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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 15, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH EHS <br />INTERNATIONAL INC. <br />C Y MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1s` Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to an agreement, <br />subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, with EHS <br />International Inc to provide additional safety training services in the amount of $50,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On July 1, 2012 the City's Risk Management Division entered into an agreement with EHS <br />International Inc. to provide City-wide employee safety training services to be ensure compliance with <br />Cal/OSHA regulations. The initial contract was for an amount not to exceed $25,000. <br />EHS International is an Orange County based company specializing in workplace safety. Since July, <br />EHS has assisted the City by conducting training in the areas of confined spaces, trenching and <br />shoring, respirator protection, accident investigation and hazard communication. <br />Recent changes in job assignments have created an immediate need to conduct job hazard analysis <br />and schedule additional training to maintain compliance with Cal/OSHA regulations and ensure <br />employee safety. This need is primarily in the highly regulated Water Division. Staff is <br />recommending an amendment to the contract in the amount of $50,000 for a total contract not to <br />exceed $75,000. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are available in the Liability & Property Insurance Fund (account no. 08009051-62302) and <br />Water Administration & Engineering Fund (account no. 06017645-62300). <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br />Edward Raya Francisco Gutierrez <br />Executive Director Executive Director <br />Personnel Services Agency 25AFin1nce & Management Services Agency, <br />l