT up to the effective date of the termination. CONSULTANT may not terminate this Agreement except for cause as provided under Section 5.2, below. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, CITY may require CONSULTANT to provide all finished or unfinished Documents and Data, as defined in section 6.1 below, and other information of any kind prepared by CONSULTANT in connection with the performance of the Services. 12 CONSULTANT will be required to provide such Documents and Data within fifteen (15) calendar days of CITY’s written request. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of CITY pursuant to Section 5.2, below, will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict CITY’s ability to terminate this Agreement for convenience as provided under this Section.

5.2 EVENTS OF DEFAULT; BREACH OF AGREEMENT:

A. In the event either Party fails to perform any duty, obligation, service, or task set forth under this Agreement (or fails to timely perform or properly perform any such duty, obligation, service, or task set forth under this Agreement), an event of default (hereinafter, “Event of Default”) will occur. For all Events of Default, the Party alleging an Event of Default will give written notice to the defaulting Party (hereinafter referred to as a “Default Notice”) which will specify: (i) the nature of the Event of Default; (ii) the action required to cure the Event of Default; (iii) a date by which the Event of Default will be cured, which will not be less than the applicable cure period set forth under Sections 5.2B and 5.2C below or if a cure is not reasonably possible within the applicable cure period, to begin such cure and diligently prosecute such cure to completion. The Event of Default will constitute a breach of this Agreement if the defaulting Party fails to cure the Event of Default within the applicable cure period or any extended cure period allowed under this Agreement.

B. CONSULTANT will cure the following Events of Defaults within the following time periods:
i. Within ten (10) business days of CITY’s issuance of a Default Notice for any failure of CONSULTANT to timely provide CITY or CITY’s employees or agents with any information and/or written reports, documentation, or work product which CONSULTANT is obligated to provide to CITY or CITY’s employees or agents under this Agreement.

Prior to the expiration of the 10-day cure period, CONSULTANT may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that CONSULTANT has commenced efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 10-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, CITY will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event of Default under this Section 5.2B.i. that exceeds seven (7) calendar days from the end of the initial 10-day cure period; or ii. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of CITY’s issuance of a Default Notice for any other Event of Default under this Agreement. Prior to the expiration of the 14-day cure period, CONSULTANT may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that CONSULTANT has commenced efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 14-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, CITY will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event 13 of Default under this Section 5.2B.ii that exceeds thirty (30) calendar days from the end of the initial 14-day cure period.

In addition to any other failure on the part of CONSULTANT to perform any duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement (or the failure to timely perform or properly perform any such duty, obligation, service or task), an Event of Default on the part of CONSULTANT will include, but will not be limited to the following: (i) CONSULTANT’s refusal or failure to perform any of the services or tasks called for under the Scope of Services; (ii) CONSULTANT’s failure to fulfill or perform its obligations under this Agreement within the specified time or if no time is specified, within a reasonable time; (iii) CONSULTANT’s and/or its employees’ disregard or violation of any federal, state, local law, rule, procedure or regulation; (iv) the initiation of proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, or similar legislation as relates to CONSULTANT, whether voluntary of involuntary; and/or (v) CITY’s discovery that a statement representation or warranty by CONSULTANT relating to this Agreement is false, misleading or erroneous in any material respect.

C. CITY will cure any Event of Default asserted by CONSULTANT within fortyfive (45) calendar days of CONSULTANT’s issuance of a Default Notice unless the Event of Default cannot reasonably be cured within the 45-day cure period. Prior to the expiration of the 45-day cure period, CITY may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that CITY has commenced its efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 45-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, an Event of Default dealing with CITY’s failure to timely pay any undisputed sums to CONSULTANT as provided under Section 1.5, above, will be cured by CITY within five (5) calendar days from the date of CONSULTANT’s Default Notice to CITY.

D. CITY, in its sole and absolute discretion, may also immediately suspend CONSULTANT’s performance under this Agreement pending
CONSULTANT’s cure of any Event of Default by giving CONSULTANT written notice of CITY’s intent to suspend CONSULTANT’s performance (hereinafter, a “Suspension Notice”). CITY may issue the Suspension Notice at any time upon the occurrence of an Event of Default. Upon such suspension, CONSULTANT will be compensated only for those services and tasks which have been rendered by CONSULTANT to the reasonable satisfaction of CITY up to the effective date of the suspension. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of CITY will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict CITY’s ability to suspend this Agreement as provided herein.

E. No waiver of any Event of Default or breach under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent Event of Default or breach.

No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party will give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.
14 F. The duties and obligations imposed under this Agreement and the rights and remedies available hereunder will be in addition to and not a limitation of any duties, obligations, rights, and remedies otherwise imposed or available by law. In addition to any other remedies available to CITY at law or under this Agreement in the event of any breach of this Agreement, CITY, in its sole and absolute discretion, may also pursue any one or more of the following remedies:
i. Upon written notice to CONSULTANT, the CITY may immediately terminate this Agreement in whole or in part.
ii. Upon written notice to CONSULTANT, the CITY may extend the time of performance.
iii. The CITY may proceed by appropriate court action to enforce the terms of the Agreement to recover damages for CONSULTANT’s breach of the Agreement or to terminate the Agreement; or
iv. The CITY may exercise any other available and lawful right or remedy.

CONSULTANT will be liable for all legal fees plus other costs and expenses that CITY incurs upon a breach of this Agreement or in the CITY’s exercise of its remedies under this Agreement.

G. In the event CITY is in breach of this Agreement, CONSULTANT’s sole remedy will be the suspension or termination of this Agreement and/or the recovery of any unpaid sums lawfully owed to CONSULTANT under this Agreement for completed services and tasks.

5.3 SCOPE OF WAIVER: No waiver of any default or breach under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other default or breach, whether of the same or other covenant, warranty, agreement, term, condition, duty, or requirement contained in this Agreement. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party will give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.

5.4 SURVIVING ARTICLES, SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS: The termination of this Agreement pursuant to any provision of this Article or by normal expiration of its term or any extension thereto will not operate to terminate any Article, Section or provision contained herein which provides that it will survive the termination or normal expiration of this Agreement.

VI.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

6.1 DOCUMENTS & DATA; LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: All Documents and Data will be and remain the property of CITY without restriction or limitation upon their use or dissemination by CITY. For purposes of this 15 Agreement, the term “Documents and Data” means and includes all reports, analyses, correspondence, plans, designs, notes, summaries, strategies, charts, schedules, spreadsheets, calculations, lists, data compilations, documents or other materials developed and/or assembled by or on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement and fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to Documents and Data stored digitally, magnetically and/or electronically. This Agreement creates, at no cost to CITY, a perpetual license for CITY to copy, use, reuse, disseminate and/or retain any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in all Documents and Data. CONSULTANT will require all subcontractors and subconsultants working on behalf of CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement to agree in writing that CITY will be granted the same right to copy, use, reuse, disseminate and retain Documents and Data prepared or assembled by any subcontractor or subconsultant as applies to Documents and Data prepared by CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement.

6.2 CONFIDENTIALITY: All data, documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by CONSULTANT or provided for performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and will not be disclosed by CONSULTANT without prior written consent by CITY. CITY will grant such consent of disclosure as legally required. Upon request, all CITY data will be returned to CITY upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement. CONSULTANT will not use CITY’s name or insignia, photographs, or any publicity pertaining to the Services in any magazine, trade paper, newspaper, television or radio production or other similar medium without the prior written consent of CITY.

6.3 FALSE CLAIMS ACT: CONSULTANT warrants and represents that neither CONSULTANT nor any person who is an officer of, in a managing position with, or has an ownership interest in CONSULTANT has been determined by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to have violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C., §§3801 et seq. and the California False Claims Act, Government Code §§12650 et seq.

6.4 NOTICES: All notices, bills invoices, reports permitted or required under this Agreement will be given to the respective Parties at the following addresses, or at such other address as the respective Parties may provide in writing for this purpose:

CONSULTANT: CITY:

Universal Waste Systems, Inc.
9016 Norwalk Boulevard
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Attn: Matt Blackburn
Phone: (909) 859-5731
City of Santa Fe Springs
11710 E Telegraph Road
Attn: Arlene Salazar, Director of Police
and Community Services
Phone: (562) 409-1850
16 Such notices will be deemed effective when personally delivered or successfully transmitted by facsimile as evidenced by a fax confirmation slip or when mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after deposit with the United States Postal Service, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address.

6.5 COOPERATION; FURTHER ACTS: The Parties will fully cooperate with one another and will take any additional acts or sign any additional documents as are reasonably necessary, appropriate, or convenient to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

6.6 SUBCONTRACTING: CONSULTANT will not subcontract any of the Services contemplated under this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without the prior written approval of CITY. Subcontracts (including without limitation subcontracts with subconsultants), if any, will contain a provision making them subject to all provisions stipulated in this Agreement, including provisions relating to insurance requirements and indemnification.

6.7 CITY’S RIGHT TO EMPLOY OTHER CONSULTANTS: CITY reserves the right to employ other independent contractors in connection with the various projects worked upon by CONSULTANT.

6.8 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:

A. CONSULTANT warrants, represents, and maintains that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for CONSULTANT, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, CONSULTANT warrants and represents that it has not paid, nor has it agreed to pay, any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for CONSULTANT, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift, or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, CITY will have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the term of this Agreement, no member, officer, or employee of CITY, during the term of his or her service with CITY, will have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom.

B. CONSULTANT may serve other clients, but none whose activities within the corporate limits of CITY or whose business, regardless of location, would place CONSULTANT in a “conflict of interest,” as that term is defined in the Political Reform Act, codified at California Government Code §81000 et seq.

C. CONSULTANT shall not employ any official or employee of the CITY during the Term of this Agreement or any extension term. No officer or employee of CITY shall have any financial interest in this Agreement that would violate Government Code §§1090 et seq. CONSULTANT warrants and represents that no owner, principal, partner, officer, or employee of CONSULTANT is or has been an official, officer, employee, agent, or appointee of the CITY within the twelve-month period of time immediately preceding the Effective Date. If an 17 owner, principal, partner, officer, employee, agent, or appointee of CONSULTANT was an official, officer, employee, agent, or appointee of the CITY within the twelve-month period immediately preceding the Effective Date, CONSULTANT warrants that any such individuals did not participate in any manner in the forming of this Agreement. CONTRACTOR understands that, if this Agreement is made in violation of Government Code §1090 et seq., the entire Agreement is void and CONSULTANT will not be entitled to any compensation for services performed pursuant to this Agreement, including reimbursement of expenses, and CONSULTANT will be required to reimburse the CITY for any sums paid to CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT understands that, in addition to the foregoing, it may be subject to criminal prosecution for a violation of Government Code §1090.

6.9 TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.

6.10 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE: This Agreement shall be interpreted and governed according to the laws of the State of California. In the event of litigation between the Parties, venue, without exception, will be in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of the State of California. If, and only if, applicable law requires that all or part of any such litigation be tried exclusively in federal court, venue, without exception, will be in the Central District of California located in the City of Los Angeles, California.

6.11 ATTORNEYS’ FEES: If either Party commences an action against the other Party, legal, administrative, or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such litigation will be entitled to have and recover from the losing Party reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs of such action.

6.12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: This Agreement will be binding on the successors and assigns of the Parties.

6.13 NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFIT: There are no intended third-party beneficiaries of any right or obligation assumed by the Parties. All rights and benefits under this Agreement inure exclusively to the Parties.

6.14 CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement will not be construed in favor of, or against, either Party but will be construed as if the Parties prepared this Agreement together through a process of negotiation and with the advice of their respective attorneys.

6.15 SEVERABILITY: If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

6.16 AMENDMENT; MODIFICATION: No amendment, modification or supplement of this Agreement will be valid or binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties, subject to CITY approval. The requirement for written amendments, 18 modifications or supplements cannot be waived, and any attempted waiver will be void and invalid.

6.17 CAPTIONS: The captions of the various articles, sections and paragraphs are for convenience and ease of reference only, and do not define, limit, augment, or describe the scope, content, or intent of this Agreement.

6.18 INCONSISTENCIES OR CONFLICTS: In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the exhibits attached hereto, the provisions of this Agreement will control.

6.19 ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement, including all attached exhibits, constitutes the entire, complete, final, and exclusive expression of the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein and supersedes all other agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, which may have been entered into between CITY and CONSULTANT prior to the execution of this Agreement. Any statements, representations, or other agreements, whether oral or written, made by either Party that is not embodied herein will not be valid or binding on the Parties. No amendment, modification or supplement to this Agreement will be valid and binding unless in writing and duly executed by the Parties pursuant to Section

6.16, above.

6.20 FORCE MAJEURE: The completion deadline for any Services assigned to CONSULTANT may be extended in the event of any delays due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control of CONSULTANT and without the fault or negligence of CONSULTANT, including but not limited to severe weather, fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes, freight embargoes, wars, litigation, and/or acts of any governmental agency, including the CITY.

CONSULTANT shall within three (3) calendar days of the commencement of such delay notify the City Representative in writing of the causes of the delay. The CITY Representative shall ascertain the facts and the extent of delay and extend the time for performing the services for the period of the enforced delay when and if in the judgment of the CITY Representative such delay is justified. The City Representative’s determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. In no event shall CONSULTANT be entitled to recover damages against the CITY for any delay in the performance of this Agreement, however caused, CONSULTANT’s sole remedy being extension of the Agreement pursuant to this Section.

6.21 COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement will be executed in three (3) original counterparts each of which will be of equal force and effect. No handwritten or typewritten amendment, modification, or supplement to any one counterpart will be valid or binding unless made to all three counterparts in conformity with Section

6.16, above. One fully executed original counterpart will be delivered to CONSULTANT and the remaining two original counterparts will be retained by CITY.
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19 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first appearing in this Agreement, above.

