HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2019-40RESOLUTION NO. 2019 — 40
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY WAIVING THE
FORMAL BID PROCESS PURSUANT TO NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
2.60.260 REGARDING COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
(BUYER) TO PIGGYBACK ONTO THE CITY OF ENCINITAS URBAN FORESTRY
MAINTENANCE SERVICES CONTRACT WITH WEST COAST ARBORIST, INC. (WCA) TO
AWARD A CONTRACT FOR GRANT COORDINATION SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $196,000, FUNDED BY A CAL FIRE URBAN AND
COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT
WHEREAS, in 2015, the City of National City was awarded an Urban & Community
Forestry Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant in the amount of $276,685 through the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to develop an Urban Forest Management
Plan for National City which included conducting a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based
City tree inventory estimated at 10,000 trees, developing a long-range Urban Forestry
Management Plan, updating corresponding City Council policies and ordinances, creating a
National City Urban Forest webpage, and providing a web -based tree maintenance scheduling
interface for residents; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, the City contracted with West Coast Arborist, Inc. (WCA), a
highly qualified and reputable contractor in the field of urban forestry, to assist the City's park
maintenance staff with addressing the growing backlog of tree trimming requests for service and
through implementation of a grid -based tree trimming program, WCA proved to be effective in
assisting City crews with clearing the backlog, which allowed City crews to focus on maintaining
their tree trimming schedule; and
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2017, the City of National City was awarded an Urban and
Community Forestry Grant in the amount of $650,800 through CAL FIRE to fund the purchase,
planting and initial maintenance of 1,700 trees, to be performed by a contractor and competed by
March 2020; and
WHEREAS, an additional requirement of the Urban and Community Forestry Grant
is to involve the community in tree planting, care, and foster stewardship while educating residents
about the importance of an urban forest and greenhouse gas reduction, therefore, the City desired
to employ a contractor to provide grant coordination services which included providing volunteer
group workshop trainings, tree and site selection processing, and matched funds collections to
meet the requirements of the grant; and
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2018, per Resolution No. 2018-72, City Council awarded
a contract to West Coast Arborist, Inc. (WCA) for the planting of 1,700 trees citywide to be
completed by March 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, there is an opportunity to piggyback onto the City of Encinitas' Urban
Forestry Maintenance Services contract with West Coast Arborist, Inc. (WCA) to award a contract
for grant coordination services in an amount not to exceed $196,000, funded by a CAL FIRE
Urban and Community Forestry Grant; and
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WHEREAS, National City Municipal Code Section 2.60.260 provides authority to
the purchasing agent to join with other public jurisdictions to take advantage of cooperative
purchasing opportunities, including but not limited to any federal, state or local agency pricing
program or structure that is determined by the purchasing agent to allow a procurement that is in
the best interests of the City; and
WHEREAS, National City's Purchasing staff reviewed the contract and has
confirmed that the contract was competitively bid through a standard RFP process, and that the
City of Encinitas' procurement procedures are in substantial compliance with those of National
City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City waives the formal bid process pursuant to National City Municipal Code Section
2.60.260 regarding cooperative purchasing and authorize the City (Buyer) to piggyback onto the
City of Encinitas' Urban Forestry Maintenance Services contract with West Coast Arborist, Inc.
(WCA) to award a contract for grant coordination services in an amount not to exceed $196,000,
funded by a CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry Grant.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 16th day of April, 2
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Attorney
9.
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Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
April 16, 2019 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Morrison, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: Quintero.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-40 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted
by the Council of said City on April 16, 2019.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy