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Monday, February 3, 2020
Special Meeting
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5:00 PM
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Call to Order
Special Orders of the Day 5:00-5:30 PM
1.Recognition of Palo Alto City Library 2020 Kids and Teen Writing
Contest Winners
2.Fire Safety Month Poster Award Recognition to Palo Alto Unified
School District Students for Excellence in Art, Creativity, and
Messaging
Closed Session 5:30-7:00 PM
Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
3.CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-EXISTING LITIGATION
Subject: Miriam Green v. City of Palo Alto
Santa Clara County Superior Court
Case No. 16CV300760 (One Case, as Defendant)
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
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4.CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-EXISTING LITIGATION
Subject: Andrew Valentine v. City of Palo Alto
Santa Clara County Superior Court
Case No. 19CV344693 (One Case, as Defendant)
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Oral Communications 7:00-7:15 PM
Members of the public may speak to any item NOT on the agenda. Council reserves the right to limit the duration of
Oral Communications period to 30 minutes.
Minutes Approval 7:15-7:20 PM
5.Approval of Action Minutes for the January 21, 2020 Council Meeting
Consent Calendar 7:20-7:25 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
6.Approval and Authorization for the City Manager or Designee to
Execute Contract Number C20175147 for an Emergency Vehicle Traffic
Signal Preemption System (PL-19000) With Trafficware as a Pilot
Project in a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $597,500, for a Maximum
of Four Years
7.Approval of Contract Number C20174814 With Lime Energy Services
for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,820,000, and for a Term of
Three Years, to Provide Energy Efficiency Services to Small and
Medium Businesses
8.Approval of Amendment Number 3 to Contract Number C16161210
With Shah Kawasaki Architects, Inc. to add a Not-to-Exceed Amount of
$102,141 to Provide Continued Construction Administration and LEED
Certification Services for the Fire Station 3 Replacement Project
(PE- 15003), for a new Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $916,383
9.Approval of Contract Number C20177344 With Bear Electrical Services
for the Provision of On-call Traffic Signal and Electrical Services for a
Term of 36 Months With a Maximum Total Compensation Not-to-
Exceed $375,000
10.Appointment of 2020 Emergency Standby Council
City Manager Comments 7:25-7:35 PM
Q & A
Q & A
Q & A
Q & A
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Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
7:35-9:30 PM
11.Update and Discussion of the Planning and Development Services
Housing Work Plan and Direction to Modify or Direct new Assignments
Related to Housing and Other Department Assignments (Continued
From January 21, 2020)
9:30-10:30 PM
12.Finance Committee Recommends Council Accept the Fiscal Year 2021 -
Fiscal Year 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast and Fiscal Year 2021
Budget Development Guidelines
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Adjournment
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Additional Information
Standing Committee Meetings
Finance Committee Meeting February 4, 2020
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Public Letters to Council
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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
February 3, 2020
The Honorable City Council
Attention: Finance Committee
Palo Alto, California
Approval of Action Minutes for the January 21, 2020 Council Meeting
Staff is requesting Council review and approve the attached Action Minutes.
ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment A: 01-21-20 DRAFT Action Minutes (PDF)
Department Head: Beth Minor, City Clerk
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CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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Special Meeting
January 21, 2020
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Council
Chambers at 6:02 P.M.
Present: Cormack, DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka
Absent:
Study Session
1. Presentation and Review of Utilities Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
Action Items
2. Connecting Palo Alto Rail Grade Separation: A) Receive an Update and Recommendation From the Expanded Community Advisory Panel
(XCAP), and Potential Modification of the List of Grade Separation
Alternatives to add up to Three Concepts (Additional Alternatives for
Study) at the Churchill, Charleston, and Meadow Grade Crossings; and
B) Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Next Steps Including a
Consultant Contract Amendment for Scope, Budget, and Schedule
Modifications.
Council took a break from 8:03 P.M. and returned at 8:11 P.M.
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member
Cormack to direct Staff to move forward with exploring the “Constant Flow
Underpass for Charleston and Meadow” concept.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
MOTION: Mayor Fine moved, seconded by Council Member Kniss to direct
Staff to move forward with exploring the “Churchill Partial Underpass”
concept.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member
Filseth to not re-think Embarcadero at Alma.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES
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City Council Meeting
Draft Action Minutes: 01/21/2020
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Vice Mayor DuBois to
continue Agenda Item Number 4, “Council Appointed Officers Committee
Recommendation That Council Discuss…” to February 24, 2020.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
MOTION: Vice Mayor DuBois moved, seconded by Council Member XX to
ask the XCAP to eliminate options.
MOTION FAILED DUE TO THE LACK OF A SECOND.
3. Update and Discussion of the Planning and Development Services
Housing Work Plan and Direction to Modify or Direct new Assignments
Related to Housing and Other Department Assignments.
MOTION: Council Member Kniss moved, seconded by Council Member
Filseth to continue Agenda Item Number 3, “Update and Discussion of the
Planning and Development Services Housing Work Plan…” to a future date.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
4. Council Appointed Officers Committee Recommendation That Council
Discuss and Accept the City Auditor’s Office Organizational Study
Report and Provide Direction on Next Steps.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:26 P.M. with a special
acknowledgement for the continued safety and enhanced quality of life for Palo
Alto residents.
City of Palo Alto (ID # 10429)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 2/3/2020
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Summary Title: Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemption System Contract
Title: Approval and Authorization for the City Manager or Designee to
Execute an Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemption System (PL-19000)
Contract With Trafficware as a Pilot Project in an Amount Not-to-Exceed
$597,500 for a Maximum of Four Years
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Fire
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee
to execute the attached purchase of the Emergency.now feature with Trafficware
(Attachment A) in an amount not to exceed $597,500 for the Emergency Vehicle Traffic
Signal Preemption System Pilot Project (PL-19000).
Background
The Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemption System Pilot (PL-19000) was
approved as part of the FY2019 Adopted Capital Budget. This project will purchase a
software feature for the City’s current traffic management software package,
Trafficware, to outfit 25 City intersections. The Emergency.now signal preemption
feature will allow for adjustments to intersection traffic signals along the route of an
emergency vehicle to reduce the impact of traffic on the travel time of emergency
response vehicles.
This project was funded and anticipated to be expended in FY 2019, but because of a
shortage of resources in the City’s Purchasing Division, this project was not able to be
awarded in FY 2019. As a result the project was delayed and the funding was approved
by Council to be reappropriated to FY 2020 on October 21, 2019 (CMR 10658).
Discussion
Project Description
Staff recommends approval of the purchase of an additional feature to the City’s current
traffic management system for 25 intersections. The $597,500 will be used to purchase
the Emergency.now feature from Trafficware. This feature will be able to adjust traffic
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signals at intersections along the route of an emergency vehicle, using priority signal
operation well in advance of the arrival of the emergency vehicle. By the time the
emergency vehicle reaches each intersection, it would potentially be relieved of traffic,
allowing for safe and rapid progress.
The purchase is primarily for goods in the amount of $485,000 for the license and
installation of the Emergency.now feature, and for services in the amount of $122,500
for a 3-year warranty and ongoing maintenance through 2023.
Sole Source Justification
This is the purchase of an optional feature for the City’s current traffic management
system. This is the only signal preemption option that would be compatible with the
City’s current traffic management system, Trafficware. It is also compatible with the
City’s existing Computer Aided Dispatch systems for seamless integration.
Timeline
The project is expected to be completed by Fall 2020, with ongoing maintenance
continuing through 2023.
Stakeholder Engagement
No stakeholder engagement is required for this purchase.
Resource Impact
Funding is available in the Emergency Vehicle Traffic Signal Preemption System Pilot
Project (PL-19000) as a result of Council’s approval of the re-appropriation of funding
for this project from FY 2019 to FY2020 on October 21, 2019 (CMR 10658).
If the results of the pilot are favorable and the project is recommended to continue,
funding for future years of warranty and maintenance costs will be addressed as part of
future budget processes in the Fire Department’s operating budget, subject to Council’s
appropriation of funds.