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS: Universal Waste Systems, Inc.

By: René Bobadilla, City Manager By:

Date: Name Matt Blackburn
Title:

Date:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:

Rick Olivarez, City Attorney,
Date:

EXHIBIT A
Proposal to Provide Illegal Dumping Clean Up
Arlene Salazar 11/15/2025
Director of Police Services
1157 Telegraph Rd.

Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Proposal to Provide Illegal Dumping Clean Up
Ms. Salazar,
Thank you for the opportunity to provide this proposal. We have been providing service for several weeks now in Santa Fe Springs, and we are providing the proposal below for a more permanent program.

UWS proposes to continue providing weekly illegal dumping collection based on a list provided by police services. UWS will use one collection vehicle, one driver, one supervisor, provide pictures for proof of service before and after, and tonnage collected. The rate for this service is $225.00 per hour port to port from our South Gate collection facility.

Disposal costs are currently $96.00 per ton.

Additional services, for any houseless encampment, will be an additional $1,000.00 per collection event.

The additional cost will allow for additional management, safety suites, safety gear, and will account for additional time on site for processing material on site to ensure hazardous waste is not included.

Alternative proposal for daily sweeps with no lists provided by police services, UWS would route the city and break up the area into five separate sections that would be monitored and swept by day. We would also identify with the help of police services any hot spot areas for more frequent collection. This service would be billed at the same rate of $225.00 per hour.

UWS will not collect hazardous waste, human waste, or large amounts of construction waste. This will have to be reviewed and set up for special handling.

If large amounts of recyclables or green waste are discovered UWS will use best option to increase diversion.

UWS proposes an annual CPI increase and disposal increase based on the increase in gate rate and Universal Resource Recovery in Santa Fe Springs.

We believe either option will be appropriate for the city based on our several weeks of experience. We are open to discussing either option in more detail. We believe with the new residential services, and the new bulky item program should help to curb some of the illegal dumping currently happening. We will work with the city to educate and train employees on our new bulky item program.

ITEM # 14

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Cuong Nguyen, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: 2025 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
DATE: March 17, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Find that the preparation, review, and submission of the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as the actions are not a project as defined by Section 15378(b)(2) of the Public Resources Code; and

2. Receive and file the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report; and

3. Authorize staff to submit the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and

4. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.

FISCAL IMPACT
N/A

BACKGROUND
Government Code Section 65400 requires each city to provide an Annual Progress Report (APR) on the status of implementing the Housing Element of its General Plan. The APR must be submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR). The report assists HCD with tracking the City’s progress toward meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). It also provides OPR with information to assist with identifying statewide trends in land use decision making and how local planning activities relate to statewide planning goals and policies. APRs may also identify needed modifications and improvements to General Plan guidelines.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF MARCH 17, 2026
2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report

The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) prepared the Regional Housing Needs Allocation for each jurisdiction within the SCAG region. SCAG, through the RHNA process, assigned Santa Fe Springs a share of the region’s new housing units needs for the 2021 - 2029 planning period (6th Cycle) totaling 952 new dwelling units further broken down by income category.

On February 8, 2022, the City Council adopted the Santa Fe Springs 2040 General Plan, including the 2021-2029 Housing Element and Implementation Plan. The 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Attachment A) reflects the status of the City’s implementation measures completed between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025, and does not reflect changes or updates that may have occurred since.

ANALYSIS
N/A

ENVIRONMENTAL
The Housing Element Annual Progress Report is not subject to CEQA, as the actions are not a project as defined in Section 15378(b)(2) of the Public Resources Code.

DISCUSSION
HCD provided mandatory forms (Excel spreadsheets) and definitions for the Housing Element APR.

The completed forms are included as Attachment A of the staff report and will be submitted to HCD and OPR in electronic format.

The Housing Element APR requires the City to report all complete housing applications submitted in 2025 (Table A) and all building permits approved and finalized for housing projects in 2025 (Table A2) and the affordability level for each unit. Table A2 is the largest worksheet in the APR and includes 61 columns of information related to residential units that have been entitled, issued building permits, or completed construction. New for the 2025 APR, the City is now required to report on acutely lowincome units, extremely low-income units, and historic sites in Tables A and A2. In summary, Table A2 indicates that the City entitled 22 housing units, issued building permits for 17 housing units, and issued certificates of occupancy for 130 housing units. All building permits issued were for accessory dwelling unit (ADU) projects. The housing units that were issued certificates of occupancy include 12 ADUs, a portion of the Melia Homes project, and the Richman Group project.

The permits approved and reported in Table A2 are automatically populated in Table B. Table B includes the number of units for which permits were issued to demonstrate progress in meeting the City’s RHNA goal. Housing production toward the 6th Cycle RHNA allocation is best summarized by Table B, which is excerpted below.

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF MARCH 17, 2026
2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report

ITEM STATUS:

APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
____________________________
City Clerk, Maribel Garcia
Table B Summary: Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
Income Level RHNA 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total to
Date
Remaining
RHNA
Acutely Low - - -
Extremely Low - 1 23 2 - 26 -
Very Low 253 - - 66 4 3 99 154
Low 159 1 4 30 6 4 46 113
Moderate 152 - 8 7 - 4 21 131
Above Moderate 388 - - 58 5 6 69 319
Total RHNA 952
Total Units Produced 1 13 184 17 17 235 717
Table D of the Housing Element APR provides an update on the status and/or progress of each of the City’s 23 programs that implement the Housing Element during the reporting period. Table G lists locally owned sites in the Housing Element Sites Inventory that have been sold or leased or otherwise disposed of. Table H lists the two City-owned surplus sites that are included in the housing sites inventory. The Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) reporting table provides an update on the status of the City’s LEAP-funded projects. All LEAP tasks were completed in 2024, culminating with HCD certification of the 2021-2029 Housing Element on October 28, 2024.

The Housing Element APR also includes blank tables requiring information that is not applicable to the City of Santa Fe Springs or has not been collected for the 2025 reporting period. Tables C (sites identified or rezoned to accommodate shortfall housing need and no net-loss law), E (commercial development bonus approved), F (units rehabilitated, preserved or acquired for alternative adequate sites), F2 (above moderate income units converted to moderate income), J (student housing development) and L (historical resources) have, therefore, been left blank.

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Following City Council review, staff will submit the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), as required by State law.

ATTACHMENT(S):

A. 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Jurisidiction Name
Reporting Calendar YearFirst NameLast NameTitle Click here to download APR InstructionsEmailPhoneStreet AddressCityZipcode v_02_19_26
Please Start Here
General Information
2025
Santa Fe Springs
Contact Information
Optional: Click here to import last year's data. This is best used when the workbook is new and empty. You will be prompted to pick an old workbook to import from. Project and program data will be copied exactly how it was entered in last year's form and must be updated. If a project is no longer has any reportable activity, you may delete the project by selecting a cell in the row and typing ctrl + d.Click here to add rows to a table. If you add too many rows, you may select a cell in the row you wish to remove and type ctrl + d. 11710 Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs
90670Laurel
Reimer
Planning Consultant
[email protected]
5628680511
Mailing Address
Annual Progress Report January 2020
Housing Element Planning Period 6th Cycle
Current Year
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 3
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 4
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 4
6 17
Units by Structure Type Entitled Permitted Completed
Single-family Attached 0 0 16
Single-family Detached 0 0 0
2 to 4 units per structure 3 2 1
5+ units per structure 0 0 102
Accessory Dwelling Unit 19 15 11
Mobile/Manufactured Home 0 0 0
Total 22 17 130
Total Units
Above Moderate
Building Permits Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level
10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Acutely Low
Extremely Low
Jurisdiction
Santa Fe
Springs ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Date
Application
Submitted
Total
Approved
Units by
Project
Total
Disapproved
Units by
Project
Streamlining Historic Sites Application Status Project Type Notes 2 34 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to 4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=RenterO=Owner
Date
Application
Submitted
(see
instructions)
Acutely LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Acutely LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low-Income
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total

PROPOSED
Units by
Project
Total

APPROVED
Units by
project
Total

DISAPPROVE
D Units by
Project
Please select
state
streamlining
provision/s the
application was
submitted
pursuant to.

Is this project
located on a
site with an
associated
historical
designation as
outlined in
Government
Code Section
65400(a)(2)(N)
and reported on
Table L?
Did the
housing
development
application
seek
incentives or
concessions
pursuant to
Government
Code section
65915?
Were
incentives or
concessions
requested
pursuant to
Government
Code section
65915
approved?
Please
indicate the
status of the
application.

Is the project
considered a
ministerial
project or
discretionary
project?
Notes+
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 8 0 1 4 22 22 0 8017-015-011 11211 Ringwood SB 9 01-2025 2 to 4 R 12/31/2025 1 11 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone No No No Approved Ministerial 8007-036-018 10776 Longworth Ave SB 9 02-2025 and ADU 14-2025 2 to 4 R 12/10/2025 1 1 22 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone No No No Approved Ministerial 8017-015-010 11223 Ringwood Ave ADU 02-2025 ADU O 3/12/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial 8017-010-011 11109 Ringwood Ave ADU 03-2025 ADU O 5/8/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8017-006-013 10920 Gard Ave ADU 04-2025 ADU O 3/12/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8006-015-012 9761 Houghton Ave ADU 05-2025 ADU O 6/17/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial 8001-011-031 9249 Danby Ave ADU 06-2025 ADU R 7/17/2025 2 2 2 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial 8008-007-035 10119 Jersey Ave ADU 07-2025 ADU O 8/27/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8006-009-038 11539 Hamden St ADU 08-2025 ADU O 10/1/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8017-010-025 11540 Buell St ADU 09-2025 ADU R 10/9/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial 8002-005-038 11409 Broaded St ADU 10-2025 ADU O 10/27/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8008-007-038 11549 Elkhust St ADU 11-2025 ADU O 11/26/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8005-003-014 11422 Charlesworth ADU 13-2025 ADU R 12/8/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8008-009-006 10130 Orr and Day ADU 15-2025 ADU O 12/4/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8001-016-028 9231 Morrill Ave ADU 16-2025 ADU R 9/17/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial 8006-010-017 11502 Willins St ADU 16-2024 ADU O 1/9/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial 8008-013-021 11430 Darcy St ADU 18-2024 ADU R 4/9/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8008-016-054 11449 Florence Ave SFS-B24-407 ADU R 2/19/2025 2 2 2 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial8008-016-054 11439 Florence Ave SFS-B24-406 ADU R 2/19/2025 1 1 1 NONE No No No Approved Ministerial Table A
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
1 5
Project Identifier Unit Types Density Bonus Law Applications 11 Housing Development Applications Submitted
Proposed Units - Affordability by Household Incomes
Jurisdiction
Santa Fe
Springs ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulasPlanning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 Table A2
23 56 89
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit
Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=RenterO=Owner
Acutely LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Acutely LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Entitlement
Date Approved
# of Units
issued
Entitlements
Acutely
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Acutely
LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Building
Permits Date
Issued
# of Units Issued
Building Permits
Acutely
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 80 1 4 22 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 4 6 17 0 8001-021-041 9114 1/2 Flallon ADU 19-2023 ADU O 1 10/25/2023 1 1 7/1/2024 18002-009-008 9120 1/2 Corby ADU 15-2023 ADU R 1 9/18/2023 1 1 8/5/2024 18017-014-002 11560 1/2 Cecilia ADU 10-2023 ADU O 1 7/3/2023 1 1 8/15/2024 1 8006-024-009 9508 1/2 Bradwell ADU 06-2024 ADU O 1 5/14/2024 1 1 10/31/2024 1 8017-015-028 11212 1/2 Ringwood ADU 07-2024 ADU R 1 6/6/2024 1 1 9/17/2024 1 8017-015-014 11426 1/2 Cecilia ADU 11-2024 ADU O 1 8/8/2024 1 1 10/23/2024 1 8008-025-045 10358 1/2 Jersey ADU 14-2024 ADU O 1 10/15/2024 1 1 10/15/2024 1 8006-017-018 9437 Pioneer Blvd SB 02-2024 2 to 4 O 1 12/3/2024 1 1 6/30/2025 18007-014-026 10984 Davenrich ADU 13-2024 ADU R 1 8/22/2024 1 1 1/27/2025 1 8007-024-003 10357 Gridley ADU 15-2024 ADU O 1 11/4/2024 1 1 5/6/2025 1 8008-027-001 10030 Jersey ADU 17-2024 ADU R 1 12/3/2024 1 1 11/24/2025 18006-017-018 9437 Pioneer Blvd SB 02-2024 2 to 4 O 1 12/3/2024 1 1 6/30/2025 18005-004-031 11651 Sunglow SB 01-2024 2 to 4 R 1 5/23/2024 1 1 9/23/2024 18005-004-031 11651 1/2 Sunglow ADU 05-2024 ADU R 1 5/23/2024 1 1 9/23/2024 1 8017-015-011 11211 Ringwood SB 9 01-2025 2 to 4 O 1 12/31/2025 1 0 8007-036-018 10776 Longworth Ave SB 9 02-2025 and ADU 14-2025 2 to 4 R 1 1 12/10/2025 2 0 8017-015-010 11223 Ringwood Ave ADU 02-2025 ADU O 1 3/12/2025 1 0 8017-010-011 11109 Ringwood Ave ADU 03-2025 ADU O 1 5/8/2025 1 1 8/13/2025 1 8017-006-013 10920 Gard Ave ADU 04-2025 ADU O 1 3/12/2025 1 1 5/19/2025 18006-015-012 9761 Houghton Ave ADU 05-2025 ADU O 1 6/17/2025 1 1 10/6/2025 18001-011-031 9249 Danby Ave ADU 06-2025 ADU R 2 7/17/2025 2 0 8008-007-035 10119 Jersey Ave ADU 07-2025 ADU O 1 8/27/2025 1 0 8006-009-038 11539 Hamden St ADU 08-2025 ADU O 1 10/1/2025 1 0 8017-010-025 11540 Buell St ADU 09-2025 ADU R 1 10/9/2025 1 0 8002-005-038 11409 Broaded St ADU 10-2025 ADU O 1 10/27/2025 1 08008-007-038 11549 Elkhust St ADU 11-2025 ADU O 1 11/26/2025 1 08005-003-014 11422 Charlesworth ADU 13-2025 ADU O 1 12/8/2025 1 0 8008-009-006 10130 Orr and Day ADU 15-2025 ADU O 1 12/4/2025 1 0 8001-016-028 9231 Morrill Ave ADU 16-2025 ADU R 1 9/17/2025 1 1 10/22/2025 1 8005-006-014 11718 Nova St ADU 06-2023 ADU O 1 5/28/2023 1 1 4/30/2025 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-089 11733 Florence Ave #1 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 3/14/2023 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-089 11733 Florence Ave #2 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 3/14/2023 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-089 11733 Florence Ave #3 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 3/14/2023 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-089 11733 Florence Ave#4 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 3/14/2023 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-113 11741 Florence Ave #1 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-113 11741 Florence Ave #2 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-113 11741 Florence Ave #3 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-113 11741 Florence Ave #4 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-113 11741 Florence Ave #5 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-089 11735 Florence Ave #1 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-089 11735 Florence Ave #2 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-089 11735 Florence Ave #3 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-089 11735 Florence Ave #4 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-113 11739 Florence Ave #1 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-113 11739 Florence Ave #2 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8008-017-014 8008-017-113 11739 Florence Ave #3 Melia Homes DPA 982 SFA O 1 2/8/2022 1 1 6/11/2024 1 8011-012-902 8011-012-083 13225 Lakeland Rd Richman Group DPA 975, DPA 991 5+ R 29 1 1/24/2022 30 29 1 5/15/2023 30 8011-012-902 8011-012-083 13229 Lakeland Rd Richman Group DPA 975, DPA 991 5+ R 10 12 1/24/2022 22 10 12 0 5/15/2023 22 8011-012-902 8011-012-083 13227 Lakeland Rd Richman Group DPA 975, DPA 991 5+ R 50 1/24/2022 50 50 0 5/15/2023 50 8008-013-021 11430 Darcy St ADU 18-2024 ADU R 1 4/9/2025 1 1 4/9/2025 18006-010-017 11502 Willins St ADU 16-2024 ADU O 1 1/9/2025 1 1 1/9/2025 1 8006-003-017 9507 Jersey Ave ADU 06-2022 ADU R 1 6/9/2022 1 1 1/8/2025 1 8008-016-054 11449 Florence Ave SFS-B24-407 ADU R 2 2/19/2025 2 2 2/19/2025 28008-016-054 11439 Florence Ave SFS-B24-406 ADU R 1 2/19/2025 1 1 2/19/2025 18008-025-050 10332 Jersey Ave ADU 16-2023 ADU O 1 10/16/2023 1 1 4/1/2025 1 Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Project Identifier
Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units 1 Unit Types Affordability by Household Incomes - Completed Entitlement Affordability by Household Incomes - Building Permits 4 7
Streamlining Historic Sites Infill
Housing without
Financial Assistance or
Deed Restrictions
Term of
Affordability or
Deed Restriction
Notes
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Acutely
LowIncome Non Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome Non Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Certificates of
Occupancy or other
forms of readiness
(see instructions)
Date Issued
# of Units
issued
Certificates
of Occupancy
or other
forms of
readiness
Please select the
state
streamlining
provision the
project was

