South Gate City Council
November 14, 2023

SOUTH GATE CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at
6:30 p.m.

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Call to Order/Roll Call With Invocation & Pledge

CALL TO ORDER:

Maria del Pilar Avalos, Mayor
INVOCATION:

Bishop Ismael Martin del Campo
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

Steve Costley, Acting Director of Parks and Recreation
ROLL CALL:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
City Officials

MAYOR CITY CLERK
Maria del Pilar Avalos Yodit Glaze

VICE MAYOR CITY TREASURER
Gil Hurtado Jose De La Paz

COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY MANAGER
Joshua Barron Chris Jeffers
Maria Davila
Al Rios

CITY ATTORNEY
1 Raul F. Salinas

Meeting Schedule
The regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, closed session business will usually commence at 5:30 p.m., when scheduled, and general business session will commence at 6:30 p.m.

Brown Act
Agendas are drafted to accurately state what the legislative body is being asked to consider. The legislative body can take action on "all items" listed on the agenda and be in compliance with the open meeting laws. Under the Brown Act, no action may be taken on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The governing body may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future meeting.

City's Vision Statement
We envision a thriving, safe and inclusive community where everyone has the opportunity to access exceptional services, education and support to be resilient and live full, vibrant lives.

Public Communications
Public Comments on agenda items are limited to three (3) minutes. All comments are to be addressed directly to the Agency Members not to the members of the public.

Emails for public comment received prior to 12pm on the day of the Council Meeting will be summarized by the City Clerk, not read in its entirety. A copy of the email will be provided to the City Council and will also be available at the City Clerk's Office for public review. A copy of each email will be recorded for public record and noted on the official minutes of tonight's meeting.

Meeting Compensation Disclosure

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54952.3: Disclosure of compensation for meeting attendance by City Council Members is $790 monthly regardless of the amount of meetings.

Public Hearings

1. Ordinance (first reading) approving amendment to CALPERS contract adding cost sharing program for Unrepresented Executive Management Contract Employees Group

The City Council will consider waiving the reading in full and introducing an Ordinance
authorizing an amendment to the contract between the City and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System implementing Section 20516 (Employees Sharing Additional Cost) to provide employee cost sharing of 1% for Executives effective on December 31, 2023. (HR)
Documents:
2 Item 1 Report 11142023.pdf
Comments From The Audience - Non-Agenda Items
During this time, members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items not listed on the agenda and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council and not on this agenda. Comments from the audience will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker; unless authorized by the Mayor, the time limit may not be extended by utilizing another member's time. There will be no debate or action on items not listed on the agenda unless authorized by law. The collective initial period of time for comments from the audience shall be limited to 45 minutes. Any speaker that did not get a chance to speak during this segment due to the 45-minute limitations will be able to speak at the end of the meeting prior to adjournment.

Note: The City Council desires to provide all members of the public with the opportunity to address the Council. Nevertheless, obscene language, comments intended to disrupt/interfere, other actions which disrupt the progress of the meeting or slanderous comments will not be tolerated and may result in ejection and/or may constitute a violation of South Gate Municipal Code Section1.04.110.

Reports And Comments From City Officials

During this time, members of the City Council will report on matters pertaining to their service on various intergovernmental boards and commissions as a representative of the City pursuant to Assembly Bill 1234. City Council Members will also have an opportunity to comment on matters not on the agenda.

Consent Calendar Items

Agenda Items
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
and
8 are Consent Calendar Items. All items including
Ordinances, Resolutions and Contracts, may be approved by adoption of the Consent Calendar, individually and collectively by one (1) motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless Members of the City Council, the public, or staff request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action. Members of the public are permitted to speak on any item listed but their time period is limited to three (3) minutes in total.

Any motion to introduce or adopt an Ordinance on the Consent Calendar shall be: (1) a motion to waive the reading of the Ordinance and introduce the Ordinance or (2) a motion to waive the reading of the Ordinance and adopt the Ordinance, as appropriate.

2. Resolution declaring a continued emergency and authorizing repair, replacement or maintenance activities of public Facilities related to the Urban Orchard, City Project No. 539-PRK without public bidding, pursuant to the Emergency Contracting Procedures of the South Gate Municipal Code and the California Public Contract Code

The City Council will consider making a finding and adopting a Resolution
declaring an
emergency still exists and authorizing repair, replacement or maintenance activities of public facilities related to the Urban Orchard, City Project No. 539-PRK, without public 3 bidding, pursuant to the emergency contracting procedures of the South Gate Municipal Code and the California Public Contract Code. (PW)
Documents:

Item 2 Report 11142023.pdf

3. Resolution amending Resolution No. 6454 (Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) to retitle the Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance in the Administrative Services Department and update the Job Classification Specification and Consolidated Salary Pay Table

The City Council will consider adopting a
Resolution
amending Resolution No. 6454
(Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) by taking the following actions: (HR) l) Retitle the Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance; and

2) Approve the update to the job classification specification, direct staff to update the title on the consolidated salary pay table, and approve the salary pay table to be updated and returned to the City Council for approval on a semi-annual basis each April and October.

Documents:

Item 3 Report 11142023.pdf

4. Resolution amending Resolution No. 6454 (Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) to approve a full-time Senior Housing Specialist in the Community Development Department, approve the Job
Classification Specification,
and update the Consolidated Salary Pay Table

The City Council will consider adopting a
Resolution
amending Resolution No. 6454
(Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) by taking the following actions: (HR)

1) Approve the full-time position of Senior Housing Specialist in the Community Development Department;

2) Approve the classification specification for the full-time position of Senior Housing Specialist; and

3) Direct staff to update the Consolidated Salary Pay Table for the City of South Gate by adding the full-time position of Senior Housing Specialist at Pay Grade 568 ($5,809 - $7,061 monthly), a Non-Exempt Classification assigned to the Municipal Employees Association ("MEA").

Documents:

Item 4 Report 11142023.pdf

5. Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2023-130-AC with Willdan Engineering, Inc., 4 for additional funding for staff augmentation

The City Council will consider: (CD)

a. Approving Amendment No. 1 to
Contract

No. 2023-130-AC
with Willdan Engineering,
Inc., for a period not to exceed one (1) year in the amount of $175,000;

b. Appropriating $100,000 from the General Fund to cover the remaining balance for Amendment No. 1; and

c. Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

Documents:

Item 5 Report 11142023.pdf

6. Agreement with Design West Engineering for Engineering Design Services for the Emergency Back-up Generator Replacement Project, City Project No. 704-GEN

The City Council will consider: (PW)
a. Approving an
Agreement
with Design West Engineering for engineering design
services for the Emergency Back-Up Generator Replacement Project, City Project No. 704-GEN, in an amount not to exceed $178,665;
b. Authorizing the City Manager to approve contingency amendments to the proposed Agreement at a cumulative cost of up to $50,000; and

c. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

Documents:

Item 6 Report 11142023.pdf

7. Purchase Order Agreement with Pulsiam to renew the Maintenance and Support Services Software for FY 2023/24 for the Police Department

T
he City Council will consider authorizing the issuance of a purchase order Agreement with Pulsiam to renew the maintenance and support services software for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 for the Police Department in the amount of $119,320.33. (PD) Documents:

Item 7 Report 11142023.pdf

8. Minutes

The City Council will consider: (CLERKS)
5 a. Approving the Special and Regular Meeting minutes of September 26, 2023; b. Approving the Special Meeting minutes of September 29, 2023; c. Approving the Special Meeting minutes of October 6, 2023; and d. Approving the Special and Regular Meeting minutes of October 10, 2023.

Documents:

Item 8 Report 11142023.pdf
Reports, Recommendations And Requests

9. Receive and File Water Customer Service presentation and update

The City Council will consider receiving and filing a report on the investigation done by staff relating to high water consumption billing questions and, if needed, give staff appropriate direction. (ADMIN SVCS/PW)
Documents:

Item 9 Report 11142023.pdf

10. Warrant register for November 14, 2023

The City Council will consider approving the Warrants and Cancellations for November 14, 2023: (ADMIN SVCS)

Total of Checks: $4,639,766.67
Voids: ($ 7.66) Total Payroll Deductions:
($ 498,960.61)
Grand Total: $4,140,798.40

Cancellations: 102619
Documents:

Item 10 Report 11142023.pdf
Adjournment

I, Yodit Glaze, City Clerk, certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Meeting Agenda was posted on November 8, 2023, at 4:40 p.m., as required by law.

Yodit Glaze
City Clerk

6 GENERAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City Council adopted new rules relating to the conduct of the public meetings, proceedings, and business in the City of South Gate on July 12, 2022, (Resolution 2022-38-CC) and go into effect on August 1, 2022. Resolution #2022-38-CC is available at the City Clerk’s Office.

MEETING SCHEDULE
Regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, closed session meetings will commence at 5:30 p.m. unless posted otherwise on its agenda. The regular City Council meetings will commence at 6:30 p.m. Agendas are available at the following locations:

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Office,
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PUBLIC COMMENT/PARTICIPATION
Any person may request to address a legislative body during a public meeting. The Presiding Officer will call upon those present in the Council Chambers first. After all speakers in the Chambers have spoken, the Presiding Officer will call upon those participating via zoom or teleconference.

Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes on any item listed on the agenda, including public hearings.

Under Comments from the Audience portion, speakers are also limited to a single three (3) minutes time limit. Comments from the Audience is initially limited to 45 minutes at each meeting. Any speaker still wishing to speak, that did not speak, will have an addition Comments from the Audience opportunity after the last business item is finished. The Presiding Officer may extend the time limit as long as there is no objection from the City Council as a body.

To ensure that the public is able to participate, the City provides the opportunity to submit their comments in person, virtually, email, phone call, mail and any other method which may become available. Methods of participation may be subject to change during other such times when a State of Emergency, Health Order or State Executive Order limits in-person participation.

CURFEW
In absence of a motion duly adopted by majority vote of the City Council, the Presiding Officer may adjourn the City Council meetings at 10:30 p.m. The Presiding Officer may ask the City Council if any agenda items listed should be continued or dealt with during the meeting. For those items to be continued, the City Council can direct the item be placed on the next City Council agenda or the current meeting may be adjourned to a time certain at which time the meeting shall be reconvened as an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council and action upon the published agenda continued.

STAFF REPORTS
As a general rule, staff reports. or other written documentation are prepared/organized with respect to each item of business listed on the agenda. Meeting agendas and staff reports are available at least 72- hours prior to the scheduled regular City Council meeting and a minimum of 24-hours prior to a Special City Council meeting. There are times when the City Council receives written material. revised material after the posting of agendas, these materials are become a public record and will be available for public view within 72-hours after the meeting in which they were received. Those materials and any other public document can be inspected in the City Clerk's Office located at 8650 California Avenue, South Gate. 7 SERVICES TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
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8 Item No. 1
C'Uy of South Gate

CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA BULL
For the Regular Meeting of: November 14, 2023
Ori a a g Departmenta Human Resources
DepartmentDirector: City Manager:

C!4ris J ers
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING

AN AMENDMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

CONTRACT TO IMPLEMENT A COST SHARING PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY AND

UNREPRESENTED EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT EMPLOYEES GROUP PURPOSE: To introduce an Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the contract with the California Public Employees Retirement System ("CalPERS") to implement a cost sharing program amendment between the City of South Gate ("City") and the Board of Administration of the CalPERS to implement a cost sharing program between the Unrepresented Executive Management Contract Employees group ("Executives").

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The City Council will consider waiving the reading in full and introducing an Ordinance authorizing an amendment to the contract between the City and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System implementing Section 20516 (Employees Sharing Additional Cost) to provide employee cost sharing of 1% for Executives effective on December 31, 2023.

FISCALIMPACT: Theestimatedsavingsfromimplementingthecostsharingprogramis$17,600in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and an additional$l79,000 in Fiscal Year 2024-25.

NOTICING REQUIREMENTS: A public hearing notice was duly published in the South Gate Press, a newspaper of general circulation on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

ANALYSIS: California retirement law allows for two types of cost sharing (where employees pay a portion of the employer contribution to CalPERS). The first type of cost sharing is by CalPERS contract amendment under Government Code (GC) § 20516(a-e). In order for cost sharing to be effective under that method, CalPERS must first approve a contract amendment with the City. This form of cost sharing is generally more favorable for employees, as the additional employee contributions are considered by CalPERS to be "normal member contributions" and are treated as pre-tax contributions. As such, this is the cost-sharing method the City is proposing.

The alternative method is cost sharing under GC Eg 20516(f). That methodology is between the City and its employees only, without a CalPERS contract amendment. Under GC § 20516(f), the additional employee contributions effectively subsidize the City's CalPERS contributions and are considered as after-tax contributions.

BACKGROUND: The City's current contract with CalPERS provides that all employees pay the full employee share toward their retirement benefit. That contribution percentage differs based on whether they are "Classic" unit members or "PEPRA" unit members. During the most recent contract 1 9
negotiations between the City and the Executives, they agreed tliat they would participate in a cost sharing program. The South Gate Police Management Association ("SGPMA") was the first labor group to participate in the cost sharing program by having all their "Classic" unit members contribute 2% of their salary toward the City's share of their retirement benefits beginning in FY 2022-23. The final ordinance amending the CalPERS contract for the cost sharing program with SGPMA was approved by the City Council at its February 14, 2023, meeting.

The other employee associations, the Miscellaneous Employees' Association ("MEA"), the Professional Mid-Management Association ("PMMA"), the Division Management Association ("DMA"), and the Police Officers' Association ("POA"), followed with members agreeing to participate in the cost sharing program by contributing 1% of their salary toward the City's share of their retirement benefits beginning in FY 2023-24. The final ordinance amending the CalPERS contract for the cost sharing program with MEA, PMMA, DMA, and POA was approved by the City Council at its June 13, 2023, meeting. The cost sharing program for each of these labor groups is pursuant to California Governi'nent Code 20516(a) and was effective in July 2023.

Staff began working with CalPERS to amend the City's contract to implement this change in August 2023 and received approval and the necessary information to move forward on September 6, 2023.

The cost sharing arrangement has already been approved by the City Council on September 13, 2022, by a resolution approving the updated salary tables and benefits for Executives, Resolution No. 2022- 54-CC. In order to proceed with amending the City's contract with CalPERS for cost sharing, CalPERS requires a Resolution of Intention, an election of employees agreeing to the contract change, and adoption of an ordinance amending the City's contract with CalPERS. At its October 10, 2023 meeting, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-69-CC declaring its intent to amend the contract with CalPERS to implement a cost sharing program. Furthermore, the Executives conducted a secret ballot election on October 11, 2023 and a majority of the group voted in favor of the proposed cost sharing program. The final step to amend the contract is to adopt an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the contract between the City and CalPERS. Today's meeting is to waive the reading in full and introduce an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the contract. Staff will then come back for final adoption of the ordinance at the November 28, 2023 City Council meeting.

ATT ACHMENTS: A.

B.

C.

Proposed Ordinance
Resolution No. 2023-69-CC
Notice of Public Hearing
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ORDINANCE NO.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE,

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH

GATE, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE

CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SOUTH GATF, AND THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the Public Employees' Retirement Law peri'nits the participation of public agencies and their employees in the Public Employees' Retirement System by the execution of a contract, and sets forth the procedure by which said public agencies may elect to subject themselves and their employees to amendments to said Law; and WHEREAS, on October 10, 2023, City Council adopted a resolution declaring the City's intention to approve an amendment to said contract between the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City of South Gate; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the introduction of this Ordinance and hear public testimony on November 14, 2023.

NOW, THEREFOR, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby determine that an amendment to the contract between the City Council of the City of South Gate and the Board of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement System is hereby authorized, a copy of said amendment being attached hereto, marked Exhibit A, and by such reference made a part hereof as though herein set out in full.

SECTION 3. The Mayor of the City Council is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to execute said amendment for and on behalf of said Agency.

SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or place, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance, and each and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one of more sections, Pagelof2
11 subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirty-first (31s') day after the date of its adoption, and prior to the expiration of 10 days from the passage thereof shall be published at least once in the South Gate Press, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the Los Angeles County and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 14"' day of November 2023.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

BY:

Maria del Pilar Avalos, Mayor
ATTEST:

By:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVE AS TO FORM:

Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney

12 RESOLUTION N0. 2023-69-CC
i CITY OF SOUTH GATE,

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH

GATE, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO

APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH CALIFORNIA

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT A

COST SHARING PROGRAM BETWEEN THE CITY AND

UNREPRESENTED EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the Public Employees' Retirement Law permits the participation of public agencies and their employees in the Public Employees' Retirement System by the execution of a contract, and sets forth the procedure by which said public agencies may elect to subject themselves and their employees to amendments to said Law; and WHEREAS, one of the steps in the procedures to amend this contract is the adoption by the goveming body of the public agency of a resolution giving notice of its intention to approve an amendment to said contract, which resolution shall contain a summary of the change proposed in said contract; and
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WHEREAS, the following is a statement of the proposed change:

To provide Section 20516 (Employees Sharing Additional Cost) of 1% for local miscellaneous members in the Unrepresented Executive Management Contract Employees group.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the above recitals are tnie and correct and incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby give notice of intention to approve an amendment to the contract between the City and the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System, a copy of said amendment being attached hereto as "Exhibit A," and by this reference made a part hereof.
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13 SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution which shall be effective upon its adoption.

PASSED, AJ'PROVED, and ADOPTED on this I0th day of October 2023. a CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

By:

Maria del Pilar Avalos, Mayor
ATTEST:

BY:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:

Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney
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14 Exhibit ?A"
e A

EXHIBIT
Califomia
Public Employees' Retirement System
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AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
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Between the
Board of Administration
lifnvnfig %blic Btu@loyees' Retirement System
and the
City Council
City of South Gate
The Board of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement System, hereinafter referred to as Board, and the governing body of the above public agency, hereinafter referred to as Public Agency, having entered into a contract effective March 1, 1949, and witnessed January 24, 1949, and as amended effective August, 1, 1952, November 1, 1952, May 5, 1958, August 1, 1964, November 16, 1969, October 15, 1972, February 4, 1973, September 2, 1973, July 6, 1975, April 22, 1979, October 17, 1982, April 27, 1983, January 14, 2001, June 30, 2001, July 1, 2002, May 12, 2010, August 26, 2017, March 26, 2023, and July 16, 2023, which provides for participation of Public Agency in said System, Board and Public Agency hereby agree as follows:

A. Paragraphs 1 through 17 are hereby stricken from said contract as executed effective July 16, 2023, and hereby replaced by the following paragraphs numbered 1 through 17 inclusive:
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1. All words and terms used herein which are defined in the Public Employees' Retirement Law shall have the meaning as defined therein unless otherwise specifically provided. "Normal retirement age" shall mean age 55 for classic local miscellaneous members, age 62 for new local miscellaneous members, age 50 for classic local safety members, and age 57 for new local safety members.
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15 Public Agency shall participate in the Public Employees' Retirement System from and after March 1, 1949, making its employees as hereinafter provided, members of said System subject to all provisions of the Public Employees' Retirement Law except such as apply only on election of a contracting agency and are not provided for herein and to all amendments to said Law hereafter enacted except those, which by express provisions thereof, apply only on the election of a contracting agency. a
Public Agency agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and its trustees, agents and employees, the CalPERS Board of Administration, and the California Public Employees' Retirement Fund from any claims, demands, actions, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, expenses and costs, including but not limited to interest, penalties and attorney fees that may arise as a result of any of the following:
(a) Public Agency's election to provide retirement benefits, provisions or formulas under this Contract that are different than the retirement benefits, provisions or formulas provided under the Public Agency's prior non-CalPERS retirement program. (b) Any dispute, disagreement, claim, or proceeding (including without limitation arbitration, administrative hearing, or litigation) between Public Agency and its employees (or their representatives) which relates to Public Agency's election to amend this Contract to provide retirement benefits, provisions or formulas that are different than such employees' existing retirement benefits, provisions or formulas.
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(c) PublicAgency'sagreementwithathirdpartyotherthanCalPERS to provide retirement benefits, provisions, or formulas that are different than the retirement benefits, provisions or formulas provided underthisContract and providedforunderthe California Public Employees' Retirement Law.

4. Employees of Public Agency in the following classes shall become members of said Retirement System except such in each such class as are excluded by law or this agreement:
a, Local Fire Fighters (herein referred to as local safety members); b. Local Police Officers (herein referred to as local safety members); c. Employees other than local safety members (herein referred to as local miscellaneous members).
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5. In addition to the classes of employees excluded from membership by said Retirement Law, the following classes of employees shall not become members of said Retirement System:
a. PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE CLASS OF CROSSING GUARD
HIRED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 2, 1973.

Prior to January 1, 1975, those members who were hired by Public Agency on a temporary and/or seasonal basis not to exceed 6 months were excluded from PERS membership by contract. Government Code Section 20336 superseded this contract provision by providing that any such temporary and/or seasonal employees are excluded from PERS membership subsequent to January 1, 1975. Legislation repealed and replaced said Section with Government Code Section 20305 effective July 1, 1994.

The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of credited prior and current service as a classic local miscellaneous member in employment before and not on or after July 1, 2002, shall be determined in accordance with Section 21354 of said Retirement Law (2% at age 55 Full).

The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of credited prior and current service as a classic local miscellaneous member in employment on or affer July 1, 2002, shall be determined in accordance with Section 21354.5 of said Retirement Law (2.7% at age 55 Full).

The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of credited prior and current service as a new local miscellaneous member shall be determined in accordance with Section 7522.20 of said Retirement Law (2% at age 62 Full).

10. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of credited prior and current service as a classic local safety member shall be determined in accordance with Section 21362.2 of said Retirement Law (3% at age 50 Full).

11. The percentage of final compensation to be provided for each year of credited prior and current service as a new local safety member shalJ be determined in accordance with Section 7522.25(d) of said Retirement Law (2.7% at age 57 Full).

12. Public Agency elected and elects to be subject to the following optional provisions:
a. Sections21624and21626(Post-RetirementSurvivorAllowance). 7 9
17 Section 20042 (One-Year Fina) Compensation) for classic members only.
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Section 20614, Statutes of 1978, (Reduction of Normal Member ContributionRate). FromApril22,1979,anduntilOctober17,1982, the normal local miscellaneous member contribution rate shall be

3.5% and 4,5% for local safety members. Legislation repealed said Section effective September 29, 1980.

Section 20690, Statutes of 1980, (To Prospectively Revoke Section 20614, Statutes of 1978).
e. Section 21024 (Military Service Credit as Public Service) for local miscellaneous members only.

Section 20965 (Credit for Unused Sick Leave) for local miscellaneous members only.

Section 21574 (Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits) for local miscellaneous members only.
h. Section 20903 (Two Years Additional Service Credit). i. Section 21583 (Additional Opportunity to Elect 1959 Survivor Benefits) for local miscellaneous members only. a
Section 20!516 (Employees Sharing Additional Cost):

From and after March 26, 2023, 2% for classic local police members in the South Gate Police Management Association.

From and after July 16, 2023, 1% for local miscellaneous members in the South Gate Municipal Employees Association.

From and affer July 16, 2023, 1% for local miscellaneous members in the South Gate Professional Mid-Management Association From and affer July 16, 2023, 1 % for local miscellaneous members in the South Gate Division Management Association
From and after July 16, 2023, 1 % for classic local police members in the South Gate Police Officers' Association
From and after the effective date of this amendment to contract, 1% for local miscellaneous members in the Unrepresented Executive Management Contract Employees group.
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From and afier the effective date of this amendment to contract, 5 % for local police members in the Unrepresented Executive Management Contract Employees group.

The portion of the employer's contribution that the member agrees to contribute from his or her compensation, over and above the member's noimal contribution ("Cost Sharing Percentage"), shall not exceed the Employer Normal Cost Rate, as that rate is defined in the CalPERS Actuarial Valuation for the relevant fiscal year. If the Cost Sharing Percentage will exceed the relevant Employer Normal Cost Rate, the Cost Sharing Percentage shall automatically be reduced to an amount equal to, and not to exceed, the Employer Normal Cost Rate for the relevant fiscal year.

13. Public Agency, in accordance with Government Code Section 20790, ceased to be an "employer" for purposes of Section 20834 effective on July 6, 1975, Accumulated contributions of Public Agency shall be fixed and determined as provided in Government Code Section 20834,- and accumulated contributions thereaffer shall be held by the Board as provided in Government Code Section 20834.

14. Public Agency shall contribute to said Retirement System the contributions determined by actuarial valuations of prior and future service liability with respect to local miscellaneous members and local safety members of said Retirement System.

15. Public Agency shall also contribute to said Retirement System as follows:
a. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one installment within 60 days of date of contract to cover the costs of administering said System as it affects the employees of Public Agency, not including the costs of special valuations or of the periodic investigation and valuations required by law. b. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one installment as the occasions arise, to cover the costs of special valuations on account of employees of Public Agency, and costs of the periodic investigation and valuations required by law.

16. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be subject to adjustment by Board on account of amendments to the Public Employees' Retirement Law, and on account of the experience under the Retirement System as determined by the periodic investigation and valuation required by said Retirement Law.
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17. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be paid by Public Agency to the Retirement System within fiffeen days affer the end of the period to which said contributions refer or as may be prescribed by Board regulation. If more or less than the correct amount of contributions is paid for any period, proper adjustment shall be made in connection with subsequent remittances. Adjustments on account of errors in contributions required of any employee may be made by direct payments between the employee and the Board.

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BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION

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CITY OF SOUTH GATE
I, Yodit Glaze, City Clerk of the City of South Gate, California, hereby certify that the whole number of Members of the City Council of said City is five; that Resolution No. 2023-69-CC was adopted by the City Council at their Regular Meeting held on October 10, 2023, by the following vote:

Ayes: Council Members: Avalos, Barron, Davila, and Hurtado Noes: Council Members: None
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Absent: Council Members: Rios
Abstain: Council Members: None
Recused: Council Member: None
Witness my hand and the seal of said City on October 11, 2023.

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Introducing Ordinance Amending CalPERS Contract to Implement cost sharing program
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVBNthatthe City Council of South Gate, Californiawill conduct a public hearing for the purpose of introducing an Ordinance amending the CalPERS contract to implement a cost sharing program between the City and the Sorith Gate. The Public Hearing is scheduled for:

DATE:

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LOCATION:

November 14, 2023
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THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN by the order of the City Clerk of said City and is dated this October 19, 2023.

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CITYMANAUR'SOFFICE
Item No. 2
NOV 0 6 2023
lc:tB4 Ciffl of South Gate

CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA IBa[LL
Departmetit Director:

For the Regular Meeting oj:
ent:

November 14, 2023
Public Works
City Manager:

CjClris Jeffers
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION DECLARING A CONTINUED EMERGENCY AND

AUTHORIZING REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES OF PUBLIC FACILITIES RELATED TO THE URBAN ORCHARD, CITY PROJECT NO. 539-PRK WITHOUT PUBLIC BIDDING, PURSUANT TO THE EMERGENCY

CONTRACTING PROCEDURES OF THE SOUTH GATE MUNICIPAL CODE AND

THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE
PURPOSE: To declare an emergency still exists and to authorize the repair, replacement or maintenance activities of public facilities related to the Urban Orchard Project without public bidding. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Solid Waste Division ("County") issued a Corrective Action Order requiring construction to stop on the project. The declaration of emergency is necessary to streamline the process to procure a replacement contractor to provide maintenance activities to preserve the site in a safe condition until the County authorizes construction work on the project to resume.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: The City Council will consider making a finding and adopting a Resolution declaring an emergency still exists and authorizing repair, replacement or maintenance activities of public facilities related to the Urban Orchard, City Project No. 539- PRK, without public bidding, pursuant to the emergency contracting procedures of the South Gate Municipal Code and the California Public Contract Code.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no impact to the General Fund. The Urban Orchard Project ("Project") has received a total of $30.5 million in grant and other funds for design, construction, operations, and maintenance, as summarized below, inclusive of a $5,000,000 grant from Caltrans.

ANALYSIS: The Project was under construction and approximately 80% of construction work has been completed. On December 29, 2022, the City received a Corrective Action Order ("Order") from the County. The Order required the City to stop all construction activities until such a time as a Post Closure Land Use Plan ("PCLUP") for the Project site was approved by the County. Given the PCLUP approval process and input received to date, it will take at least several months, possibly six or more, to obtain approval. 1 24
To avoid the significant delay damages that would be payable by the City to the general contractor during a prolonged suspension of the project pending approval of the PCLUP, the City Council terminated the general contractor's agreement at a Special City Council meeting on February 6, 2023. Such termination provided both immediate and long-term cost savings to the City but also created an immediate need for the City to retain an interim contractor to perform certain ongoing maintenance and safety activities; a need which must be met sooner than the time necessary to engage in normal public bidding procedures The proposed Resolution declares a continued emergency exists pursuant to the authority granted by South Gate Municipal Code § 1.54.470 and California Public Contract Code § 22050. Those Code Sections allow cities, by resolution, to approve the City's entry into contracts without engaging in public bidding where certain emergency conditions are found to have occurred. Staff continues to believe that the County's Order directing all construction work to be ceased on the Project, constitutes such an emergency due to the public's safety with an unfinished construction site and the need to respond accordingly to additional directives given by the County related to ensuring public safety. Staff is recornrnending that the City Council adopt the proposed Resolution so that the City can avail itself of the accelerated contracting procedures authorized by those Code Sections. The Resolution, (1) declares an emergency, (2) authorizes the City Manager to take such actions deemed necessary to cause the maintenance activities to be performed and to procure the necessary equipment, services, and supplies all without giving notice for bids for contracts, (3) requires that at each regularly scheduled City Council Meeting, the City Manager present to the Council the reasons justifying why the emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, why that action is necessary to respond to the emergency, and that the City Council review the emergency action to determine, by a four-fifth's vote, that there is a need to continue the emergency action until the emergency action is terminated.

The City is working diligently to secure the PCLUP approval. The process has been initiated with the submittal of technical documents such as the Workplan for interim measures and a Surnrnary of Site Investigation, and the City continues to address the requirements imposed by the County.

Since the original Resolution declaring an emergency was approved by the City Council on February 6, 2023, the following contracts, expenditures, and milestones have been undertaken:
1, NR Development Inc., was informed that Contract No. 2021-66-CC was terminated by the City Council effective February 13, 2023, except for maintenance activities. Staff met with NR Development Inc., to discuss the steps to close out construction activities and continue maintenance activities. As of February 16, 2023, NR Development Inc., is no longer providing any project services or maintenance activities.

2. City forces are providing maintenance services of the site. The site has been secured with perimeter fencing and security contract services.

3. Coordination with the Trust for Public Land ("TPL") to complete the process to prepare the technical documents necessary to secure a replacement contractor was completed. Preliminarily selected a recommended interim contractor; conducted a field review; and received a fee proposal for the interim maintenance and construction 2 25
activities approved by the Local Enforcement Agency ("LEA"). Received a proposal from the contractor and have begun negotiations.

4. Submitted to the LEA the Summary of Investigations Report, Workplan of Interim Control Measures ("WICM"), Supplemental WICM and Phase II Workplan. Received approval of the WICM and conditional approval of the Phase II Workplan. Submitted a revised WICM as requested by the LEA. Submitted the revised Phase II Workplan on April 18, 2023. On May 9, 2023, the LEA approved the Revised WICM for which the safety measures were implemented by May 12, 2023. To date three months of monitoring have been completed per the Phase II Workplan.

5. Approved a funding increase for TPL in the amount of $50,000. On January 24, 2023, the City Council approved a $250,000 budget for Amendment No. 6 to Contract No. 3352 with TPL, however, Amendment No. 6 had a budget requirement of $300,000. A budget increase of $50,000 was administratively approved to align the amount of the budget authority with the $300,000 budget requirement for Amendment No. 6, which provides funding for the technical services required to comply with requirements from the LEA.

6. A bid was received from LA Engineering to complete the construction of maintenance activities in the WICM approved by the LEA for the Urban Orchard Project. A construction contract in the amount of $2,919,248 was executed administratively under the authority granted by the subject resolution.

7. Construction work has begun on the scope of work approved in the WICM. Progress to date includes completing backfill of overflow structure at the south wetland, completing the north wetland slope stabilization and substantially completing backfill of the reservoir and stockpile management. Construction work has begun adjacent to the Bandini Channel. Pending work includes completion of the electrical distribution system, construction of the easement road, installation of the security cameras, and boarding up of the education building, The work is scheduled to be completed in December 2023.
probes throughout the 7-acre site. One probe has
the amount is below regulatory requirements.

8. Methane gas monitoring has begun, and five months of sampling has been completed.

The final monitoring testing will be conducted in November. The completed sampling results are scheduled to be submitted to the LEA in December 2023. There are 16 detected traces of methane, however,
BACKGROUND: The Project is a part of the FY 2022/23 Capital Improvement Program. The Project is located between the Los Angeles River, Firestone Boulevard, the Thunderbird Villa Mobile Home Park, and the I-710 Freeway. Two primary purposes of the Project are to divert and treat storm water run-off from the Los Angeles River and provide recreation opportunities to South Gate residents.

The Project is being constructed on a property that was used as an unpermitted landfill until 1949 by an entity laiown as Southeastern Disposal and By-Products. The property site is identified in CalRecycle's Solid Waste Information System ("SWIS") as an Unpermitted Closed Solid Waste 3 26
Disposal Site and SWIS No. 19-AA-5545. In 1984, the State of California Department of Health Services, Toxic Substances Control Division concluded that the clean-up work completed effectively mitigated waste constituents to proceed with the Lewis Homes residential development project. The requirements of the PCLUP came into effect in 1988. As such, the project site is subject to State solid waste regulations that require the PCLUP before any change to the current land use, construction, or land preparation can occur.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Solid Waste Management Program, acts as the LEA for the State of California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery ("CalRecycle"). The County is authorized by Division 30 of the Public Resources Code ("PRC"), Section 43209 and 45000, Title 14 and 27 of the California Code of Regulations (14 CCR & 27 CCR), to enforce applicable solid waste regulations and to ensure solid waste sites meet the state minimum standards within the County of Los Angeles. As such, the City is working with the LEA to obtain approval of the PCLUP.

Construction is currently at the 80% completion stage. Improvements that have been substantially completed include, but are not limited to, rough grading, drop inlet for storm water diversion structures in the Bandini Channel, a wetland overlook area, the stream adjacent to the education/flexible space building and wetland, south bio swale, construction of 18 raised planters, planting of 75 trees, installation of the prefabricated education center and the restroorn/maintenance building, two shade structures, a water element at the playground, installation of multi-use walking and bicycle pathways, exercise equipment located at various stages along the walking and bicycle paths, benches, picnic tables, drinking fountains, trash cans, and pathway lighting. The total estimated cost of improvements completed to date is over $12 million.

The Project has received the listed grants. The process has begun to enter into an agreement with Caltrans to receive an additional $5 million for a grand total of $30.5 million.

Grants Amount Grant Recipient
State Water Resource Control Board (Prop 1) $7,975,100 City
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) $3,000,000 Los Angeles County Flood Control District $530,000 Safe Clean Water- Municipal Funds $1,435,401
Safe Clean Water- Regional Funds $5,438,000
State Parks- Prop. 68 Grant $1,919,847
Conservation Corp of Long Beach $713,015
Caltrans $5,000,000
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Funds $4,404,798 TPL Private Donations $90,000
Total $30,506,161
ATTACHMENT: Proposed Resolution
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Attachment A
RESOLUTION NO.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH

GATE, ST ATE OF CAI,IFORNIA, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY STILL

EXISTS AND AUTHORIZING REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR

MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES OF PUBLIC FACILITIES RELATED TO

THE URBAN ORCHARD PROJECT WITHOUT PUBLIC BIDDING,

PURSUANT TO THE EMERGENCY CONTRACTING PROCEDURES OF

THE SOUTH GATE MUNICIPAL CODE AND THE CALIFORNIA

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE
WHEREAS, at the Special City Council meeting on February 6, 2023, the City Council for the City of South Gate ("City") considered and passed a Resolution declaring an emergency and arithorized the repair, replacement or maintenance activities of public facilities related to the Urban Orchard Project ("Project") pursuant to the emergency contracting procedures of the South Gate Municipal Code and the California Public Contract Code; WHEREAS, construction activities at the Project site began on August 2, 2021, and have reached the eighty percent completion stage, but the Project will require several more months of work before it is complete;
WHEREAS, the City has received notice from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Solid Waste Management Program ("County"), demanding that the City immediately cease all construction work on the Project until such time that a Post Closure Land Use Plan ("PCLUP") is submitted to the County for approval before any change to the current land use, construction, or land preparation can occur to comply with the requirements of the California Code of Regulations, Title 27 (27 CCR), Section 21190 (the "Cease and Desist and Corrective Action Order");
WHEREAS, the City has terminated its construction agreement withthe contractor, except for the requirement for the contractor to perform certain maintenance activities; WHEREAS, although no construction activities will occur at the Project site until the County issues its PCLUP, it will be necessary in the interim for certain minimal maintenance activities to be performed at the site for the protection of the existing improvements and/or for public safety (collectively, the "Maintenance Activities"); WHEREAS, at a special meeting of the South Gate City Council ("Council") held on Monday, February 6, 2023, the Council received information provided by the City's Public Works Department establishing that the City does not have sufficient manpower to perform the Maintenance Activities with its own forces, and that the immediate need for the performance of the Maintenance Activities does not permit a delay that would result from a competitive solicitation for bids; and
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28 WHEREAS, the City is working diligently to secure the PCLUP approval. The process has been initiated with the submittal of technical documents such as the Workplan for interim measures and a Summary of Site Investigation, and the City continues to address the requirements imposed by the County.

NOW, THEREFOR, BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH ABOVE, THE COUNCIL OF

THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY MAKES THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS:

1. The County's issuance of the Cease and Desist and Corrective Action Order at the current stage of the Project work, coupled with the immediate and ongoing need to perform the Maintenance Activities, has created an emergency for the City with respect to the Project; and

2. The emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids to perform the Maintenance Activities; and

3. The actions to be taken pursuant to the Resolutions set forth below continue to be necessary to respond to the emergency; and

4. The City is working diligently to secure the PCLUP approval. The process has been initiated with the submiffal of technical documents such as the Workplan for interim measures and a Summary of Site Investigation, and the City continues to address the requirements imposed by the County.

NOW, THEREFOR, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RF,SOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the above recitals and findings are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2: Pursuant to the authority granted by South Gate Municipal Code 53 1.54.470 and California Public Contract Code § 22050, the Council hereby authorizes and directs the City's City Manager and his designees to take such actions as the City Manager deems necessary to cause the Maintenance Activities to be performed, and to procure the necessary equipment, services, and supplies therefore, all without giving notice for bids to let contracts, and without regard to the dollar amounts of the contracts for such activities, equipment, services and supplies.

SECTION 3: At each regularly scheduled meeting of the Council after the date of the original Resolution, dated February 6, 2023, until further notice from the Council, the City Manager has and shall continue to present to the Council the reasons justi'tying the emergency, that the emergency declaration will reduce delays and associated costs that would otherwise result from the competitive solicitation for bids and why that action is necessary to respond to the emergency.

SECTION 4. At each such regularly scheduled meeting until the emergency action is terminated, the Council shall review the emergency action to determine, by a four-fifth's vote, that there is a need to continue the emergency action.

29 SECTION 5. The Council shall terminate the emergency action at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant, so that the remainder of the Maintenance Activities may be completed by giving notice for bids to let contracts.

SECTION 6. In accordance with the provisions of California Public Contract Code F3 22050, this Resolution shall only be effective if passed by a four-fifths vote of the Council.

SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, which shall be effective upon its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of November 2023.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

BY:

Maria del Pilar Avalos, Mayor
ATTEST:

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Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Raul F. Salinas, City Attorney

30 Item No. 3
CffYMANMa[R'SOFFlCE
NOV D 7 2023
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City of South Gate

CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA BULL
For the Regular Meeting ofi November 14, 2023
Originating artment: Human Resources
City Manaxrer: illHumati Resources Director:
ffiil] 'amilton Ch =is Jeffers
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 6454 (SALARY

RESOLUTION AND POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN) TO RETITLE THE

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/FINANCE TO DEPUTY

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT,

THE CORRESPONDING JOB CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION, AND TO DIRECT

ST AFF TO UPDATE THE TITLE TO THE CONSOLIDATED SALARY PAY TABLE PURPOSE: To retitle the Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance in the Administrative Services Department, and to update the corresponding job classification specifications and salary pay table.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution amending Resolution No. 6454 (Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) by taking the following actions:
l) Retitle the Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance; and
2) Approve the update to the job classification specification, direct staff to update the title on the consolidated salary pay table, and approve the salary pay table to be updated and returned to the City Council for approval on a semi-annual basis each April and October.

FISCAL IMPACT: Approving the retitling of the job classification from Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance and updating the job classification specifications will have no fiscal impact to the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Adopted Budget.

ANALYSIS: For the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Budget Year, the City Council authorized the formation of the Department of Human Resources, which previously was a division under the Department of Administrative Services and headed by the Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Human Resources & Risk Management. On May 9, 2023, as a result of the creation of the Department of Human Resources, the City Council approved the retitling of the Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Human Resources & Risk Management to Deputy Director of Human Resources, which better describes the duties of the position.

I
31 The Administrative Services Department is responsible for handling all aspects of the City's finances including accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, payroll, investments, utility billing, business licensing, budgeting, and managing the City's inforination technology needs. The Administrative Services Department is comprised of six divisions over which the Director of Administrative Services is responsible: Administration/Accounting, Purchasing, Business License, Customer Service, Information Technology, and Capital Equipment Asset Replacement. While the Director of Administrative Services oversees all these divisions and activities, the Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance's area of responsibility is isolated to plaru'iing, directing, overseeing, and evaluating the City's financial activities. In an effort to more appropriately title this position, approval is requested to change the title from Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance.

On October 23, 2023, the City's previous Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance was promoted to the position of Director of Administrative Services and the City is now in need to recruit for her replacement. By titling the position appropriately to Deputy Director of Finance, the City will be able to attract and recruit viable candidates to assume the duties needed.

The proposed salary range for the Deputy Director of Finance is based upon the same salary range of the existing Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance, which the City Council approved as part of the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Adopted Budget.

The proposed job classification specification is attached reflecting the change of title to Deputy Director of Finance and staff seeks direction from the City Council to update the consolidated salary schedule. On September 12, 2023, City Council approved Resolution No. 2023-62-CC to adopt a comprehensive pay schedule for all full-time, part-time, and elected officials to comply with California Code of Regulations Fq 570.5 of the Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL).

Prior to the adoption of the comprehensive salary schedule, the employees' pay tables were maintained on separate, bargaining unit specific salary schedules.

The comprehensive salary schedule consolidates the employees' salaries and wages on one document, is easy to use, and immediately reflects the approved changes as authorized by City Council. The comprehensive salary schedule does create issues when there multiple items are on an agenda seeking approval to make changes to job classification specification and/or pay, each of which traditionally has had the salary schedule attached as an exhibit. If City Council decides to pass all but one of the proposed items on the agenda or continue an item and each item has the same comprehensive salary schedule attached, City Council would inadvertently approve the item it decided to deny or continue. For example, assume an agenda as one item seeking approval to create a new position, another agenda items seeking approval to update an existing position's compensation, and a third agenda item reclassifying a position and adjusting the salary of the position and City Council decides to continue the last item but approve the first two, City Council would inadvertently have approved the reclassified position's title and salary because it would necessarily have to appear on the comprehensive salary schedules attached to the first two items.

With City Council directing staff on each passed item to update the comprehensive salary schedule instead of approving an attachment, the dilemma of inadvertent approval of an item denied or continued is eliminated entirely. While the PERL requires the salary schedule be approved and 2 32
adopted by City Council in accordance with the requirements of applicable public meeting laws, it does not require that every minor adjustment to the salary schedule be effectuated in this manner.

In fact, the generally accepted practice is to administratively update the salary schedule at the direction of City Council, post that change on the City's website to ensure consistent and constant transparency, and bring the comprehensive salaiy schedule to City Council for official approval and adoption on an annual basis. However, in an effort to maintain transparency, Human Resources will bring the comprehensive salary schedule to City Councn for approval and adoption on a semi-annual basis during the second regular City Council meeting each April and October.

BACKGROUND: The City must, from time to time, add, remove, reclassi'fy, retitle, update or otherwise adjust job classifications, job specifications and/or compensation in the Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan in order to satisfy the changing needs and demands of the City's workforce. In response to these changing needs and demands, job classification specifications must be amended to more closely match the tasks which need to be performed by employees in the City's various departments.

Human Resources staff corresponded with the Division Management Association (DMA) Board Members to inform them of the retitled classification, and they agree with the updated job classification specification.

