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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDC/2006-03 --~ . , . , , RESOLUTION NO. CDC/2006-3 2 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ("AGENCY") TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND SHOBER CONSULTING, INC. FOR THE PREPARATION OF A RELOCATION PLAN AND RELOCATION SERVICES (MEADOWBROOK NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION AREA) 3 4 5 6 7 8 WHEREAS, on November 7, 2005, the Community Development Commission ("Commission") authorized the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino ("Agency") to acquire four (4) properties located at: 151, 161, and 167 East 2nd Street, and 156 9 10 II East King Street within the Meadowbrook Neighborhood Restoration Area of the Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) Redevelopment Project Area ("Project Area"); and 12 13 WHEREAS, all four (4) properties has a combiried sixteen (16) fully occupied 14 residential units of which the residents will need to be permanently relocated to allow for the 15 restoration of the Project Area; and 16 WHEREAS, the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970 ("URA") and the California Redevelopment Law ("CRL") requires that 17 18 prior to displacement of any resident, a Relocation Plan be prepared to assess the relocation and 19 housing needs of each resident and to quantify relocation benefits; and 20 WHEREAS, the firm of Shober Consulting, Inc. ("Consultant") has numerous years of 21 experience and expertise in all areas of relocation services and relocation plan preparation in 22 accordance with the Federal Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies and the 23 State of California Housing and Community Development Guidelines (California Code of 24 Regulations, Title 25); and 25 -1- P:\Agendas\ResolutioRI\ResolutioDs\1006\01-23-0Ii Shober COD,ulliDI-Meadowbrook Relocation CDC. Reso.doc: CDC/2006-3 WHEREAS, the Agency wishes to engage the services of the Consultant to carry out the 2 Agency's relocation responsibilities for the Meadowbrook Neighborhood Restoration Area in 3 the Project Area pursuant to the terms in the Professional Services Agreement ("Agreement") 4 attached hereto and incorporated by herein reference. 5 WHEREAS, the Professional Services Agreement IS exempt from the Nationa 6 Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) under 24 CFR 58.34(a)(1) and California Environmental 7 Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to S 15306, Class 6. 8 NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF 9 THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND 10 ORDER, AS FOLLOWS: 11 Section 1. The Commission hereby approves the Agreement attached hereto an 12 incorporated herein by reference and the Interim Executive Director of the Agency is hereb 13 authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the Agency in substantially the form attache 14 hereto, together with such changes therein as may be approved by the Interim Executive Directo 15 and Agency Counsel. The Interim Executive Director or such other designated representative 0 16 the Agency is further authorized to do any and all things and take any and all actions as may b 17 deemed necessary or advisable to effectuate the purposes of the Agreement, including makin 18 non-substantive modifications to the Agreement. 19 Section 2. The Community Development Commission hereby finds that the 20 Agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 21 Section 3. 22 11/ 23 III 24 /11 25 /11 11/ The Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. -2- P:\Agendu\Rnolutioal\Rnolutions\200li\OI-23-06 Shober Consulting-Meadowbrook Reloution CDC. Rno.doc ~------. CDC/2006-3 2 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ("AGENCY") TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND SHOBER CONSULTING, INC. FOR THE PREPARATION OF A RELOCATION PLAN AND RELOCATION SERVICES (MEADOWBROOK NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION AREA) 3 4 5 6 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the 7 Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino at a joint regular 8 9 meeting thereof, held on the 23rd day of January , 2006, by the following vote to wit: Commission Members: 10 ESTRADA 11 LONGVILLE 12 MCGINNIS 13 DERRY 14 KELLEY 15 JOHNSON 16 MC CAMMACK Abstain Absent Aves Navs x x x x x - x x 17 ryf?~ Secretary j 6-11. day of 18 19 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this January ,2006. 20 ~~~ Esther Estrada Vice Ch . " ' a1rpersoz; uommunity Development Commissior1 of the City of Ban Bernardino . 21 22 23 24 Approved as to form and Legal Content: 25 ~J:~ By: -3- P:\Azendu\RnolutiollJ\Resolutions\ZOO6\01-1.3-116 Shober Conlultin,..Me.dowbrook Rdoution COc. Rno.doc: 'CDC/2006-3 SHOBER CONSULTING, INC. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT Relocation Plan and Relocation Services (Meadowbrook Neighborhood Restoration Area Inland Valley Development Agency Redevelopment Project Area) This PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of January 23,2006, by and between the REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO (the "Agency"), a public body, corporate and politic and SHOBER CONSULTING, INC., a California corporation (the "Consultant"). RECITALS WHEREAS, on November 7, 2005, the Community Development Commission ("Commission") authorized the Agency to acquirefour (4) properties located at: 151, 161, and 167 East 2nd Street and 156 East King Street within the Meadowbrook Neighborhood Restoration Area of the Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) Redevelopment Project Area ("Project Area"); and WHEREAS, the Agency acquired the 161 East 2nd Street with four (4) tenants ("Site") and is negotiating the acquisition of the other three (3) properties containing twelve (12) fully occupied residential units ("Other Properties") of which the residents will need to be permanently relocated to allow for the restoration of the Project Area; and WHEREAS, the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970 ("URA") and the California Redevelopment Law ("CRL") requires that prior to displacement of any resident, a Relocation Plan be prepared in order to assess the relocation and housing needs of each resident and to quantify relocation benefits in accordance with Federal and State Law; and WHEREAS, the Consultant has numerous years of experience and expertise in all areas of relocation services and relocation plan preparation in accordance with the Federal Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies and the State of California Housing and Community Development Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 25) and the Agency wishes to engage the services of the Consultant to carry out the Agency's relocation responsibilities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of mutual covenants set forth herein and the mutual benefits to be derived therefrom, the parties agree to enter in the Agreement as follows: 1. TERM. This Agreement shall commence as of the day and year first above and shall remain in full force and effect for a period of twelve (12) months (See Exhibit "A" for further time frames to perform the Scope of Services). 2. CONSULTANT RESPONSIBILITIES. The Consultant shaH perform each element of the work, described in the Scope of Services attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and within the times specified herein and the Scope of Services. Consultant commits the principal personnel listed below to the Scope of Services for the duration of this Agreement: Consultant: Bob Shober I P:\ApDdII\Apada An.:baJmtI\Aplm-Amtod 2006\01-23-06 Shober ConIukma ApoanDIIl-Madowbrook Rab:alion.cM CDCi'2006-3 3. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES. The Agency shall provide the Consultant with any documentation, records, reports, statistics or other data or information pertinent to the Scope of Services, which are reasonably available to the Agency, and necessary to complete assignments. 4. CONFIDENTIALITY OF REPORTS. The Consultant shall keep confidential all reports, information and data received, prepared or assembled pursuant to performance hereunder. Such information shall not be made available to any person, news release, firm, corporation, or entity without prior written consent of the Agency's Interim Executive Director or designee. 5. COMPENSATION. The maximum compensation for all Consultant's services, including Consultant's costs, expenses and travel time or travel expenses, shall not exceed Thirty Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($37,200). This amount includes Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) for the preparation and delivery of the Relocation Plan for the Site and the Other Properties and Thirty Five Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($35,200) for Relocation Services for the sixteen tenants. However, if the Other Properties are not acquired, the Scope of Service will only cover the Site and relocation services for the Site tenants at a cost of not to exceed $2,325, per tenant, for a total of$9,300. During the Term of this Agreement, the Agency shall pay the Consultant on a monthly basis upon receipt of an itemized invoice from Consultant. Said compensation shall be considered full and complete reimbursement for all of the Consultant's costs associated with the services provided hereunder. 6. USE OF FUNDS. The funds paid to the Consultant shall be used solely for the putpose as set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the Scope of Services. The Consultant shall remain in compliance with all state, federal and local laws prior to the receipt of any reimbursement hereunder. 7. NONDISCRIMINATION: MONITORING AND REPORTING WORK PERFORMANCE. The Consultant shall not discriminate because ofmee, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, marital status, or physical handicap. At the request of the Interim Executive Director, or designee, the Consultant shall provide reports, graphics, or other work products. Failure to provide such work products may prevent payment of the Consultant's requests for compensation, and may justifY the temporary withholding as provided herein. The Agency reserves the right to waive such breach, without prejudice to any other of its rights hereunder, upon a finding by the Interim Executive Director or designee that such failure was due to extraordinary circumstances and that such breach has been timely cured without prejudice to the Agency. 2 P:'lApad.v.p.da~Anald2006\01-23-06 sadl<<~~.MudowtJrootJtckgion.dlx CDC/2006-3 , . 8. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. The Consultant shall maintain a code or standard of conduct. Consultant shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value for work completed under the Scope of Services. To the extent permissible by state laws, rules and regulations, the standards adopted by the Consultant shall provide for penalties, sanctions, or other disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such standards by the Consultant. 9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The Consultant shall perform each element of the work set forth in the Scope of Services as an independent contractor and shall not be considered an employee of the Agency. This Agreement is by and between the Consultant and the Agency, and is not intended, and shall not be construed to create the relationship of agent, servant, employee, partnership, joint venture, or association, between the Agency and the Consultant. 