APPROVED
pursuant to.
(may select
multiple)
Is this project
located on a site
with an
associated
historical
designation as
outlined in
Government
Code Section
65400(a)(2)(N)
and reported on
Table L?
Infill Units?
Y/N+
Assistance
Programs for Each
Development
(may select
multiple - see
instructions)
Deed Restriction
Type
(may select
multiple - see
instructions)
For units affordable
without financial
assistance or deed
restrictions, explain how
the locality determined
the units were affordable
(see instructions)
Term of
Affordability or
Deed Restriction
(years) (if affordable
in perpetuity enter
1000)+
Number of
Demolished/Destro
yed Units
Demolished
or Destroyed
Units
Demolished/
Destroyed
Units
Owner or
Renter
Total Density Bonus
Applied to the Project
(Percentage Increase in
Total Allowable Units or
Total Maximum
Allowable Residential
Gross Floor Area)
Number of Other
Incentives,
Concessions,
Waivers, or Other
Modifications
Given to the Project
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Reductions)
List the
incentives,
concessions,
waivers, and
modifications
(Excluding
Parking Waivers
or Parking
Modifications)
Did the project
receive a reduction or
waiver of parking
standards? (Y/N)
Notes+
0 0 0 89 3 12 5 0 2 19 130 0
1 4/15/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 1 1/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 1 5/12/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 1 9/11/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 4/29/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 9/2/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 1 4/9/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 1 3/17/2025 1 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 1 3/17/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 0 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 SB 9 (2021) - Duplex in SF Zone No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 1 10/13/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 1 8/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 8/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 8/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 8/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 8/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 8/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 8/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 8/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 8/7/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 1/23/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 1/23/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 1/23/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 1/23/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 1/14/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 1/14/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator1 1/14/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 29 1 5/6/2025 30 NONE No Y RDA, CDLAC, Other Other 5510 12 5/6/2025 22 NONE No Y RDA, CDLAC, Other Other 5550 5/6/2025 50 NONE No Y RDA, RDA, CDLAC, Other Other 55 0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator
1 9/29/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 1 5/8/2025 1 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator 0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator0 NONE No Y APR Housing Affordability Calculator Housing with Financial Assistance
and/or Deed Restrictions Affordability by Household Incomes - Certificates of Occupancy Demolished/Destroyed Units Density Bonus 10 Jurisdiction Santa Fe Springs ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 1 Projection
Period 34
RHNA Allocation
by Income Level
Projection
Period -
06/30/2021-
10/14/2021
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Total Units
to Date (all
years)
Total Remaining
RHNA by
Income Level
Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - 1 23 - - - - - -
Non-Deed Restricted - - - - 2 - - - - -
Deed Restricted - - - 66 - - - - - - Non-Deed Restricted - - - - 4 3 - - - - Deed Restricted 1 1 4 30 - - - - - - Non-Deed Restricted - - - - 6 4 - - - - Deed Restricted 2 - 8 7 - - - - - - Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - 4 - - - -
Above Moderate 388 - - - 58 5 6 - - - - 69 319
952
3 1 13 184 17 17 - - - - 235 717
Please note: The APR form can only display data for one planning period. To view progress for a different planning period, you may login to HCD's online APR system, or contact HCD staff at [email protected] Low - - *For years prior to 2025, data on deed-restricted vs. non-deed restricted Extremely Low-Income units is approximated from whether the projects reported any deed-restricted Very Low-Income Units. If you wish to edit this historical data for accuracy or have any questions about the data, you may login to HCD's online APR system, or contact HCD staff at [email protected] Units*For jurisdictions that received RHNA determinations for the current cycle prior to the passage of AB 3093 (September 19, 2024):- You were not allocated Acutely Low-Income and Extremely Low-Income RHNA targets, therefore the allocations in Field 1 are listed as "0" - If you wish to set your own targets in these income categories for informational purposes, contact HCD staff at [email protected] All Acutely Low-Income and Extremely Low-Income units reported during the cycle are counted towards Very-Low Income RHNA progress 131
Total RHNA
-
113 Low
*For years prior to 2025, Acutely Low-Income units are reported within the Extremely Low-Income categoryPlease Note: Table B does not currently contain data from Table F or Table F2 for prior years. You may login to the APR system to see Table B that contains this data.Extremely Low - 21 Moderate
253 159 152
46 99
Income Level
Very Low
26 -
This table is auto-populated once you enter your jurisdiction name and current year data. Past year information comes from previous APRs.

Please contact HCD if your data is different than the material supplied here 2 Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
154
Jurisdiction Santa Fe Springs ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation
Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Date of
Rezone Rezone Type
2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Date of
Rezone
Very LowIncome Low-Income Moderate- Income Above Moderate- Income Rezone Type Parcel Size (Acres) General Plan Designation Zoning Minimum Density Allowed Maximum Density Allowed Realistic Capacity Vacant/Nonvacant Description of Existing Uses Note: "+" indicates an optional fieldCells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
3 8
Project Identifier RHNA Shortfall by Household Income Category Sites Description 1 Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need and No Net-Loss Law Table C
Jurisdiction Santa Fe Springs
Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
1 2 345 6 7 8 9
Name of Program Objective
Projected Completion
Date in Housing
Element
Applicable Cycle Status of Program Implementation Program Implementation Details Quantified Outcomes: Category Quantified Outcomes: Count Supporting Documents

1. Home Improvement Rebate Program
Pursue outside funding, such as CDBG or other viable financial sources, to support re-initiation of the Home Improvement Rebate Program. Re-evaluate program guidelines in light of funding constraints to ensure an effective program. Seek to assist a minimum of 12 lower income households and four extremely low income households. Additionally, work with non-profit organizations to obtain financial assistance to rehabilitate dwellings owned or rented by lower-income households. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
When redevelopment was dissolved, the Home Improvement Rebate Program was eliminated, but the City continued to re-evaluate the long-term viability of the program, including the possible use of CDBD funding. On November 15, 2022 , the City Council approved $104,000 of CDBG funds for a Home Improvement Grant Program. The program provides financial assistance in the form of grants of up to $20,000 to low income households for the rehabilitation of owner-occupied, single-family dwellings, condominiums, townhomes, mobile homes, and 1-4 unit rental properties. Through an RFP process, Willdan was selected to administer the program. Five completed rehab projects were households with Low Income – 80% of median income. Four households are currently working with the City for repair work.

Units 2 None

2. Property Maintenance Program
Continue to bring properties into compliance with the City's Property Maintenance Ordinance; provide information on available rehabilitation assistance. Seek to complete 80 residential Code Enforcement inspections annually. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
During calendar year 2025, the City processed a total of 203 residential cases. 33 of the residential cases were property maintenance. Inspectors provided trash bin reminder door hangers on a regular basis in residential neighborhoods. In addition, Inspectors provided a total of (5) grant info sheets to residential owners in 2025.

Other 80
Trash bin reminder door hangers and grant info sheets can be viewed at the Police Services Center.

3. Sale of HARP Properties
Transfer ownership of HARP properties to a non-profit for provision of first-time homebuyer units. Seek to provide one moderate income unit. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
The City has a vacat lot at 9257 Millergrove Drive. The City is working to design and build a single family home on the property.

Other 1 None

4. Homebuyer Assistance Programs
Advertise the availability of the Los Angeles County Homeownership Program (HOP), the Southern California Home Financing Authority (SCHFA) homeownership assistance programs, and the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program. 12/31/2022 6th Cycle Completed
The City provides a description of the HOP, SCHFA, and MCC programs on its website, along with links to the programs on the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) website with program application information and dates for homebuyer seminars.

Other 1
https://www.santafesprings.gov/departments/planning_and_development_department/housing/housing_program_and_service.php

5.1 Affordable Housing Assistance
Work with developers to increase the supply of new housing for all income groups and special needs residents—including seniors, residents with disabilities and developmental disabilities, large families, extremely low-income households, and those experiencing homelessness. Examples may include prioritizing staff time to process permits for units affordable to lowerincome and extremely low-income households; providing technical assistance in applying for government financing (e.g., HOME funds); concessions and incentives, using General Funds to offset City development fees; and providing preliminary staff review of development proposals at no cost to developers. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2022, the City entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Habitat For Humanity, The Whole Child, and The Richman Group of California (Richman Group) to develop 139 units of affordable housing on Housing Successor Agency-owned property. Planning entitlements were approved for both The Whole Child and Richman Group projects in 2022 and Habitat For Humanity received Planning Commission approval for their 18 units of affordable for-sale housing in May 2023. The Whole Child recieved certificates of occupancy for their 19 units in 2024. The Richman Group of California recieved certificates of occupancy for their 102 units of lower-income housing in 2025.

Other 3 Information provided in the APR

5.2 Affordable Housing Assistance
Provide, when possible, developer incentives such as expedited permit processing and developer impact fee deferrals for units that are affordable to lower-income households, including extremely low-income households, and encourage adding large family units or multigenerational units with three or four bedrooms. The City will promote these incentives to developers on the City’s website and during the application process. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
While an official policy or program has not been adopted, the City's typical entitlement timelines are several months faster than most jurisdictions and Community Development staff expedites projects on a case by case basis. Additionally, the City abides by Senate Bill 937.

Other 1 None

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element.

Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583

5.3 Affordable Housing
Assistance
Encourage provision of affordable housing in the vicinity of transit through the designation of mixed use and multifamily sites near the existing and planned transit stations by allowing higher building intensities, reduced parking requirements, reduced set-back and yard requirements, increased building height, and greater floorarea ratios. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Completed
The sites near existing and future transit stations were re-zoned to Mixed Use Transit Oriented Development, which allow for greater densities and reduced parking requirements. Ordinance Nos. 1131 and 1132 were adopted by the City Council on September 5, 2023.1132.

Other 1 https://files.santafesprings.gov/09-05- 2023%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf

5.4 Affordable Housing Assistance
Provide fee underwriting, fee deferral, and/or permit fasttracking for projects that include housing affordable to lower income households, prioritizing projects that include units affordable to extremely low-income households. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
While an official policy or program has not been adopted, Community Development staff expedites projects on a case by case basis. Additionally, the City abides by Senate Bill 937.

