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RESOLUTION NO. 14682
A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SECOND
AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH MASOUD KERMANI, DBA KERMANI CONSULTING GROUP, FOR
ADDITIONAL DISASTER COST RECOVERY AND CONSULTING
SERVICES AND TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION BY $45,000
FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $140,000
WHEREAS, in January 2017 the City of San Rafael as well as other
communities throughout the state of California experienced a significant storm event;
and
WHEREAS, on February 14, 2017 the President declared a major disaster
making federal disaster aid available to 34 counties including Marin and the cities within
Marin; and
WHEREAS, from January 3, 2017 to January 12, 2017 several downhill slides
occurred at five locations within San Rafael; and
WHEREAS, disaster cost recovery and grant management services were needed
to apply and conform with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and
California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) guidelines for obtaining disaster cost
reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, on April 30, 2017 the City entered into a professional services
agreement with Masoud Kermani, doing business as Kermani Consulting Group, in a
sum not-to-exceed $20,000 for consulting services directly related to disaster cost
recovery and grant management (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the City subsequently entered into an amendment to the Agreement,
dated September 19, 2017, increasing the compensation amount by $75,000 for
Kermani Consulting Group to perform additional consulting services for disaster cost
recovery and grant management, increasing the total not to exceed amount under the
Agreement to $95,000; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has need of additional disaster cost recovery
consulting services and wishes to extend the existing amended Agreement with
Kermani Consulting Group; and
WHEREAS, Kermani Consulting Group has submitted a proposal to provide
additional such services on a time and materials basis in an additional amount not to
exceed $45,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San
Rafael does hereby authorize the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to the
Agreement for Professional Services with Masoud Kermani, doing business as Kermani
Consulting Group, to extend that Agreement and to provide for total contract services
under the Amended Agreement in an amount not to exceed $140,000, in the form
approved by the City Attorney’s office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional funds in the amount of $140,000
will be appropriated from the Gas Tax Fund (#206).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager of the City of San Rafael is
hereby authorized to take any and all actions and make such changes as may be
necessary to accomplish the purpose of this resolution.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the Council of said City on the 3rd day of June 2019, by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
File No. 16.11.46