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City Council orders quarterly reports on Hagerty recovery contract, approves Item 1
Summary
The council voted to approve Item 1 and directed the CAO and Emergency Management Department to provide quarterly reports and present the Hagerty contract to the council; CAO said the contract is not-to-exceed $10 million and EMD will provide scope details.
Councilmembers on Feb. 26 approved Item 1 and directed city staff to supply regular updates on the city’s emergency recovery contract with Hagerty, seeking more transparency about costs, funding and scope.
At a City Council meeting in the John Ferraro Council Chambers, Patty Huber of the City Administrative Office said the Hagerty contract has a reported not-to-exceed amount of $10,000,000 and that the Emergency Management Department (EMD) would be the best source for details about the contractor’s scope of work. Huber said she believed the city would ask to fund the contract from an existing emergency fund established in the city’s GCP but did not confirm whether that request had been submitted. She said she did not have the contract term “off the top of my head” but assumed it was at least a year to start.
Councilmember Park introduced a motion asking that EMD provide quarterly reports to the council and present the Hagerty contract so members could review the scope and ensure an operational plan aligned with the city’s recovery and reimbursement goals. Councilmember Rodriguez raised concerns that other agencies had retained consultants (she referenced a Department of Water and Power contract with AECOM) and urged coordination so multiple workstreams did not duplicate effort or undermine maximizing FEMA reimbursement.
The council approved the motion and Item 1 by voice vote (14 ayes). The action requires EMD to report regularly to the council and to put the Hagerty contract before the body so members can review funding, term and scope.
Why it matters: The Hagerty contract is intended to support wildfire recovery work; council members emphasized oversight to track public spending, to avoid duplicated consultant activity across departments, and to ensure the city maximizes federal reimbursement where eligible.
What the council recorded: The CAO stated the contract’s not-to-exceed amount is $10,000,000; the funding source was expected to be the emergency fund established in the GCP but not yet confirmed; the CAO did not confirm the contract term. The council’s motion requires quarterly EMD reports and presentation of the contract to council.
Next steps: The council’s instruction sends a clear expectation that EMD will file regular reports and disclose any related contracts with other agencies so the council can evaluate fiscal and operational overlaps.