Other 1 None

5.5 Affordable Housing Assistance
Facilitate development and improve site development feasibility for site V-1 through financial assistance (including below market land sales) to offset remediation cost and by pursuing grant 2 funding for site remediation strategies and cleanup. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
In 2023, the City pursued grants to assist with funding the costs to characterize the contamination on four city-owned sites. A Phase I Draft report has been completed, and a Phase II report is currently in process.

Other 1 Phase I can be viewed at the Community Development Department counter.

6. Residential Sites Inventory and Monitoring of No Net Loss Monitor the status of potential sites to ensure adequate sites to accommodate the City’s entire RHNA allocation of 952 units (253 very low income, 159 low income, 152 moderate income, and 388 above moderate income) during the 2021-2029 planning period, and continue to provide site information to interested developers. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
The City has submitted and will continue to submit its Annual Report for each year of the 2021-2029 Housing Element planning period. The City has been monitoring its site inventory in conjunction with this process to ensure the continued availability of adequate site capacity to meet its RHNA allocation.

Other 1 Information provided in the APR

7.1 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Prepare pre-approved ADU design templates, available at no charge to applicants, tailored to meet the specific zoning and building standards. Use of these free design templates by a potential homeowner would ensure that the proposed ADU meets most, if not all, required standards at the outset of the development process, minimizing and streamlining the review process and reducing time and cost. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle Continuous
The City invites architects to submit their designs to be pre-approved design templates. To date, no architect has submitted to have their plans become a pre-approved template.

Other 1 None

7.2 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Promote development of ADUs by providing written information at the City’s planning counter and on the City’s website. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle Continuous The City's website has a page dedicated to ADU information and resources. Other 1 https://www.santafesprings.gov/departments/ planning_and_development_department/acc essory_dwelling_unit/index.php

7.3 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Monitor ADU permit applications and approvals through the Housing Element Annual Progress Report process; identify and implement additional incentives or other strategies, as appropriate, to ensure adequate sites or trends align with projections identified in this Housing Element during the planning period. If trends do not align with assumptions, take appropriate actions within one year of making such determination. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle Continuous The City keeps track of annual ADU production and is on track with projections thus far. Other 125 Information provided in the APR

7.4 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Establishing an ADU “amnesty” program, to allow existing unpermitted units to come up to code standards without penalty, helping to preserve accessory units. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle Continuous
While an official policy or program has not been adopted, Community Development staff treats unpermitted ADUs as if they are new submittals when an applicant comes in to legalize an unpermitted ADU. The applicant faces no penalty when they apply to legalize their unit.

Other 1 None

8. Healthy and Sustainable Living Environment
Encourage and facilitate energy conservation and building design strategies to help residents minimize energy-related expenses and impacts from transportation corridors and industrial uses. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
The City website provides information on the California Green Building Code, along with links to a number of websites for sustainability tips and resources, including information about recycling, proper disposal of electronic waste, and energy and water conservation rebates.

Other 1
https://www.santafesprings.gov/departments/planning_and_development_department/drought_tolerant_landscaping.php; https://files.santafesprings.gov/departments/public%20works/water%20conservation/WaterConserveBrochure%202022.pdf?t=202305111912180&t=202305111912180

9. Section 8 Rental Assistance Program
Continue participation in program administered by the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA). Promote the use of the Section 8 Program with the goal of maintaining at least the current level of assistance (219 voucher holders) 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
The City does not administer its own Section 8 Program, but instead, the City provides a description of the Section 8 Program on its website, along with a link to the program on the LACDA website with program application information.

Other 219
https://www.santafesprings.gov/departments/planning_and_development_department/housing/housing_program_and_service.php

10. Preservation of Assisted Rental Housing
Monitor at-risk properties; as necessary, pursue alternative funding for rent subsidies and provide tenant education. Conserve 34 units of low-income housing. 12/31/2022 6th Cycle Completed
Santa Fe Springs contained one project at risk of conversion to market rate during the 2021-2029 planning period: Villa Verde (34 units). On June 15, 2022, the Villa Verde project received an award of private activity bond allocation from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee, enabling the Villa Verde Housing Partners to preserve the affordability of the project for an additional 55 years. As a result, this project’s affordability was extended from 2022 to 2077 and is no longer at-risk of conversion to market rate.

Units 34 https://files.santafesprings.gov/09-20- 2022%20Meeting%20Minutes.pdf

11.1 Zoning Code
Revisions
Mixed-use and transit-oriented development are important strategies in the Santa Fe Springs General Plan to increase housing choices (including affordable housing), concentrate higher density projects adjacent to planned and existing transit stations and around the planned Downtown area, support economic activity, and improve the walkability of an area. To achieve these benefits, the City will create new mixed-use zones and apply those zones to the zoning map to achieve consistency with the General Plan. The new zones will be: Mixed UseDowntown (71.8 acres at a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 20 units per acre with an anticipation of 646 units), Mixed Use (38.1 acres at a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 20 units per acre with an anticipation of 992 units), and Mixed Use-Transit Oriented Development (36.7 acres at a maximum of 60 and a minimum of 30 units per acre with an anticipation of 1,436 units). The rezoning will also accommodate the housing needs of lower-income households, pursuant to Government Code section 65583.2, subdivisions (h) and (i), which includes zoning these sites at a minimum density and development standards of at least 20 units per acre. Sites smaller than a half acre or larger than 10 acres shall not be deemed adequate for accommodating lower income housing. 5/1/2024 6th Cycle Completed
The new mixed use zones and R-3 zone regulations were establshed in conjunction with the initial adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element in February 2022. The mixed use and R-3 development standards were adopted into the Zoning Code on September 5, 2023. The nonconforming provisions were comprehensively updated and adopted on August 20, 2024.

Other 1 https://files.santafesprings.gov/09-05- 2023%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf

11.2 Zoning Code Revisions
Evaluate and revise the zoning regulations to include multifamily parking standards and policies that reflect the actual parking needs of different types of affordable housing and transitoriented-development. For clarity to housing developers, review guest parking standards and revise as appropriate. Specifically assess the impact on housing affordability in requiring two covered parking spaces for each multifamily unit, including studios and one-bedroom apartments and commit to making the appropriate changes and reductions to parking requirements. As of August 2023, the City has updated the parking requirements for multi-family and mixed-use developments, which now include reduced requirements for covered parking spaces (50 percent required) and clear identification of guest parking spaces (one space per four units). 5/1/2024 6th Cycle Completed
The new mixed use zones and R-3 zone regulations were establshed in conjunction with the initial adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element in February 2022. The mixed use and R-3 development standards were adopted into the Zoning Code on September 5, 2023. The nonconforming provisions were comprehensively updated and adopted on August 20, 2024.

Other 1 https://files.santafesprings.gov/09-05- 2023%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf

11.3 Zoning Code Revisions
Modify the standards of the R-3 zoning district to allow up to 25 dwelling units per acre and allow three-story buildings. 5/1/2024 6th Cycle Completed
The new mixed use zones and R-3 zone regulations were establshed in conjunction with the initial adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element in February 2022. The mixed use and R-3 development standards were adopted into the Zoning Code on September 5, 2023. The nonconforming provisions were comprehensively updated and adopted on August 20, 2024.

Other 1 https://files.santafesprings.gov/09-05- 2023%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf

11.4 Zoning Code Revisions
Modify the Zoning Code definition of “family” to ensure it does not exclude allowed uses and is inclusive/nondiscriminatory. 5/1/2024 6th Cycle Completed
The new mixed use zones and R-3 zone regulations were establshed in conjunction with the initial adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element in February 2022. The mixed use and R-3 development standards were adopted into the Zoning Code on September 5, 2023. The nonconforming provisions were comprehensively updated and adopted on August 20, 2024.

Other 1 https://files.santafesprings.gov/09-05- 2023%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf

11.5 Zoning Code Revisions
Ensure compliance with the Supportive Housing Streamlining Act (AB 2162) and AB 101 (Low-Barrier Navigation Centers). AB 2162 requires supportive housing to be considered a use by right in zoning districts where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zoning districts permitting multifamily uses if the proposed housing development meets specified criteria. If located within one-half mile of any public transit stop, no minimum parking requirements may be imposed. Review of applications for supportive housing must be completed within 60 days after the application is deemed complete for a project with 50 or fewer units, or within 120 days after the application is complete for a project with more than 50 units. 5/1/2024 6th Cycle Completed
The new mixed use zones and R-3 zone regulations were establshed in conjunction with the initial adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element in February 2022. The mixed use and R-3 development standards were adopted into the Zoning Code on September 5, 2023. The nonconforming provisions were comprehensively updated and adopted on August 20, 2024.

Other 1 https://files.santafesprings.gov/09-05- 2023%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf

11.6 Zoning Code
Revisions
Review the Development Plan Approval (DPA) permitting procedures and adjust as necessary to 1) allow for ministerial approval for projects consistent with future codified objective design standards, including modifying approval findings or modify the application of the approval finding; 2) remove any constraints related to the number of hearings, timing, costs, and approval certainty; 3) ensure the development permitting process is not a constraint to housing; and 4) ensure compliance and consistency with the Permit Streamlining Act and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including timing requirements and streamlining determinations. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
The City is preparing a comprehensive update of its Zoning Code for the first time in more than 68 years. The Comprehensive Zoning Code Update will create a modern, flexible, effective, and userfriendly tool to implement the community's vision for the future, reflect current laws and best practices, and streamline development.

Other 1
https://santafespringsca.civilspace.io/en/projects/zoning-codeupdate

11.7 Zoning Code Revisions
Annually monitor the effectiveness of these zoning amendments and make modifications as necessary to address constraints and encourage the development of a variety of housing types. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
Staff regularly monitor new housing laws and has a running list of code cleanup items that have been provided to the consultant team preparing the Comprehensive Zoning Code Update.

Other 1 None

11.8 Zoning Code Revisions
Review, and if necessary revise Chapter 155 (Zoning) of the Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code, to remove governmental constraints on housing for lower- income Households and housing for persons with disabilities. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
The City is preparing a comprehensive update of its Zoning Code for the first time in more than 68 years. The Comprehensive Zoning Code Update will create a modern, flexible, effective, and userfriendly tool to implement the community's vision for the future, reflect current laws and best practices, and streamline development.

Other 1
https://santafespringsca.civilspace.io/en/projects/zoning-codeupdate

11.9 Zoning Code Revisions
Review and revise the Zoning Code as needed to allow large residential care facilities (seven or more persons) in residential zones with objectivity and certainty, treating the use similarly to other residential uses. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
The City is preparing a comprehensive update of its Zoning Code for the first time in more than 68 years. The Comprehensive Zoning Code Update will create a modern, flexible, effective, and userfriendly tool to implement the community's vision for the future, reflect current laws and best practices, and streamline development.

Other 1
https://santafespringsca.civilspace.io/en/projects/zoning-codeupdate

11.10 Zoning Code Revisions
Establish a new SB 9 Ordinance that creates new regulations pertaining to two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits in singlefamily residential zones in the City, pursuant to Senate Bill 9 (SB9), which became effective on January 1, 2022.
5/31/2026 6th Cycle Completed An SB 9 ordinance was adopted on April 2, 2024 Other 1 https://files.santafesprings.gov/04.02.2024%2 0City%20Council%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf

11.11 Zoning Code Revisions
Evaluate parking standards for Emergency Shelters to ensure that such standards provide sufficient parking to accommodate all staff working in the emergency shelter, provided that the standards do not require more parking for emergency shelters than other residential or commercial uses within the same zone. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
The City is preparing a comprehensive update of its Zoning Code for the first time in more than 68 years. The Comprehensive Zoning Code Update will create a modern, flexible, effective, and userfriendly tool to implement the community's vision for the future, reflect current laws and best practices, and streamline development.

Other 1
https://santafespringsca.civilspace.io/en/projects/zoning-codeupdate

12. Density Bonus
Promote the use of density bonus incentives and provide technical assistance to developers in utilizing density bonus for maximize feasibility and meet local housing needs. Amend the existing density bonus ordinance to become fully compliant with Government Code §65915. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
The City is preparing a comprehensive update of its Zoning Code for the first time in more than 68 years. The Comprehensive Zoning Code Update will create a modern, flexible, effective, and userfriendly tool to implement the community's vision for the future, reflect current laws and best practices, and streamline development.

Other 1
https://santafespringsca.civilspace.io/en/projects/zoning-codeupdate

13. CEQA Exemptions for Infill Projects
Continue to utilize CEQA categorical exemptions where appropriate, on a case-by-case basis. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous The City has on-call CEQA consultants to assist with all CEQA determinations and to find exemptions, when appropriate. No categorical exemptions were used for residential infill projects during 2025 because all housing projects were processed ministerially.

Other 1 None

14. Objective Design Standards
Adopt objective design standards to ensure that the City can provide local guidance on design and standards for by-right projects as allowed by State law. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle Completed
Objective Development Standards for the Medium Density Residential, High Density, Mixed Use and Mixed Use TOD zones were formulated and presented to the Planning Commission and City Council on September 5, 2023.

Other 1 https://files.santafesprings.gov/09-05- 2023%20Agenda%20Packet.pdf

15. Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
Adopt an inclusionary housing ordinance requiring
residential rental housing developments to include a specified percentage of affordable units as a condition of development. 5/31/2027 6th Cycle Not Yet Started
The drafting, supporting economic feasibility analysis, and adoption of the ordinance will be completed within three years of adopting the final Housing Element.

