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15. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - AWARD OF PERSONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT\nWITH WET FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SAN PEDRO GATEWAY WATER\nFEATURES\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a personal services agreement with WET of Sun Valley,\nCalifornia, for the maintenance of proprietary equipment of the Harbor Gateway water features.\nThe agreement term is one year with two one-year renewal options. Compensation under the\nagreement will be $427,053 for the initial year, $427,053 in the first renewal option, and $427,051\nin the second renewal option. The total amount of the agreement will not exceed $1,281,157\nover three years if both options are exercised. Payment of expenses incurred under the\nproposed Agreement will be the financial responsibility of the City of Los Angeles Harbor\nDepartment (Harbor Department).\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively and categorically exempt from the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II, Section 2(f)\nand Article III Class 1 (1) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; (2) find that in accordance\nwith Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022, work under the subject agreement can be\nperformed more feasibly by independent contractors than by City employees; (3) approve an\nagreement with WET for a term of one year with two, one-year renewal options with an annual\ncompensation amount not to exceed $427,053 in the first year; not to exceed $427,053 in the\nfirst renewal option year; and not to exceed $427,051 in the second renewal option year for a\ntotal compensation amount not to exceed $1,281,157 if both renewal options are exercised; (4)\nauthorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to said agreement\nfor and on behalf of the Board; and (5) adopt Resolution No.____________.\nCargo & Industrial Real Estate