Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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TERMINATE OR REVIEW AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH MDG ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE CDBG GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION SERVICES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
This item was considered at a Special City Council Meeting held on April 26, 2019. At the meeting, the City Council voted 3-0 (MPT Hicks, Councilmember Davis-Holmes, Councilmember Dear) to approve Recommendation No. 2, which was to "DIRECT staff to prepare an Amendment to the Agreement on other terms." The direction was to amend the Agreement to increase the contract by $32,300 for one year to allow for the increased technical/administrative support by the contractor to the CDBG program, but not extend the additional funding for the remaining years of the contract; in addition, the Council directed staff to return by the second meeting in September for a comprehensive report on the Housing Division/CDBG program which discussed staffing levels and the General Fund share of salaries, whether to refill the Senior Administrative Specialist position, the CDBG program and projects supported by the current staffing levels, and the projected future of the CDBG program in Carson and nationally.
Below is the staff report from April 26 in its entirety:
On July 1, 2018, the City entered into a five-year agreement with MDG Associates, Inc. (MDG) to provide Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant-funded program services (Exhibit No. 1), related to the Neighborhood Pride Program (NPP) and the Commercial Fa?ade Program (CFP). This contract essentially dedicates a full time contractor to administer the work write-up, contractor selection and construction inspection portion of the NPP. Furthermore, it provided part-time services for the CFP.
In September 2018, the City staffer who provided administrative functions for the CDBG program retired and due to budget concerns the position was not refilled. If the City d...
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