RESOLUTION NO. 2026-09-6963
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE NONCOMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT AND AWARD OF A CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE CONSERVATION CORPS OF LONG BEACH FOR TREE WATERING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE STREET TREE PLANTING PROJECT WHEREAS, on February 28, 2023, the City Council of the City of Signal Hill (“City”) adopted the 2023 Street Tree Master Plan to restore and expand the City’s urban forest canopy, including in areas with low tree cover and elevated environmental burdens; and WHEREAS, on September 14, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) awarded the City a $1,000,000 USDA Forest Service grant for implementation of the City’s Street Tree Planting Project (“Project”); and WHEREAS, on August 27, 2024, the City Council approved a grant agreement with GreenLatinos, a pass-through entity of the USDA Forest Service, for administration of the grant and compliance with applicable federal funding requirements; and WHEREAS, the Project includes planning and implementation, tree planting, and tree establishment-maintenance phases, and the City through its contractor(s) has planted 510 trees within the Project area; and WHEREAS, the Conservation Corps of Long Beach (“CCLB”) was identified as a supporting Project partner in the City’s original grant application and continues to be identified as an organization supporting the Project under the executed grant agreement; and WHEREAS, the City and CCLB have maintained a collaborative relationship for approximately twenty years, during which CCLB has provided conservation, cleanup, public improvement, and urban forestry services within the City, including services related to City tree-planting activities; and WHEREAS, CCLB is a nonprofit, State-certified community conservation corps that provides paid work experience, education, and career-development opportunities through conservation projects, and possesses urban forestry experience, familiarity with the City’s maintenance expectations and Project trees, and the ability to transition into the Project’s final establishment-maintenance phase; and WHEREAS, the Project’s final establishment-maintenance phase requires continued watering and maintenance of the newly planted trees to reduce risks associated with drought stress, stake and tie failures, weeds, pests, and disease, and to promote successful tree establishment and protect the City’s grant-funded investment; and WHEREAS, on August 10, 2026, CCLB submitted a proposal to provide tree watering and establishment-maintenance services for the Project from September 23, 2026, through November 30, 2027, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $194,700.84; and WHEREAS, the proposed contract amount is within the funding allocated under the USDA Forest Service grant for tree establishment and maintenance and is less than the amount allocated for such services in the applicable grant budget; and WHEREAS, pursuant to 2 C.F.R. section 200.320(c)(4), a recipient or subrecipient may use a noncompetitive procurement method when the recipient or subrecipient requests in writing to use such method and the federal agency or pass-through entity provides written approval; and WHEREAS, Signal Hill Municipal Code section 3.20.120(I) authorizes the City Council to approve a contract without following the City’s standard competitive procurement methods when the City Council determines that such an award serves the best interest of the City or the public health, safety, and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference as findings of the City Council (“Council Findings”).
Section 2. The City Council hereby finds, pursuant to Signal Hill Municipal Code section 3.20.120(I), that awarding a Contract Services Agreement to the Conservation Corps of Long Beach without conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the City and the public health, safety, and welfare.
Section 3. The City Council hereby finds that the City requested in writing authorization to utilize a noncompetitive procurement method for the subject services and that, on September 2, 2026, GreenLatinos, as the federal pass-through entity administering the USDA Forest Service grant, provided written approval of the City’s request consistent with 2 C.F.R. section 200.320(c)(4).
Section 4. The City Council hereby awards a Contract Services Agreement to the Conservation Corps of Long Beach for tree watering and establishment-maintenance services for the Street Tree Planting Project, for a term beginning September 23, 2026, and ending November 30, 2027, in a total amount not to exceed $194,700.84, subject to the terms and conditions of the Contract Services Agreement and all applicable requirements of the federal award and grant agreement.
Section 5. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Contract Services Agreement with the Conservation Corps of Long Beach, in a form approved by the City Attorney, and to execute such additional documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary to implement and administer the Agreement and complete the Project consistent with the USDA Forest Service grant and applicable federal funding requirements.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California, on this 22nd day of September 2026.
TINA L. HANSEN
MAYOR
ATTEST:
DARITZA PEREZ
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SIGNAL HILL ) I, JOY POST, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Signal Hill, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2026-09-6963 adopted by the City Council of the City of Signal Hill at a regular meeting held on the 22nd day of September 2026, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
JOY POST
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
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