Other 1 None

16. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)
Promote and affirmatively further fair housing opportunities and promote housing for all persons, including those protected by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and any other State and federal fair housing and planning laws. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
Execution of the AFFH actions/strategies identified in the Housing Element has commenced and will continue over the course of the planning period. Brochures about fair housing services provided in Santa Fe Springs through the Housing Rights Center are provided at City Hall.

Other 1
https://www.santafesprings.gov/departments/planning_and_development_department/housing/housing_program_and_service.php

17. Social Service Programs for Special Needs Groups
Maintain proactive social service programs; augment services as directed by the Social Services and Senior Citizen Advisory Committees. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
The City maintains active social services programs for its residents, mainly through its Community Services Department.

Other 1
https://www.santafesprings.gov/departments/community_services/family_and_human_services/index.php

18. Housing Opportunities
for Persons Living with Disabilities
Coordinate with East Los Angeles Regional Center (ELARC) to publicize info on resources for housing and services. Pursue State and Federal funds available for supportive housing and services in conjunction with future affordable housing projects, and apply for funds at least once during planning period. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
The City has placed links on its website to the following resources for housing and services for persons with disabilities: East Los Angeles Regional Center; A Community of Friends; and Corporation for Supportive Housing.

Other 1
https://www.santafesprings.gov/departments/planning_and_development_department/housing/housing_program_and_service.php

19. Residential Rental Inspection Program
Revisit the Residential Rental Inspection program put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic and determine whether the program should be continued. Evaluate its effectiveness on achieving goals of improving housing conditions and whether the program is applied fairly and equitably. 5/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
The City's Fire & Rescue Department used to be responsible for the Residential Rental Inspection Program. The City researched ways to bring the program back and has determined it makes more sense for Code Enforcement to be responsible for the program. The City is still determing how best to facilitate the program and if additional staff need to be hired.

Other 1 None

20. State-owned Surplus Properties and City-owned Property Seek housing developers for State-owned sites in Santa Fe Springs expected to be declared surplus properties available for sale. Facilitate housing development on Cityowned sites, particularly those identified to accommodate the lower-income RHNA allocation. 5/31/2027 6th Cycle In Progress
Site U-8 (CHP Site) does not appear promising for housing development since the CHP has not found an alternate site to relocate their facility. The City has begun identifying alternative sites to make up for the units. For Site V-1 (MC&C) Phase I Draft report was completed in 2023 and the site was added to the Surplus Land Act in 2024.

Other 1 https://data.ca.gov/dataset/surplus-land-act- notices-of-availability-received

21. Water and Sewer Service Providers
Submit the final adopted Housing Element to the City of Santa Fe Springs water and sewer service providers— including internal City departments—in accordance with Government Code Section 65589.7 and coordinate with relevant contacts regarding their review and input. Adopt required procedures to grant priority for the provision of water and sewer services to proposed developments that include units affordable to lower-income households as required by Government Code 65589.7 3/10/2022 6th Cycle Completed
The final adopted Housing Element to the City of Santa Fe Springs water and sewer service providers and the Community Development Department is working with the Public Works Department to ensure required procedures in accordance with Government Code Section 65589.7 are in place.

Other 1 None

22. Fair Housing Services
Promote Fair Housing programs through advertisement in the City newsletter, and through program brochures placed at public locations. 12/31/2029 6th Cycle Continuous
Brochures about fair housing services provided in Santa Fe Springs through the Housing Rights Center are provided at City Hall. In addition, the City provides links to the following fair housing resources on its website: California Department of Fair Employment and Housing; Los Angeles County Housing Resource Center; The Housing Rights Center; Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County; and Inner City Law Center.

Other 1
https://www.santafesprings.gov/departments/planning_and_development_department/housing/housing_program_and_service.php

23. Mid-Cycle Review
The City will conduct a mid-cycle review and at that time, apply new housing laws effective at that time, including AB 2339, which includes revising zoning standards to accommodate emergency shelters. 12/31/2026 6th Cycle In Progress
The City is preparing a comprehensive update of its Zoning Code for the first time in more than 68 years. The Comprehensive Zoning Code Update will create a modern, flexible, effective, and userfriendly tool to implement the community's vision for the future, reflect current laws and best practices, and streamline development.

Other 1
https://santafespringsca.civilspace.io/en/projects/zoning-codeupdate Jurisdiction Springs ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting
Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation
Planning 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Description of
Commercial
Development Bonus
Commercial Development Bonus
Date Approved
34 APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Very Low
Income
Low
Income
Moderate
Income
Above Moderate
Income
Description of
Commercial
Development Bonus
Commercial Development Bonus
Date Approved
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Units Constructed as Part of Agreement
Commercial Development Bonus Approved pursuant to GC Section 65915.7 Table E
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Project Identifier
1 2
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Annual Progress Report January 2020
Jurisdiction Springs ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
The description should adequately document how each unit complies with subsection (c) of Government Code Section 65583.1+.

For detailed reporting requirements, see the chcklist here:

Extremely LowIncome+ Very Low- Income+ Low-Income+ TOTAL UNITS+ Extremely Low- Income+ Very Low- Income+ Low-Income+ TOTAL UNITS+ https://www.hcd.ca.gov/community- development/docs/adequate-sites-checklist.pdf Rehabilitation ActivityPreservation of Units At-RiskAcquisition of UnitsMobilehome Park PreservationTotal Units by Income Table F
Please note this table is optional: The jurisdiction can use this table to report units that have been substantially rehabilitated, converted from non-affordable to affordable by acquisition, and preserved, including mobilehome park preservation, consistent with the standards set forth in Government Code section 65583.1, subdivision (c). Please note, motel, hotel, hostel rooms or other structures that are converted from non-residential to residential units pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c)(1)(D) are considered net-new housing units and must be reported in Table A2 and not reported in Table F.

Activity Type
Units that Do Not Count Towards RHNA+
Listed for Informational Purposes Only
Units that Count Towards RHNA +
Note - Because the statutory requirements severely limit what can be counted, please contact HCD at [email protected] and we will unlock the form which enable you to populate these fields.

Units Rehabilitated, Preserved and Acquired for Alternative Adequate Sites pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c) Annual Progress Report January 2020
Jurisdiction
Santa Fe
Springs ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Reporting
Period 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Notes
23 6
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit
Category
(2 to 4,5+)
Tenure
R=Renter
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Low- Income Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total Moderate Income
Units Converted from
Above Moderate
Date
Converted Notes
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table F2
Above Moderate Income Units Converted to Moderate Income Pursuant to Government Code section 65400.2 For up to 25 percent of a jurisdiction’s moderate-income regional housing need allocation, the planning agency may include the number of units in an existing multifamily building that were converted to deed-restricted rental housing for moderate-income households by the imposition of affordability covenants and restrictions for the unit. Before adding information to this table, please ensure housing developments meet the requirements described in Government Code 65400.2(b). 5 Project Identifier Unit Types
1 4
Affordability by Household Incomes After Conversion Units credited toward Moderate Income RHNA Housing Element Implementation
23 4
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Realistic
Capacity
Identified in
the Housing
Element
Entity to whom the site
transferred Intended Use for Site
8011-011-037 10934 Laurel Avenue Habitat for Humanity DPA 977, CUP 813 18 Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles For-sale townhomes for low-income households 1 Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Table G
Locally Owned Lands Included in the Housing Element Sites Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of Project Identifier
Jurisdiction Santa Fe Springs Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Designation Size Notes
1 2 34 5 6 7
APN Street Address/Intersection Existing Use Number of Units Surplus Designation Parcel Size (in acres) Notes 8011-018-900 Southeast corner of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue Vacant Surplus Land 3.5 Site preparation/clean-up will be costly and time consuming due to eight active and 17 abandoned oil wells on the property. 8011-018-901 Southeast corner of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue Vacant Surplus Land 0.16 Site preparation/clean-up will be costly and time consuming due to eight active and 17 abandoned oil wells on the property. 8011-018-902 Southeast corner of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue Vacant Surplus Land 0.12 Site preparation/clean-up will be costly and time consuming due to eight active and 17 abandoned oil wells on the property. 8011-018-903 Southeast corner of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue Vacant Surplus Land 0.16 Site preparation/clean-up will be costly and time consuming due to eight active and 17 abandoned oil wells on the property. 8011-018-904 Southeast corner of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue Vacant Surplus Land 0.16 Site preparation/clean-up will be costly and time consuming due to eight active and 17 abandoned oil wells on the property. 8011-018-905 Southeast corner of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue Vacant Surplus Land 0.16 Site preparation/clean-up will be costly and time consuming due to eight active and 17 abandoned oil wells on the property. 8011-018-906 Southeast corner of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue Vacant Surplus Land 0.16 Site preparation/clean-up will be costly and time consuming due to eight active and 17 abandoned oil wells on the property. 8011-019-911 Southeast corner of Telegraph Road and Bloomfield Avenue Vacant Surplus Land 4.9 Site preparation/clean-up will be costly and time consuming due to eight active and 17 abandoned oil wells on the property.

NOTE: This table must contain an inventory of ALL surplus/excess lands the reporting jurisdiction owns Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Parcel Identifier

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table H
Locally Owned Surplus Sites
Jurisdiction
Santa Fe
Springs ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation
Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Project Type Date
Units
(Beds/Student
Capacity) Granted
Notes
23 5 6
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Unit Category
(SH - Student Housing) Date
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total Additional
Beds Created Due
to Density Bonus
Notes
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Table J
Student housing development for lower income students for which was granted a density bonus pursuant to subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 65915 Project Identifier Units (Beds/Student Capacity) Approved 1 4
NOTE: STUDENT HOUSING WITH DENSITY BONUS
ONLY. This table only needs to be completed if there
were student housing projects WITH a density bonus
approved pursuant to Government Code65915(b)(1)(F)
Annual Progress Report January 2020
Jurisdiction Santa Fe Springs ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Period 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 No Does the Jurisdiction have a local tenant preference policy? If the jurisdiction has a local tenant preference policy, provide a link to the jurisdiction's webpage containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials.

Notes
Table K
Tenant Preference Policy
Local governments are required to inform HCD about any local tenant preference ordinance the local government maintains when the jurisdiction submits their annual progress report on housing approvals and production, per Government Code 7061 (SB 649, 2022, Cortese). Effective January 1, 2023, local governments adopting a tenant preference are required to create a webpage on their internet website containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials, no more than 90 days after the ordinance becomes operational.

Jurisdiction Santa Fe Springs Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Size Notes
34 APN Street Address/Intersection Date of Designation Designation Level Historic Site Period Areas of Significance Parcel Size (in acres) Notes Summary Row:

Historical Resources
Parcel Identifier
1 Designation
2 NOTE: This table needs to be completed with any sites within your jurisdiction that were newly added to a National, State, or Local register of historic places within the reporting year. If none, leave blank.

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table L
Jurisdiction Santa Fe Springs
Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Total Award Amount Total award amount is auto-populated based on amounts entered in rows 15-26.

Task $ Amount Awarded $ Cumulative Reimbursement Requested Other Funding Notes Project mangement and
staff/consultant meetings related
to Housing Element and Zoning
Amendment
$15,000.00 $0.00 Other
Project was part of much larger General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Update with estimated cost of over $1M. In addition to LEAP grant, funding included SB2 grant ($160,000), SB1 grant ($330,000), and General Fund.

Draft Guiding Pricipals and
Housing Policies $5,000.00 $0.00 Other
Needs
Assessment/Constraints/Resource
s
$8,000.00 $0.00 Other
Screencheck/Public Draft Housing
Element/Zoning Amendments $19,000.00 $0.00 Other
Final Housing Element/Zoning
Amendments $13,000.00 $0.00 Other
HCD Certification
meetings/process/changes $4,350.00 $0.00 Other Certified by HCD on October 28, 2024 Gateway Cities COG Housing
Technical Sevices $650.00 $0.00 Other Contributed to hiring of regional housing planner.

Summary of entitlements, building permits, and certificates of occupancy (auto-populated from Table A2) Current Year
Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 9Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 8Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 1 4 22
Completed Entitlement Issued by Affordability Summary
Income Level
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
Total Units
Acutely Low
Extremely Low
CompletedCompletedCompletedCompleted

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Reporting
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Completed
Please update the status of the proposed uses listed in the entity’s application for funding and the corresponding impact on housing within the region or jurisdiction, as applicable, categorized based on the eligible uses specified in Section 50515.02 or 50515.03, as applicable.
$ 65,000.00
Task Status
CompletedCompleted
ITEM # 15

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Cuong Nguyen, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: AWARD OF CONTRACTS – ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES (RFQ NO. 26-1)
DATE: March 17, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Adopt Resolution No. 10004 awarding Professional Services Agreements to Dahlin Group, dSantana Arquitectura, RACAIA, Inc., RJM Design Group, TAIT & Associates Inc., and Tate Snyder Kimsley Architects, Inc., and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to enter into and execute the Professional Services Agreements with all six firms; and

2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.

FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed agreements will be on an as-needed, task order basis, with compensation based on approved hourly rates and negotiated scopes of work. Each proposal included a time-and-materials fee schedule, which was evaluated for reasonableness under the evaluation criteria.

Funding for architectural services will be allocated from the appropriate funds and accounts associated with consulting services or development projects, as applicable. There is no guarantee of a minimum amount of work. Expenditures will be incurred only upon issuance of City-approved work orders.

BACKGROUND
On November 6, 2025, the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City”) issued Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 26-1 seeking qualified firms to provide on-call architectural consulting services. The RFQ was issued and administered in accordance with the City’s procurement policies and made available through the City’s PlanetBids portal.

The purpose of the RFQ was to establish a list of pre-qualified firms capable of providing professional architectural services on an as-needed basis. Services include, but are not limited to:

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT – MEETING OF MARCH 17, 2026
Award of Contracts – On-Call Professional Architectural Consulting Services

• Conceptual site design services
• Project plan review services
• Technical support coordination
• Additional services as requested
The City received six Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) by the December 11, 2025, deadline. An evaluation panel reviewed and scored the submittals in accordance with the criteria outlined in the RFQ.