ATTACHMENT: Proposed Resolution (including job specification) 3 33
RESOLUTION NO.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COTJNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 6454 (SALARY

RF,SOLUTION AND POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN) TO RETITLE

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE

SERVICES/FINANCE TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IN THE

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE

CORRESPONDING JOB CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION, AND TO

DIRECT ST AFF TO UPDATE THE TITLE TO THE CONSOLIDATED

SALARY PAY TABLE
WHEREAS, the City must, from time to time, add or otherwise adjust job classifications, job specifications and/or compensation in the Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan in order to satisfy the changing needs and demands of the workforce and to more closely match the tasks which need to be performed by employees in the City's various departments;
WHEREAS, the City desires to retitle the Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance in the Administrative Services Department; WHEREAS, the City desires to approve the job classification specifications for the full- time position of Deputy Director of Finance;
WHEREAS, the City desires to direct staff to update the consolidated salary schedule to change the title of the position of Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance and to return to City Council for approval the consolidated pay salary table on a semi-annual basis each April and October; and WHEREAS, the Division Management Association is in agreement with the change in the title of Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance and the job classification specification for the Deputy Director of Finance.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby approve the retitling of the Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance.

34 SECTION 3. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the proposed amendment to the City's Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan to approve the job classification specifications for Deputy Director of Finance.

SECTION 4. The City Council hereby approves and directs staff to update the title of Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance to Deputy Director of Finance to the City's consolidated salary schedule and to retum to City Council for approval the consolidated pay salary table on a semi-annual basis each April and October.

SECTION 5. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the proposed job specifications for the Deputy Director of Finance, attached hereto as Exhibit "A." SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution which shall be effective upon its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of November 2023.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

By:

Maria del Pilar Avalos, Mayor
ATTEST:

B7:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

B7:

Ra'ul F. Salirias, City Attorney
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35 Exhibit "A"
Ciffl of South Gate

CLASS SPECIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

DESCRIPTION
Under the general administrative direction of the Director of Administrative Services, plan, direct, manage, oversee and evaluate the financial activities of the City including budget, general accounting, payroll, financial reporting, business licensing, purchasing, water utility billing and customer service.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
The Deputy Director of Finance is responsible for the management and direction of all finance activities.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Works under the general administrative direction and supervision of the Director of Administrative Services.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED
Exercises direct supervision over the Finance functions and staff.

ESSENTIAL Ftmc'rions
Essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Assume full management responsibility for all finance services and activities including planning, organizing and directing all internal support functions.

Establish, within City policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of seivice delivery methods and procedures; allocate resources accordingly.

Plan, direct and coordinate, through staff, the City's Finance work plan; assign projects and programmatic areas of responsibility; review and evaluate work methods and procedures; meet with key staff to identify and resolve problems.

Assess and monitor workload, administrative and support systems, and intemal reporting relationships; identify opportunities for improvement; direct and implement changes.

Train, motivate and evaluate assigned personnel; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; implement discipline and termination procedures.

Participate in the development and administration of the City-wide budget; approve the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; approve expenditures and implement budgetary adjustments as appropriate and necessaiy.

Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.

Supervises and participates in the development, maintenance and operation of the general accounting system, cash receipting, utility billing and business license system.

Supervises the preparation, auditing and disbursement of claims and demands against the City, including all payroll functions.

Analyzes and interprets financial and economic data. 6 36
Exhibit "A"
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (Cont.) Page 2
Conducts financial planning, prepares deparhnental budget estimates and administers expenditures from approved funds.

Supervises the collection of delinquent accounts and the maintenance of property records, inventories, and amortization schedules.

Conducts financial reporting on state and federal subventions and grants.

Prepares reports and correspondence and maintains deparhnental records.

Conducts and manages special studies designed to increase the efficiency and economy of municipal operations.

Perform related duties as required.
0UALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience Guidelines - Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education/Training
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in government finance, public administration or a related field. Master's degree, CPA or CPFO preferred.

Experience
Four years of increasingly responsible finance, accounting, or related experience, including two years of management and administrative responsibility.

License/Certificate Requirement
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of: operations, services and activities of the Administrative Services department; principles and practices of goveriunental accounting and auditing; budgeting, taxation, revenue and record keeping procedures; principles and practices of supervision, leadership, customer service and public contact; interpretation and implementation of local, state and federal codes, laws and regulations.

Skills and Ability to: manage and direct programs and activities of the Finance Division; interpret, apply and explain financial data, related laws and regulations; analyze data and prepare reports of related activity; direct the preparation and maintenance of accurate records; supervise, plan and organize work for subordinate staff to meet deadlines; work effectively with financial contractors, employees and the general public; work independently with little direction; meet the public in situations requiring diplomacy and tact; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships. 7 37
Exhibit "A"
DEPUTY DIRF,CTOR OF FINANCE (Cont.) Page 3
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE (DMV) PULL NOTICE SYSTEM An incumbent appointed to this position is subject to enrollment in the California DMV Pull Notice Program. The Pull Notice program provides information on the incumbent's driving record and Driver's License status on a periodic basis to the City of South Gate. An employee assigned a City vehicle must acknowledge receipt and understanding of City Adininistrative Regulations covering the use of City vehicles.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environi'nent described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perforin the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perforin the essential functions. While perforining the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and an'ns. The employee is occasionally required to climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in the office and moderately loud when outdoors. The incumbent is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions and is regularly required to travel to different sites and locations t&oughout the Cit9 of South Gate.

Accounting Manager
Created, 10/1982
Assistant Finance Director
Created, 03/2002
Deputy Director of Administrative Services/Finance
Created, 02/2015
Deputy Director of Finance
Updated, 11/14/2023
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Item No. 4
CffYMANAGER'SOFflCE
NOV 0 7 2023

CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BT["LL
For the Regular Meeting ofi November 14, 2023
Originating Department: Human Resources
Human Resources Director:
ers
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 6454 (SALARY

RESOLUTION AND POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN) TO APPROVE THE FULL-

TIME POSITION OF SENIOR HOUSING SPECIALIST IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; APPROVE THE JOB CLASSIFICATION

SPECIFICATION FOR THE FULL-TIME POSITION OF SENIOR HOUSING SPECIALIST; AND TO DIRECT ST AFF TO UPDATE THE CONSOLIDATED SALARY

PAY TABLE BY ADDING THE SENIOR HOUSING SPECIALIST TITLE, PAY GRADE,

AND PAY RANGE
PURPOSE: To approve the full-time position of Senior Housing Specialist in the Community Development Department; approve the job specification for the full-time Senior Housing Specialist position; and direct staff to add the full-time Senior Housing Specialist classification to the consolidated salary pay table with the proposed salary grade and range.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: The City Council will consider adopting a Resolution amending Resolution No. 6454 (Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan) by taking the following actions:
1) Approve the full-time position of Senior Housing Specialist in the Community Development Department;
2) Approve the classification specification for the full-time position of Senior Housing Specialist; and
3) Direct staff to update the Consolidated Salary Pay Table for the City of South Gate by adding the full-time position of Senior Housing Specialist at Pay Grade 568 ($5,809 - $7,061 monthly), a Non-Exempt Classification assigned to the Municipal Employees Association ("MEA").

FISCAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact. The cost to add the full-time Senior Housing Specialist position is estimated to be $105,915 annually, which includes the cost of benefits. The addition of the full-time Senior Housing Specialist position will not result in any additional costs since it was approved as part of the Adopted FY 2023/24 Fiscal Year.

ANAI,YSIS: None.
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BACKGROUND: The City must, from time to time, add, remove, reclassify, or otherwise adjust job classifications, job specifications and/or compensation in the Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan in order to satisfy the changing needs and demands of the City's workforce. In response to these changing needs and demands, job classification specifications must be amended to more closely match the tasks which need to be performed by employees in the City's various departments.

The Senior Housing Specialist will primarily perform a variety of duties related to the implementation of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, Emergency Housing Voucher, Comi'nunity Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs, which are operated by the South Gate Housing Authority and the City of South Gate Housing Division, and in accordance with federal, state, and local policies, procedures, regulations and laws. The Senior Housing Specialist will perform the more complex technical and administrative duties than the Housing Specialist.

The proposed pay is based upon a total ten percent increase over the existing Housing Specialist position, which is justified based on the expectation that the incumbent to this position be responsible for the most complex and difficult of tasks related to the City's housing operations.

Accordingly, it is recommended that the full-time Senior Housing Specialist position be paid at Pay Grade 568 ($5,809 - $7,061 monthly).

Human Resources staff worked with the Cornrnunity Development Department to develop the job classification specifications for the Senior Housing Specialist. Staff also worked with MEA to review the new job specifications and the recommended pay, of which they agree.

ATTACHMENT: Proposed Resolution (including job classification specification) 2 40
RESOLUTION NO.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION N0. 6454 (SALARY

RESOLUTION AND POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN) TO

APPROVE THE FULL-TIME POSITION OF SENIOR HOUSING
SPECIALIST IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT;

APPROVE THE JOB CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION FOR THE FULL-TIME POSITION OF SENIOR HOUSING SPECIALIST; AND TO

DIRECT STAFF TO UPDATE THE CONSOLIDATED SALARY PAY

TABLE BY ADDING THE SENIOR HOUSING SPECIALIST TITLE, PAY

GRADE, AND PAY RANGE
WHEREAS, the City must, from time to time, add or otherwise adjust job classifications, job specifications and/or compensation in the Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan in order to satisfy the changing needs and demands of the workforce and to more closely match the tasks which need to be performed by employees in the City's various departments;
WHEREAS, the City desires to approve the full-time position of Senior Housing Specialist in the Community Development Department;
WHEREAS, the City desires to approve the job classification specification for the full- time position of Senior Housing Specialist;
WHEREAS, the City desires to approve the adjustment of the salary pay table and directs staff to add the respective salary range and the salary pay table for the full-time Senior Housing Specialist; and
WHEREAS, the Miscellaneous Employees Association ("MEA") is in agreement with the creation of the full-time Senior Housing Specialist position, the job classification specification for the full-time Senior Housing Specialist position, and the salary range for the full-time Senior Housing Specialist position.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby declare that the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.

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41 SECTION 2. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the proposed amendment to the City's Salary Resolution and Position Classification Plan to approve the job classification specifications for the full-time position of Senior Housing Specialist in the Coinrnunity Development Department.

SECTION 3. The City Council hereby approves and directs staff to update the City's consolidated salary schedule to add the position of Senior Housing Specialist, a MEA position, at the Pay Grade of 568 with a pay range of $5,809 to $7,061per month.

SECTION 4. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the proposed job specification for the full-time Senior Housing Specialist, attached hereto as Exhibit "A." SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certi'fy to the adoption of this Resolution which shall be effective upon its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of November 2023.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

By:

Maria del Pilar Avalos, Mayor
ATTEST:

B7:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By:
/!jiS2as,AJA"tt!y

42 Exhibit "A"
Ciffl of South Gate

CLASS SPECIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES

SENIORHOUSING SPECIALIST

DESCRIPTION
Under general direction, perforins a variety of duties related to the implementation of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, Emergency Housing Voucher, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs, operated by the South Gate Housing Authority and the City of South Gate Housing Division, and in accordance with federal, state and local policies, procedures, regulations and laws; perforins related duties as required.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
The Senior Housing Specialist is responsible for perfoririing a full range of technical and administrative work in the Housing Division requiring specialized knowledge and judgment in the application of housing related policies, procedures, and systems.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Works under the general supervision of the Housing Manager.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED
May exercise technical and functional supervision over staff involved in Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), CDBG, and HOME program administration.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Essential fimctions may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Directs daily fiscal operations related to the Housing Division and funding allocation of assigned programs or funds: ensures fiscal operations are following funding agency guidelines.

Coordinates preparation of required annual HUD grant applications, reports, and documents; compiles, analyzes, and prepares aru'iual funding reports.

Compiles and analyzes data and prepares annual reports, including 5-Year Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, Consolidated Annual Perforinance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), 5-Year PHA Plan and PHA Annual Plan.

Recommends goals and objectives; assists in the development of policies and procedures.

Evaluates operations and activities of assigned responsibilities; recommends improvements and modifications; prepares various reports on operations and activities.

Interviews rental assistance applicants for initial eligibility and advises them of applicable rules, policies, and procedures governing eligibility and occupancy; researches and verifies eligibility information; conducts special and interim interviews of tenants related to changes in household composition and 5 43
SENIOR HOUSING SPECIALIST (cont.)
Exhibit "A"
2 income, or moves; deterinines continued eligibility.

Interviews homeowners and business owners to deterinine their eligibility for rehab loans and grants and advises them of applicable rules, policies and procedures; researches and verifies eligibility inforination; assists with managing and qualifying CDBG sub-recipients.

Answers questions and provide inforination to the public; investigates complaints and recommends corrective action to resolve complaints, as necessary.

Inteiprets, implements, communicates and enforces HUD guidelines and regulations to program participants, owners and other agencies.

Maintains documentation records; performs data entry for an automated record keeping system; analyzes data to generate reports; prepares and types reports and correspondence.

Inspects prospective and assisted housing to ensure conforinance with HUD standards and deterinines necessary corrections.

Processes rental assistance re-certifications, interims, rent increases, issuance of vouchers and third party verifications; updates records with homeowners and sub-recipients involved with the CDBG and HOME programs.

Counsels participants, owners and sub-recipients with regard to program violations; researches possible fraud cases and makes recommendations.

Investigates difficult and/or sensitive situations involving participants and owners; counsels and works to resolve complaints with applicants, tenants, owners and citizens regarding housing assistance programs.

Performs independent analysis, program development and research, makes recommendations and prepares corresponding staff reports.

Monitors small business loans, nonprofit organizations, and other governmental entities for proper expenditures according to loan or grant agreements and federal regulations.

Attends various City Council, Citizen's Advisory Committee, and other governi'nental meetings; prepares and presents agenda items to the City Council.

Builds and maintains positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees, and the public using principles of good customer service.

Prepares grant applications; manages and ensures compliance with grantor's funding requirements.

Reviews projects for city, grantor, or HUD compliance and conducts project inspections.

Performs related duties as assigned.
0UALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
Any combination of education and/or experience that has provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary.
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SENIOR HOUSIN(J SPECIALIST (cont.)
Exhibit "A"
3 Education Required:
* Graduation from an accredited college or university with a baclielor's degree in urban planning, finance, business administration, public administration, or related field and three (3) years of professional experience in a housing program or in a similar regulated industry involving case management, grant applications, and social services; OR * Five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in a housing program or in a similar regulated industg involving case management, grant applicants, and social services and two (2) years of college coursework in courses related to urban planning, finance, business administration, and/or public administration.

Experience Required: 0ualifying professional experience must include perforining the full range of professional-level duties in at least ONE of the following areas:
* GRANT, CONTRACT, AND/OR PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Grants management and administration, including the management and monitoring of federal grants, including the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitlement program subrecipient agreements; special assessment district management (authorized under California or local law); project and contract management; and/or nonprofit contract adininistration. * BUSINESS ASSISTANCE: Business development program management and implementation; small business assistance programs; business expansion and retention programs; business marketing and outreach; workforce development; and/or state or federal business incentive programs.
* COMM{7NITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS: Community service programs; goveriunent- assisted or affordable housing programs; homeless services and shelter programs; community development, and/or neighborhood revitalization programs * FINANCE, COMMERCIAL LENDING, AND BUDGETING: Community investment programs; business finance programs; commercial lending programs; infrastructure/public facilities financing; real estate development finance and community revitalization; and/or contract administrative and budgetary analysis.

Certifications Required:
* Possession of a minimum of two (2) Housing Certifications is required; and * Possession of Housing Qualify Standards (HQS) Certification within six (6) months of the hire date is required.

License Req.uireinent
Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License, proof of insurance and a satisfactory driving record is required at time of appointment and throughout employi'nent in this position.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of subsidized housing programs and regulations; procedures and practices required in verifying data; functions of various social service agencies; effective interviewing techniques; business aritm'netic; principles of data collection and record keeping; automated technology and office equipment.

Ability to meet the public in situations requiring diplomacy and tact; speak clearly, interpret and explain 7 45
Exhibit "A"
SENIOR Housrua SPECIALIST (cont.) 4
technical infor+'nation; listen effectively; work independently and make sound decisions; analyze sensitive situations; resolve disputes tmough application of City policy; organize work, establish priorities and meet deadlines; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; make aritmnetical calculations quickly and accurately; perforin accurate clerical, record keeping work; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Skill in the operation of a variety of office equipment, including computer and calculator.

Bilingual in English/Spanish is desirable.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE (DMV) PULL NOTICE SYSTEM An incutnbent appointed to this position is subject to enrollment in the California DMV Pull Notice Program. The Pull Notice program provides inforination on the incumbent's driving record and Driver's License status on a periodic basis to the City of South Gate. An employee assigned a City vehicle must acknowledge receipt and understanding of City Administrative Regulations covering the use of City vehicles.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environinent described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfiilly perforiri the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perforin the essential functions. While perforining the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk or/and hear; and may stand for extended periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arins. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, laieel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environinent is usually quiet in the office and moderately loud when outdoors.

Incumbents are occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, traffic, dust, gas, fumes, and chemicals.

Created, 11/14/23
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aJfANAflER'80fFlCE Item No. 5
NOV 0 7 2023
City of South Gate

CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA BaILL
For the Regular Meeting of November 14, 2023
Originating Department: Community Development
r>epartmentnirecto+MeBred#lhT#El,Era !
City Manager:
('s,r4ers
SUBJECT: AMENDMENT N0. 1 TO CONTRACT N0. 2023-130-AC WITH WILLDAN ENGINEERING, INC., FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ST AFF AUGMENT ATION PURPOSE: To approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2023-130-AC with Willdan Engineering, Inc., ("Amendment No. l") for additional funding for staff augmentation to support the City while recruitments for newly authorized positions are being undertaken.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: The City Council will consider:
a. Approving Amendment No. l to Contract No. 2023-130-AC with Willdan Engineering, Inc., for a period not to exceed one (1) year in the amount of $175,000; b. Appropriating $100,000 from the General Fund to cover the remaining balance for Amendment No. 1; and
c. Authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. l in a form acceptable to the City Attomey.

FISCAL IMPACT: Approximately $75,000 remains from the appropriation and salary savings identified when the City Council approved the agreement with CSG Consultants on August 8, 2023.

In order to ensure there is adequate funding until such time all vacant positions can be filled within the Code Enforcement Division, an additional appropriation of $100,000, for a total budget authorization of $175,000 with Wildan Engineering, Inc. is being requested. The additional appropriation would be drawn from General Fund Reserves. The goal is to fill the vacant positions so that employees can once again pick up the workload of the Division and forgo the need for additional expenditures.

BACKGROUND:CitystaffrequestsapprovaloftheproposedAmendmentNo. ltoextendWilldan Engineering, Inc. ("Willdan") services to assist with the City Council's desire to enhance compliance with the various municipal codes addressing property maintenance and zoning compliance.

Willdan's original contract (Contract No. 2023-130-AC) for $50,000 was first approved on September 6, 2023, to provide continued third-party services relating to code enforcement. Willdan was brought on to work additional hours when the contract with CSG Consulting was tertninated in September 2023.
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Willdan provides similar services to various other cities throughout the state. Their scope of work provides for staffing during the City's non-business hours in the evening and on weekends. The hours would be flexible to cover up to 10 hours each day, as needed. The added staff would consist of two (2) to four (4) full-time personnel, when needed. The Director of Community Development would approve the overall scope of enforcement coverage. As stated, this will allow the City to address items such as property maintenance, unpermitted business operations, non-compliance with tlie zoning code, and other quality-of-life issues covered under the South Gate Municipal Code.

ANALYSIS: The Code Enforcement Division currently is budgeted with four (4) full-time Code Enforcement Officers, a Senior Code Enforcement Officer; a Code Enforcement Supervisor, and a nearly full-time funding for a part-time officer.. Currently, the Code Enforcement Supervisor position and two (2) full-time Code Enforcement Officer positions are vacant. To assist in keeping up with the workload, the City Council previously approved an agreement with a third-party to provide temporary code enforcement assistance. The previous vendor was CSG Consultants.

Code Enforcement addresses code violations pertaining to unpermitted construction, garage conversions, substandard property, and building violations; two part-time officers assist with citywide illegal dumping enforcement; and the other two part-time officers support the street vending compliance program. Due to the overwhelming amount of work involved in research and fieldwork, with a caseload of over five hundred cases, it will be essential to augment the existing staff until the three vacant positions can be filled and properly onboarded by the Department. The adoption of the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget approved one (1) additional Code Enforcement Officer position, increasing the total number of full-time officers to six (6), to catch up with case load and address activities occurring outside the normal business hours of our code enforcement operations.

Consultant services are intended to be filled on a temporary basis and to allow time to acquire full- time staff to work peak hours, evenings, and weekends; when activity is at its highest. The hours will be evaluated as the need to assist our regular code enforcement operations adjusts.

Staff contacted Willdan Engineering, CSG Consultants, Inc., InterWest Group, True North Compliance Services, and Melad & Associates for the availability of officers to provide temporary professional services. Two consultants responded and both consultants were interviewed. Willdan was chosen based on their proposed approach, extensive experience implementing the newly adopted street vending code, and familiarity with the City.

ATT ACHMENTS: A. Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2023-130-AC B. Contract No. 2023-130-AC
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ATT ACHMENT A
AMENDMENT NO. l TO CONTRACT N0. 2023-130-AC FOR

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE AND WILLDAN ENGINEERING, INC.

This Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 2023-130-AC to extend Professional Services for staff augmentation ("Agreement") is made and entered into on November 14, 2023, by and between the City of South Gate, a municipal corporation ("City"), and Willdan Engineering, Inc. a California corporation ("Consultant"). City and Consultant are sometimes hereinafter individually referred to as a "Party" and collectively as "Parties."

RECIT ALS
WHEREAS, City does not have the personnel able and/or available to perfoim the services under this Agreement;
WHEREAS, Consultant warrants to the City that it has a pool of sub-contractors with the skills, knowledge, qualifications, and expertise to perform properly and timely the Professional Services under the Agreement;
WHEREAS, on September 6, 2023, the City Manager approved Contract No. 2023-130- AC with Consultant to provide certain services relating to Code Enforcement in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000); and
WHEREAS, City and Consultant desire to execute Amendment No. l to Contract No 2023-130-AC, retroactively effective October 1, 2023, to continue providing services identified in the Scope of Work attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part of this Amendment, to include additional as needed Professional Services for the Community Development Department, in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000), under the terms and conditions of the Agreement, bringing the aggregate total of the Agreement to the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000).

NOW, THEREFOR, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. MODIFICATION TO AGREEMENT

1.1 TERM OF AGREEMENT. Consultant agrees to extend its services for one (1) year, retroactively effective October 1, 2023, or through project completion, unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 1,2 COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES. The total amount of compensation for this Agreement shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) as described in Consultant's proposal attached hereto as Exhibit "A." The City shall pay Consultant for its professional services rendered and costs incurred pursuant to this Agreement. No additional compensation shall be paid for any other expenses incurred, unless first approved in writing by the Community Development Director or her designee.
49 EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS. Except as expressly amended herein, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement and its Amendments, Attachments and Exhibits attached hereto, shall remain unchanged and in full force. Furthermore, the City reserves the right to augment or reduce the scope of work as the City deems necessary.

EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Agreement is October 1, 2023, and will remain in effect for one (1) year, or through and until project completion, unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. l to Contract No. 2023-130-AC to be executed and attested by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

CITY OF SOUTH GATE:

By:

Maria del Pilar Avalos, Mayor
Dated:

ATTEST:

By:

Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVE AS TO FORM:

BY:

E:a's,i'uh'ttornsP
WILLDAN ENGINEERING, INC:

By:

Al Brady, Chief Building Official
Dated:
50 EXHIBIT A VWILLDANEngineering
April 21, 2023
Ms. Meredith Elguira
Director of Community Development
City of South Gate
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Subject: Code Enforcement/Vendor Enforcement Seniices Dear Ms. Elguira:

We would like to express our gratitude for the opportunity to submit this proposal to provide contract code enforcement services to the City of South Gate. With over 59 years of experience in municipal consulting services, Willdan Engineering (Willdan) has established a solid reputation for delivering exceptional code compliance solutions to cities and counties throughout the State of California.

At Willdan, we understand the importance of efficient and effective code enforcement in maintaining a safe and thriving community. Our extensive experience in vendor enforcement, combined with our commitment to excellence, enables us to provide comprehensive code enforcement services tailored to the unique needs of our clients. We have successfully supported numerous jurisdictions with vendor enforcement services, including notable clients such as the cities oflnglewood, Torrance, and Fontana.

Our proposed Project Manager, Mr. Terry Cox, brings a wealth of experience in managing and operating code enforcement programs. With his leadership and oversight, we assure you of the highest level of service delivery. Mr. Cox will personally ensure that our team of skilled and experienced code officers effectively handles all aspects of the assigned project, demonstrating their expertise in the field.

In our attached document, we have outlined our approach to the services requested and introduced our key staff. We firmly believe that our comprehensive understanding of code enforcement best practices, coupled with our track record of successful implementations, makes us an ideal partner for the City of South Gate.

We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to discuss our qualifications and present our ideas for project implementation in greater detail. Should you have any questions or require additional information, we encourage you to contact Mr. Brady at (951) 454-3539 or Mr. Cox at (562) 233-8969.

Thank you for considering Willdan Engineering as your trusted provider of contract code enforcement services. We look forward to the possibility of working together to ensure the continued success and prosperity of the City of South Gate.

Respectfully submitted,

WILLDAN ENGINEERING
[email protected]
562.908.6200 i 800.499.4484 i fax: 562.695.2120 i 13191 Crossroads Parkway North, Suite 405, Industry, California 91746-3443 i www.willdan.com 51 CITY OF SOtffH GATE
Table of Contents
Firm Profile. .1
Scope of Work. .

Project Manager
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4 Related Experience .4
References. 6
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Founded in 1964, Willdan Group, Inc. is a leading nationwide provider pyHyan /ias 5eenlH 5us4ness of -professional technical and consulting services. The primary markets (or over 59 years Willdan serves are municipal engineering, planning, infrastructure, and transportation; energy; and economic and financial analysis. The company serves these three complementary markets through its three service segments - 1) engineering (Willdan Engineering), 2) energy efficiency (Willdan Energy Solutions), and 3) public finance (Willdan Financial Services).

Willdan has a reputation for delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget. Rooted in Willdan"s corporate culture is its focus on quality customer service. The company has more than 1600 employees, including licensed engineers, program and construction managers, financial analysts, planners, and other skilled professionals.

Willdan benefits from well-established relationships with local and state government agencies, investor- owned and municipal utilities, and private-sector commercial and industrial firms throughout the United States. The company served more than 800 distinct clients in 2015. Headquartered in Anaheim, the company operates from offices in more than 30 states across the US.

Willdan Engineering
Willdan Engineering (Willdani a California Corporation and subsidiary of WGI, specializes in solutions tailored to the unique needs of municipalities and other local government agencies. Services range from full-time, in-house staffing to interim or part-time assistance on a project-by-project basis.

Willdan's understanding of public agency needs and issues is unique in the industry. In addition to the significant portion of our staff that have served in public agency Willdan,sbl,sinessmOdell, management positions prior to joining Willdan, Willdan has had cen,e40ntHepu5Hcsec,, numerous assignments with over 60% of the cities and counties in California for building officials, city engineers, planning directors, traffic We can function as part of the engineers, and other public agency staff members. With our depth of Cj(J Of SOu(h Ga(e' team experience, expertise, knowledge, and resources, Willdan is able to w"houfaco'f"fof=feresi offer practical solutions that are timely, cost-effective, and that meet the needs of individual communities. The diversity of our staff experience is an added value of our professional services.

Building and Safety
Willdan"s experience and strength in plan review and inspection services encompass a complete range of technical disciplines, including permit issuance, building inspection, grading inspection, Code Enforcement, parking control, CASp services, flood zone experience, building plan review, and fire-life safety. Willdan maintains excellent working knowledge of all applicable codes and standards including California Building Codes, California Title 24 requirements on accessibility. Our code enforcement personnel are PC 832 certified and are certified code professionals through CACEO and often ICC. The inspection, plan review, and code enforcement staff maintain current certifications and attend training on a regular basis, to stay current with industry technologies and standards. Specific certifications and education are delineated in staff resumes herein.

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Scope of Work
Code Enforcement Services
Code enforcement services are among the most complex and challenging services that government agencies provide. According to nationwide studies, property values, crime rates, insurance rates, business development, and the sense of community pride can be directly impacted by the successes of a jurisdiction's code enforcement program.

To aid jurisdictions with the difficult task of maintaining the quality oflife for its citizens through such programs, Willdan has assembled a quality staff with extensive public agency experience in the areas of neighborhood preservation, housing inspection, and code enforcement. Our expertise includes the development and implementation of inspection programs designed to ensure public safety, promote community involvement, and protect the quality-of-life issues through community education and enforcement of municipal and related codes including preparation for, and participation in, prosecution by city and district attorneys.

Willdan provides the following professional services:
* Inspection services for HUD section 8 programs. * Review, study, and analysis of existing programs. * Development of ordinances and writing of grant proposals. * Neighborhood cleanup and improvement programs.
@ Community education programs.
* Development of educational materials.
* Provide project managers and/or supervisors as onsite "employees." * Provide full-time, part-time, interim, and/or weekend staff as onsite "employees." * Vehicle abatement and parking enforcement.
* ASSiSt in enforcement, including preparation and participation in prosecution by city and district attorneys.
* Illegal street/food vendor enforcement.
* Theregistrationandenforcementofvacationrentals.
* The regulation of group and/or soberliving homes.
* Inspection, regulation, and enforcement of marijuana dispensaries and grow houses.

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Contract Code Inspection Seniices
The project shall consist of Willdan staff coordinating with the City of South Gate Community Development Department and providing Code Enforcement staff to the City. Willdan staff shall conduct inspections and re-inspections of code enforcement cases and will also identify and enforce all violations of the City's municipal code, ordinances, laws, and all applicable statutes as directed by City personnel. Willdan employees shall issue notifications, letters, and citations when necessary to achieve compliance. Staff will be required to document all complaints received and inspections conducted through photos, notes, and correspondence. In addition to the services mentioned above, Willdan employees would provide the following to the City as needed (this is not intended to be a comprehensive list):

Investigate complaints from the public and staff regarding violations of the municipal codes, ordinances, standards, and health and safety regulations.

Initiate contact with residents, business representatives, and other parties to explain the nature of the violations and encourage voluntary compliance with municipal codes, zoning and land use ordinances, and community standards.

Prepare notices of violation for non-compliance according to applicable codes and regulations.

Prepare reports for cases requiring legal action or civil abatement.

When required, meet with legal counsel, and provides testimony on criminal cases.

Maintain records of complaints, inspections, violation notices, and other field enforcement activities.
a Coordinate with City departments on cases as they relate to code enforcement.

Project Management
AI Brady shall be the Principal in charge of this project. Mr. Brady has over 30 years of experience in the code profession and has provided contract code services to approximately 100 municipalities in California, Arizona, and Nevada. He specializes in developing new code programs, improving existing divisions, revenue enhancement, ordinance revisions, maximizing staff efficiency, and enhancing customer relations.

Terry Cox shall be the Project Manager with final oversight of the contract. Mr. Cox has over 25 years of experience in the code profession and has provided contract code services to multiple municipalities in California. His expertise lies in the development of innovative code programs, enhancement of existing departments, effective management of vendor enforcement operations, revision of ordinances, provision of staff training, optimization of staff productivity, and improvement of customer relationships.

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Willdan will provide contract code enforcement services to the City of South Gate for a flat hourly rate based on the Willdan hourly rate schedule below. All rates and costs shall be effective through the term of the agreement.
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Should Willdan be required to provide vehicles for the officers, an additional §lO/hr will be added to the rate.

NOTE: Overtime rates of l.5x the regular hourly rate will be charged for all overtime hours worked.

Related Experience
City ofPalm Desert - Project Manager. Provided code enforcement staff on a contract basis to address unregistered and non-compliant vacation rentals.

CityofDesertHotSprings-ProjectlVlariager. Providinginterimcodeenforcementstaff.

City ofLa Puente - Project Manager. Provided interim code enforcement management and supervisory staff who were responsible for temporarily overseeing the city's code program.

CityofSouthPasadena-F'ro3ectlVlanager. Providinginterimcodeenforcementstaff.

CityofDowney -ProjectManager. Providinginterimcodeenforcementstaff.

City of Big Bear Lake - Project Manager. Provide seasonal code enforcement staff for the enforcement of short-term lodging.

CityofLagunaBeach-F'rojectlVlariager. Providedcodeenforcementstaffonacontractbasisto address unregistered and non-complaint vacation rentals.

City of Irwindale - Project Manager. Provided municipal code enforcement services including monitoring of a local racetrack for compliance with the City Sound Ordinance on an interim basis.

CityofLongBeach-ProjectlS/Iariager. Providedinterimcodeenforcementstaffwhowereresponsible for enforcing the City"s Municipal Code.

CityofManhattan Beach - Project Manager. Provided interim code enforcement staff.

CityofHermosaBeach-ProjectManager. Providinginterimcodeenforcementstaff.

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City ofLaguna Hills - Project Manager. Assisted the city in the development of a public education program concerning the city"s code program.

City ofLosAlamitos - Directed and participated in review of the city's code enforcement policy and procedures and made recommendations for changes, as necessary. Additionally, provided interim code enforcement staff and a Community Development Director.

CityofHawaiianGardens -ProjectManager. AssistedtheCityofHawaiianGardensindevelopingand implementing an Administrative Citation program.

C7tyolRosemead-ProjectManager. Providedinterimcodeenforcementstafftoinspecttargetedareas of the city to facilitate neighborhood improvements.

City ofSan Clemente - Project Manager. Provided interim Code Enforcement staff to assist with their Code Enforcement Program.

City ofSuperior, AX - Direct and participate in the review of the city's code enforcement policy and procedures and make recommendations for changes, as necessary. Development and Implementation of a Nuisance and an Administrative Citation Ordinance.

City of La Canada Flintridge - Direct and participate in the review of the city's code enforcement policy and procedures and make recommendations for changes, as necessary. Development and Implementation of a Nuisance, Cost Recovery and an Administrative Citation Ordinances. Provided interim code enforcement staff to conduct inspections and facilitate neighborhood improvements.

City of Huntington Beach - Project Manager. Provided interim Code Enforcement staff to assist with their Code Enforcement Program.

City of Del Mar - Provided interim code enforcement staff to the City and managed their entire Code program.

City of Newport Beach - Provided interim code enforcement staff to the City and managed their entire Code program.

It should be noted that the projects listed above is not a comprehensive list of all our past code clientele but represents a small portion of the Municipalities we have served. We have also successfully provided service to the following jurisdictions:
* Bradbury
* Costa Mesa
* Desert Hot Springs
* EI Monte
* Folsom
* Fountain Valley
@ Laguna Woods
* Pasadena
* Laguna Niguel
* Burbank
* Maywood
* San Diego County
* Thousand Oaks
* San Juan Capistrano
* San Luis Obispo
* Sierra Madre
* Ventura
* West Hollywood
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City of Inglewood
Jerry Tucker
1 Manchester Boulevard, 4'h Floor
Inglewood, CA 90301
(310) 412-5590
Project: Providing code enforcement staff for vendor enforcement needs.

City of Torrance
Michelle Ramirez
3031 Torrance Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 618-2550
Project: Providingcodeenforcementstaffforvendorenforcementandstandardcasework.

County ofFontana
Sandra Pelayo
8353 Sierra Ave.

Fontana, CA 92335
(909) 854-8026
Project: Providing code enforcement staff for vendor enforcement needs.

In closing, Willdan has provided code compliance services to numerous different California Cities and Counties. We are confident our team can provide the customer service-based code compliance program the City is seeking. We hope this proposal meets with your approval. The resumes for our proposed team can be found below. Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional information.

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Albert Brady, c.s.o.

Deputy Director of Bciilding & Code Enforcement
Education
1988, AA, LiberalArts,
California State University,
Fullerton
1 990, BA, Business
Administration, University of
Southern California, Los
Angeles
Registration
PC 832 Certificate, Orange
County Sheriff's Academy,
Orange, CA
Basic Certification, SCACEO
- Southern California
Association of Code Officials
Intermediate Certification,
SCACEO - Southern
California Association of
Code Officials
Advanced Certification,
SCACEO - Southern
California Association of
Code Officials
Supervisory Certification,
SCACEO - Southern
California Association of
Code Officials
Watershed Management
Certificate, EPA -
Environmental Protection
Agency, Sacramento, CA
ICC Certified Building Official
Mr. Albert Brady is a Willdan Engineering code enforcement manager with 30 years of experience. Mr. Brady is responsible for Code Enforcement Services Company wide including California and Arizona. Mr. Brady leads a team of code enforcement professionals who can provide both short and long-term services including management of code enforcement departments.

Relevant Project Experience
County of Riverside, California. Code Enforcement Director. Managed the Code Enforcement Department for the entire County of Riverside. Assigned to oversee all operations and respond to all citizen concerns, County CEO complaints and Board inquiries; Prepare and monitor the Departmenfs budget including all revenues and expenditures. Prepare regular staff reports for the Board of Supervisor's regarding ordinance development and/or municipal code revisions. Provide personnel with direction, develop and update the Division's Policy and Procedure manual and verify that staff adheres to all policies established within the Department. Evaluate staffs performance on a regular basis and pursue disciplinary action when appropriate.

Interview and hire all personnel. Attend regular staff meetings; meet with civic groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, Board of Realtors, Neighborhood groups and Homeowner's Associations. Interact with various departments, County, State and Federal organizations when necessary. Interact with The Riverside County District Attorney's Office regarding criminal investigations and County Counsel for Civil proceedings such as Nuisance abatements, injunctions and/or receiverships.

AndersonPenna, Newport Beach, California. Code Enforcement Manager.

Managed the Code Compliance Division for a firm that provides contract code services to Municipalities in Southern California. Contract services varied from staff augmentation, program development and consulting. Provided service to different jurisdictions in California including the following government agencies; County of Orange, City of Laguna Woods, Pasadena, Ventura, La Canada Flintridge, Upland, Fountain Valley, Tustin, Desert Hot Springs, and San Juan Capistrano. Developed and implemented code programs, ordinances (civil citation, nuisance ordinance, rental inspection programs) and policies and procedures manuals. Managed all contracts for service delivery and all contract employees assigned to the projects. Attended regular City Council meetings and assured projects remained within budget.

Affiliations
Past Education Chair,
California Association of
Code Officials, Sacramento,
CA
Past Board Member,
California Association of
Code Enforcement Officials,
Sacramento, CA
Member, American
Association of Code
Enforcement
30 Years' Experience
City of Moreno Valley, California. Code & Neighborhood Services Official.

Responsible for managing the Code and Neighborhood Services Division which is comprised of the Parking Enforcement Team and the Code Compliance Group.

Assigned to oversee all operations and respond to all citizen concerns, City Manager complaints and Council inquiries Prepare and monitor the Division's budget including all revenues and expenditures. Manage agreements with outside contractors that provide service to the City including Riverside County Environmental Health, Abatement Contractors, and Citation Processing Services. Monitor and prepare quarterly and annual reports for three separate Federal programs. Prepare regular staff reports for City Council regarding ordinance development and/or municipal code revisions. Manage specialized programs such as the City's Graffiti Restitution Program, Shopping Cart Containment Ordinance and the Rotational Tow Service Program. Provide personnel with direction, develop and update the Division's Policy and Procedure manual and verify that staff adheres to all policies established within the Division. Evaluate staffs performance on a regular basis and pursue disciplinary action when appropriate. Interview and hire personnel. Attend regular staff meetings; meet with civic groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, Board of Realtors, Neighborhood groups and Homeowner's Associations.

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Willdan, Anaheim, California. Code Enforcement Supervisor. Managed the Code Compliance Division for a firm that provided contract code services to Municipalities in the western United States. Contract services varied from staff augmentation, program development and consulting. Provided service to different jurisdictions in California, Arizona and Nevada including the following government agencies; County of Orange, City of Anaheim, South Pasadena, Bradbury, La Canada Flintridge, Rosemead, Hawaiian Gardens, Los Alamitos, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Del Mar, La Palma, and San Juan Capistrano. Developed and implemented code programs, ordinances (civil citation, nuisance ordinance, rental inspection programs) and policies and procedures manuals. Managed all contracts for service delivery and all contract employees assigned to the projects. Attended regular City Council meetings and assured each project remained within budget.

City of Anaheim, California. Senior Code Enforcement Officer. Supervised the CDBG team of the Code Enforcement Division which consisted of seventeen employees. Enforced City regulations and codes to enhance and preserve the quality of neighborhoods. Received citizen complaints of Municipal Code violations and coordinated the resolution of those concerns. Provided training to employees; established and maintained the Division's policy and procedure manual and ensured that the established practices were followed. Performed regular evaluations of employees, prepared internal and external memorandums, staff reports, developed ordinances and assisted with the annual preparation of the Planning Department Budget.

City of Anaheim, California. Code Enforcement Officer II. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties.

Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation. Photographed evidence, prepared diagrams, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports.

City of Anaheim, California. Code Enforcement Officer I. Performed field inspections and enforced municipal code provisions (such as animal regulations, business license requirements, and building permits). Explained regulations relating to municipal code provisions including zoning, land use, planning, and design review. Responded to citizen complaints regarding potential code violations; conducted research of property ownership, past permits and all applicable code regulations. Coordinated enforcement actions with other City departments and other governmental agencies, as necessary.

City of Anaheim, California. Housing Coordinator/Inspector. Performed field inspections of all Section 8 Housing Vouchers for the City of Anaheim Housing Authority. Inspections were performed to verify compliance with the Housing Quality standards; for new vouchers and as part of the annual recertification program.

Additional duties included providing notices for non-compliant units to both property owners and residents, negotiating rents, performing recertification paperwork, re- inspections of non-compliant units, and assisting customers with additional benefits available through the family self-sufficiency program.

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John (Terry) Cox
Code Enforcement Manager
Education
B.S., Business Management,
California Coast University,
Santa Ana, CA
Mr. Terry Cox is a Code Official with over 25 years' experience in addressing community blight through developing effective neighborhood strategies. He has demonstrated the ability to train, motivate and manage cohesive teams focused on preserving communities. He is experienced in neighborhood improvement projects, operational management, community relations, consulting and project management.

Business Management,
California State University,
Long Beach
Psychology, Cerritos
Community College
Licenses/Certifications
PC 832 Certificate - Rio
Hondo Community College
Certified Code Enforcement
Officer, CACEO - California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
Basic Certification,
SCACEO - Southern
California Association of
Code Enforcement
Officials
Intermediate Certification,
CACEO - California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
Advanced Certification,
CACEO - California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
Supervisory Certification,
CACEO - California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
Watershed Management
Certificate, EPA -
Environmental Protection
Agency, Sacramento, CA
Affiliations
Member, California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
25 Years' Experience
Relevant Project Experience
County of Orange, Santa Ana, CA. Code Enforcement Manager. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Neighborhood Preservation Section with the County of Orange, which includes the training and supervision of both County and contract staff. Work closely with staff from the Board of Supervisors, CEO's office, multiple County Departments, and additional outside agencies to coordinate investigations/enforcement activities and communicate findings/results, as well as to provide thorough and effective service to unincorporated islands within the County of Orange. Prepare and provide staff reports, departmental work plans, educational/informational materials and special presentations related to code enforcement. Develop and implement policies and procedures to improve program efficiency and effectiveness. Coordinate and implement special projects such as community cleanup days, target area sweeps and community meetings, thus spearheading the community outreach efforts of QC Development Services/QC Public Works. Communication, both verbally and in writing, with representatives of the District Offices to address potential code-related concerns (Board of Supervisors). Analyze current Neighborhood Preservation procedures and implement changes when needed to improve program efficiency/effectiveness and staff morale (i.e., office hearing scheduling procedures, improved notification process, changes in rotational case assignments, etc.). Prepare and host Neighborhood Preservation bi-weekly meetings to maintain staff awareness of program status, goals and accomplishments, as well as to obtain feedback from staff with regards to improving the program. Review officer prepared notifications to the public and case files submitted for closure to maintain quality assurance, providing staffwith assistance and direction when needed.

Research and organize additional training for members of staff to improve officer awareness and effectiveness. Responsible for annual staff member reviews, coaching up of staff, and disciplinary action towards staff as needed. Responsible for developing and maintaining the annual budget for Neighborhood Preservation, as well as overseeing contract development/operations. Highly involved with the development and implementation of the new Land Management System and the Customer Resource Management online portal now utilized throughout QC Public Works to provide easily accessible online services to the stakeholders and visitors of Orange County.

AndersonPenna, Newport Beach, California. Senior Code Enforcement Officer. Managed overall contract and day-to-day operations of contract code staff assigned to the County of Orange. Received calls for service and investigated potential zoning, building, grading and general property maintenance code violations. Collected and documented evidence as part of code casework. Issued notices and administrative citations as needed to ensure code compliance. Prepared briefing papers and reports for review by management of the Board of Supervisors. Prepared and carried out inspection and abatement warrants. Planned, prepared and participated in community meetings and clean-up events. Worked closely with County Counsel and the District Attorney's office to host meetings, carryout civil litigation, and proceed with criminal court filings when voluntary compliance was not obtained.

