City Council

G. Consider continuing the emergency justification for work and emergency contracting for the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Emergency Project.(Bryden) Recommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to continue the work on the Landslide Emergency Project declared by Council- adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding an emergency exists requiring immediate action in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex (Landslide Complex) to seek to mitigate the movement of the landslide; 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes of this City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action; 3) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (Geosyntec) to add engineering design services for the Building, Resiliency, Infrastructure, and Community (BRIC) Grant 2022 - Phase 2 and BRIC Grant 2025 to complete the construction design for the Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex Remediation project thereby increasing the Contract Sum by $6,000,000, from $1,100,200 to $7,100,200, with no additional continency, for total additional contract authority of $6,000,000;4) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute PSA Amendment No. 1 with Geosyntec in a form approved by the City Attorney, and direct Staff to withhold execution of the Amendment and authorization of any additional services under the PSA Amendment until mutual concurrence is provided by California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) / Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding compliance with applicable federal procurement requirements; 5) Approve an additional appropriation of $2,022,242 in grant revenue and expenditures from Federal Grants (Fund 331) for Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Congressionally Directed Spending Funds which will be expended only for construction design costs for the Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex Remediation project confirmed as eligible for reimbursement, otherwise, Staff will return to the City Council for further direction; and, 6) Approve an additional appropriation of $3,978,758 from Capital Infrastructure Projects (CIP Fund 330) for funding, which will be expended only for costs confirmed as eligible for reimbursement; otherwise, Staff will return to the City Council for further direction. Agenda Report