ANALYSIS
Proposals were evaluated by a review panel in accordance with the criteria established in RFQ No. 26-1, including: (1) Experience of Proposer and Project Personnel (40 points); (2) Proposed Approach and Work Plan (30 points); (3) Proposed Fees for Items/Services (20 points); and (4) Responsiveness to RFQ (10 points), for a total possible score of 100 points.

Each submittal demonstrated strong technical expertise in architectural design and planning, extensive experience with building code compliance and permitting, facility programming and space planning, and construction administration services, as well as competitive and reasonable fee schedules. Based on the evaluation results and qualitative review of the Statements of Qualifications, staff recommends establishing agreements with Dahlin Group, dSantana Arquitectura, RACAIA, Inc., RJM Design Group, TAIT & Associates Inc., and Tate Snyder Kimsley Architects, Inc.

Establishing a pre-qualified on-call list provides the City with flexibility to assign work based on expertise, availability, and project-specific requirements. Task orders will be negotiated individually, allowing the City to control scope, schedule, and cost.

The agreements will be structured as professional services agreements with no guaranteed minimum compensation and will require compliance with the City’s insurance, indemnification, and federal funding provisions, if applicable. The RFQ requires each selected firm to execute a Professional Services Agreement, attached in substantial form to the RFQ and included herein as Attachment A.

ENVIRONMENTAL
The approval of on-call professional services agreements for architectural consulting services is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, as it constitutes an administrative action that does not have the potential for resulting in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

Future site-specific projects will undergo appropriate environmental review in accordance with CEQA before implementation.

DISCUSSION
The City is responsible for planning, design, and oversight of public facilities and infrastructure improvements that require ongoing technical evaluation, regulatory compliance, and, in certain cases, renovation, expansion, or new construction.

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Award of Contracts – On-Call Professional Architectural Consulting Services

ITEM STATUS:

APPROVED: ☐
DENIED: ☐
TABLED: ☐
DIRECTION GIVEN: ☐
____________________________
City Clerk, Maribel Garcia
Given the technical complexity and regulatory oversight associated with architectural planning, design, and construction administration activities, retaining qualified on-call architectural consulting support is critical to:
• Ensuring compliance with applicable building codes, accessibility standards, and other regulatory requirements;
• Supporting efficient and functional facility programming, space planning, and design development; • Promoting sustainable design practices and long-term operational efficiency; • Providing reliable cost estimates, design documentation, and coordination with engineering disciplines; and
• Maintaining transparency and effective coordination with stakeholders, City departments, and regulatory agencies.

Utilizing multiple firms reduces project delivery risk, enhances technical capacity, and provides competitive cost control when negotiating task-specific scopes of work.

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS
Approval of the recommended action will:
• Establish a list of qualified professional architectural consulting firms; • Enable the City to efficiently issue task orders for planning, design, and construction support; and • Support the City’s ongoing compliance with building standards, sustainable design goals, and project risk management objectives.

Upon City Council approval, staff will:

1. Finalize and execute Professional Services Agreements with the selected firms;

2. Develop and issue task orders for projects; and

3. Return to City Council as necessary for additional appropriations or project-specific approvals.

ATTACHMENT(S):

A. Sample Professional Services Agreement
B. Resolution No. 10004

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH
______________________________________________
This Professional Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and effective as of November 12, 2024 (“Effective Date”), by and between the City of Santa Fe Springs, a California municipal corporation, (“City”) and _______________________ (“Consultant”).

For the purposes of this Agreement, City and Consultant may be referred to collectively by the capitalized term “Parties.” The capitalized term “Party” may refer to City or Consultant interchangeably, as appropriate

RECITALS
WHEREAS, City requires professional consulting services for _______________ (collectively, the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that Consultant possesses the experience, skills, and training necessary to competently provide such services to City; and WHEREAS, the execution of this Agreement was approved by the City of Santa Fe Springs City Council (“City Council”) at its Regular Meeting of ___________ under Agenda Item No. _____;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, City and Consultant agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1. TERM
This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain and continue in effect until ____________________ (“Term”), or until services described herein are completed, unless sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement may be extended for one (1) additional, one (1) year term, if mutually agreed upon in writing.

2. SERVICES
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Consultant shall perform the services and tasks described and set forth in the City’s Request for Proposals, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and Consultant’s Proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit B, both incorporated herein as though set forth in full (“Scope of Work”). Consultant further agrees to furnish to City all labor, materials, tools, supplies, equipment, services, tasks and incidental and customary work necessary to competently perform and timely complete the services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Work. Consultant shall complete the services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Work according to any schedule of

performance set forth in Exhibit A. To the extent that Exhibit B contains provisions inconsistent with this Agreement and/or Exhibit A, the provisions of this Agreement and Exhibit A shall govern. For the purposes of this Agreement, the aforementioned services and tasks set forth in the Scope of Work shall hereinafter be referred to generally by the capitalized term “Work.”

3. PERFORMANCE
A. Time is of importance for this Agreement and every provision contained herein.

The Work shall commence upon mutual consent of the Parties subsequent the City’s issuance of a written Notice to Proceed. Consultant shall perform the various tasks identified in, and within the timeframes set forth in, the Scope of Work, and shall complete all of the Work in accordance with the schedule and timeline established by the Parties;
B. Consultant shall at all times faithfully, competently and to the best of Consultant’s ability, experience, and talent, perform all tasks described herein. Consultant shall employ, at a minimum, generally accepted standards and practices utilized by persons engaged in providing similar services as are required of Consultant under this Agreement;
C. Consultant shall not claim or be entitled to receive any compensation or damage because of the failure of Consultant, or its subconsultants, to have related services or tasks completed in a timely manner;
D. Consultant shall at all times enforce strict discipline and good order among Consultant’s employees; and
E. Consultant, at its sole expense, shall pay all sales, consumer, use or other similar taxes required by law

4. PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION
A. Consultant’s total compensation for the performance of all Work contemplated under this Agreement shall not exceed ________________________Dollars ($______________) per fiscal year (July 1
st – June 30th) during the Term of this
Agreement unless additional payment is first approved as provided in this Agreement. In the event Consultant’s charges are projected to exceed the Notto-Exceed Sum prior to the expiration of this Agreement, City may suspend Consultant’s performance for the relevant Work pending City approval of any anticipated expenditures in excess of the Not-to-Exceed Sum or any other City approved amendment to the compensation terms of this Agreement.

B. Consultant shall not be compensated for any Work rendered in connection with its performance of this Agreement which are in addition to those set forth herein, unless such additional services are authorized in advance and in writing by the City Manager or his/her designee. Consultant shall be compensated for any

additional services in the amounts and in the manner as agreed to in writing by the City and Consultant at the time the City’s written authorization is given to Consultant for the performance of said services.

C. The Not-to-Exceed Sum will be paid to Consultant in monthly increments as the Work is completed. Following the conclusion of each calendar month, Consultant will submit to City an itemized invoice indicating the services performed and tasks completed during the recently concluded calendar month, including services and tasks performed and the reimbursable out-of-pocket expenses incurred. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, City will notify Consultant in writing of any disputed amounts included in the invoice. Within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt of each invoice, City will pay all undisputed amounts included on the invoice. City will not withhold applicable taxes or other authorized deductions from payments made to Consultant..

D. Consultant agrees to participate in the City’s Electronic Funds Transfer program and to receive electronic payments for the Work.

5. ACCOUNTING RECORDS
Consultant will maintain complete and accurate records with respect to all matters covered under this Agreement for a period of three (3) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. City will have the right to access and examine such records, without charge, during normal business hours. City will further have the right to audit such records, to make transcripts therefrom and to inspect all program data, documents, proceedings, and activities.

6. ABANDONMENT BY CONSULTANT
In the event Consultant ceases to perform the Work agreed to under this Agreement or otherwise abandons the undertaking contemplated herein prior to the expiration of this Agreement or prior to completion of any or all tasks set forth in the Scope of Work, Consultant will deliver to City immediately and without delay, all materials, records and other work product prepared or obtained by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. Furthermore, Consultant will only be compensated for the reasonable value of the services, tasks and other Work performed up to the time of cessation or abandonment, less a deduction for any damages, costs or additional expenses which City may incur as a result of Consultant’s cessation or abandonment.

7. CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE
City hereby designates _________________, City Manager (the “City Representative”) to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement. The City Representative or his/her designee will act on behalf of the City for all purposes under this Agreement. Consultant will not accept directions or orders from any person other than the City Representative or his/her designee.

8. CONSULTANT REPRESENTATIVE

Consultant hereby designates _______________, [Title], to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (the “Consultant Representative”). Consultant Representative will have full authority to represent and act on behalf of the Consultant for all purposes under this Agreement. Consultant Representative or his/her designee will supervise and direct the performance of the Work, using his best skill and attention, and will be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all portions of the Work under this Agreement.

Notice to the Consultant Representative will constitute notice to Consultant.

9. COORDINATION OF SERVICE; CONFORMANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS Consultant agrees to work closely with City staff in the performance of the Work and this Agreement and will be reasonably available to City staff and the City Representative at all reasonable times. All work prepared by Consultant will be subject to inspection and approval by City Representative or his or her designees.

10. STANDARD OF CARE; PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES
Consultant represents, acknowledges and agrees to the following:

A. Consultant will perform all Work skillfully, competently and to the highest standards of Consultant’s profession;
B. Consultant shall at all times employ such force, plant, materials, and tools as will be sufficient in the opinion of the City to perform the Services within the time limits established, and as provided herein. It is understood and agreed that said tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor, and material shall be furnished and said Services performed and completed as required by the Agreement, and subject to the approval of the City’s authorized representative;
C. Consultant will perform all Work in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the City; D. Consultant will comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, including the conflict of interest provisions of Government Code Section 1090 and the Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.). Consultant shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with Services. If Consultant performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, rules and regulations, Consultant shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom;
E. Consultant understands the nature and scope of the Work to be performed under this Agreement as well as any and all schedules of performance; F. All of Consultant’s employees and agents possess sufficient skill, knowledge, training and experience to perform those services and tasks assigned to them by Consultant; and

G. All of Consultant’s employees and agents (including, but not limited to, subcontractors and subconsultants) possess all licenses, permits, certificates, qualifications and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to perform the tasks and services contemplated under this Agreement and all such licenses, permits, certificates, qualifications and approvals will be maintained throughout the term of this Agreement and made available to City for copying and inspection.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that Consultant will perform, at Consultant’s own cost and expense and without any reimbursement from City, any services necessary to correct any errors or omissions caused by Consultant’s failure to comply with the standard of care set forth under this Section or by any like failure on the part of Consultant’s employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and subconsultants. Such effort by Consultant to correct any errors or omissions will be commenced immediately upon their discovery by either Party and will be completed within seven (7) calendar days from the date of discovery or such other extended period of time authorized by the City Representative in writing and in her sole and absolute discretion. The Parties acknowledge and agree that City’s acceptance of any work performed by Consultant or on Consultant’s behalf will not constitute a release of any deficiency or delay in performance. The Parties further acknowledge, understand and agree that City has relied upon the foregoing representations of Consultant, including but not limited to the representation that Consultant possesses the skills, training, knowledge and experience necessary to perform the Work skillfully, competently and to the highest standards of Consultant’s profession.

11. ASSIGNMENT
The skills, training, knowledge and experience of Consultant are material to City’s willingness to enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, City has an interest in the qualifications and capabilities of the person(s) who will perform the services and tasks to be undertaken by Consultant or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. In recognition of this interest, Consultant agrees that it will not assign or transfer, either directly or indirectly or by operation of law, this Agreement or the performance of any of Consultant’s duties or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the City. In the absence of City’s prior written consent, any attempted assignment or transfer will be ineffective, null and void and will constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

12. SUBSTITUTION OF KEY PERSONNEL
Consultant has represented to City that certain key personnel will perform and coordinate the Services under this agreement. Should one or more of such personnel become unavailable, Consultant may substitute other personnel of at least equal competence upon written approval of City. In the event that City and Consultant cannot agree as to the substitution of key personnel, City shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement for cause. As discussed below, any personnel who fail or refuse to perform the Services in a manner acceptable to the City, or who are determined by the City to be uncooperative,

incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project or a threat to the safety of persons or property, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the Consultant at the request of the CITY. The key personnel for performance of this Agreement are as follows: _________________________________.

13. CONTROL AND PAYMENT OF SUBORDINATES; INDEPENDENT

CONTRACTOR
The Work will be performed by Consultant or under Consultant’s strict supervision.

Consultant will determine the means, methods and details of performing the Work subject to the requirements of this Agreement. City retains Consultant on an independent contractor basis and not as an employee. Consultant reserves the right to perform similar or different services for other principals during the term of this Agreement, provided such work does not unduly interfere with Consultant’s competent and timely performance of the Work contemplated under this Agreement and provided the performance of such services does not result in the unauthorized disclosure of City’s confidential or proprietary information. Any additional personnel performing the Work under this Agreement on behalf of Consultant are not employees of City and will at all times be under Consultant’s exclusive direction and control. Consultant will pay all wages, salaries and other amounts due to such personnel and will assume responsibility for all benefits, payroll taxes, Social Security and Medicare payments and the like.

Consultant will be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not limited to: Social Security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, workers’ compensation insurance and the like.

14. REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS
If any of Consultant’s officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or subconsultants is determined by the City Representative to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely performance of the tasks assigned to Consultant, a threat to persons or property, or if any of Consultant’s officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors or subconsultants fail or refuse to perform the Work in a manner acceptable to the City, such officer, employee, agent, contractor, subcontractor or subconsultant will be promptly removed by Consultant and will not be reassigned to perform any of the Work.

15. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Consultant will keep itself informed of and in compliance with all applicable federal, state or local laws to the extent such laws control or otherwise govern the performance of the Work. Consultant’s compliance with applicable laws will include, without limitation, compliance with all applicable Cal/OSHA requirements, Federal Labor Standards Provisions including the prevailing wage requirements of the DBRA, and all applicable regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urbanization.

16. NON-DISCRIMINATION

Consultant represents that it is an equal opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any subconsultant, employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sex or age. Such nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination.

17. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
The Parties acknowledge, understand and agree that Consultant and all persons retained or employed by Consultant are, and will at all times remain, wholly independent contractors and are not officials, officers, employees, departments or subdivisions of City.

Consultant will be solely responsible for the negligent acts and/or omissions of its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and subconsultants. Consultant and all persons retained or employed by Consultant will have no authority, express or implied, to bind City in any manner, nor to incur any obligation, debt or liability of any kind on behalf of, or against, City, whether by contract or otherwise, unless such authority is expressly conferred to Consultant under this Agreement or is otherwise expressly conferred by City in writing.

18. INSURANCE
Prior to the beginning of and throughout the duration of the Work, Consultant will procure and maintain policies of insurance that meet the requirements and specifications set forth in Exhibit C. Consultant will procure and maintain the required insurance coverage, at its own expense.

19. INDEMNIFICATION
A. The Parties agree that City and City’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers (hereinafter, the “City Indemnitees”) should, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be protected from any and all loss, injury, damage, claim, lawsuit, cost, expense, attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, or any other cost arising out of or in any way related to the performance of this Agreement. Accordingly, the provisions of this indemnity provision are intended by the Parties to be interpreted and construed to provide the City Indemnitees with the fullest protection possible under the law. Consultant acknowledges that City would not enter into this Agreement in the absence of Consultant’s commitment to indemnify, defend and protect City as set forth herein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Consultant’s services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to Claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant.

Consultant’s obligation to indemnify shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers.

B. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City Indemnitees from and against all liability, loss, damage, expense, cost (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert fees and all other costs, and fees of litigation) of every nature arising out of or in connection with Consultant’s performance of work hereunder or its failure to comply with any of its obligations contained in this Agreement, except such loss or damage which is caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the City.

C. City shall have the right to offset against the amount of any compensation due to Consultant under this Agreement, any amount due to City from Consultant as a result of Consultant’s failure to either pay City promptly for any costs associated with Consultant’s obligations to indemnify the City Indemnitees under this Section, or related to Consultant’s failure to either (i) pay taxes on amounts received pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) comply with applicable workers’ compensation laws.

D. The obligations of Consultant under this Section will not be limited by the provisions of any workers’ compensation act or similar act. Consultant expressly waives its statutory immunity under such statutes or laws as to City and City’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.

E. Consultant agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth herein this Section from each and every subcontractor or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. In the event Consultant fails to obtain such indemnity obligations from others as required herein, Consultant agrees to be fully responsible and indemnify, hold harmless and defend City and City’s elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from and against any and all claims and losses, costs or expenses for any damage due to death or injury to any person and injury to any property resulting from any alleged intentional, reckless, negligent, or otherwise wrongful acts, errors or omissions of Consultant’s subcontractors or any other person or entity involved by, for, with or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by counsel of City’s choice.

F. City does not and shall not waive any rights that it may possess against Consultant because of the acceptance by City, or the deposit with City, of any insurance policy or certificate required pursuant to this Agreement. This hold harmless and indemnification provision shall apply regardless of whether or not

any insurance policies are determined to be applicable to the claim, demand, damage, liability, loss, cost, or expense.

G. This Section and all provisions contained herein (including but not limited to the duty to indemnify, defend, and hold free and harmless) shall survive the termination or normal expiration of this Agreement and is in addition to any other rights or remedies which the City may have at law or in equity.

20. TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE
City may immediately terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience and without cause by giving prior written notice of City’s intent to terminate this Agreement which notice shall specify the effective date of such termination. Upon such termination for convenience, Consultant will be compensated only for those services and tasks which have been performed by Consultant up to the effective date of the termination. Consultant may not terminate this Agreement except for cause as provided under Section 21, below.

If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, City may require Consultant to provide all finished or unfinished Documents and Data, as defined in Section 24, below, and other information of any kind prepared by Consultant in connection with the performance of the Work. Consultant will be required to provide such Documents and Data within fifteen (15) calendar days of City’s written request. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of City pursuant to Section 21, below, will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict City’s ability to terminate this Agreement for convenience as provided under this Section.

21. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; BREACH OF AGREEMENT
A. In the event either Party fails to perform any duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement (or fails to timely perform or properly perform any such duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement), an event of default (hereinafter, “Event of Default”) will occur. For all Events of Default, the Party alleging an Event of Default will give written notice to the defaulting Party (hereinafter referred to as a “Default Notice”) which will specify: (i) the nature of the Event of Default; (ii) the action required to cure the Event of Default; (iii) a date by which the Event of Default will be cured, which will not be less than the applicable cure period set forth herein, or if a cure is not reasonably possible within the applicable cure period, to begin such cure and diligently prosecute such cure to completion. The Event of Default will constitute a breach of this Agreement if the defaulting Party fails to cure the Event of Default within the applicable cure period or any extended cure period allowed under this Agreement.

B. Consultant will cure the Event of Default within the following time periods:
i. Within ten (10) business days of City’s issuance of a Default Notice for any failure of Consultant to timely provide City or City’s employees or agents with any information and/or written reports, documentation or work product which Consultant is obligated to provide to City or City’s employees or agents under this Agreement. Prior to the expiration of

the 10-day cure period, Consultant may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that Consultant has commenced efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 10-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, City will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event of Default under this subsection B.i. that exceeds seven (7) calendar days from the end of the initial 10-day cure period; or
ii. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of City’s issuance of a Default Notice for any other Event of Default under this Agreement. Prior to the expiration of the 14-day cure period, Consultant may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that Consultant has commenced efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 14-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, City will be under no obligation to grant additional time for the cure of an Event of Default under this Subsection B.ii that exceeds thirty (30) calendar days from the end of the initial 14-day cure period.

In addition to any other failure on the part of Consultant to perform any duty, obligation, service or task set forth under this Agreement (or the failure to timely perform or properly perform any such duty, obligation, service or task), an Event of Default on the part of Consultant will include, but will not be limited to the following: (i) Consultant’s refusal or failure to perform any of the services or tasks called for under the Scope of Work; (ii) Consultant’s failure to fulfill or perform its obligations under this Agreement within the specified time or if no time is specified, within a reasonable time; (iii) Consultant’s and/or its employees’ disregard or violation of any federal, state, local law, rule, procedure or regulation; (iv) the initiation of proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, or similar legislation as relates to Consultant, whether voluntary of involuntary; (v) Consultant’s refusal or failure to perform or observe any covenant, condition, obligation or provision of this Agreement; and/or (vii) CITY’s discovery that a statement representation or warranty by Consultant relating to this Agreement is false, misleading or erroneous in any material respect.

C. City will cure any Event of Default asserted by Consultant within forty-five (45) calendar days of Consultant’s issuance of a Default Notice, unless the Event of Default cannot reasonably be cured within the 45-day cure period. Prior to the expiration of the 45-day cure period, City may submit a written request for additional time to cure the Event of Default upon a showing that City has commenced its efforts to cure the Event of Default and that the Event of Default cannot be reasonably cured within the 45-day cure period. The foregoing notwithstanding, an Event of Default dealing with City’s failure to timely pay any

undisputed sums to Consultant pursuant to this Agreement will be cured by City within five (5) calendar days from the date of Consultant’s Default Notice to City.

D. City, in its sole and absolute discretion, may also immediately suspend Consultant’s performance under this Agreement pending Consultant’s cure of any Event of Default by giving Consultant written notice of City’s intent to suspend Consultant’s performance (hereinafter, a “Suspension Notice”). City may issue the Suspension Notice at any time upon the occurrence of an Event of Default. Upon such suspension, Consultant will be compensated only for those services and tasks which have been rendered by Consultant to the reasonable satisfaction of City up to the effective date of the suspension. No actual or asserted breach of this Agreement on the part of City will operate to prohibit or otherwise restrict City’s ability to suspend this Agreement as provided herein.

E. No waiver of any Event of Default or breach under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent Event of Default or breach. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party will give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.

F. The duties and obligations imposed under this Agreement and the rights and remedies available hereunder will be in addition to and not a limitation of any duties, obligations, rights and remedies otherwise imposed or available by law. In addition to any other remedies available to City at law or under this Agreement in the event of any breach of this Agreement, City, in its sole and absolute discretion, may also pursue any one or more of the following remedies:
i. Upon written notice to Consultant, the City may immediately terminate this Agreement in whole or in part;
ii. Upon written notice to Consultant, the City may extend the time of performance;
iii. The City may proceed by appropriate court action to enforce the terms of the Agreement to recover damages for Consultant’s breach of the Agreement or to terminate the Agreement; or
iv. The City may exercise any other available and lawful right or remedy.

Consultant will be liable for all legal fees plus other costs and expenses that City incurs upon a breach of this Agreement or in the City’s exercise of its remedies under this Agreement.

G. In the event City is in breach of this Agreement, Consultant’s sole remedy will be the suspension or termination of this Agreement and/or the recovery of any unpaid

sums lawfully owed to Consultant under this Agreement for completed services and tasks.

22. SCOPE OF WAIVER OF DEFAULT
No waiver of any default or breach under this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other default or breach, whether of the same or other covenant, warranty, agreement, term, condition, duty or requirement contained in this Agreement. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party will give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel, or otherwise.

23. SURVIVING ARTICLES, SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS
The termination of this Agreement pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or by normal expiration of its term or any extension thereto will not operate to terminate any Section or provision contained herein which provides that it will survive the termination or normal expiration of this Agreement.

24. DOCUMENTS & DATA; LICENSING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY All Documents and Data will be and remain the property of City without restriction or limitation upon their use or dissemination by City. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Documents and Data” means and includes all reports, analyses, correspondence, plans, designs, notes, summaries, strategies, charts, schedules, spreadsheets, calculations, lists, data compilations, documents or other materials developed and/or assembled by or on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement and fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to Documents and Data stored digitally, magnetically and/or electronically. This Agreement creates, at no cost to City, a perpetual license for City to copy, use, reuse, disseminate and/or retain any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in all Documents and Data. Consultant will require all subcontractors and subconsultants working on behalf of Consultant in the performance of this Agreement to agree in writing that City will be granted the same right to copy, use, reuse, disseminate and retain Documents and Data prepared or assembled by any subcontractor or subconsultant as applies to Documents and Data prepared by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement.

25. CONFIDENTIALITY
All data, documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by Consultant or provided for performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and will not be disclosed by Consultant without prior written consent by City. City will grant such consent of disclosure as legally required. Upon request, all City data will be returned to City upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement. Consultant will not use City’s name or insignia, photographs, or any publicity pertaining to the Work in any magazine, trade

paper, newspaper, television or radio production or other similar medium without the prior written consent of City.

26. FALSE CLAIMS ACT
Consultant warrants and represents that neither Consultant nor any person who is an officer of, in a managing position with, or has an ownership interest in Consultant has been determined by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to have violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C., Section 3789 et seq. and the California False Claims Act, Government Code Section 12650 et seq.

27. PROHIBITED INTERESTS
Consultant warrants, represents and maintains that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, Consultant warrants and represents that it has not paid, nor has it agreed to pay, any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, City will have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the term of this Agreement, no member, officer or employee of City, during the term of his or her service with CITY, will have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom.

28. RELEASE OF INFORMATION
A. All information gained by Consultant in performance of this Agreement shall be considered confidential and shall not be released by Consultant without the City's prior written authorization, unless the information is clearly public. Consultant, its officers, employees, agents, or subconsultants, shall not without written authorization from the City Manager or designee, or unless requested by the City’s attorney, voluntarily provide declarations, letters of support, testimony at depositions, response to interrogatories, or other information concerning the Services performed under this Agreement or relating to the City. Response to a subpoena or court order shall not be considered “voluntary” provided Consultant gives the City notice of such court order or subpoena.

B. Consultant shall promptly notify the City should Consultant, its officers, employees, agents, and/or subconsultants be served with any summons, complaint, notice of deposition, request for documents, interrogatories, request for admissions, or other discovery request (“Discovery”), court order, or subpoena from any person or party regarding this Agreement and the Services performed hereunder or with respect to any project or property located within the City, unless the City is a party to any lawsuit, arbitration, or administrative proceeding connected to such Discovery, or unless Consultant is prohibited by law from

informing the City of such Discovery. The City retains the right, but has no obligation, to represent Consultant and/or be present at any deposition, hearing, or similar proceeding as allowed by law. Unless the City is a party to the lawsuit, arbitration, or administrative proceeding and is adverse to Consultant in such proceeding, Consultant agrees to cooperate fully with the City and to provide the opportunity to review any response to discovery requests provided by Consultant.

However, the City's right to review any such response does not imply or mean the right by the City to control, direct, or rewrite said response, or that the City has an obligation to review any such response or verifies any response it has reviewed.

29. COOPERATION; FURTHER ACTS
The Parties will fully cooperate with one another and will take any additional acts or sign any additional documents as are reasonably necessary, appropriate or convenient to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

30. SUBCONTRACTING
Consultant will not subcontract any portion of the Work required by this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without the prior written approval of City. Subcontracts (including without limitation subcontracts with subconsultants), if any, will contain a provision making them subject to all provisions stipulated in this Agreement, including provisions relating to insurance requirements and indemnification.

