CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
LETTER OF AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES
Parties and Date.
This Second Amendment to the Letter of Agreement for community facilitator services to support development, facilitation, and implementation activities for the Signal Hill Diversity Coalition Committee and Race and Equity Framework (“Second Amendment”) is entered into on the 26th day of July, 2022, by and between the City of Signal Hill, a municipal corporation, organized under the laws of the State of California, with its principal place of business at 2175 Cherry Avenue Signal Hill, CA 90755 (“City”) and DISC Solutions, Inc., a California corporation with its principal place of business at 6285 E. Spring St., Suite 498, Long Beach, CA 90808 (“Consultant”). City and “Contractor” are sometimes individually referred to herein as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.” Recitals.
Agreement. The Parties entered into that certain Letter of Agreement for Professional Contract Services dated October 22, 2020 (“Agreement”).
First Amendment. The Parties amended the Agreement in order to expand the Scope of Services and increase the total amount of compensation under the Agreement dated August 10, 2021.
2.3 Second Amendment. The Parties now desire to amend the Agreement in order increase the total amount of compensation and extend the term under the Agreement.
Terms.
Scope of Services. Exhibit “A” of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety as set forth in the form attached here to as Attachment “1” to this Second Amendment.
Compensation. The following paragraph of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“Compensation for the Services shall be based on the actual amount of time spent in adequately performing the Services; however, unless expressly agreed in writing in advance by the City, the cost to the City for the Services shall not exceed the lump sum amount of Ninety-Seven Thousand Dollars ($97,000.00).”
3.2 Term. The following paragraph of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“Services on the Project shall begin immediately and be completed by June 30, 2023. Further extensions must be authorized by the City Council. The City may terminate this Letter of Agreement at any time with or without cause. If the City finds it necessary to terminate this Letter of Agreement without cause before Project completion, Consultant shall be entitled to be paid in full for those Services adequately completed prior to the notification of termination. Consultant may terminate this Letter of Agreement for cause only.” Remaining Provisions of Agreement. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Second Amendment, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. [Signatures on following page]
SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO
LETTER OF AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
CONSULTANT
By:
Scott Charney
Deputy City Manager
By:
Fred Abdelnour
Chief Executive Officer
ATTEST:
By:
Carmen R. Brooks
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
Matthew E. Richardson
City Attorney
ATTACHMENT “1” TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO
LETTER OF AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES
EXHIBIT "A"
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Strategic Plan Objectives:
Facilitate and coordinate meetings for Diversity Coalition Committee (DCC) as an autonomous committee, operating without staff guidance Utilize social justice and diversity expertise to facilitate discussions and confirm connection to the City of Signal Hill’s Racial Equity Framework.
Coordinate and facilitate meeting requests from DCC Members.
Track and document discussions throughout the process.
Research requests and provide data to enable discussions that best serve the community.
Guide the DCC to utilizing survey results, resources, expertise, best practices from other municipalities, and input from stakeholders, to provide suggestions to City Council that focus on desired outcomes.
Research and develop meeting plans and discussion topics directly related to the Framework Track and document discussion
Communicate requests to City leaders
Respond to requests from DCC Members
Manage DCC Participation Guidelines
Facilitate and coordinate new DCC member recruitment efforts Action Plan:
Track and hold the DCC on task to appropriately implement approved actions that directly relate to the Racial Equity Framework and the responses within the survey results from community member.
Facilitate plan to implement initiatives approved within the Decision Package Community Engagement / Public Reporting by Police Department Recommend a communication strategy for reporting by police department consistent with reporting to the Department of Justice Elevate community trust with a focus on transparency
Diversity Speaker Series
Facilitate a strategy to celebrate cultures representative of the Signal Hill community utilizing education and dialogue Mini Cultural Showcase
Coordinate cultural performances in support of Concerts in the Park Cultural Festival
Help develop a community wide festival celebrating culture Government Alliance for Race and Equity diversity Training Accumulate data outlining standard diversity training for City staff, council, committees, etc. identify gaps in training.
Communication with Staff
Share meeting details with staff informally but on a regular dialogue.
Compensation
Time and material basis. Hourly rate = $200. Submit billing to Deputy City Manager.
Invoices shall include task description, the number of hours worked and supporting documentation for any reimbursable expenses claimed. Mileage shall not be charged. - 1 -
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