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Willdan, Anaheim, California. Senior Code Enforcement Officer. Managed overall contract and day-to-day operations of contract code staff assigned to the County of Orange. Received calls for service and investigated potential zoning, building, grading, and general property maintenance code violations. Collected and documented evidence as part of code casework.

Issued notices and administrative citations as needed to ensure code compliance. Prepared briefing papers and reports for review by management and the Board of Supervisors. Prepared and carried out inspection and abatement warrants. Planned, prepared, and participated in community meetings and clean-up events. Worked closely with County Counsel and the District Attorney's office to host meetings, carry out civil litigation, and proceed with criminal court filings when voluntary compliance was not obtained.

Provided code services to the City of La Canada-Flintridge. Also, prepared community education materials pertaining to code enforcement for the City of Laguna Hills.

City of Anaheim, California. Code Enforcement Officer II. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial, and industrial properties. Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation.

Photographed evidence, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens: issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports.

Responsible for the enforcement of parking violations and illegal street vendor activity.

City of Paramount, California. Code Enforcement Officer I. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties. Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation. Photographed evidence, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens; issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports. Responsible for the enforcement of parking violations and illegal street vendor activity.

Also responsible for Public Safety fleet maintenance and supervised the Los Angeles County inmates (trustees) assigned to provide maintenance services at the City's Public Safety Substation.

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Albert Brady, Jr.

Code Enforcement Supervisor
Education
C.A.C.E.O. Code
Enforcement Certified,
Former President of
C.A.C.E.O.

Mr. Brady is a Willdan Engineering code enforcement officer with over 19 years of municipal government experience. He communicates effectively with both internal staff and the general public. Mr. Brady strength is establishing rapport with superiors, and co-workers. He is organized, self-motivated, enthusiastic and always willing to learn. Albert demonstrates professionalism and a strong personal image at all times. Mr. Brady is available to provide code enforcement services to our Southern California clients.

Administration of Justice,
Southwestern College Relevam Exper!ence
Orange county Sheriff's
Academy, Rancho
Santiago College
Business Administration,
Fullerton College
Registration/Certification
Former Orange County
Deputy Sheriff Reserve
P. C. 832, State of
California
PepperSpray, Golden
West College
County of Orange. Code Enforcement Officer. As a code enforcement officer, Mr. Brady was responsible for managing a caseload throughout the unincorporated areas of the County in support of its Neighborhood Preservation Program, including the reviewing, processing, and closing of code enforcement cases related to land use, zoning, building, grading, nuisance, and property maintenance violations within the unincorporated areas of Orange County. He was responsible for the review of case files, an inspection of properties, filing notices and complaints against violators, documenting, and preparing violation cases for the district attorney's office and/or County counsel, and testifying in court. Albert conducted in-depth permit research to assist with the processing of land use, zoning, and building violations. He worked with the general public on a daily basis providing them with general land use, zoning, building and grading requirements as it relates to the County's entitlement process. Mr. Brady assisted property owners, and/or their designated agents (i.e. architects, engineers, contractors, real estate agents, and family members) through the County's entitlement process.

N.P.D.E.S., Countyof
Orange
Universal Building Code-
General, S.C.A.C.E.O.

Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings, C.A.C.E
City of Huntington Beach. Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Brady conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties. He enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations forviolations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation. Albert photographed evidence, prepared diagrams, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens; issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary.

Abatementof Public
Nuisance (Notice and
Order)
Vehicle Abatement, City of
Huntington Beach
LegalAspects ofEvidence,
Rio Hondo College
City of Anaheim. Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Brady performed field inspections and enforced municipal code provisions (such as animal regulations, business license requirements, and building permits). He explained regulations relating to municipal code provisions including zoning, land use, planning, and design review. Albert responded to citizen complaints regarding potential code violations; conducted research of property ownership, past permits and all applicable code regulations. Mr. Brady coordinated enforcement actions with other City departments and other governmental agencies as necessary.

LegalAspects of Warrant
Process, Rio Hondo
College
25+ Years' Experience
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Gus Alonso City of South Gate, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Responsible for enforcement and @0(,(;(I(IBO education of City Municipal Codes and regulations, including occupancy, zoning and land use, property nuisance, substandard buildings, property maintenance and weed abatement.

Responded to complaints of alleged violations by conducting inspections and making contact with business owners/residents by providing information needed for voluntary compliance and cooperation. Prepared reports, inspection and abatement warrants and misdemeanor complaints to the Court and City Prosecutor appeared in Court to present evidence and testified if necessary. Prepared a variety of written reports, memos and correspondence related to enforcement activities and maintained accurate case file on investigations.

City of Manhattan Beach, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of the health order adopted by the City in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Made public contact with the general public and issued verbal warnings, written warnings and civil citations to those violating orders.

City of Burbank, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of the health order adopted by the City in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Made public contact with the general public and issued verbal warnings, written warnings and civil citations to those violating orders.

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Gustavo Alonso Jr.

Sr. Code Enforcement Officer
Education
Mechanical Engineering
Courses, East Los Angeles
College, Monterey Park,
California
Mr. Gustavo Alonso is a VS/illdan Engineering code enforcement officer with over 17 years of increasingly responsible municipal code enforcement experience. Mr. Alonso has a thorough understanding of investigative and research techniques and procedures. He has a proven track record of resolving a wide range of concerns involving zoning and property maintenance standards.

Registrations/Certifications
FEMA
PC 832
California Association of
Code Enforcement Officials,
(Basic, Intermediate,
Advance and Management
Levels)
17+ Years of Experience
Relevant Project Experience
City of Maywood, California. Sr. Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Alonso enforced municipal codes within the City. He conducted field inspections, and if violations were present, he composed Courtesy Notices, Notices of Violation, Administrative Citations, or Stop Work Notices related to municipal code violation(s). He also prepared reports and tracked case files related to such matters. Mr. Alonso kept detailed record keeping of each case, which included digital photographs and pertinent information. He monitored the City's short-term rental program and provided backup to the Housing Department for pre-sale and quadrennial inspections as needed.

He interacted with various departments, County, State and Federal organizations when necessary and maintained a high level of professionalism and customer service.

La Canada-Flintridge, California. Sr. Code Enforcement Officer. Alonso inspected properties for municipal code violations, explained ordinances and suggested corrections to citizens and business owners. He prepared and maintained case folders with notes and photographs, prepared cases for prosecution by City Prosecutor, and referred special circumstance cases to volunteer groups to assist seniors and disabled citizens to achieve compliance.

City of South Pasadena, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Responsible for enforcement and education of City Municipal Codes and regulations, including occupancy, zoning and land use, property nuisance, substandard buildings, property maintenance and weed abatement.

Responded to complaints of alleged violations by conducting inspections and making contact with business owners/residents by providing information needed for voluntary compliance and cooperation. Prepared reports, inspection and abatement warrants and misdemeanor complaints to the Court and City Prosecutor; appeared in Court to present evidence and testified if necessary. Prepared a variety of written reports, memos and correspondence related to enforcement activities and maintained accurate case file on investigations. Prepared staff reports to department manager.

City of Norwalk, CA. Code Compliance Inspector. Responsible for enforcement and education of City Municipal Codes and regulations, including occupancy, zoning and land use, property nuisance, substandard buildings, property maintenance and weed abatement. Responded to complaints of alleged violations by conducting inspections and making contact with business owners/residents by providing information needed for voluntary compliance and cooperation.

Assisted City Planners and Building Inspectors in reviewing building plans and conducting field plan check. Prepared a variety of written reports, memos and correspondence related to enforcement activities and maintained accurate case file on investigations. Prepared and issued administrative citations. Assisted L.A. Co. Sheriff, SEAACA, Public Safety and Finance Departments by conducting inspections of properties for Animal Permit violations and businesses / special events without permits. Prepared reports, inspection and abatement warrants and misdemeanor complaints to the Court and City Prosecutor; appeared in Court to present evidence and testified if necessary.

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ANTHONY ESTRADA
Code Enforcement Officer
Education
BA, Business Adminrstratron,
University of Phoenrx
Registration
Basic Certification, SCACEO -
Southern California Association
of Code Officials
Mr. Anthony Estrada is a Willdan Code Enforcement Manager with over 30 years of experience. He is highly motivated, a self-starter with ability to manage conflict and solve problems. Anthony has excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal relation skills.

He is an excellent team-player and demonstrates the ability to work independently. Mr. Estrada enjoys opportunities to challenge and improve his customer service/relation skills, is proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook. Anthony has extensive experience in all facets of code including commercial enforcement and is available to provide code enforcement services to our Southern California clients.

Intermediate Certification,
SCACEO - Southern California
Association of Code Officials
Advanced Certification, SCACEO
- Southern California
Association of Code Officials
Relevant Project Experience
City of Hawaiian Gardens, California. Code Compliance Officer. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties.

Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation.

Supemsory CertifrcaUon,
SCACEO - Southern California
Association of Code Officials
PC 832
City of Highland, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Conducted weekend enforcement inspections for the City. His inspections consisted of generalized code enforcement activities with specialization in signage regulations, excessive yard sales and unlicensed vendor inspections.
30+ Years of Experience City of Hesperia, California. Code Compliance Manager. Assigned to oversee all operations and respond to all citizen concerns, City Manager complaints and Council inquiries; Prepare and monitor the Division's budget including all revenues and expenditures. Provide personnel with direction, develop and update the Division's Policy and Procedure manual and verify that staff adheres to all policies established within the Division.

City of Monterey Park, California. Code Compliance Manager. Managed the Code Compliance Division for the City. Assigned to oversee all operations and respond to all citizen concerns, City Manager complaints and City Council inquiries; Prepare and monitor the Department's budget including all revenues and expenditures. Prepare ordinance development and/or municipal code revisions when necessary. Provide personnel with direction, develop and update the Division's Policy and Procedure manual and verify that staff adheres to all policies established within the Department.

City of EI Monte, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties. Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation.

Photographed evidence, prepared diagrams, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports.

City of Fontana, California. Code Compliance Specialist. Served as code compliance with responsibilities that included: proactively patrolled the city to identify problematic parking areas; responded to parking related violation complaints; issued verbal warnings, parking citations, notices of violation, and other documents; assisted with other code enforcement related functions and activities to include municipal code violation complaints, storm water compliance, and construction site inspections.

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Mark Rodriguez
Code Enforcement Officer
Education
1994, Administration of
Justice, Rio Hondo College,
Whittier, California
Mr. Mark Rodriguez has 13 years' experience as a code enforcement officer. He has provided enforcement of city municipal codes. Mr. Rodriguez enforces property maintenance issues which includes insight property conditions, inoperable vehicles, landscape violations as well as business license and signage inspections.
1991, Administration of
Justice, East Los Angeles
College
PC832 Certified
Affiliations
Member, CACEO (California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officers)
Member, NLPOA (Nationa/
Latino Peace Officers
Association)
East LA Chapter - Treasurer
& Sgt-at-Arms
Relevant Project Experience
City of Norwalk, California. Public Safety Officer. Provided enforcement of municipal codes and regulations related to municipal land use, zoning, nuisance, public safety, property maintenance, building and abatement; and provided assistance to homeowners, tenants and the business community.

City of Monterey Park, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties. Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation. Photographed evidence, prepared diagrams, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken received complaints from citizens; issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports.

Member- Marine Corps
League Volunteer-Juvenile
Impact Program LAPD
Central Division
13 Years' Experience
City of Alhambra, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Performed field inspections and enforced municipal code provisions (such as animal regulations, business license requirements, and building permits). Explained regulations relating to municipal code provisions including zoning, land use, planning, and design review. Responded to citizen complaints regarding potential code violations: conducted research of property ownership, past permits and all applicable code regulations. Coordinated enforcement actions with other City departments and other governmental agencies as necessary.

City of Manhattan Beach, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of municipal codes and regulations related to municipal land use, zoning, nuisance, public safety, property maintenance, building and abatement; and provided assistance to homeowners tenants and the business community.

City of Hermosa Beach, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of municipal codes and regulations related to municipal land use, zoning, nuisance, public safety, property maintenance, building and abatemenI and provided assistance to homeowners, tenants and the business community.

City of Burbank, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of municipal codes and regulations related to municipal land use, zoning, nuisance, public safety, property maintenance, building and abatement; and provided assistance to homeowners, tenants and the business community.

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Jesus Medrano
Code Enforcement Officer
Certifications
Code Enforcement Officer,
Santiago Canyon Coflege
Intermediate Code
Enforcement Officer
Advanced Code
Enforcement Officer
PC 832 Laws ofArrest
Mr. Jesus Medrano is an experienced code professional who is knowledgeable in de-escalation tactics and conflict resolution through communication. He has extensive experience working with the public and possesses excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal relations skills. Mr. Medrano is available as a Code Enforcement Officer to our Southern California clients.

Relevant Project Experience
Inglewood, CA (Willdan). Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Medrano is part of a team of Willdan code enforcement officers who work to ensure safety and compliance at Sofi Stadium, a 298- acre mixed-use development that houses retail, commercia!, and office space, a hotel, residential units, and parking. Responsibilities of the code enforcement officers include reviewing the Operation Plan, posting up at the proper locations, obtaining appropriate data from vendors such as social security numbers, California driver's license information, or any other form of identification, and notifying vendors of the locations where they can conduct business. ASSiSt Police, Sheriffs, and the California Highway Patrol when they are conducting corrective action on violators, receive and log complaints, write incident reports, and take video or pictures of items confiscated and document all action taken. Ensure that businesses and people are in compliance with public health, safety, consumer protection, and business activities, and protect the Sofi community by regulating entities that are breaking laws and ordinances.

Santa Monica, CA. Code Enforcement Volunteer. Mr. Medrano assisted code enforcement staff with vendor enforcement throughout the city.

All American, CA. SWPPP Inspector. Mr. Medrano was responsible for inspecting construction sites to ensure that Best Management Practices were followed. This included Erosion control and sediment prevention plans, perimeter control, and velocity control devices.

Allied Security, CA. Security Officer. Mr. Medrano was responsible for maintaining parking control, vehicle inspections, identification checkpoints, conducting foot patrols, and other various public safety assignments.

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Cesar Vazquez
Code Enforcement Officer
Certifications
Code Enforcement Officer,
Santiago Canyon College
Expected Certificate
Completion for.

PC 832 Laws of Arrest
Intermediate Code
Enforcement Officer
Advanced Code Enforcement
Officer
Supervisor Code
Enforcement Officer
Mr. Cesar Vazquez is an experienced code professional. He has extensive customer service skills and possesses excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal relations skills.

He is knowledgeable in de-escalation tactics and conflict resolution through communication. Mr.

Vazquez is available as a Code Enforcement Officer to our Southern California clients.

Relevant Project Experience
Inglewood, CA. Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Vazquez is part of a team of Willdan code enforcement officers who work to ensure safety and compliance at Sofi Stadium, a 298-acre mixed-use development that houses retail, commercial, and office space, a hotel, residential units, and parking. Responsibilities of the code enforcement officers include reviewing the Operation Plan, posting up at the proper locations, obtaining appropriate data from vendors such as social security numbers, California driver's license information, or any other form of identification, and notifying vendors of the locations where they can conduct business. ASSiSt Police, Sheriffs, and the California Highway Patrol when they are conducting corrective action on violators, receive and log complaints, write incident reports, and take video or pictures of items confiscated and document all action taken. Ensure that businesses and people are in compliance with public health, safety, consumer protection, and business activities, and protect the Sofi community by regulating entities that are breaking laws and ordinances.

US Bank, Los Alamitos, CA. Loan Processor It/Jr. Underwriter. Mr. Vazquez worked with loan applicants to gather the necessary paperwork and documentation required for Purchase, Conventional, Refinance, and New Built loans. He carefully reviewed mortgage applications, organized additional application materials and submitted applications on schedule. Mr. Vazquez served as a liaison for underwriters and obtained underwriting conditions from borrowers. He also communicated with consumers, mortgage consultants and/or broker on loan status and collected additional documentation to clear underwriting conditions.

Schools First Federal Credit Union, Tustin, CA. Loan Fulfillment SpecialisUTeam Lead. Mr.

Vazquez processed home purchase loans and maintained a pipeline of 65 loans. He verified original regulatory and/or complaint loan disclosures were sent to members within the required timeline. Mr. Vazquez ensured that pre-document and loan conditions were satisfied prior to authorizing funding and provided weekly status updates to members. As the Team Lead of 17 team members, Mr. Vazquez provided technical support, resolved issues, clarified loan-closing processes, and assisted with escalated member matters. He also identified process improvements and co-authored changes to policy and procedures.

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ATT ACHMENT B

AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR CODE

ENFORCEMENT SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE

AND WILLDAN ENGINEERING
This Agreemerit for Professional Services for Code Enforcement Services ("Agreement") is made and entered into on September 6, 2023, by and between the City of South Gate, a municipal corporation ("City"), and Willdan Engineering a California corporation ("Consultant"). City and Consultant are sometimes hereinafter individually referred to as a "Party" and collectively as "Parties."

RECIT ALS
WHEREAS, City desires to retain a qualified provider for certain services relating to Code Enforcement;
WHEREAS, Consultant warrants to City that it has the requisite skills, knowledge, qualifications, manpower and expertise to perform properly and timely the Professional Services under this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, based on such representation, City desires to contract with Consultant to perform the services relating to code enforcement as described in the Scope of Services attached hereto as Exhibit "A" of this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. City hereby engages Consultant, and Consultant accepts such engagement, to perform the services set forth in the Scope of Services as described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made part of this Agreement. The Scope of Services may be mutually amended by both Parties in writing from time to time.

2. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES. The total amount of compensation for this Agreement shall not exceed the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) as described in Consultant's proposal attached hereto as Exhibit "A." City shall pay Consultant for its professional services rendered and costs incurred pursuant to this Agreement. No additional compensation shall be paid for any other expenses incurred, unless first approved in writing by the Community Development Director or her designee.

2.I Consultant shall be required to attend meetings at City Hall as necessary in the delivery of the projects. Travel time between Consultant's office and City Hall shall not be billable. Consultant may request an exemption on a case-by-case basis, which shall be subject to City approval.

2.2 Consultant shall be paid in accordance with the schedule included in Consultant's proposal attached hereto as Exhibit "A." City shall pay Consultant within thirty (30) days of receipt of the invoice.
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2.3 No payment made hereunder by City to Consultant, other than the final payment, shall be construed as an acceptance by City of any work or materials, nor as evidence of satisfactory performance by Consultant of its obligations under this Agreement.

3. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement is effective as of September 6, 2023, and will remain in effect for a period of one year from said date or until project completion, unless otherwise expressly extended and agreed to by both Parties in writing, or terminated by either Party as provided herein.

4. CITY AGENT. The Cornrnunity Development Director ("Director"), or her designee, for the purposes of this Agreement, is the agent for City. Whenever approval or authorization is required, Consultant understands that the Director, or her designee, has the authority to provide that approval or authorization.

5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Consultant represents that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any real property located in the City which may be affected by the services to be performed by Consultant under this Agreement.

Consultant further represents that in performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by it. Within ten (10) days, Consultant agrees that it will immediately notify City of any other conflict of interest that may exist or develop during the term of this Agreement.

5.1 Consultant represents that no City employee or official has a material financial interest in Consultant's business. During the term of this Agreement and/or as a result of being awarded this contract, Consultant shall not offer, encourage or accept any financial interest in Consultant's business or in this Agreement by any City employee or official.

6. GENERAL TERMS A!SJD CONDITIONS.

6.1 Termtnation for Convenience. City may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by giving fifteen (15) days written notice to Consultant of such termination and specifying the effective date thereof. In that event, all finished or unfinished documents and other materials shall, at the option of City, become its property. If this Agreement is ternninated by City as provided herein, Consultant will be paid the total amount of its costs as of the termination date. In no event shall the amount payable upon tertnination exceed the total maximum compensation provided for in this Agreement.

6.2 Termination for Cause.

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b. If Consultant fails to perform the services called for by this Agreement or so fails to make progress as to endanger performance of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and in either of these circumstances does not correct such failure withing a period of ten (10) days (or such longer period as City may authorize in writing) after receipt of notice from City specifying such failure.

6.2.2 In the event City terminates this Agreement in whole or in part as provided above in Subsection 6.2.1, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may deem appropriate, services similar to those terminated.

6.2.3 If this Agreement is terminated as provided above in Subsection 6.2.1, City may require Consultant to provide all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies, drawings, maps, photographs, reports, films, charts, sketches, computations, surveys, models, or other similar documentation prepared by Consultant. Upon such termination, Consultant shall be paid an amount equal to the value of the work performed. In ascertaining the value of the work performed up to the date of tertnination, consideration shall be given to both completed work and work in progress, to complete and incomplete drawings, and to other documents whether delivered to City or in possession of Consultant, and to authorized reimbursement expenses.

6.2.4 If, after notice of termination of the Agreement under the provisions of Subsection 6.2. l above, it is determined, for any reason, that Consultant was not in default, or that the default was excusable, then the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be the same as if the notice of termination had been issued pursuant to Subsection 6. 1. above.

6.3 Non-Assignability. Consultant shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement without the express prior written consent of City.

6.4 Non-Discrimination.

6.4.1 Consultant shall not discriminate against any employee, subcontractor, or applicant for employment because of to race, creed, gender, gender identity (including gender expression), color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, or veteran/military status, in the performance of its services and duties pursuant to this Agreement and will comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and codes of the Federal, State, and County and the City governments. Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that subcontractors and applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, disability, or age. 26 72
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Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that all employment practices, including those of any subcontractors retained by Consultant to perfomi services under this Agreement, are free from such discrimination. Such employment practices include, but are limited to: hiring, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, recniitment advertising, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

6.4.2 The provisions of Subsection 6.4.2 above shall be included in all solicitations or advertisements placed by or on behalf of Consultant for personnel to perform any services under this Agreement. City shall have access to all documents, data, and records of Consultant and its subcontractors for purposes of determining compliance with the equal employment opportunity and non- discrimination provisions of this Section, and all applicable provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 (relating to federal restrictions against discriminatory practices) is available for review and on file with the City Clerk's Office.

6.5 Insurance. Consultant shall submit to City, certificates indicating compliance with the following minimum insurance requirements no less than one (l) day prior to beginning of performance under this Agreement:

6.5.1 Workers Compensation Insurance as required by law. Consultant shall require all subcontractors similarly to provide such workers' compensation insurance for their respective employees.

6.5.2 Comprehensive general and automobile liability insurance protecting Consultant in amounts not less than $1,000,000 for personal injury to any one person, $1,000,000 for injuries arising out of one occurrence, and $500,000 for property damages or a combined single limit of $1,000,000, with an aggregate of $2,000,000. Each such policy of insurance shall:
a. Be issued by a financially responsible insurance company or companies admitted and authorized to do business in the State of Califomia or which is approved in writing by City.
b. Name and list as additional insured the City, its officers and employees. c. Specify its acts as primary insurance.
d. Contain a clause substantially in the following words: "It is hereby understood and agreed that this policy shall not be canceled except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to City of such cancellation or material change."
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e, Cover the operations of Consultant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

6.6 Indemnification. Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless City and/or any other City agency, including other employees, officers and representatives, for/from any and all claims or actions of any kind asserted against City and/or any other City agency arising out of Consultant's (including Consultant's employees, representatives, products and subcontractors) negligent performance under this Agreement, excepting only such claims or actions which may arise out of sole or active negligence of City and/or any other City agency, or any third parties not acting on behalf of, at the direction of, or under the control of Consultant.

6.7 Compliance wtth Applicable Law. Consultant and City shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and codes of the Federal, State, County and City goverents, without regard to conflict of law principles.

6.8 Independent Contractor. This Agreement is by and between City and Consultam and is not intended, nor shall it be construed, to create the relationship of agency, servant, employee, partnership, joint venture, or association, as between City and Consultant.

6.8.1 Consultant shall be an independent contractor and shall have no power to incur any debt or obligation for or on behalf of City. Neither City nor any of its officers or employees shall have any control over the conduct of Consultant, or any of Consultant's employees, except as herein set forth, and Consultant expressly warrants not to, at any time or in any manner, represent that it, or any of its agents, servants or employees are in any manner employees of City, it being distinctly understood that Consultant is and shall at all times remain to City a wholly independent contractor and Consultant's obligations to City are solely such as are prescribed by this Agreement.

6.8.2 Indemnification of CalPERS Determination - In the event that Consultant or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of Consultant providing services under this Agreement claims or is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or CalPERS to be eligible for enrollment in CalPERS as an employee of City, Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City for the payment of any employee and/or employer contributions for CalPERS benefits on behalf of Consultant or its employees, agents, or subcontractors, as well as, for the payment of any penalties and interest on such contributions which would otherwise be the responsibility of City.

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of a valid South Gate business license will be required prior to start of work and any fees associated with the acquisition or maintenance of such business license shall be the sole responsibility of Consultant.

6.9 Consultant's Personnel.

6.9.1 All services required under the Agreement will be performed by Consultant, or under Consultant's direct supervision, and all personnel shall possess the qualifications, pertnits and licenses required by State and local law to perform such services, including, without limitation, a City of South Gate business license as required by the South Gate Municipal Code.

6.9.2 Consultant shall be solely responsible for the satisfactory work performance of all personnel engaged in performing services required by this Agreement, and compliance with all reasonable performance standards established by City.

6.9.3 Consultant shall be responsible for payment of all employees' and subcontractors' wages and benefits and shall comply with all requirements pertaining to employer's liability, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and Social Security.

6.9.4 Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless City and all other related entities, officers, employees and representatives from any liability, damages, claims, costs, and expenses of any nature arising from alleged violations of personnel practices or of any acts of omissions by Consultant in coru'iection with the work performed arising from this Agreement.

6.10 Copyright. No reports, maps or other documents produced in whole or in part under this Agreement shall be the subject of an application for copyright by or on behalf of Consultant.

6.11 Legal Construction.

6.11.1 This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of California and shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced, and governed under the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles.

6.11.2 This Agreement shall be construed without regard to the identity of the persons who drafted its various provisions. Each and every provision of this Agreement shall be construed as though each of the parties participated equally in the drafting of same, and any rule of constniction that a document is to be construed against the drafting party shall not be applicable to this Agreement.

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convenience only and shall not be considered or refened to in resolving questions of interpretation or construction.

6.11.4. Whenever in this Agreement the context may so require, the masculine gender shall be deemed to refer to and include the feminine and neuter, and the singular shall refer to and include the plural.

6.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and, as so executed, shall constitute an agreement which shall be binding upon all Parties hereto.

6.13 Final Payment Acceptance Constitutes Release. The acceptance by Consultant of the final payment made under this Agreement shall operate as and be a release of City from all claims and liabilities for compensation to Consultant for anything done, furnished, or relating to Consultant's work or services. Acceptance of payment shall be any negotiation of City's check or the failure to make a written extra compensation claim within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of that check. However, approval or payment by City shall not constitute, nor be deemed, a release of the responsibility and liability of Consultant, its employees, sub-consultants and agents for the accuracy and competency of the infomiation provided and/or work performed; nor shall such approval or payment be deen'ied to be an assumption of sucli responsibility or liability by City for any defect or error in the work prepared by Consultant, its employees, sub- consultants and agents.

6.14 Corrections. In addition to the above indemnification obligations, Consultant shall correct, at its expense, all errors in the work which may be disclosed during City's review of Consultant's report or plans. Should Consultant fail to make such correction in a reasonably, timely manner, such correction shall be made by City, and the cost thereof shall be charged to Consultant.

6.15 Files. All files of Consultant pertaining to City shall be and remain the property of City. Consultant will control the physical location of such files during the term of this Agreement and shall be entitled to retain copies of such files upon termination of this Agreement.

6.16 Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. Failure by a Party to insist upon the performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other party, irrespective of the length of time for which such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver of such Party's right to demand compliance by such other Party in the future. No waiver by a Party of a default or breach of the other party shall be effective or binding upon such a Party unless made in writing by such Party, and no such waiver shall be implied from any omissions by a Party to take any action with respect to such default or breach. No express written waiver of a specified default or breach shall affect any other default or breach, or cover any other period of time, other than any default or breach and/or period of time specified. All of the remedies permitted or available to a Party under this 30 76
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Agreement, or at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and altemative, and invocation of any such right or remedy shall not constitute a waiver or election of remedies with respect to any other permitted or available right of remedy.

6.17 Mitigation of Damages. In all such situations arising out of this Agreement, the Parties shall attempt to avoid and minimize the damages resulting from the conduct of the other Party.

6.18 Severabtlity. If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will nevertheless continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

6.19 Attorneys' Fees. The Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each will bear his or its own costs, expenses and attorneys' fees arising out of and/or connected with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Agreement, and all matters arising out of or connected therewith except that, in the event any action is brought by any Party hereto to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such action shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in addition to all other relief to which that Party or those Parties may be entitled.

6.20 Entire Agreement and Amendments. This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between City and Consultant, and neither party has made any representations to the other except as expressly contained herein. Neither party, in executing or performing this Agreement, is relying upon any statement or information not contained in this Agreement. Any amendments, changes or modifications to this Agreement must be made in writing and appropriately executed by both City and Consultant.

6.21 Notices. Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be deemed to have been given by email transmission with confirmation of delivery and depositing said notice in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows:

TO CITY:

City of South Gate
Meredith Elguira, Director of Comm Development
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Email: inelguira(2?sogate.org
TEL: (323) 563-9529
WITH COURTESY COPY TO:

City of South Gate
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Email: yglaze(&.sogate.org
TEL: (323)563-9573
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TO CONSULT ANT:

Willdan Engineering
AI Brady, Chief Building Official
13191 Crossroads Parkway North, Ste. 405
Industry, CA 91746-3443
ABrady(2Dwilldan.coin
562.908.6200

6.22 Warranty of Authorized Signatories. Each of the signatories hereto warrants and represents that he or she is competent and authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Party for whom he or she purports to sign.

6.23 Consultation with Attorney. Consultant wanants and represents that it has consulted with an attomey or knowingly and voluntarily decided to forgo such a consultation.

6.24 Interpretation Against Drafting Party. City and Consultant agree that they have cooperated in the review and drafting of this agreement. Accordingly, in the event of any ambiguity, neither Party may claim that the interpretation of this Agreement shall be construed against either Party solely because that Party drafted all or a portion of tliis Agreement, or the clause at issue.

7. EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Agreement is September 6, 2023, and will remain in effect through and until project completion, unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and attested by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

CITY OF SO GATE:

Chris Jeffers/Ci Moer
Dated: Rli\) uqb
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b(aul F. Salinas, City Attorney
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April 21, 2023
Ms. Meredith Elguira
Director of Community Development
City of South Gate
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Subject: Code Enforcement/Vendor Enforcement Services Dear Ms. Elguira:

We would like to express our gratitude for the opportunity to submit this proposal to provide contract code enforcement services to the City of South Gate. With over 59 years of experience in municipal consulting services, Willdan Engineering (Willdan) has established a solid reputation for delivering exceptional code compliance solutions to cities and counties throughout the State of California.

At Willdan, we understand the importance of efficient and effective code enforcement in maintaining a safe and thriving community. Our extensive experience in vendor enforcement, combined with our commitment to excellence, enables us to provide comprehensive code enforcement services tailored to the unique needs of our clients. We have successfully supported numerous jurisdictions with vendor enforcement services, including notable clients such as the cities oflnglewood, Torrance, and Fontana.

Our proposed Project Manager, Mr. Terry Cox, brings a wealth of experience in managing and operating code enforcement programs. With his leadership and oversight, we assure you of the highest level of service delivery. Mr. Cox will personally ensure that our team of skilled and experienced code officers effectively handles all aspects of the assigned project, demonstrating their expertise in the field.

In our attached document, we have outlined our approach to the services requested and introduced our key staff. We firmly believe that our comprehensive understanding of code enforcement best practices, coupled with our track record of successful implementations, makes us an ideal partner for the City of South Gate.

We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to discuss our qualifications and present our ideas for project implementation in greater detail. Should you have any questions or require additional information, we encourage you to contact Mr. Brady at (951) 454-3539 or Mr. Cox at (562) 233-8969.

Thank you for considering Willdan Engineering as your trusted provider of contract code enforcement services. We look forward to the possibility of working together to ensure the continued success and prosperity of the City of South Gate.

Respectfully submitted,

WILLDAN ENGINEERING
[email protected]
34 562 %8 6200 i 800 49g 448-! Lax 562 695 2120 i 1319 S Crossroads Parkiivay Nor!h, SbiTe 405, Indbsiry. California 91746-3443 i !ViV'A '.'iilldan com 80 CITY OF SOUTH GATE
Table of Contents
Firm Profile
Scope of Work
Project Manager
Fee Schedule
Related Experience
References
Resumes
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FoundeCinl964-WilldanGroupilnc%isaleadingnationwaideproVider (,(iHlt(anHas5eenin5ris;ness Of -professional technical and consulting services. The primary markets fgr oyer 59)iB(7H-< Willdan serves are municipal engineering, planning, infrastructure, and transportation; energy; and economic and financial analysis. The company serves these three complementary markets through its three service segments - 1) engineering (Willdan Engineering), 2) energy efficiency (Willdan Energy Solutions), and 3) public finance (Willdan Financial Services).

Willdan has a reputation for delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget. Rooted in Willdan"s corporate culture is its focus on quality customer service. The company has more than 1600 employees, including licensed engineers, program and construction managers, financial analysts, planners, and other skilled professionals.

Willdan benefits from well-established relationships with local and state government agencies, investor- owned and municipal utilities, and private-sector commercial and industrial firms throughout the United States. The company served more than 800 distinct clients in 2015. Headquartered in Anaheim, the company operates from offices in more than 30 states across the US.

Willdan Engineering
Willdan Engineering (Willdan), a California Corporation and subsidiary of WGI, specializes in solutions tailored to the unique needs of municipalities and other local government agencies. Services range from full-time, in-house staffing to interim or part-time assistance on a project-by-project basis.

Willdan's understanding of public agency needs and issues is unique in the industry. In addition to the significant portion of our staff that have served in public agency ,J,jl/C{Cl,7,,l,Si,less,nOdel,s management positions prior to joining Willdan, Willdan has had ce,?,e,10ntHep,,5H,,sec,,.. numerous assignments with over 60% of the cities and counties in California for building officials, city engineers, planning directors, traffic engineers, and other public agency staff members. With our depth of experience, expertise, knowledge, and resources, Willdan is able to offer practical solutions that are timely, cost-effective, and that meet the needs of individual communities. The diversity of our staff experience is an added value of our professional services.

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Building and Safety
Willdan"s experience and strength in plan review and inspection services encompass a complete range of technical disciplines, including permit issuance, building inspection, grading inspection, Code Enforcement, parking control, CASp services, flood zone experience, building plan review, and fire-life safety. Willdan maintains excellent working knowledge of all applicable codes and standards including California Building Codes, California Title 24 requirements on accessibility. Our code enforcement personnel are PC 832 certified and are certified code professionals through CACEO and often ICC. The inspection, plan review, and code enforcement staff maintain current certifications and attend training on a regular basis, to stay current with industry technologies and standards. Specific certifications and education are delineated in staff resumes herein.

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Scope of Work
Code Enforcement Services
Code enforcement services are among the most complex and challenging services that government agencies provide. According to nationwide studies, property values, crime rates, insurance rates, business development, and the sense of community pride can be directly impacted by the successes of a jurisdiction's code enforcement program.

To aid jurisdictions with the difficult task of maintaining the quality of life for its citizens through such programs, Willdan has assembled a quality staff with extensive public agency experience in the areas of neighborhood preservation, housing inspection, and code enforcement. Our expertise includes the development and implementation of inspection programs designed to ensure public safety, promote community involvement, and protect the quality-of-life issues through community education and enforcement of municipal and related codes including preparation for, and participation in, prosecution by city and district attorneys.

Willdan provides the following Code Enforcement Services:
* Inspection services for HUD section 8 programs.
* Review, study, and analysis of existing programs.

Development of ordinances and writing of grant proposals. * Neighborhood cleanup and improvement programs.
* Community education programs.
* Development of educational materials.
* Provide project managers and/or supervisors as onsite "employees." * Provide full-time, part-time, interim, and/or weekend staff as onsite "employees." * Vehicle abatement and parking enforcement.
* ASSiSt in enforcement, including preparation and participation in prosecution by city and district attorneys.
* Illegal street/food vendor enforcement.
* The registration and enforcement of vacation rentals. * The regulation of group and/or sober living homes. h Inspection, regulation, and enforcement of marijuana dispensaries and grow houses.

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Contract Code In.spection Services
The project shall consist of Willdan staff coordinating with the City of South Gate Community Development Department and providing Code Enforcement staff to the City. Willdan staff shall conduct inspections and re-inspections of code enforcement cases and will also identify and enforce all violations of the City's municipal code, ordinances, laws, and all applicable statutes as directed by City personnel.

Willdan employees shall issue notifications, letters, and citations when necessary to achieve compliance.

Staff will be required to document all complaints received and inspections conducted through photos, notes, and correspondence. In addition to the services mentioned above, Willdan employees would provide the following to the City as needed (this is not intended to be a comprehensive list):

Investigate complaints from the public and staff regarding violations of the municipal codes, ordinances, standards, and health and safety regulations.

Initiate contact with residents, business representatives, and other parties to explain the nature of the violations and encourage voluntary compliance with municipal codes, zoning and land use ordinances, and community standards.
ffl Prepare notices of violation for non-compliance according to applicable codes and regulations.

Prepare reports for cases requiring legal action or civil abatement. ' When required, meet with legal counsel, and provides testimony on criminal cases.

Maintain records of complaints, inspections, violation notices, and other field enforcement activities.
a Coordinate with City departments on cases as they relate to code enforcement.

Project Management
AI Brady shall be the Principal in charge of this project. Mr. Brady has over 30 years of experience in the code profession and has provided contract code services to approximately 100 municipalities in California, Arizona, and Nevada. He specializes in developing new code programs, improving existing divisions, revenue enhancement, ordinance revisions, maximizing staff efficiency, and enhancing customer relations.

Terry Cox shall be the Project Manager with final oversight of the contract. Mr. Cox has over 25 years of experience in the code profession and has provided contract code services to multiple municipalities in California. His expertise lies in the development of innovative code programs, enhancement of existing departments, effective management of vendor enforcement operations, revision of ordinances, provision of staff training, optimization of staff productivity, and improvement of customer relationships.

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Willdan will provide contract code enforcement services to the City of South Gate for a flat hourly rate based on the Willdan hourly rate schedule below. All rates and costs shall be effective through the term of the agreement.
';,as'yvi5"i4a'i'r'?q:; ";i:'='Io:!4,.- l ..==2C:i,==-f Code Enforcement Officer 675/hour
Should Willdan be required to provide vehicles for the officers, an additional 910/hr will be added to the rate.

NOTE: Overtime rates of l.5x the regular hourly rate will be charged for all overtime hours worked.

Related Experience
City of Palm Desert- Project Manager. Provided code enforcement staff on a contract basis to address unregistered and non-compliant vacation rentals.

City of Desert Hot Springs - Project Manager. Providing interim code enforcement staff.

City of La Puente - Project Manager. Provided interim code enforcement management and supervisory staff who were responsible for temporarily overseeing the city"s code program.

CityofSouthPasadena-ProjectMariag,er. Providinginterimcodeenforcementstaff.

CityofDowney-ProiectMariager. Providinginterimcodeenforcementstaff.

City of Big Bear Lake - Project Manager. Provide seasonal code enforcement staff for the enforcement of short-term lodging.

City of Laguna Beach - Project Manager. Provided code enforcement staff on a contract basis to address unregistered and non-complaint vacation rentals.

City of Irwindale - Project Manager. Provided municipal code enforcement services including monitoring of a local racetrack for compliance with the City Sound Ordinance on an interim basis.

City of Long Beach - Project Manager. Provided interim code enforcement staff who were responsible for enforcing the City"s Municipal Code.

City of Manhattan Beach - Project Manager. Provided interim code enforcement staff.

City of Hermosa Beach - Project Manager. Providing interim code enforcement staff.

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City of Laguna Hills - Project Manager. Assisted the city in the development of a public education program concerning the city's code program.

City of Los Alamitos - Directed and participated in review of the city's code enforcement policy and procedures and made recommendations for changes, as necessary. Additionally, provided interim code enforcement staff and a Community Development Director.

CityofHawaiianGardens-ProiectManager. AssistedtheCityofHawaiianGardensindevelopingand implementing an Administrative Citation program.

CityofRosemead-ProjectMariager. Providedinterimcodeenforcementstafftoinspecttargetedareas of the city to facilitate neighborhood improvements.

City ofSan Clemente - Project Manager. Provided interim Code Enforcement staff to assist with their Code Enforcement Program.

City ofSuperior, AX - Direct and participate in the review of the city's code enforcement policy and procedures and make recommendations for changes, as necessary. Development and Implementation of a Nuisance and an Administrative Citation Ordinance.

City of La Canada Flintridge - Direct and participate in the review of the city's code enforcement policy and procedures and make recommendations for changes, as necessary. Development and Implementation of a Nuisance, Cost Recovery and an Administrative Citation Ordinances. Provided interim code enforcement staff to conduct inspections and facilitate neighborhood improvements.

City of Huntington Beach - Project Manager. Provided interim Code Enforcement staff to assist with their Code Enforcement Program.

City ofDel Mar- Provided interim code enforcement staff to the City and managed their entire Code program.

City of Newport Beach - Provided interim code enforcement staff to the City and managed their entire Code program.

It should be noted that the projects listed above is not a comprehensive list of all our past code clientele but represents a small portion of the Municipalities we have served. We have also successfully provided service to the following jurisdictions:
* Bradbury
* Costa Mesa
Desert Hot Springs
* EI Monte
* Folsom
* Fountain Valley
@ Laguna Woods
* Pasadena
@ Laguna Niguel
* Burbank
* Maywood
* San Diego County
* Thousand Oaks
* San Juan Capistrano
San Luis Obispo
* Sierra Madre
* Ventura
* West Hollywood

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City of Inglewood
jerry Tucker
1 Manchester Boulevard, 4'h Floor
Inglewood, CA 90301
(310) 412-5590
Project: Providing code enforcement staff for vendor enforcement needs.

City of Torrance
Michelle Ramirez
3031 Torrance Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 618-2550
Project: Providing code enforcement staff for vendor enforcement and standard casework.

County of Fontana
Sandra Pelayo
8353 Sierra Ave.

Fontana, CA 92335
(909) 854-8026
Project: Providing code enforcement staff for vendor enforcement needs.

In closing, Willdan has provided code compliance services to numerous different California Cities and Counties. We are confident our team can provide the customer service-based code compliance program the City is seeking. We hope this proposal meets with your approval. The resumes for our proposed team can be found below. Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional information.

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Albert Brady, C.B.O.

Deprity Director of Bciilding & Code Enforcement
Education
1988, AA, Liberal Arts,
California State University,
Fullerton
1990, BA, Business
Administration, University of
Southern California, Los
Angeles
Registration
PC 832 Certificate, Orange
County Sheriff's Academy,
Orange, CA
Basic Certification, SCACEO
- Southern California
Association of Code Officials
Intermediate Certification,
SCACEO - Southern
California Association of
Code Officiajs
Advanced Certification,
SCACEO - Southern
California Association d
Code Officials
Superviwry Certification,
SCACEO - Southern
California Association of
Code Officials
Watershed Management
Certificate, EPA -
Environmental Protection
Agency, Sacramento, CA
ICC Certified Building Official
Mr. Albert Brady is a Willdan Engineering code enforcement manager with 30 years of experience. Mr. Brady is responsible for Code Enforcement Services Company wide including California and Arizona. Mr. Brady leads a team of code enforcement professionals who can provide both short and long-term services including management of code enforcement departments.

Relevant Project Experience
County of Riverside, California. Code Enforcement Director. Managed the Code Enforcement Department for the entire County of Riverside. Assigned to oversee all operations and respond to all citizen concerns, County CEO complaints and Board inquiries; Prepare and monitor the Department's budget including all revenues and expenditures. Prepare regular staff reports for the Board of Supervisor's regarding ordinance development and/or municipal code revisions. Provide personnel with direction, develop and update the Division's Policy and Procedure manual and verify that staff adheres to all policies established within the Department. Evaluate staffs performance on a regular basis and pursue disciplinary action when appropriate.

Interview and hire all personnel. Attend regular staff meetings; meet with civic groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, Board of Realtors, Neighborhood groups and Homeowner's Associations. Interact with various departments, County, State and Federal organizations when necessary. Interact with The Riverside County District Attorney's Office regarding criminal investigations and County Counsel for Civil proceedings such as Nuisance abatements, injunctions and/or receiverships.

AndersonPenna, Newport Beach, California. Code Enforcement Manager.

Managed the Code Compliance Division for a firm that provides contract code services to Municipalities in Southern California. Contract services varied from staff augmentation, program development and consulting. Provided service to different jurisdictions in California including the following government agencies; County of Orange, City of Laguna Woods, Pasadena, Ventura, La Canada Flintridge, Upland, Fountain Valley, Tustin, Desert Hot Springs, and San Juan Capistrano. Developed and implemented code programs, ordinances (civil citation, nuisance ordinance, rental inspection programs) and policies and procedures manuals. Managed all contracts for service delivery and all contract employees assigned to the projects. Attended regular City Council meetings and assured projects remained within budget.

Affiliations
Past Education Chair,
California Association of
Code Officials, Sacramento,
CA
Past Board Member,
California Association of
Code Enforcement Officials,
Sacramento, CA
Member, American
Association of Code
Enforcement
30 Years' Experience
City of Moreno Valley, California. Code & Neighborhood Services Official.

Responsible for managing the Code and Neighborhood Services Division which is comprised of the Parking Enforcement Team and the Code Compliance Group.

Assigned to oversee all operations and respond to all citizen concerns, City Manager complaints and Council inquiries; Prepare and monitor the Division's budget including all revenues and expenditures. Manage agreements with outside contractors that provide service to the City including Riverside County Environmental Health, Abatement Contractors, and Citation Processing Services. Monitor and prepare quarterly and annual reports for three separate Federal programs. Prepare regular staff reports for City Council regarding ordinance development and/or municipal code revisions. Manage specialized programs such as the City's Graffiti Restitution Program, Shopping Cart Containment Ordinance and the Rotational Tow Service Program. Provide personnel with direction, develop and update the Division's Policy and Procedure manual and verify that staff adheres to all policies established within the Division. Evaluate staffs performance on a regular basis and pursue disciplinary action when appropriate. Interview and hire personnel. Attend regular staff meetings; meet with civic groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, Board of Realtors, Neighborhood groups and Homeowner's Associations.

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Willdan, Anaheim, California. Code Enforcement Supervisor. Managed the Code Compliance Division for a firm that provided contract code services to Municipalities in the western United States. Contract services varied from staff augmentation, program development and consulting. Provided service to different jurisdictions in California, Arizona and Nevada including the following government agencies; County of Orange, City of Anaheim, South Pasadena, Bradbury, La Canada Flintridge, Rosemead, Hawaiian Gardens, Los Alamitos, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Del Mar, La Palma, and San Juan Capistrano. Developed and implemented code programs, ordinances (civil citation, nuisance ordinance, rental inspection programs) and policies and procedures manuals. Managed all contracts for service delivery and all contract employees assigned to the projects. Attended regular City Council meetings and assured each project remained within budget.

City of Anaheim, California. Senior Code Enforcement Officer. Supervised the CDBG team of the Code Enforcement Division which consisted of seventeen employees. Enforced City regulations and codes to enhance and preserve the quality of neighborhoods. Received citizen complaints of Municipal Code violations and coordinated the resolution of those concerns. Provided training to employees; established and maintained the Division's policy and procedure manual and ensured that the established practices were followed. Performed regular eva!uations of employees, prepared internal and external memorandums, staff reports, developed ordinances and assisted with the annual preparation of the Planning Department Budget.

City of Anaheim, California. Code Enforcement Officer 11. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties.

Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation. Photographed evidence, prepared diagrams, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens; issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports.

CityofAnaheim,California. CodeEnforcementOfficerl. Performedfieldinspections and enforced municipal code provisions (such as animal regulations, business license requirements, and building permits). Explained regulations relating to municipal code provisions including zoning, land use, planning, and design review. Responded to citizen complaints regarding potential code violations; conducted research of property ownership, past permits and all applicable code regulations. Coordinated enforcement actions with other City departments and other governmental agencies, as necessary.

City of Anaheim, California. Housing Coordinator/Inspector. Performed field inspections of all Section 8 Housing Vouchers for the City of Anaheim Housing Authority. Inspections were performed to verify compliance with the Housing Quality standards: for new vouchers and as part of the annual recertification program.

Additional duties included providing notices for non-compliant units to both property owners and residents, negotiating rents, performing recertification paperwork, re- inspections of non-compliant units, and assisting customers with additional benefits available through the family self-sufficiency program.

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John (Terry) Cox
Code Enforcement Manager
Education
B.S., Business Management,
California Coast University,
Santa Ana, CA
Mr. Terry Cox is a Code Official with over 25 years' experience in addressing community blight through developing effective neighborhood strategies. He has demonstrated the ability to train, motivate and manage cohesive teams focused on preserving communities. He is experienced in neighborhood improvement projects, operational management, community relations, consulting and project management.

Business Management,
California State University,
Long Beach
Psychology, Cerritos
Community College
Licenses/Certifications
PC 832 Certificate - Rio
Honda Community College
Certified Code Enforcement
Officer, CACEO - California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
Basic Certification,
SCACEO - Southern
California Association of
Code Enforcement
Officials
Intermediate Certification,
CACEO - California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
Advanced Certification,
CACEO - California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
Supervisory Certification,
CACEO - California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
Watershed Management
Certificate, EPA -
Environmental Protection
Agency, Sacramento, CA
Affiliations
Member, California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officials
25 Years' Experience
Relevant Project Experience
County of Orange, Santa Ana, CA. Code Enforcement Manager. Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Neighborhood Preservation Section with the County of Orange, which includes the training and supervision of both County and contract staff. Work closely with staff from the Board of Supervisors, CEO's office, multiple County Departments, and additional outside agencies to coordinate investigations/enforcement activities and communicate findings/results, as well as to provide thorough and effective service to unincorporated islands within the County of Orange. Prepare and provide staff reports, departmental work plans, educational/informational materials and special presentations related to code enforcement.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to improve program efficiency and effectiveness. Coordinate and implement special projects such as community cleanup days, target area sweeps and community meetings, thus spearheading the community outreach efforts of QC Development Services/QC Public Works. Communication, both verbally and in writing, with representatives of the District Offices to address potential code-related concerns (Board of Supervisors). Analyze current Neighborhood Preservation procedures and implement changes when needed to improve program efficiency/effectiveness and staff morale (i.e., office hearing scheduling procedures, improved notification process, changes in rotational case assignments, etc.). Prepare and host Neighborhood Preservation bi-weekly meetings to maintain staff awareness of program status, goals and accomplishments, as well as to obtain feedback from staff with regards to improving the program. Review officer prepared notifications to the public and case files submitted for closure to maintain quality assurance, providing staff with assistance and direction when needed. Research and organize additional training for members of staff to improve officer awareness and effectiveness. Responsible for annual staff member reviews, coaching up of staff, and disciplinary action towards staff as needed. Responsible for developing and maintaining the annual budget for Neighborhood Preservation, as well as overseeing contract developmenUoperations. Highly involved with the development and implementation of the new Land Management System and the Customer Resource Management online portal now utilized throughout QC Public Works to provide easily accessible online services to the stakeholders and visitors of Orange County.

AndersonPenna, Newport Beach, California. Senior Code Enforcement Officer. Managed overall contract and day-to-day operations of contract code staff assigned to the County of Orange. Received calls for service and investigated potential zoning, building, grading and general property maintenance code violations. Collected and documented evidence as part of code casework. Issued notices and administrative citations as needed to ensure code compliance. Prepared briefing papers and reports for review by management of the Board of Supervisors. Prepared and carried out inspection and abatement warrants. Planned, prepared and participated in community meetings and clean-up events. Worked closely with County Counsel and the District Attorney's office to host meetings, carryout civil litigation, and proceed with criminal court filings when voluntary compliance was not obtained.

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Willdan, Anaheim, California. Senior Code Enforcement Officer. Managed overall contract and day-to-day operations of contract code staff assigned to the County of Orange. Received calls for service and investigated potential zoning, building, grading, and general property maintenance code violations. Collected and documented evidence as part of code casework.

Issued notices and administrative citations as needed to ensure code compliance. Prepared briefing papers and reports for review by management and the Board of Supervisors. Prepared and carried out inspection and abatement warrants. Planned, prepared, and participated in community meetings and clean-up events. Worked closely with County Counsel and the District Attorney's office to host meetings, carry out civil litigation, and proceed with criminal court filings when voluntary compliance was not obtained.

Provided code services to the City of La Canada-Flintridge. Also, prepared community education materials pertaining to code enforcement for the City of Laguna Hills.

City of Anaheim, California. Code Enforcement Officer 11. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial, and industrial properties. Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation.

Photographed evidence, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens; issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports.

Responsible for the enforcement of parking violations and illegal street vendor activity.

City of Paramount, California. Code Enforcement Officer I. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties. Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation. Photographed evidence, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens; issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports. Responsible for the enforcement of parking violations and illegal street vendor adivity Also responsible for Public Safety fleet maintenance and supervised the Los Angeles County inmates (trustees) assigned to provide maintenance services at the City's Public Safety Substation.

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Albert Brady, Jr.

Code Enforcement Sbipervisor
Education
C.A.C.E.O. Code
Enforcement Certified,
Former President of
C.A.C.E.O.

Mr. Brady is a Willdan Engineering code enforcement officer with over 19 years of municipal government experience. He communicates effectively with both internal staff and the general public. Mr. Brady strength is establishing rapport with superiors, and co-workers. He is organized, self-motivated, enthusiastic and always willing to learn. Albert demonstrates professionalism and a strong personal image at all times. Mr. Brady is available to provide code enforcement services to our Southern California clients.

Administration of Justice,
Southwestern College
Orange county Sheriff's
Academy, Rancho
Santiago College
Business Administration,
Fullerton Cx>lfege
Registration/Certification
Former Orange County
Deputy Sheriff Reserve
P. C. 832, State of
California
Pepper Spray, Golden
West College
Relevant Experience
County of Orange. Code Enforcement Officer. As a code enforcement officer, Mr. Brady was responsible for managing a caseload throughout the unincorporated areas of the County in support of its Neighborhood Preservation Program, including the reviewing, processing, and closing of code enforcement cases related to land use, zoning, building, grading, nuisance, and property maintenance violations within the unincorporated areas of Orange County. He was responsible for the review of case files, an inspection of properties, filing notices and complaints against violators, documenting, and preparing violation cases for the district attorney's office and/or County counsel, and testifying in court. Albert conducted in-depth permit research to assist with the processing of land use, zoning, and building violations. He worked with the general public on a daily basis providing them with general land use, zoning, building and grading requirements as it relates to the County's entitlement process. Mr. Brady assisted property owners, and/or their designated agents (i.e. architects, engineers, contractors, real estate agents, and family members) through the County's entitlement process.

N.P.D.E.S., County of
Orange
Universal Building Code-
General, S.C.A.C.E.O.

Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings, C.A.C.E
City of Huntington Beach. Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Brady conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties. He enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation. Albert photographed evidence, prepared diagrams, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens; issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary.

Abatement of Public
Nuisance (Notice and
Order)
Vehicle Abatement, City of
Huntington Beach
Legal Aspects of Evidence,
Rio Hondo College
City of Anaheim. Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Brady performed field inspections and enforced municipal code provisions (such as animal regulations, business license requirements, and building permits). He explained regulations relating to municipal code provisions including zoning, land use, planning, and design review. Albert responded to citizen complaints regarding potential code violations; conducted research of property ownership, past permits and all applicable code regulations. Mr. Brady coordinated enforcement actions with other City departments and other governmental agencies as necessary.

Legal Aspects of Warrant
Process, Rio Hondo
College
25+ Years' Experience
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Sr. Code Enforcement Officer
Education
Mechanical Engineering
Courses, East Los Angeles
College, Monterey Park,
California
Mr. Gustavo Alonso is a Willdan Engineering code enforcement officer with over 17 years of increasingly responsible municipal code enforcement experience. Mr. Alonso has a thorough understanding of investigative and research techniques and procedures. He has a proven track record of resolving a wide range of concerns involving zoning and property maintenance standards.

Registrations/Certifications
FEMA
PC 832
California Association of
Code Enforcement Officials,
(Basic, Intermediate,
Advance and Management
Levels)
1 7+ Years of Experience
Relevant Project Experience
City of Maywood, California. Sr. Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Alonso enforced municipal codes within the City. He conducted field inspections, and if violations were present, he composed Courtesy Notices, Notices of Violation, Administrative Citations, or Stop Work Notices related to municipal code violation(s). He also prepared reports and tracked case files related to such matters. Mr. Alonso kept detailed record keeping of each case, which included digital photographs and pertinent information. He monitored the City's short-term rental program and provided backup to the Housing Department for pre-sale and quadrennial inspections as needed.

He interacted with various departments, County, State and Federal organizations when necessary and maintained a high level of professionalism and customer service.

La Canada-Flintridge, California. Sr. Code Enforcement Officer. Alonso inspected properties for municipal code violations, explained ordinances and suggested corrections to citizens and business owners. He prepared and maintained case folders with notes and photographs, prepared cases for prosecution by City Prosecutor, and referred special circumstance cases to volunteer groups to assist seniors and disabled citizens to achieve compliance.

City of South Pasadena, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Responsible for enforcement and education of City Municipal Codes and regulations, including occupancy, zoning and land use, property nuisance, substandard bui!dings, property maintenance and weed abatement.

Responded to complaints of alleged violations by conducting inspections and making contact with business owners/residents by providing information needed for voluntary compliance and cooperation. Prepared reports, inspection and abatement warrants and misdemeanor complaints to the Court and City Prosecutor; appeared in Court to present evidence and testified if necessary. Prepared a variety of written reports, memos and correspondence related to enforcement activities and maintained accurate case file on investigations. Prepared staff reports to department manager.

City of Norwalk, CA. Code Compliance Inspector. Responsible for enforcement and education of City Municipal Codes and regulations, including occupancy, zoning and land use, property nuisance, substandard buildings, property maintenance and weed abatement. Responded to complaints of alleged violations by conducting inspections and making contact with business owners/residents by providing information needed for voluntary compliance and cooperation.

Assisted City Planners and Building Inspectors in reviewing building plans and conducting field plan check. Prepared a variety of written reports, memos and correspondence related to enforcement activities and maintained accurate case file on investigations. Prepared and issued administrative citations. Assisted L.A. Co. Sheriff, SEAACA, Public Safety and Finance Departments by conducting inspections of properties for Animal Permit violations and businesses / special events without permits. Prepared reports, inspection and abatement warrants and misdemeanor complaints to the Court and City Prosecutor; appeared in Court to present evidence and testified if necessary.

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Gus Alonso City of South Gate, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Responsible for enforcement and (;O,l(;nu.) education of City Municipal Codes and regulations, including occupancy, zoning and land use, property nuisance, substandard buildings, property maintenance and weed abatement.

Responded to complaints of alleged violations by conducting inspections and making contact with business owners/residents by providing information needed for voluntary compliance and cooperation. Prepared reports, inspection and abatement warrants and misdemeanor complaints to the Court and City Prosecutor; appeared in Court to present evidence and testified if necessary. Prepared a variety of written reports, memos and correspondence related to enforcement activities and maintained accurate case file on investigations.

City of Manhattan Beach, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of the health order adopted by the City in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Made public contact with the general public and issued verbal warnings, written warnings and civil citations to those violating orders.

City of Burbank, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of the health order adopted by the City in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Made public contact with the general public and issued verbal warnings, written warnings and civil citations to those violating orders.

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ANTHONY ESTRADA
Code Enforcement Officer
Education
BA, BusinessAdminrstration,
Unrversity of Phoenix
Registration
Basrc Certification, SCACEO -
Southern Californra Assocration
of Code Officiars
Mr. Anthony Estrada is a Willdan Code Enforcement Manager with over 30 years of experience. He is highly motivated, a self-starter with ability to manage conflict and solve problems. Anthony has excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal relation skills.

He is an excellent team-player and demonstrates the ability to work independently. Mr. Estrada enjoys opportunities to challenge and improve his customer service/relation skills, is proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook. Anthony has extensive experience in all facets of code including commercial enforcement and is available to provide code enforcement services to our Southern California clients.
rntermediate CertifiCatiOn,
SCACEO - Southern Califorma
Association of Code Offrcials
Advanced Certification, SCACEO
- Southern California
Associatron of Code Officials
Relevant Project Experience
City of Hawaiian Gardens, California. Code Compliance Officer. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties.

Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation.

Supervisory Certifrcatron,
SCACEO - Southern Californra
Assocration of Code Offrcials
PC 832
City of Highland, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Conducted weekend enforcement inspections for the City. His inspections consisted of generalized code enforcement activities with specialization in signage regulations, excessive yard sales and unlicensed vendor inspections.
30+ Years of Experience
City of Hesperia, California. Code Compliance Manager. Assigned to oversee all operations and respond to all citizen concerns, City Manager complaints and Council inquiries; Prepare and monitor the Division's budget including all revenues and expenditures. Provide personnel with direction, develop and update the Division's Policy and Procedure manual and verify that staff adheres to all policies established within the Division.

City of Monterey Park, California. Code Compliance Manager. Managed the Code Compliance Division for the City. Assigned to oversee all operations and respond to all citizen concerns, City Manager complaints and City Council inquiries; Prepare and monitor the Department's budget including all revenues and expenditures. Prepare ordinance development and/or municipal code revisions when necessary. Provide personnel with direction, develop and update the Division's Policy and Procedure manual and verify that staff adheres to all policies established within the Department.

City of EI Monte, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties. Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation.

Photographed evidence, prepared diagrams, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens; issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports.

City of Fontana, California. Code Compliance Specialist. Served as code compliance with responsibilities that included: proactively patrolled the city to identify problematic parking areas; responded to parking related violation complaints; issued verbal warnings, parking citations, notices of violation, and other documents; assisted with other code enforcement related functions and activities to include municipal code violation complaints, storm water compliance, and construction site inspections.

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Mark Rodriguez
Code Enforcement Officer
Education
1994, Administration of
Justice, Rio Hondo College,
Whittier, California
Mr. Mark Rodriguez has 13 years' experience as a code enforcement officer. He has provided enforcement of city municipal codes. Mr. Rodriguez enforces property maintenance issues which includes insight property conditions, inoperable vehicles, landscape violations as well as business license and signage inspections.
1991, Administration of
Justice, East Los Angeles
Coflege
PC832 Certified
Affiliations
Member, CACEO (California
Association of Code
Enforcement Officers)
Member, NLPOA (National
Latino Peace Officers
Association)
East LA Chapter - Treasurer
& Sgt-at-Arms
Relevant Project Experience
City of Nomalk, California. Public Safety Officer. Provided enforcement of municipal codes and regulations related to municipal land use, zoning, nuisance, public safety, property maintenance, building and abatement; and provided assistance to homeowners, tenants and the business community.

City of Monterey Park, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Conducted field investigations and site surveillance of residential, commercial and industrial properties. Enforced all applicable code provisions, ordinances and statutes; issued infraction and misdemeanor citations for violations regarding zoning, litter, abandoned vehicles, weeds and debris accumulation. Photographed evidence, prepared diagrams, interviewed potential witnesses and composed letters to ensure remedial action was taken; received complaints from citizens; issued correction notices and performed abatements when necessary. Prepared memos and investigative reports.

Member- Marine Corps
League Volunteer - Juvenile
Impact Program LAPD
Central Division
13 Years' Experience
City of Alhambra, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Performed field inspections and enforced municipal code provisions (such as animal regulations, business license requirements, and building permits). Explained regulations relating to municipal code provisions including zoning, land use, planning, and design review. Responded to citizen complaints regarding potential code violations; conducted research of property ownership, past permits and all applicable code regulations. Coordinated enforcement actions with other City departments and other governmental agencies as necessary.

City of Manhattan Beach, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of municipal codes and regulations related to municipal land use, zoning, nuisance, public safety, property maintenance, building and abatement; and provided assistance to homeowners, tenants and the business community.

City of Hermosa Beach, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of municipal codes and regulations related to municipal land use, zoning, nuisance, public safety, property maintenance, building and abatement; and provided assistance to homeowners, tenants and the business community.

City of Burbank, California. Code Enforcement Officer. Provided enforcement of municipal codes and regulations related to municipal land use, zoning, nuisance, public safety, property maintenance, building and abatement; and provided assistance to homeowners, tenants and the business community.

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Jesus Medrano
Code Enforcemerit Officer
Certifications
Code Enforcement Officer,
Santiago Canyon College
Intermediate Code
Enforcement Officer
Advanced Code
Enforcement Officer
PC 832 Laws of Arrest
Mr. Jesus Medrano is an experienced code professional who is knowledgeable in de-escalation tactics and conflict resolution through communication. He has extensive experience working with the public and possesses excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal relations skills. Mr. Medrano is available as a Code Enforcement Officer to our Southern California clients.

Relevant Project Experience
Inglewood, CA (Willdan). Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Medrano is part of a team of Willdan code enforcement officers who work to ensure safety and compliance at Sofi Stadium, a 298- acre mixed-use development that houses retail, commercial, and office space, a hotel, residential units, and parking. Responsibilities of the code enforcement officers include reviewing the Operation Plan, posting up at the proper locations, obtaining appropriate data from vendors such as social security numbers, California driver's license information, or any other form of identification, and notifying vendors of the locations where they can conduct business. ASSiSt Police, Sheriffs, and the California Highway Patrol when they are conducting corrective action on violators, receive and log complaints, write incident reports, and take video or pictures of items confiscated and document all action taken. Ensure that businesses and people are in compliance with public health, safety, consumer protection, and business activities, and protect the Sofi community by regulating entities that are breaking laws and ordinances.

Santa Monica, CA. Code Enforcement Volunteer. Mr. Medrano assisted code enforcement staff with vendor enforcement throughout the city.

All American, CA. SWPPP Inspector. Mr. Medrano was responsible for inspecting construction sites to ensure that Best Management Practices were followed. This included Erosion control and sediment prevention plans, perimeter control, and velocity control devices.

Allied Security, CA. Security Officer. Mr. Medrano was responsible for maintaining parking control, vehicle inspections, identification checkpoints, conducting foot patrols, and other various public safety assignments.

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Cesar Vazquez
Code Enforcement Officer
Certifications
Code Enforcement Officer,
Santiago Canyon College
Expected Certificate
Completion for:

PC 832 Laws of Arrest
Intermediate Cr>de
Enforcement Officer
Advanced Code Enforcement
Officer
Supervrsor Code
Enforcement Officer
Mr. Cesar Vazquez is an experienced code professional. He has extensive customer service skills and possesses excellent written, verbal communication, and interpersonal relations skills.

He is knowledgeable in de-escalation tactics and conflict resolution through communication. Mr.

Vazquez is available as a Code Enforcement Officer to our Southern California clients.

Relevant Project Experience
Inglewood, CA. Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Vazquez is part of a team of Willdan code enforcement officers who work to ensure safety and compliance at Sofi Stadium, a 298-acre mixed-use development that houses retail, commercial, and office space, a hotel, residential units, and parking. Responsibilities of the code enforcement officers include reviewing the Operation Plan, posting up at the proper locations, obtaining appropriate data from vendors such as social security numbers, California driver's license information, or any other form of identification, and notifying vendors of the locations where they can conduct business. ASSiSt Police, Sheriffs, and the California Highway Patrol when they are conducting corrective action on violators, receive and log complaints, write incident reports, and take video or pictures of items confiscated and document all action taken. Ensure that businesses and people are in compliance with public health, safety, consumer protection, and business activities, and protect the Sofi community by regulating entities that are breaking laws and ordinances.

US Bank, Los Alamitos, CA. Loan Processor II/Jr. Underwriter. Mr. Vazquez worked with loan applicants to gather the necessary paperwork and documentation required for Purchase, Conventional, Refinance, and New Built loans. He carefully reviewed mortgage applications, organized additional application materials and submitted applications on schedule. Mr. Vazquez served as a liaison for underwriters and obtained underwriting conditions from borrowers. He also communicated with consumers, mortgage consultants and/or broker on loan status and collected additional documentation to clear underwriting conditions.

Schools First Federal Credit Union, Tustin, CA. Loan Fulfillment Specialist/Team Lead. Mr.

Vazquez processed home purchase loans and maintained a pipeline of 65 loans. He verified original regulatory and/or complaint loan disclosures were sent to members within the required timeline. Mr. Vazquez ensured that pre-document and loan conditions were satisfied prior to authorizing funding and provided weekly status updates to members. As the Team Lead of 17 ieam members, Mr. Vazquez provided technical support, resolved issues, clarified loan-closing processes, and assisted with escalated member matters. He also identified process improvements and co-authored changes to policy and procedures.

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Item No. 6
NOV fl6 2fl23
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CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA BULL
For the Regular Meeting of: November 14, 2023
Department Director:

Ori ent: Public Works
City Manager:

Chbrservantes
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT WITH DESIGN WEST ENGINEERING FOR

ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE EMERGENCY BACK-UP GENERATOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT N0. 704-GEN PURPOSE: To award a professional services agreement to Design West Engineering to prepare design and construction documents for the Emergency Back-Up Generator Replacement Project, City Project No. 704-GEN ("Project").

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: The City Council will consider:
a. Approving an Agreement with Design West Engineering for engineering design services for the Emergency Back-Up Generator Replacement Project, City Project No. 704-GEN, in an amount not to exceed $178,665;
b. Authorizing the City Manager to approve contingency amendments to the proposed Agreement at a cumulative cost of up to $50,000; and c. Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.

FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund. The proposed Agreement is in the amount of $178,665 and it will be funded by America Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA") funds budgeted in the FY 2022/23 Capital Improvement Program. A summary of budgeted funds and proposed expenditures is shown below:

Budget Amount
Agreement Professional Design Services $178,665
De-sign Contingencies - $50,000
Pro,je-ct Manage-ment and Staff Time $25,000
Total -Proposed Expenditures $253,665
ANALYSIS: The City of South Gate has a number of critical facilities that need to be operational during periods of public emergencies such as severe storms or earthquakes. These facilities house functions that are necessary for the provision of public services such as government operations, public safety, critical infrastructure services, emergency response and I
99 housing of displaced residents. In order for these facilities to function during all emergencies, it is necessary to have in place adequate and reliable emergency back-up generators capable of supplying power to the facilities during power outages. The following five (5) City facilities have been identified as critical facilities for this purpose: City Hall, the Police Station, the old courthouse building, the Public Works Corporate Yard ("City Yard") and the South Gate Park Municipal Auditorium recently renamed the Henry C. Gonzalez Municipal Auditorium ("Municipal Auditorium").

The City Hall building is the center of South Gate city governance. In the event of an emergency, it is important that staff be available to oversee emergency operations and the City Council have an operating venue in which to hold emergency meetings when necessary to provide direction to City staff, authorize necessary expenditures, and approve emergency resolutions as required. The Police Station is a 24-hour operation that is critical to public safety, especially during emergencies. Maintaining power at the Police Station is critical in order to provide for emergency communications and dispatch, among other things. The South Gate Courthouse building is currently undergoing redesign for offices for Human Resources, IT, and the Police Department to also house the City's Emergency Operations Center ("EOC"). The EOC acts as a focal point for communication and coordination of emergency services during disasters and other emergencies and, as such, it is of utmost importance to maintain power to the EOC during such events. The City Yard houses all the field operations of the Public Works Department including controls for the City's water system, street, building and electrical crews that are called upon during emergencies to address infrastructure-related public safety issues. To provide this function, power is required. Finally, the Municipal Auditorium is designated as both a cooling center during severe heat waves and as emergency housing for residents that are displaced by a disaster or other emergency impacting the community. To serve these purposes during an emergency, it is necessary for the Municipal Auditorium to have reliable back-up power in the event of a power failure.

Four of these facilities currently have back-up generators that are in need of replacement. The back-up generators are all over 20 years old and some are close to 40 years old. Due to their age, the generators are less reliable, prone to have maintenance issues and they are nearing the end of their serviceable life. In addition, the existing generators at City Hall, Police Station, City Yard, and the Municipal Auditorium do not have the capacity to permit full operations to be maintained during emergency situations. For example, the City Hall generator only provides for emergency standby lighting and just enough power for the Information Technology ("IT") server room. The current generator cannot support all the electrical demands normally required on a workday by staff located at the City Hall . All the generators are similarly undersized for the power needs of the facilities they are designated to in order to ensure the continuance of governance during such emergency situations. As a result, the ability of these buildings to operate as needed during emergencies is very limited.

The Emergency Back-Up Generator Replacement Project will replace these four back-up generators with new generators that are designed to meet 'full building operational needs taking into account today's electrical demands, as well as, any future increases in demand that can be identified at this time and for a length of time of at least 5-days before needing to be refueled. In addition, the project will provide a generator for the Courthouse building which is being 2 100
redesigned to house City offices and the EOC. The Courthouse building does not currently have an emergency generator.

BACKGROUND: The Emergency Back-Up Generator Replacement Project is in the FY 2023/24 Capital Improvement Program. It is budgeted in the amount of $1.75 million, with ARPA Funds. The project entails replacing the existing back-up generators at facilities mentioned above, and providing service to the South Gate Courthouse which is scheduled to be operational within the next two to three years. An agreement is needed to begin the design phase.

The proposed Agreement was procured through a competitive process in which an RFP was published on the City website and in trade journals. On September 20, 2023, the City received five proposals which are listed below.

Consultant Fee Proposal

1. Design West Engineering $178,6-65

2. EDA, Inc. $49,900

3. Borrelli and Associates $438,000

4. P2S Engineering $465,725

5. s.y. Lee Associates $1,031,176
A selection committee evaluated the proposals. The selection committee consisted of Harvey Gobas and Charles Herbertson, both Project Managers for Willdan Engineers, and Lorenzo Camargo, Acting Associate Engineer for the City of South Gate. The review criteria weighed a number of factors including project understanding, consultant project team qualifications and experience on similar projects, project work plan and schedule, and demonstrated technical ability of the firm and project team.

Design West Engineering received the overall highest ranking from the panel (taking into account the evaluation criteria) and is therefore recommended for the contract.

Design West Engineering is located in the City of San Bernardino, California. They have been providing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing ("MEP") engineering design services for over 23 years and have been providing services to South Gate for over 10 years. The project manager assigned to the project has over 24 years of experience in MEP design and is the Electrical Department Head for Design West Engineering. He will be supported in the design effort by a Senior Electrical Project Manager with 12 years of experience who has a professional engineering license in electrical engineering. Design West Engineering submitted the best overall proposal, has worked on several similar emergency generator projects, and clearly demonstrated in their proposal the expertise needed to provide the services requested.

The proposed agreement is in the amount of $178,665. The fee is reasonable and competitive and within the expected cost range for this project. EDA provided a fee proposal in the amount of $49,900. However, it was the consensus of the proposal review team that their proposal failed to demonstrate the necessary experience and expertise for this project. As such, the team believes EDA's proposed fee may be the result of underestimating the project requirements and 3 101
scope.

The services in the proposed agreement include project management; utility coordination; evaluation of existing back-up emergency generators; evaluation of power demand requirements at the various facilities; development of probable cost estimates for planning purposes and engineering design; development of plans, specifications, detailed estimates and bid documents; construction bidding and support; and project record as-builts plans and closeout.

Design for this project is scheduled to begin in November 2023 and conclude in September 2023.

ATT ACHMENT: Proposed Agreement and Exhibit A
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Attachment A

AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR ENGINEERING

DESIGN FOR THE EMERGENCY BACK-UP GENERATOR
REPLACEMENTS PROJECT, CITY PROJECT N0. 704-GEN BETWEEN

THE CITY OF SOUTH GATE AND DESIGN WEST ENGINEERING This Agreement for Professional Services for Engineering Design Services ("Agreement") is made and entered into on November 14, 2023, by and between the City of South Gate, a municipal corporation ("City"), and Design West Engineering, a California corporation ("Consultant"). City and Consultant are sometimes hereinafter individually referred to as a "Party" and collectively as "Parties."

RECIT ALS
WHEREAS, City desires to retain a qualified provider for certain services relating to engineering design of emergency generator installations at five City facilities; and WHEREAS, Consultant warrants to City that it has the requisite skills, knowledge, qualifications, manpower and expertise to perform properly and timely the Professional Services under this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, based on such representation, City desires to contract with Consultant to perform the services as described in the Scope of Services included in Consultant's proposal attached hereto as Exhibit "A" of this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFOR, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. City hereby engages Consultant, and Consultant accepts such engagement, to perform the services set forth in the Scope of Services as described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made part of this Agreement. The Scope of Services may be mutually amended from time to time by both Parties in writing.

2. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES. The total amount of compensation for this Agreement shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-Five Dollars ($178,665) as described in Consultant's proposal attached hereto as Exhibit "A." City shall pay Consultant for its professional services rendered and costs incurred pursuant to this Agreement. No additional compensation shall be paid for any other expenses incurred, unless first approved in writing by the Director of Public Works/Assistant City Manager or his/her designee.

2.1 Consultant shall be required to attend meetings at City Hall as necessary in the delivery of the projects. Travel time between Consultant's office and City Hall shall not be billable. Consultant may request an exemption on a case-by-case basis, which shall be subject to City approval.

2.2 Consultant shall be paid in accordance with the schedule included in Consultant's proposal attached hereto as Exhibit "A." City shall pay Consultant within thirty (30) 5116863.1-L235.0 (Fomi Rev. 9/8/21)
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days of receipt of the invoice.
2,3 No payment made hereunder by City to Consultant, other than the final payment, shall be construed as an acceptance by City of any work or materials, nor as evidence of satisfactory performance by Consultant of its obligations under this Agreement.

3. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement is effective as of November 14, 2023, and will remain in effect for a period of one year from said date or until project completion, unless otherwise expressly extended and agreed to by both Parties in writing, or terminated by either Party as provided herein.

4. CITY AGENT. The Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works ("Director"), or his/her designee, for the purposes of this Agreement, is the agent for the City. Whenever approval or authorization is required, Consultant understands that the Director, or his/her designee, has the authority to provide that approval or authorization.

5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Consultant represents that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any real property located in the City which may be affected by the services to be performed by Consultant under this Agreement.

Consultant further represents that in performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by it. Within ten (10) days, Consultant agrees that it will immediately notify City of any other conflict of interest that may exist or develop during the term of this Agreement.

5.1 Consultant represents that no City employee or official has a material financial interest in Consultant's business. During the term of this Agreement and/or as a result of being awarded this contract, Consultant shall not offer, encourage or accept any financial interest in Consultant's business or in this Agreement by any City employee or official.

6. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

6.1 Termination for Convenience. City may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause by giving fifteen (15) days written notice to Consultant of such termination and specifying the effective date thereof. In that event, all finished or unfinished documents and other materials shall, at the option of City, become its property. If this Agreement is terminated by City as provided herein, Consultant will be paid the total amount of its costs as of the termination date. In no event shall the amount payable upon termination exceed the total maximum compensation provided for in this Agreement.

6.2 Termination for Cause.

6.2.1 City may, by written notice to Consultant, terminate the whole or any part of this Agreement in any of the following circumstances:
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a. If Consultant fails to perform the services required by this Agreement within the time specified herein or any authorized extension thereof; or b. If Consultant fails to perform the services called for by this Agreement or so fails to make progress as to endanger performance of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and in either of these circumstances does not correct such failure withing a period of ten (10) days (or such longer period as City may authorize in writing) after receipt of notice from City specifying such failure.

6.2.2 In the event City terminates this Agreement in whole or in part as provided above in Subsection 6.2.1, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may deem appropriate, services similar to those terminated.

6.2.3 If this Agreement is terminated as provided above in Subsection 6.2.1, City may require Consultant to provide all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies, drawings, maps, photographs, reports, films, charts, sketches, computations, surveys, models, or other similar documentation prepared by Consultant. Upon such termination, Consultant shall be paid an amount equal to the value of the work performed. In ascertaining the value of the work performed up to the date of termination, consideration shall be given to both completed work and work in progress, to complete and incomplete drawings, and to other documents whether delivered to City or in possession of Consultant, and to authorized reimbursement expenses.

6.2.4 If, after notice of termination of the Agreement under the provisions of Subsection 6.2.1 above, it is determined, for any reason, that Consultant was not in default, or that the default was excusable, then the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be the same as if the notice of termination had been issued pursuant to Subsection 6.1. above.

6.3 Non-Assignability. Consultant shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement without the express prior written consent of City.

6.4 Non-Discrimination.

6.4.1 Consultant shall not discriminate against any employee, subcontractor, or applicant for employment because of race, creed, gender, gender identity (including gender expression), color, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, or veteran/military status, in the performance of its services and duties pursuant to this Agreement and will comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and codes of the Federal, State, and County and the City governments. Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that subcontractors and applicants are 5116863.1-L235.0
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employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, disability, or age.

Consultant will take affirmative action to ensure that all employment practices, including those of any subcontractors retained by Consultant to perform services under this Agreement, are free from such discrimination. Such employment practices include, but are limited to: hiring, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, recruitment advertising, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

6.4.2 The provisions of Subsection 6.4.1 above shall be included in all solicitations or advertisements placed by or on behalf of Consultant for personnel to perform any services under this Agreement. City shall have access to all documents, data, and records of Consultant and its subcontractors for purposes of determining compliance with the equal employment opportunity and non- discrimination provisions of this Section, and all applicable provisions of Executive Order No. 11246 (relating to federal restrictions against discriminatory practices) is available for review and on file with the City Clerk's Office.

6.5 Insurance. Consultant shall submit to City, certificates indicating compliance with the following minimum insurance requirements no less than one (1) day prior to beginning of performance under this Agreement:

6.5.1 Workers Compensation Insurance as required by law. Consultant shall require all subcontractors similarly to provide such workers' compensation insurance for their respective employees.

6.5.2 Comprehensive general and automobile liability insurance protecting Consultant in amounts not less than $1,000,000 for personal injury to any one person, $1,000,000 for injuries arising out of one occurrence, and $500,000 for property damages or a combined single limit of $1,000,000, with an aggregate of $2,000,000. Each such policy of insurance shall:
a. Be issued by a financially responsible insurance company or compatues admitted and authorized to do business in the State of California or which is approved in writing by City.
b. Name and list as additional insured the City, its officers and employees. c. Specify its acts as primary insurance.
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thirty (30) days prior written notice to City of such cancellation or material change."
e, Cover the operations of Consultant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

6.6 Indemnification. Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless City and!or any other City agency, including other employees, officers and representatives, for/from any and all claims or actions of any kind asserted against City and/or any other City agency arising out of Consultant's (including Consultant's employees, representatives, products and subcontractors) negligent performance under this Agreement, excepting only such claims or actions which may arise out of sole or active negligence of City and/or any other City agency, or any third parties not acting on behalf of, at the direction of, or under the control of Consultant.

6.7 Compliance with Applicable Law. Consultant and City shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and codes of the Federal, State, County and City governments, without regard to conflict of law principles.

6.8 Independent Contractor. This Agreement is by and between City and Consultant and is not intended, nor shall it be construed, to create the relationship of agency, servant, employee, partnership, joint venture, or association, as between City and Consultant.

6.8.1 Consultant shall be an independent contractor and shall have no power to incur any debt or obligation for or on behalf of City. Neither City nor any of its officers or employees shall have any control over the conduct of Consultant, or any of Consultant's employees, except as herein set forth, and Consultant expressly warrants not to, at any time or in any manner, represent that it, or any of its agents, servants or employees are in any manner employees of City, it being distinctly understood that Consultant is and shall at all times remain to City a wholly independent contractor and Consultant's obligations to City are solely such as are prescribed by this Agreement.

6.8.2 Indemnification of CalPERS Determination - In the event that Consultant or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of Consultant providing services under this Agreement claims or is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or CalPERS to be eligible for enrollment in CalPERS as an employee of City, Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City for the payment of any employee and/or employer contributions for CalPERS benefits on behalf of Consultant or its employees, agents, or subcontractors, as well as, for the payment of any penalties and interest on such contributions which would otherwise be the responsibility of City.

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Municipal Code, a business license will be required prior to doing business within the City, even if the business is located outside of the City. Verification of a valid South Gate business license will be required prior to start of work and any fees associated with the acquisition or maintenance of such business license shall be the sole responsibility of Consultant.

6.9 Consultant's Personnel.

6.9.1 All services required under the Agreement will be performed by Consultant, or under Consultant's direct supervision, and all persoru'iel shall possess the qualifications, permits and licenses required by State and local law to perform such services, including, without limitation, a City of South Gate business license as required by the South Gate Municipal Code.

6.9.2 Consultant shall be solely responsible for the satisfactory work performance of all personnel engaged in performing services required by this Agreement, and compliance with all reasonable performance standards established by City.

6.9.3 Consultant shall be responsible for payment of all employees' and subcontractors' wages and benefits and shall comply with all requirements pertaining to employer's liability, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance and Social Security.

6.9.4 Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless City and all other related entities, officers, employees and representatives from any liability, damages, claims, costs, and expenses of any nature arising from alleged violations of personnel practices or of any acts of omissions by Consultant in connection with the work performed arising from this Agreement.

6.10 Copyright. No reports, maps or other documents produced in whole or in part under this Agreement shall be the subject of an application for copyright by or on behalf of Consultant.

6.11 Legal Construction.

6.11.1 This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of California and shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced, and governed under the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law principles.

6.11.2 This Agreement shall be construed without regard to the identity of the persons who drafted its various provisions. Each and every provision of this Agreement shall be construed as though each of the parties participated equally in the drafting of same, and any rule of construction that a document is to be construed against the drafting party shall not be applicable to this Agreement. /O
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6.11.3. The article and section, captions and headings herein have been inserted for convenience only and shall not be considered or referred to in resolving questions of interpretation or construction.

6.11.4. Whenever in this Agreement the context may so require, the masculine gender shall be deemed to refer to and include the feminine and neuter, and the singular shall refer to and include the plural.

6.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and, as so executed, shall constitute an agreement which shall be binding upon all Parties hereto.

6.13 Final Payment Acceptance Constitutes Release. The acceptance by Consultant of the final payment made under this Agreement shall operate as and be a release of City from all claims and liabilities for compensation to Consultant for anything done, furnished, or relating to Consultant's work or services. Acceptance of payment shall be any negotiation of City's check or the failure to make a written extra compensation claim within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of that check. However, approval or payment by City shall not constitute, nor be deemed, a release of the responsibility and liability of Consultant, its employees, sub-consultants and agents for the accuracy and competency of the information provided and/or work performed; nor shall such approval or payment be deemed to be an assumption of such responsibility or liability by City for any defect or error in the work prepared by Consultant, its employees, sub- consultants and agents.

6.14 Corrections. In addition to the above indemnification obligations, Consultant shall correct, at its expense, all errors in the work which may be disclosed during City's review of Consultant's report or plans. Should Consultant fail to make such correction in a reasonably, timely maru'ier, such correction shall be made by City, and the cost thereof shall be charged to Consultant.

6.15 Files. All files of Consultant pertaining to City shall be and remain the property of City. Consultant will control the physical location of such files during the term of this Agreement and shall be entitled to retain copies of such files upon termination of this Agreement.

6.16 Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. Failure by a Party to insist upon the performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other party, irrespective of the length of time for which such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver of such Party's right to demand compliance by such other Party in the :[uture. No waiver by a Party of a default or breach of the other party shall be effective or binding upon such a Party unless made in writing by such Party, and no such waiver shall be implied from any omissions by a Party to take any action with respect to such default or breach. No express written waiver of a specified default or breach shall affect any other default or breach, or cover any other period of time, other than any default or breach and/or period 5116863.1-L235.0
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of time specified. All of the remedies permitted or available to a Party under this Agreement, or at law or in equity, shall be cumulative and alternative, and invocation of any such right or remedy shall not constitute a waiver or election of remedies with respect to any other permitted or available right of remedy.

6.17 Mitigation of Damages. In all such situations arising out of this Agreement, the Parties shall attempt to avoid and minimize the damages resulting from the conduct of the other Party.

6.18 Severability. If any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will nevertheless continue in :[ull force without being impaired or invalidated in any way.

6.19 Attorneys' Fees. The Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each will bear his or its own costs, expenses and attorneys' fees arising out of and/or connected with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Agreement, and all matters arising out of or connected therewith except that, in the event any action is brought by any Party hereto to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such action shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in addition to all other relief to which that Party or those Parties may be entitled.

6.20 Entire Agreement and An"':"n(Lil('ntr This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between City and Consultant, and neither party has made any representations to the other except as expressly contained herein. Neither party, in executing or performing this Agreement, is relying upon any statement or information not contained in this Agreement. Any amendments, changes or modifications to this Agreement must be made in writing and appropriately executed by both City and Consultant.

6.21 Notices. Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be deemed to have been given by email transmission with confirmation of delivery and depositing said notice in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as follows:

TO CITY:

City of South Gate
Arturo Cervantes
Director of Public Works/Asst. City Manager
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Email : acervantes@,sogate.org
TEL: (323) 357-9512
WITH COURTESY COPY TO:

City of South Gate
Yodit Glaze, City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
8650 California Avenue
South Gate, CA 90280
Email : [email protected]
TEL: (323) 563-9510
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