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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 46 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 21, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Solid Waste Consultant Agreement Amendment – State Mandate Compliance <br />Assistance <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve an Amendment to the Agreement with EcoNomics, Inc. to Modify the Scope of <br />Work for Solid Waste Consultant Services, Increase the Agreement Capacity in an <br />Amount Not to Exceed $284,920, and Exercise the One-Year Extension (Non-General <br />Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute the third amendment to the agreement with <br />EcoNomics Inc. to expand the solid waste consulting services scope of work, and <br />increase the total compensation by $284,920 through the extension expiring June 30, <br />2023, with option to extend the term for one additional year, subject to non-substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency has worked with EcoNomics, Inc. since 2019 on a variety of <br />State-compliance related processes such as development of cost projections for an <br />organics diversion program, municipal code updates related to CALGreen building <br />standards compliance, the development of enforcement mandates for new and existing <br />State of California mandates, development of a citywide ordinance/Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code revisions, expansion of the CALGreen compliance program, City/County Payment <br />Program reporting, and assistance with the transition to a new solid waste agreement. <br />The Public Works Agency desires to amend the agreement to modify the scope of work <br />to include additional services such as solid waste contract compliance assistance, <br />contract transition assistance, and Senate Bill 1383 grant implementation in order to <br />comply with state mandates (Exhibit 1). The term and compensation will also be amended <br />to allow sufficient time and contract capacity for the requested services. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with the action.