City Council

9K. AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR SEWER RATE STUDY\nAND SEWER CONNECTION FEE STUDY (WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES)\nOn July 8, 2024, the City issued a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to solicit proposals from\nqualified firms to conduct a financial evaluation of the City’s Sewer Enterprise Funds and\nto develop a five-year rate structure to meet both the operational and maintenance needs\nof the City’s sewer system, as well as implement the proposed Capital Improvement\nProgram (“CIP”) outlined in the City’s recently updated Sewer Master Plan. In addition,\nthe City requested a separate cost proposal for a review (and update, if deemed\nappropriate) of the City’s sewer connection fee. The City received proposals from three\nfirms. Upon staff review of the proposals, staff recommends the City Council approve a\nprofessional services agreement with Willdan Financial Services (“Willdan”) for a total\nfixed cost of $39,340 (Attachment A).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative activities\nof governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the\nenvironment) and even if they were considered a project, they would still be exempt\nfrom CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301; and\nSeptember 10, 2024\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Willdan\nto complete a sewer rate study and sewer connection fee study; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to approve a change order to the agreement to reimburse\nWilldan the direct costs associated with the printing, processing, postage, and mailing\nof Proposition 218 notices at Willdan’s actual cost plus 10% for administrative\nservices.\nEND OF CONSENT CALENDAR