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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25F - AGMT - CLIMATE ACTION PLANREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 16, 2013 TITLE: AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH ICLEI FOR ADDITIONAL SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a second amendment to the agreement with ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability USA, extending the agreement through June 30, 2015, for completion of the Climate Action Plan, in an amount not to exceed $25,000, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION Approval of this recommended action will allow ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability USA ( ICLEI) to perform additional analysis and evaluation for completion of the City's Climate Action Plan. The agreement extension will be funded entirely by the Energy Partnerships with Southern California Edison (SCE) and Southern California Gas (SCG). On November 8, 2011, the City approved a contract with ICLEI for the Baseline Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and a Climate Action Plan (CAP). The CAP will provide a comprehensive plan for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the City's municipal operations and the community. The CAP will serve as a guiding document to identify ways in which the community and City can reduce GHG emissions. The current agreement with ICLEI expires on December 31, 2013. In CAP development process, additional detailed analysis and evaluation was needed that was not included in the original scope of work. The SCE and SCG Energy Partnerships have allocated $10,000 and $15,000, respectively, to assist the City in completing this additional work. This amendment will extend the agreement with ICLEI to June 30, 2015. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. 25F -1 Amendment to Agreement with ICLEI December 16, 2013 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT SCE and SCG have approved a not -to- exceed allocation of $10,000 and $15,000, respectively. The City will pay for these costs up front from the Public Works Administrative Services Program (Account 10117601 - 62300) and will be reimbursed by the SCE and SCG Partnerships (Account 10117002 - 57010). i Edwin "William" Ivez, P.E. Interim Executive Director Public Works Agency EWG /CK Exhibit: 1. Amendment APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: Francisco Gutierrez Executive Director Finance & Management Services Agency 25F -2 SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT is entered into on December 16, 2013, by and between ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability USA, a non -profit organization ( "Consultant') and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California ( "City "). RECITALS: A. The parties entered into that certain Agreement # A- 2011 -245, dated November 7, 2011, (hereinafter "said Agreement') by which Consultant has provided consulting services to prepare a greenhouse gas inventory and climate action plan. B. By First Amendment A- 2012 -043, dated March 5, 2012, the parties agreed to and increased Scope of Services, additional compensation and an extension of the term. C. In accordance with the terms and conditions of said Agreement, the parties wish to increase compensation to pay for additional reporting services provided at the request of the City and to extend the term to provide time to complete all required services. WHEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants contained in said Agreement, and subject to all the terms and conditions of said Agreement, except those amended in this Second Amendment to Agreement, the parties agree as follows: 1. Section 2.a., COMPENSATION, shall be amended to increase compensation by $25,000.00, to pay for the additional reports requested by the City, as set forth in Exhibit A -1, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference. The total not to exceed amount shall be $426,808.00, during the term of said Agreement. 2. Section 4, TERM, shall be amended to extend the termination date through June 30, 2015. 3. Except as hereinabove amended, all terms and conditions of said Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 25F -3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment to Agreement on the date and year first written above. ATTEST: MARIA D. HUIZAR Clerk of the Council APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA R. CARVALHO City Attorney IL , Laura Sheedy Assistant City Attorney RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL EDWIN "WILLIAM" GALVEZ, P.E. Interim Executive Director - PWA CITY OF SANTA ANA DAVID CAVAZOS City Manager ICLEI — LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY USA (NAME) (Title) 25F -4 EXHIBIT A -1 ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY CONSULTANT Consultant was tasked with preparing a Greenhouse Gas Inventory and a Climate Action Plan (CAP). After preparation and delivery of the initial reports provided by Consultant, the City requested additional work, including: Multiple rounds of reorganization of the measures according to different frameworks (such as voluntary /incentive- based /mandatory, difficult /easy to implement, etc. (60 hours @$130/hr = $7,800) • Addition, removal, and re- addition of measures to the analysis (13 hours @$130 /hr = $1,690) Revisiting the earlier deliverable "existing measures analysis" to include analysis of additional existing measures that weren't identified during that earlier task (60 homy @ $130 /hr = $7,800) • Revising the measures analysis to meet shifting emissions reduction targets (20 hours @ $130 /hr = $2,600) Repeated consultations on CEQA approach that weren't anticipated (20 hours @ $130 /hr = $2,600) Participation in additional work planning meetings and an additional two steering committee meetings (20 hours @ $130 /hr= $2,600) Total hours 193 @ $130/hr = $25,090 25F -5 25F -6