25H - AGMT - MWDOC - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

FINAL 4 -12 -16 District and the South Orange County Wastewater Authority. The purpose of WEROC is to assist water and wastewater services with preparedness and response coordination for mutual aid and other services and to represent water and wastewater entities at the Orange County Operational Area. In order to build the relationships needed for effective response, WEROC works with member agencies, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the County Operational Area, the State Office of Emergency Services and other emergency response partners throughout the year to educate, network and train together. WEROC staff works with its member agencies (including the City) on emergency plans and standard operating procedure development, review of state and federal required trainings for grant eligibility, disaster readiness, disaster exercise development, grant identification and applications and response and recovery coordination. Lastly, WEROC staff maintains two emergency operation centers, its own response plans and the backbone of the WEROC radio communications system. in providing these services WERCC continues to lead the nation as a model for water and wastewater emergency coordination and response. b) MWDOC will charge a percentage of WEROC's annual budget to the City to fund WEROC operations. The historical percentage allocated is 3,80% and is based on historical negotiations among the WEROC funding partners. The proposed program budget and funding agency charges will be submitted to City for budgetary consideration annually. B. SHARED CONSULTING SERVICES a) The Parties may participate, without the need for an additional agreement, in the planning, research, policy development, water resources planning, strategic processes and other activities that require engagement of an outside consultant. MWDOC shall provide the City a copy of each consultant's proposal for review and comments. For each consultant so engaged, the City will notify MWDOC if it elects to participate in the consulting services and the limit of its financial participation. These and other joint activities and studies related to water resources planning are basic and recurring functions for both MWDOC and the City, and the City's Water Resources Manager shall have discretion to authorize participation by the City in consulting contracts administered by MWDOC by giving written notice to MWDOC, provided the Agreement Limit (defined below) has not been reached. b) The City shall not have any obligation to pay for this consultant unless the City agrees to participate in the consultant's proposed costs. 9. AWARD AND ADMINISTRATION OF CONSULTANT AGREEMENTS a) When programs or services desired by the City and administered by MWDOC require MWDOC to engage a consultant, MWDOC will use its standardized professional services agreement as a form and will modify it as required for each particular Page 6 of 11 25H -10