HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2020-22RESOLUTION NO. 2020 - 22
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH WEST COAST
ARBORISTS, INC. FOR GRANT COORDINATION SERVICES FOR A CAL FIRE
URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT AWARDED TO THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY, EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT TO
MARCH 30, 2021, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE
AMENDMENT
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, the Agreement with WCA is set to expire on March 1, 2020; and
WHEREAS, since CAL FIRE recently granted the City a one-year grant extension
to March 30, 2021, staff desires to extend the term of the Agreement with WCA to allow them to
continue providing grant coordination services to support City staff with project delivery.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with
West Coast Arborists, Inc. for grant coordination services for a CAL FIRE Urban and Community
Forestry Grant awarded to the City of National City, extending the term of the Agreement to March
30, 2021.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of February,
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mic ael R. Dalla/ ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
February 18, 2020 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Morrison, Quintero, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-22 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted
by the Council of said City on February 18, 2020.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy