HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2010-107RESOLUTION NO. 2010-107
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA (1) WAIVING THE CITY'S FORMAL
BIDDING PROCESS INVOLVING SELECTION OF A
CONSULTANT TO IMPLEMENT SDG&E/CHULA VISTA
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM'S
ENERGY-EFFICIENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE; (2) APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH
DOUGLAS R. NEWMAN IN THE AMOUNT OF SIXTY FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($65,000) TO ASSIST THE CITY IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SDG&E/CHULA VISTA LOCAL
GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM'S ENERGY-
EFFICIENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE; AND
(3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, since 2006 the City of Chula Vista and SDG&E, under the auspices of the
California Public Utilities Commission, have been collaborating in the implementation of a
Local Government Partnership Program ("SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP") to support energy
efficiency services to local residents, businesses and city operations that reduce the amount of
electricity and natural gas consumed and lower monthly utility costs; and
WHEREAS, over the last three years, the SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP has matured into a
comprehensive and effective program which has been recognized statewide as a model for
successful collaboration; and
WHEREAS, SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP's accomplishments include the creation of energy
resources guides for local and state government agencies and private development companies
across the state and the facilitation of the design and construction of the LEED-platinum Los
Vecinos Affordable Housing project; and
WHEREAS, the SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP will continue through December 2012 and
provide $1,362,997 per calendar yeaz in funding; and
WHEREAS, the SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP contains funding for the Energy-Efficient
Economic Development Initiative, which includes planning, demonstrations, and reseazch; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement, attached to the staff report as Attachment 1, involves
work to be performed in connection with the SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP and the Energy-
Efficient Economic Development Initiative; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Douglas Newman (Consultant) is the Director of the National Energy
Center for Sustainable Communities, a collaboration between the City of Chula Vista, SDSU and
the Gas Technology Institute, that is advancing energy-efficient community development in
California; and
WHEREAS, Consultant holds Masters Degrees in urban and regional planning and public
policy and administration and served as a senior program manager for the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where he was
responsible for national outreach programs similar in nature to the proposed Energy-Efficient
Economic Development Initiative; and
WHEREAS, Consultant has successfully designed and managed three previous projects on
related subjects for the SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP, gaining valuable insight and experience in
collaborating with the City of Chula Vista and SDG&E; and
WHEREAS, Consultant warrants and represents that it is experienced and staffed in a
manner such that it can deliver the services required of Consultant to City in accordance with the
time frames and the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, as stated in the above recitals, Consultant has a unique knowledge of the City of
Chula Vista and the work to be performed by under the proposed Agreement and is found to be
the sole person to perform the scope-of--work for the proposed SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP
Energy-Efficient Economic Development Initiative.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista as
follows:
1. The City's consultant selection process outlined in Chula Vista Municipal Code Section
2.56.110 is waived; and
2. The Agreement between the City of Chula Vista and Douglas R. Newman in the amount
of Sixty Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000) to implement the SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP
Energy-Efficient Economic Development Initiative is approved; and
3. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute all documents necessary to
implement the SDG&E/Chula Vista LGPP Energy-Efficient Economic Development
Initiative.
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Presented by
Director
Approved as to form by
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 11th day of May 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez, Thompson and
Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Cheryl Cox, ayor
ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norns, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2010-107 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 11th day of May 2010.
Executed this 11th day of May 2010.
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk