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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25G - AGMT - GRANT MANAGEMENT SRVSREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: AUGUST 5, 2014 TITLE: AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH WILLDAN HOMELAND SOLUTIONS FOR GRANT MANAGEMENT SERVICES s CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute a one -year agreement amendment for on -site grant management services with Willdan Homeland Solutions in an annual amount not to exceed $135,000, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) funding program. UASI provides funds to local emergency first responders to enhance security and overall preparedness to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. The grant specifically provides funding for anti - terror equipment, planning, training, exercises and technical assistance. Under the UASI funding program, the City of Santa Ana has been designated as an Urban Area Core City and serves as the grant recipient responsible for the management and administration of the grant funds for Orange County cities. Beginning in 2010 as part of the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP), grant management services have been provided by Willdan Homeland Solutions. The on- site grant management services provided by Willdan Homeland Solutions include, but are not limited to, assisting with the development of grant applications, ensuring grant finances are processed appropriately and in compliance with established Federal, State, and local policies, as well as maintaining and updating UASI sub - recipient guidelines and policies to include new laws, rules, and requirements issued by DHS and Cal -EMA. The staff member provided by Willdan Homeland Solutions has developed the special skills and knowledge needed to effectively manage the Homeland Security grants awarded to the City of Santa Ana. 25G -1 Agreement with Willdan Homeland Solutions August 5, 2014 Page 2 The Santa Ana Police Department Homeland Security Division is satisfied with the grant management services provided by Willdan Homeland Solutions under the original three -year agreement and now wishes to exercise the second of two optional one -year extensions. The current contract, which expires August 31, 2014, includes approximately $100,000 for labor, $10,000 for training and transportation, and a $15,000 contingency for unanticipated expenditures, for a total agreement amount of $125,000. Willdan Homeland Solutions has requested a 1.8 percent CPI increase and a 3.2 percent pay for performance hourly rate increase, This 5 percent increase was determined to be reasonable, fair, and well within the range expected for such services, The new agreement includes approximately $115,000 for labor, $10,000 for training and transportation, and a $10,000 contingency, for a total agreement amount of $135,000. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #1 Community Safety, Objective #3 (promote fiscal accountability to ensure financial responsibility at all levels of the organization), Strategy B (promote ongoing efforts to obtain grant funding for activities that will assist in in preventing, enforcing and reducing criminal activity and traffic collisions). FISCAL IMPACT Funds are available in the following UASI Grant Fund accounts (nos. 12514407 -62300 and 12514491- 62300). APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: Francisco Gutierrez Executive Director Finance & Mgt. Services Agency VVC- 25G -2 SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT is entered into on August 5, 2014, by and between Willdan Homeland Solutions, a California corporation ( "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 Agreement #A- 2012 -184, dated September 4, 2012, (hereinafter "said Agreement") by which Consultant has provided grant management services. B. In accordance with the terms and conditions of said Agreement the parties entered into the First Amendment of the Agreement #A- 2013 -124 on August 5, 2013, wherein they agreed to increase the hourly pay rate to $53.70, increase total compensation to pay for services during the extended term for a total amount not to exceed $125,000, and exercise the first of two options to extend the term for an additional one -year period. C. In accordance with the terms and conditions of said Agreement, the parties wish to enter into the Second Amendment of said Agreement, by amending the Compensation to increase the hourly pay rate to $56.39, increase total compensation to pay for services during the extended term for a total amount not to exceed $135,000, and to exercise the second of two options to extend the term for an additional one -year period 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 a total amount not to exceed $135,000.00, to pay for grant management services provided during the one -year term commencing September 1, 2014. The hourly billing rate shall also be increased to $56.39, effective September 1, 2014. 2. Section 4, TERM, shall be amended to extend the term one -year, through August 31, 2015. 3. Except as hereinabove amended, all terms and conditions of said Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. //I 25G -3 IN WFFNESS 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 By: Cteaw' �' Laura Rossini Senior Assistant City Attorney T CITY OF SANTA ANA DAVID CAVAZOS City Manager WILLDAN HOMELAND SOLUTIONS James E, Bailey President and CEO 25G -4