Policy Implications
The proposed action is consistent with City policy.
Environmental Review
The recommendation in this report does not constitute a project requiring review under
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Attachments:
• ATTACHMENT A_Cubic Contract
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CITY OF PALO ALTO CONTRACT NO. C20175147
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND
CUBIC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES, INCORPORATED, (DOING BUSINESS
AS CUBIC ITS, INC.)
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
This Agreement is entered into as of the 3rd day of February, 2020, (“Agreement”) by
and between the CITY OF PALO ALTO, a California chartered municipal corporation
(“CITY”), and Cubic Corporation and Subsidiaries, Incorporated, (Doing Business As Cubic
ITS, Inc.), a Texas Corporation, located at 522 Gillingham Lane, Sugar Land, Texas 77478
("CONSULTANT").
RECITALS
The following recitals are a substantive portion of this Agreement and are fully incorporated
herein by this reference:
A. CITY intends to purchase, install and implement the Emergency Module software to
integrate with the City’s central traffic management software system, entitled “ATMS”, to
provide safer and quicker response times for emergency vehicles (“Project”) and desires to
engage a consultant to conduct the installation, implementation, and software maintenance and
technical support services in connection with the Project as detailed in this Agreement (the
“Services”).
B. CONSULTANT has represented that it has the necessary professional expertise,
qualifications, and capability, and all required rights, titles, licenses and/or certifications to
provide the Services.
C. CITY in reliance on these representations desires to engage CONSULTANT to provide
the Services as more fully described in Exhibit “A”, attached to and made a part of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals, covenants, terms, and conditions,
in this Agreement, the parties agree:
AGREEMENT
SECTION 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. CONSULTANT shall perform the Services described at
Exhibit “A” in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. The
performance of all Services shall be to the reasonable satisfaction of CITY.
SECTION 2. TERM.
The term of this Agreement shall be from the date of its full execution through completion of the
services in accordance with the Schedule of Performance attached at Exhibit “B” unless
terminated earlier pursuant to Section 19 of this Agreement.
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SECTION 3. SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE. Time is of the essence in the performance
of Services under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall complete the Services within the term
of this Agreement and in accordance with the schedule set forth in Exhibit “B”, attached to and
made a part of this Agreement. Any Services for which times for performance are not specified
in this Agreement shall be commenced and completed by CONSULTANT in a reasonably
prompt and timely manner based upon the circumstances and direction communicated to the
CONSULTANT. CITY’s agreement to extend the term or the schedule for performance shall
not preclude recovery of damages for delay if the extension is required due to the fault of
CONSULTANT.
SECTION 4. NOT TO EXCEED COMPENSATION. The compensation to be paid to
CONSULTANT for performance of the Services described in Exhibit “A” (also referred to
herein as the “Basic Services”), and any reimbursable expenses specified in Exhibit “C”, shall
not exceed Five Hundred Ninety Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($597,500).
CONSULTANT agrees to complete all Basic Services, including any specified reimbursable
expenses, within this amount. Any work performed or expenses incurred for which payment
would result in a total exceeding the maximum amount of compensation set forth herein shall be
at no cost to the CITY.
SECTION 5. INVOICES. In order to request payment, CONSULTANT shall submit monthly
invoices to the CITY describing the Services performed and the applicable charges (including, as
applicable, an identification of personnel who performed the Services, hours worked, hourly
rates, and any reimbursable expenses specified in Exhibit C) based upon Exhibit C. If applicable,
the invoice shall also describe the percentage of completion of each task. The information in
CONSULTANT’s payment requests shall be subject to verification by CITY. CONSULTANT
shall send all invoices to the City’s Project Manager at the address specified in Section 13
(“Project Management”) below. The City will generally process and pay invoices within thirty
(30) days of receipt.