10. SUCCESSOR AND ASSIGNMENT. The services as contained herein are to be rendered by the Consultant whose name appears as first written above and said Consultant shall not assign nor transfer any interest in this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Agency. 11. INDEMNIFICATION. Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and save harmless the Agency and the City of San Bernardino ("City"), its agents, officers and employees from and against all liability, expense, including defense costs and legal fees, and claims for damages of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, bodily injury, death, personal injury or property damage arising from or connected with the Consultant's operations, or its services hereunder, including workers' compensation suit, liability or expense, arising from or connected with the services performed by or on behalf of the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. The costs, salary, and expenses of the Agency's legal counsel in enforcing this Agreement on behalf of the Agency shall be considered as "legal fees" for the purpose of this Section. 12. INSURANCE. The Consultant shall maintain insurance policies issued by an insurance company or companies authorized to do business in the State of California and that maintain during the term of the policy a "General Policyholder's Rating" of at least A(v), as set forth in the then most current edition of "Best's Insurance Guide," as follows: Automobile Insurance. The Consultant and each of its subcontractors shall maintain comprehensive automobile liability insurance of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit per occurrence for all vehicles leased or owned by the Consultant or its subcontractors and used in completing the work required under this Agreement. Comorehensive General Liability and Automobile Insurance. The Consultant shall maintain comprehensive generaJliability and automobile liability insurance with a combined single limit of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence. 3 P:\ApAdII\ApMa~\Aplb-A-.l2OO6\01.2l-06 Sbober CoaIubta A,r...--MeIGowllrook J.eIoc:atiIlIl.doc: . CDC/2006~3 Worker's ComDensation Insurance. The Consultant and each of its subcontractors shall maintain worker's compensation coverage in accordance with California workers' compensation laws for all workers under the Consultant's and/or subcontractor's employment performing work under this Agreement. Concurrent with the execution of this Agreement and prior to the commencement of any work by the Consultant, the Consultant shall deliver to the Agency certificates evidencing the existence of the insurance coverage required herein, which coverage shall remain in full force and effect continuously throughout the term of this Agreement. Each policy of insurance that Consultant purchases in satisfaction of the insurance requirements of this Agreement shall name the Agency, its officials, officers, employees, attorneys, representatives and agents as additional insured and shall provide that the policy may not be cancelled, terminated or modified, except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Agency. 13. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The parties agree to be bound by applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and directives as they pertain to the performance of this Agreement. 14. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision herein contained is held to be invalid, void or illegal by any court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall be deemed severable from the remainder of this Agreement and shall in no way affect, impair, or invalidate any other provision contained herein. If any such provision shall be deemed invalid due to its scope of breadth, such provision shall be deemed valid to the extent of the scope or breadth permitted by law. 15. INTERPRETATION. No provision of this Agreement is to be interpreted for or against either party because that party or that party's legal representative drafted such provision, but this Agreement is to be construed as if it were drafted by both parties hereto. 16. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties hereto with respect to the retention of the Consultant by Agency and contains all the covenants and agreements between the parties with respect to such retention. 17. WAIVER. No breach of any provision hereof can be waived unless in writing. Waiver of anyone breach of any provision shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach of the same of any other provision hereof. 18. CONTRACf EVALUATION AND REVIEW. The ongoing assessment and monitoring of this Agreement is the responsibility of the Interim Executive Director or designee. 4 ':~~\AIflIlIs-.u.d2OO6lD1.2).06SboberCoalukinl~-Me.dowb'ookIl81ocarioa.doc; . CDC/2006-3 19. TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated for the convenience of either party by giving written notice of at least thirty (30) days. 20. NOTICE. Notices herein shall be presented in person or by certified or registered United States mail, as follows: To Consultant: Shober Consulting, Inc. Attention: Bob Shober 520 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 204 Los Angeles, California 90049 (310) 476-5433 To Agency: Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino Attention: Interim Executive Director 201 North "E" Street, Suite 301 San Bernardino, California 92401 (909) 663-1044 Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the giving of notice by personal service. 