Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, January 03, 2023
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER AWARDING A CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH WITT O'BRIEN'S TO UPDATE THE CITY OF CARSON'S 2013 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
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I. SUMMARY
On August 3, 2022, the City of Carson received grant application approval and award for the update to the City's Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). As a result, on October 6, 2022, the City issued Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 22-035 (Exhibit No. 1) to solicit qualified and experienced consultants to provide professional consulting services for the update of the 2013 City of Carson HMP.
Staff is now requesting City Council to award a consulting agreement to Witt O' Brien's, LLC in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for the HMP update. The services will primarily be performed during the period from January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024 related to preparation and adoption of the HMP update, but the Agreement provides for a 5-year term to include services related to keeping the updated HMP (once it is adopted) actionable throughout the five-year planning cycle. Award of the proposed contract will enable the City to implement risk mitigation solutions to reduce impact or prevent loss from future natural and non-natural hazard events and to apply for HMP related federal and state assistance.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. AWARD and APPROVE the proposed Contract Services Agreement with Witt O'Brien's, LLC for an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 (Exhibit No. 4; "Agreement").
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the Agreement following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE any other action the City Council deems appropriate, and consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
IV. BACKGROUND
Under the California Disaster Assistance Act and Public Law 93-288 for Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance, the City of Carson is eligible to receive funding for adoption of a FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation Plan...
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