SECTION 6. QUALIFICATIONS/STANDARD OF CARE. All of the Services shall be
performed by CONSULTANT or under CONSULTANT’s supervision. CONSULTANT
represents that it possesses the professional and technical personnel necessary to perform the
Services required by this Agreement and that the personnel have sufficient skill and experience
to perform the Services assigned to them. CONSULTANT represents that it, its employees and
subconsultants, if permitted, have and shall maintain during the term of this Agreement all
licenses, permits, qualifications, insurance and approvals of whatever nature that are legally
required to perform the Services.
All of the services to be furnished by CONSULTANT under this agreement shall meet the
professional standard and quality that prevail among professionals in the same discipline and of
similar knowledge and skill engaged in related work throughout California under the same or
similar circumstances.
SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. CONSULTANT shall keep itself informed of
and in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and orders that
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may affect in any manner the Project or the performance of the Services or those engaged to
perform Services under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall procure all permits and licenses,
pay all charges and fees, and give all notices required by law in the performance of the Services.
SECTION 8. ERRORS/OMISSIONS. CONSULTANT is solely responsible for costs,
including, but not limited to, increases in the cost of Services, arising from or caused by
CONSULTANT’s errors and omissions, including, but not limited to, the costs of corrections
such errors and omissions, any change order markup costs, or costs arising from delay caused by
the errors and omissions or unreasonable delay in correcting the errors and omissions.
SECTION 9. COST ESTIMATES. If this Agreement pertains to the design of a public works
project, CONSULTANT shall submit estimates of probable construction costs at each phase of
design submittal. If the total estimated construction cost at any submittal exceeds ten percent
(10%) of CITY’s stated construction budget, CONSULTANT shall make recommendations to
CITY for aligning the PROJECT design with the budget, incorporate CITY approved
recommendations, and revise the design to meet the Project budget, at no additional cost to
CITY.
SECTION 10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. It is understood and agreed that in
performing the Services under this Agreement CONSULTANT, and any person employed by or
contracted with CONSULTANT to furnish labor and/or materials under this Agreement, shall act
as and be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of CITY.
SECTION 11. ASSIGNMENT. The parties agree that the expertise and experience of
CONSULTANT are material considerations for this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall not
assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement nor the performance of any of
CONSULTANT’s obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the city manager.
Consent to one assignment will not be deemed to be consent to any subsequent assignment. Any
assignment made without the approval of the city manager will be void.
SECTION 12. SUBCONTRACTING.
Option A: No Subcontractor: CONSULTANT shall not subcontract any portion of the work
to be performed under this Agreement without the prior written authorization of the City
Manager or designee.
Option B: Subcontracts Authorized: Notwithstanding Section 11 (“Assignment”) above,
CITY agrees that subconsultants may be used to complete the Services. The subcontractors/
subconsultants authorized by CITY to perform work on this Project are:
CONSULTANT shall be responsible for directing the work of any subcontractors/subconsultants
and for any compensation due to subcontractor/subconsultants. CITY assumes no responsibility
whatsoever concerning compensation. CONSULTANT shall be fully responsible to CITY for all
acts and omissions of a subcontractor/subconsultant. CONSULTANT shall change or add
subcontractors/subconsultants only with the prior approval of the City Manager or designee.
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SECTION 13. PROJECT MANAGEMENT. CONSULTANT will assign Marshall Cheek as
the CONSULTANT’s Project Manager to have supervisory responsibility for the performance,
progress, execution of the Services and to represent CONSULTANT during the day-to-day work
on the Project. If circumstances cause the substitution of the CONSULTANT’s Project Manager,
project coordinator, or any other of CONSULTANT’s key personnel for any reason, the
appointment of a substitute Project Manager and the assignment of any key new or replacement
personnel will be subject to the prior written approval of the CITY’s Project Manager.
CONSULTANT, at CITY’s request, shall promptly remove CONSULTANT personnel who
CITY finds do not perform the Services in an acceptable manner, are uncooperative, or present a
threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project or a threat to the safety of persons or
property.
CITY’s Project Manager is Amber Cameron, Senior Management Analyst, Fire Department,
250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Telephone: (650) 329-2374. The CITY’s Project
Manager will be CONSULTANT’s point of contact with respect to performance, progress and
execution of the Services. CITY may designate an alternate Project Manager from time to time.
