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Council reviews proposed $1.53 million amendment to Rick Engineering agreement tied to grant-backed projects
Summary
Staff recommended Amendment No. 6 to the city's engineering services agreement to extend the contract to June 30, 2027 and increase the annual not-to-exceed amount from $800,000 to $1,531,000 to complete design work tied to a $300,000 grant and other local infrastructure projects; staff requested multiple appropriations.
City staff presented a proposal to amend the city's engineering services agreement with Rick Engineering to extend the contract to June 30, 2027 and increase the annual not-to-exceed amount from $800,000 to $1,531,000.
Public Works Director Izzy Murgia said the increase would fund design work on several projects driven by grant timelines, including Moore Avenue final design (estimated ~$200,000), storm-drain improvements on New Jersey Avenue, Roosevelt Street (between Golden and Washington), and Bernal Avenue in Cypress, new sidewalks citywide using Measure G funds, and the Downtown Village Specific Plan update (estimate $255,880). She said the city has applied for a $300,000 Sandbag housing-acceleration grant that requires ordinance work by year-end for reimbursement and that staff needs to budget and appropriate both grant revenue and some local matching or gap funds.
Staff asked the council to appropriate $300,000 to the grant fund (to budget the anticipated Sandbag grant), $59,120 from the general fund unassigned balance to cover costs not reimbursed by the grant, and additional funding of $25,620 for SB 79 implementation analysis. Murgia said the cumulative cost related to the amendment would be $1,531,500, which is the basis for increasing the agreement's annual not-to-exceed capacity.
Council discussion on this item began after the audit and the consent calendar; the transcript ends before a final council vote was recorded in the provided excerpt. Staff noted Rick Engineering's experience on the Downtown Village specific plan and argued the firm's familiarity and schedule make it the most efficient choice for the accelerated timeline.