31. NOTICES
All notices permitted or required under this Agreement will be given to the respective Parties at the following addresses, or at such other address as the respective Parties may provide in writing for this purpose:

To the City: City of Santa Fe Springs
11710 E. Telegraph Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Attention: City Clerk’s Office
To Consultant: _______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Attention:

Such notices will be deemed effective when personally delivered or successfully transmitted by facsimile as evidenced by a fax confirmation slip or when mailed, fortyeight (48) hours after deposit with the United States Postal Service, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address.

32. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.

33. GOVERNING LAW
The City and Consultant understand and agree that the laws of the State of California shall govern the rights, obligations, duties, and liabilities of the parties to this Agreement and also govern the interpretation of this Agreement. Any litigation concerning this Agreement shall take place in the municipal, superior, or federal district court with jurisdiction over the City.

34. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties relating to the obligations of the parties described in this Agreement. All prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, representations, and statements, oral or written and pertaining to the subject of this Agreement or with respect to the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect. Each party is entering into this Agreement based solely upon the representations set forth herein and upon each party’s own independent investigation of any and all facts such party deems material.

35. FORCE MAJEURE
The Completion Date shall be extended in the event of any delays due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control of Consultant and without the fault or negligence of Consultant, including but not limited to severe weather, fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes, freight embargoes, wars, litigation, and/or acts of any governmental agency, including the City, if the Consultant shall within three (3) calendar days of the commencement of such delay notify the City Representative in writing of the causes of the delay. The City Representative shall ascertain the facts and the extent of delay and extend the time for performing the services for the period of the enforced delay when and if in the judgment of the City Representative such delay is justified. The City Representative’s determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. In no event shall Consultant be entitled to recover damages against the City for any delay in the performance of this Agreement, however caused, Consultant’s sole remedy being extension of the Agreement pursuant to this Section.

36. AMENDMENTS; MODIFICATIONS
No amendment, modification or supplement of this Agreement will be valid or binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties, subject to City approval. The requirement for written amendments, modifications or supplements cannot be waived and any attempted waiver will be void and invalid.

37. NON-EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT
Consultant acknowledges that the City may enter into agreements with other consultants for services similar to the services that are subject to this Agreement or may have its own employees perform services similar to those services contemplated by this Agreement.

38. ATTORNEYS’ FEES
In the event that litigation is brought by any party in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the opposing party all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the prevailing party in the exercise of any of its rights or remedies hereunder or the enforcement of any of the terms, conditions, or provisions hereof.

39. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFIT
There are no intended third-party beneficiaries of any right or obligation assumed by the Parties. All rights and benefits under this Agreement inure exclusively to the Parties.

40. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
This Agreement will be binding on the successors and assigns of the Parties

41. CONSTRUCTION
The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises with respect to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and in accordance with its fair meaning. There shall be no presumption or burden of proof favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

42. WAIVER
The delay or failure of any party at any time to require performance or compliance by the other of any of its obligations or agreements shall in no way be deemed a waiver of those rights to require such performance or compliance. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of the party against whom enforcement of a waiver is sought. The waiver of any right or remedy in respect to any occurrence or event shall not be deemed a waiver of any right or remedy in respect to any other occurrence or event, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

43. SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable in any circumstance, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or of the offending provision

in any other circumstance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the value of this Agreement, based upon the substantial benefit of the bargain for any party, is materially impaired, which determination made by the presiding court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction shall be binding, then both parties agree to substitute such provision(s) through good faith negotiations.

44. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one agreement.

45. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT
The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the parties warrant and represents that they have the authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of said parties and has the authority to bind the parties to the provisions of this Agreement.

46. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
The parties acknowledge and agree that execution of this Agreement by electronic signature or electronic transmittal of signatures shall have the same effect as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability, and admissibility. [SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first above written.

CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS CONSULTANT
____________________________ ____________________________ Name: ______________________
Title: _______________________
Date: ______________________ Date: _______________________ ATTEST: CONSULTANT
__________________________ ____________________________ Fernando Munoz, Deputy City Clerk Name: ______________________ Title: _______________________
Date: _______________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________
Rick Olivarez, City Attorney
Attachments: Exhibit A City’s Request for Proposals
Exhibit B Consultant’s Proposal
Exhibit C Insurance Requirements

EXHIBIT A
CITY’S REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

EXHIBIT B
CONSULTANT’S PROPOSAL

EXHIBIT C

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Without limiting Consultant’s indemnification of the City, and prior to commencement of Services, Consultant shall obtain, provide, and maintain at its own expense during the term of this Agreement, policies of insurance of the type and amounts described below and in a form satisfactory to the City. If Consultant maintains higher limits than the minimum limits shown below, the City requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.

Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant shall procure and maintain commercial general liability insurance (“CGL Coverage”) with coverage at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CG 00 01, in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) general aggregate, for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. The policy must include contractual liability that has not been amended. Any endorsement restricting standard ISO “insured contract” language will not be accepted.

Automobile Liability Insurance. Consultant shall procure and maintain automobile liability insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CA 00 01 covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of the Consultant arising out of or in connection with Services to be performed under this Agreement, including coverage for any owned, hired, non-owned or rented vehicles, in an amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury and property damage.

Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) Insurance. For the full term of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, Consultant shall procure and maintain professional liability insurance appropriate to Consultant’s profession. Such coverage shall have the minimum limits of no less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per claim and in the aggregate. Any policy inception date, continuity date, or retroactive date must be before the effective date of this Agreement and Consultant agrees to maintain continuous coverage through a period no less than three (3) years after completion of the services required by this Agreement.

Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Consultant shall procure and maintain Workers’ Compensation Insurance (Statutory Limits) and Employer’s Liability Insurance (with limits of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury or disease), which will indemnify, insure and provide legal defense for both Consultant and City against any loss, claim or damage arising from any injuries or occupational diseases occurring to any worker employed by or any persons retained by Consultant in the course of carrying out the Work contemplated in this Agreement.

Consultant shall submit to the City, along with the certificate of insurance, a Waiver of Subrogation endorsement in favor of the City, its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers.

Umbrella or Excess Liability Insurance. Consultant shall obtain and maintain an umbrella or excess liability insurance policy with limits that will provide bodily injury, personal injury and property damage liability coverage at least as broad as the primary coverages set forth above, including commercial general liability, automobile liability, and employer’s liability. Such policy or policies shall include the following terms and conditions:
 A drop-down feature requiring the policy to respond if any primary insurance that would otherwise have applied proves to be uncollectible in whole or in part for any reason;
 Pay on behalf of wording as opposed to reimbursement;  Concurrency of effective dates with primary policies;  Policies shall “follow form” to the underlying primary policies; and  Insureds under primary policies shall also be insureds under the umbrella or excess policies.

Other provisions or requirements
Proof of insurance. Consultant shall provide certificates of insurance to the City as evidence of the insurance coverage required herein, along with a waiver of subrogation endorsement for workers’ compensation. Insurance certificates and endorsements must be approved by the City’s Risk Manager prior to commencement of performance. Current certification of insurance shall be kept on file with the City at all times during the term of this Agreement. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies at any time.

Duration of coverage. Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property, which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Services hereunder by Consultant, or Consultant’s agents, representatives, employees or subconsultants.

Primary/noncontributing. Coverage provided by Consultant shall be primary and any insurance or self-insurance procured or maintained by the City shall not be required to contribute with it. The limits of insurance required herein may be satisfied by a combination of primary and umbrella or excess insurance. Any umbrella or excess insurance shall contain or be endorsed to contain a provision that such coverage shall also apply on a primary and non-contributory basis for the benefit of the City before the City’s own insurance or self-insurance shall be called upon to protect it as a named insured.

The City’s rights of enforcement. In the event any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced, the City has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance it deems necessary and any premium paid by the City will be promptly reimbursed by Consultant or the City will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Consultant payments. In the alternative, the City may immediately terminate this Agreement.

Acceptable insurers. All insurance policies shall be issued by an insurance company currently authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact business of insurance or is on the List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers in the State of California, with an assigned policyholders’ Rating of A- (or higher) and Financial Size Category Class VI (or larger) in accordance with the latest edition of Best’s Key Rating Guide, unless otherwise approved by the City’s Risk Manager.

Waiver of subrogation. All insurance coverage maintained or procured pursuant to this Agreement shall be endorsed to waive subrogation against the City, its elected or appointed officers, agents, officials, employees and volunteers or shall specifically allow Consultant or others providing insurance evidence in compliance with these specifications to waive their right of recovery prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives its own right of recovery against the City and shall require similar written express waivers and insurance clauses from each of its subconsultants.

Enforcement of Agreement provisions (non estoppel). Consultant acknowledges and agrees that any actual or alleged failure on the part of the City to inform Consultant of non-compliance with any requirement imposes no additional obligations on the City nor does it waive any rights hereunder.

Requirements not limiting. Requirements of specific coverage features or limits contained in this Agreement are not intended as a limitation on coverage, limits or other requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any insurance. Specific reference to a given coverage feature is for purposes of clarification only as it pertains to a given issue and is not intended by any party or insured to be all inclusive, or to the exclusion of other coverage, or a waiver of any type.

Notice of cancellation. Consultant agrees to oblige its insurance agent or broker and insurers to provide to the City with a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation (except for nonpayment for which a ten (10) day notice is required) or nonrenewal of coverage for each required coverage.

Additional insured status. General liability policies shall provide or be endorsed to provide that the City and its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be additional insureds under such policies. This provision shall also apply to any excess/umbrella liability policies.

Prohibition of undisclosed coverage limitations. None of the coverages required herein will be in compliance with these requirements if they include any limiting endorsement of any kind that has not been first submitted to the City and approved of in writing.

Separation of insureds. A severability of interests provision must apply for all additional insureds ensuring that Consultant’s insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the insurer’s limits of liability. The policy(ies) shall not contain any cross-liability exclusions.

Pass through clause. Consultant agrees to ensure that its subconsultants, subcontractors, and any other party involved with the Services who is brought onto or involved in the Services by Consultant, provide the same minimum insurance coverage and endorsements required of Consultant. Consultant agrees to monitor and review all such coverage and assumes all responsibility for ensuring that such coverage is provided in conformity with the requirements of this section. Consultant agrees that upon request, all agreements with consultants, subconsultants, and others engaged in the Services will be submitted to the City for review.

The City’s right to revise specifications. The City reserves the right at any time during the term of the Agreement to change the amounts and types of insurance required by giving Consultant ninety (90) days advance written notice of such change. If such change results in substantial additional cost to Consultant, City and Consultant may renegotiate Consultant’s compensation or come to some other agreement to address the additional cost.

Self-insured retentions. Any self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. The City reserves the right to require that self-insured retentions be eliminated, lowered, or replaced by a deductible. Self-insurance will not be considered to comply with these specifications unless approved by the City.

Timely notice of claims. Consultant shall give the City prompt and timely notice of claims made or suits instituted that arise out of or result from Consultant’s performance under this Agreement, and that involve or may involve coverage under any of the required liability policies.

Additional insurance. Consultant shall also procure and maintain, at its own cost and expense, any additional kinds of insurance, which in its own judgment may be necessary for its proper protection and prosecution of the Services.

Failure to Maintain Coverage. In the event any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced immediately so as to avoid a lapse in the required coverage, City has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance it deems necessary and any premium paid by City will be promptly reimbursed by Consultant or City will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Consultant payments. In the alternative, City may cancel this Agreement effective upon notice.

APPROVED:

ITEM NO.:

RESOLUTION NO. 10004

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE SPRINGS

AWARDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS TO DAHLIN GROUP, DSANTANA ARQUITECTURA, RACAIA, INC., RJM DESIGN GROUP, TAIT & ASSOCIATES INC., AND TATE SNYDER KIMSLEY ARCHITECTS, INC., AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY

MANAGER TO EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH ALL

SIX FIRMS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Fe Springs (“City”) anticipates the need for on-call professional architectural consulting services;
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2025, the City issued Request for Qualifications No. 26-1 (“RFQ”) seeking qualified firms to provide on-call professional architectural consulting services;
WHEREAS, the City received six timely Statement of Qualifications (“SOQs”) which were reviewed and scored by an evaluation panel in accordance with the specifications outlined in the RFQ;
WHEREAS, the RFQ provides that City staff will present to the City Council the ratings assigned to each SOQ by the evaluation panel, together with Staff’s recommendations, and that the ultimate award of professional services agreements shall be made in City Council’s discretion;
WHEREAS, the RFQ allows for the award of professional services agreements to multiple firms;
WHEREAS, the RFQ requires each selected firm to enter into a professional services agreement, attached to the RFQ in substantial form (“Professional Services Agreement”), with final terms subject to City Council approval; WHEREAS, the RFQ and Professional Services Agreement provides for services to be performed on a project-by-project basis pursuant to a request from the City; WHEREAS, at the March 17, 2026, City Council Meeting, City staff presented the ratings assigned to each SOQ by the evaluation committee, and recommended the award of Professional Services Agreements to Dahlin Group, dSantana Arquitecura, RACAIA, Inc., RJM Design Group, TAIT & Associates Inc., and Tate Snyder Kimsley Architects, Inc.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Fe Springs hereby awards Professional Services Agreements for on-call professional architectural consulting services to Dahlin Group, dSantana Arquitecura, RACAIA, Inc., RJM Design Group, TAIT & Associates Inc., and Tate Snyder Kimsley Architects, Inc., APPROVED:

ITEM NO.:
2 and authorizes the City Manager to enter into and execute Professional Services Agreements with all six firms.

APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 2026, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
_____________________________
Joe Angel Zamora, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Maribel Garcia, City Clerk