SECTION 14. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; DATA. Upon delivery, all work product,
including without limitation, all writings, drawings, plans, reports, specifications, calculations,
documents, other materials and copyright interests developed under this Agreement as unique to
this engagement with CITY shall be and remain the exclusive property of CITY without
restriction or limitation upon their use. CONSULTANT makes no representation of the
suitability of the work product for use in or application to circumstances not contemplated by the
scope of work.
14.1 Intellectual Property Rights in the Software. CONSULTANT retains all right, title,
and interest in and to the software to be provided by CONSULTANT to CITY and its Authorized
Users pursuant to this Agreement as detailed in Exhibit A (“Scope of Services”)(the “Software”).
This Agreement does not grant CITY any intellectual property license or rights in or to the
Software or any of its components or any Documentation (defined below) except those expressly
granted herein. CITY recognizes that the Software and its components and the Documentation
are protected by copyright and other laws. “Documentation” means the technical publications
relating to the use of the SaaS, such as reference, installation, administrative and programmer or
user manuals, made available by Contractor to CITY.
14.2 Grant of License to the Software. CONSULTANT hereby grants to CITY a limited,
non-exclusive, non-transferable term license to use, access and benefit from the Software in
fulfilling the CITY’s public mission during the term of this Agreement. The license granted to
CITY hereunder includes the right to provide to the CITY’s Authorized Users access to the
Software in accordance with this Agreement. “Authorized User” means all persons holding a
valid ID and password issued by the CITY pursuant to this Agreement.
14.3 Ownership of Data; Grant of License to City Data. The parties acknowledge and agree
that CITY owns the City data, content, documents, materials and other information, in any
format or media, collected, stored, imported or inputted into, or gathered by, the Software,
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including without limitation data from third parties (“City Data”); that the CITY has a right to
control, access and retrieve City Data at any time during the term of the Agreement, in computer-
readable format. The CITY hereby grants to CONSULTANT and its subcontractors, if any, the
limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable rights to access and use City Data during the
term of this Agreement solely for the purposes of performing CONSULTANT’s obligations to
CITY hereunder and supporting CITY’s use of the Software hereunder, and as is otherwise
expressly permitted under this Agreement. This Agreement does not grant CONSULTANT or
its subcontractors any intellectual property license or rights in or to the City Data except those
expressly granted herein. Upon termination or expiration, if any City Data is in the possession of
the CONSULTANT, CONSULTANT and CITY shall work together to provide CITY with a
copy of City Data in mutually-agreed computer-readable format(s). CITY shall have the option
to choose from one of several methods to obtain a copy of City Data. Once such data has been
provided to CITY, CONSULTANT shall use industry-standard secure means of destruction or
erasure of any City Data remaining in its possession and, at the CITY’s request, certify the same.
SECTION 15. AUDITS. CONSULTANT will permit CITY to audit, at any reasonable time
during the term of this Agreement and for three (3) years thereafter, CONSULTANT’s records
pertaining to matters covered by this Agreement. CONSULTANT further agrees to maintain and
retain such records for at least three (3) years after the expiration or earlier termination of this
Agreement.
SECTION 16. INDEMNITY.
16.1. To the fullest extent permitted by law, CONSULTANT shall protect,
indemnify, defend and hold harmless CITY, its Council members, officers, employees and
agents (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all demands, claims, or liability
of any nature, including death or injury to any person, property damage or any other loss,
including all costs and expenses of whatever nature including attorneys fees, experts fees, court
costs and disbursements (“Claims”) resulting from, arising out of or in any manner related to
performance or nonperformance by CONSULTANT, its officers, employees, agents or
contractors under this Agreement, regardless of whether or not it is caused in part by an
Indemnified Party.
16.2. Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this Section 16 shall be construed
to require CONSULTANT to indemnify an Indemnified Party from Claims arising from the
active negligence, sole negligence or willful misconduct of an Indemnified Party.