21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement with Exhibit "A" constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties. /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ //1 //1 /1/ //1 //1 /1/ P:\Agendas\Agenda Attachments\Agnnts-Amend 2006\01-23-06 Shober Consuking Agreement-Meadowbrook Remalion,doc 5 CDe/2006-3 . I IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed the day and year first written above. AGENCY Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino a public body, corporate and politic ! / ~ ~ /0 ~ f ' rn?~ . Maggie Pacheco, Interim Executive Director Date: Approved as to form and legal content: BY.~~ Agency C el CONSULTANT Shober Consulting, Inc., a California corporation Date: ~u\~ ~JJ-~ 6 P:~\ApDda Au.:bmeats\ApnlJ-Anxsbd 2006\01-23-06 Shober ConIuJlina; AartanmI-Meadowbrook Ildlxahob.dot CDc12006-3 EXHIBIT" A" SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. Preoaration of Relocation Plan for Residents residin!! at: 151 East 2'" Streetl"Site").161. and 167 East 2ad Street and 156 East Kin!! Street ("Other Prooerties") At the direction of the Agency Staff, the Consultant will prepare a Relocation Plan for either only the Site or the Site and the Other Properties in conformance with all requirements of the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 ("URA") and the State of California Housing and Community Development Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 25). The Plan will identifY possible replacement resources and help to determine the costs related to relocating the residences displaced by the Agency. The Plan may identifY potential challenges and issues associated with the displacements and solutions will be developed to minimize the adverse impacts of displacements. The active steps in the Relocation Plan preparation process include but are not limited to: 1. Interview either 4 or all 16 affected residents to determine relocation needs. The interview queries household information such as the number, ages and gender of all occupants, income of the household, distance to employment and utilized neighborhood services, special needs of the household, etc. 2. Research the marketplace for available replacement locations and/or establish rent schedules and compile all costs related to such relocation activities; and compile available housing replacement sites, and calculate relocation and moving expense costs. 3. Draft Relocation Plan for presentation to Agency Staff and upon approval by Agency Staff, make the Plan available for public inspection, make any needed revisions derived from the public inspection period, and prepare the final Relocation Plan for approval by the Agency. The Consultant shall complete and deliver the draft Relocation Plan no later than sixty (60) days from the date of this Agreement, and final version of the Relocation Plan to the Agency within eighty (80) days from the date this Agreement is approved. 2. Relocation Assistance Pro!!ram Imolementation The Consultant will follow the Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies and the State of Cali fomi a Housing and Community Development Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 25) to implement a controlled relocation assistance program consistent with law and with the City's goals. The Consultant shall conduct the following activities necessary for the effective relocation of residential occupants: 1 P:\Apndll1Apnda Attac:bmenta\AamU-Amend 2006\0 1-23..06 Shober ConsuItm, Ap'ccnat-MelIdowbrook RdocItion.doe . CDC/2006-3 I. Conduct personal, on-site interviews of all tenants to ascertain relocation housing needs and special requirements; inform displaced persons of available relocation assistance services and benefits, and explain relocation process and prepare relocation benefit letter, if necessary. 2. Provide displacees with on-going advisory assistance to minimize their hardship, including referrals to and coordination with community service resources, public housing and other public services, as necessary. 3. Subject to the review and approval of the Agency Staff, prepare and distribute Informational Statements, Notices of Displacement, ninety (90) Day Notices to Vacate, and other notices, as may be required. 4. Provide written referrals to replacement housing and physically assist displacees in locating replacement housing, including transporting individuals to view replacement sites, ifnecessary. 5. Determine eligibility for and proposed amount of relocation benefits, including moving payments, and rental/down payment assistance. 6. Inspect replacement dwellings to determine if they meet "decent, safe, and sanitary" requirements. Monitor the move to replacement site, as necessary. 7. Prepare all applicable benefit claim forms, secure claimant's signatures on claim forms, and submit claim forms to Agency for processing and payment and deliver benefit checks and other appropriate payments to the claimants. 8. Maintain all necessary case documentation and provide Agency with periodic standard status reports. Within forty-five (45) days from completion of the Scope ofW ork, the Consultant shall deliver to the Agency all claimants files along with a matrix summarizing all names, addresses of relocates, including the replacement site address and fmal compensation paid by the Agency. Prepare replacement housing/down payment assistance entitlement reports for displaced households, as needed. The Consultant shall work to diligently complete the above relocation services within two hundred sixty (260) days from the Effective Date of the Agreement. The Interim Executive Director of the Agency or his or her designee may extend said time for completion of the Scope of Services for an additional period of ninety (90) days, should unique circumstances occur beyond the control of the Consultant. 2 P:~~AttIcImwD\AplU-Anwad 2006\OI~23..()6 Sbober~ ~.Madowbrook ReJoc.tiorl.doc