TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Jeff Page, Utilities Manager
Anna Luke-Jones, Solid Waste Administrator
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Resolutions Approving Two Professional Services Agreements with HF&H Consultants, LLC for the Following:
a) SB1383 Compliance Assistance (OWR4 Grant Funded)
b) SB1383 Compliance Assistance (City Paid)
(Budgeted) (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 25-0068 AND 25-0069
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution Nos. 25-0068 and 25-0069, approving two professional service agreements with HF&H Consultants, LLC for SB1383 compliance assistance.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds of $97,000 are currently available for an agreement with HF&H Consultants, LLC to assist the City in reaching compliance with edible food recovery, record-keeping, and compliance monitoring. The budget for this agreement consists of $97,000 within the General Fund. These expenditures are anticipated to be partially offset by a $96,873 reimbursement from CalRecycle. When the grant was initially accepted, the City only adjusted revenues to include the estimated award of $75,893, however, staff has secured an additional award of $20,890 for this agreement. If approved, staff will include the additional revenues as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Adopted Operating Budget.
Sufficient funds of $200,000 are currently available within the Public Works Department's General Fund budget for an agreement with HF&H Consultants, LLC to provide consulting services and assist the City with enhanced contract compliance, enforcement and procurement analysis.
BACKGROUND:
SB 1383, the State of California's Short-Term Climate Pollutants legislation, was adopted in 2016 and is the most significant waste reduction law to be adopted in California in the last 30 ye...
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