16.3. The acceptance of CONSULTANT’s services and duties by CITY shall
not operate as a waiver of the right of indemnification. The provisions of this Section 16 shall
survive the expiration or early termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 17. WAIVERS. The waiver by either party of any breach or violation of any
covenant, term, condition or provision of this Agreement, or of the provisions of any ordinance
or law, will not be deemed to be a waiver of any other term, covenant, condition, provisions,
ordinance or law, or of any subsequent breach or violation of the same or of any other term,
covenant, condition, provision, ordinance or law.
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SECTION 18. INSURANCE.
18.1. CONSULTANT, at its sole cost and expense, shall obtain and maintain, in
full force and effect during the term of this Agreement, the insurance coverage described in
Exhibit "D". CONSULTANT and its contractors, if any, shall obtain a policy endorsement
naming CITY as an additional insured under any general liability or automobile policy or
policies.
18.2. All insurance coverage required hereunder shall be provided through
carriers with AM Best’s Key Rating Guide ratings of A-:VII or higher which are licensed or
authorized to transact insurance business in the State of California. Any and all contractors of
CONSULTANT retained to perform Services under this Agreement will obtain and maintain, in
full force and effect during the term of this Agreement, identical insurance coverage, naming
CITY as an additional insured under such policies as required above.
18.3. Certificates evidencing such insurance shall be filed with CITY
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. The certificates will be subject to the
approval of CITY’s Risk Manager and will contain an endorsement stating that the insurance is
primary coverage and will not be canceled, or materially reduced in coverage or limits, by the
insurer except after filing with the Purchasing Manager thirty (30) days' prior written notice of
the cancellation or modification. If the insurer cancels or modifies the insurance and provides
less than thirty (30) days’ notice to CONSULTANT, CONSULTANT shall provide the
Purchasing Manager written notice of the cancellation or modification within two (2) business
days of the CONSULTANT’s receipt of such notice. CONSULTANT shall be responsible for
ensuring that current certificates evidencing the insurance are provided to CITY’s Chief
Procurement Officer during the entire term of this Agreement.
18.4. The procuring of such required policy or policies of insurance will not be
construed to limit CONSULTANT's liability hereunder nor to fulfill the indemnification
provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the policy or policies of insurance,
CONSULTANT will be obligated for the full and total amount of any damage, injury, or loss
caused by or directly arising as a result of the Services performed under this Agreement,
including such damage, injury, or loss arising after the Agreement is terminated or the term has
expired.
SECTION 19. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF AGREEMENT OR SERVICES.
19.1. The City Manager may suspend the performance of the Services, in whole
or in part, or terminate this Agreement, with or without cause, by giving ten (10) business days
prior written notice thereof to CONSULTANT. Upon receipt of such notice, CONSULTANT
will immediately discontinue its performance of the Services.
19.2. CONSULTANT may terminate this Agreement or suspend its
performance of the Services by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof to CITY, but
only in the event of a substantial failure of performance by CITY.
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19.3. Upon such suspension or termination, CONSULTANT shall deliver to the
City Manager immediately any and all copies of studies, sketches, drawings, computations, and
other data, whether or not completed, prepared by CONSULTANT or its contractors, if any, or
given to CONSULTANT or its contractors, if any, in connection with this Agreement. Such
materials will become the property of CITY.
19.4. Upon such suspension or termination by CITY, CONSULTANT will be
paid for the Services rendered or materials delivered to CITY in accordance with the scope of
services on or before the effective date (i.e., 10 days after giving notice) of suspension or
termination; provided, however, if this Agreement is suspended or terminated on account of a
default by CONSULTANT, CITY will be obligated to compensate CONSULTANT only for that
portion of CONSULTANT’s services which are of direct and immediate benefit to CITY as such
determination may be made by the City Manager acting in the reasonable exercise of his/her
discretion. The following Sections will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement:
14, 15, 16, 17, 19.3, 19.4, 19.5, 20, 25, 27 and 28.
19.5. No payment, partial payment, acceptance, or partial acceptance by CITY
will operate as a waiver on the part of CITY of any of its rights under this Agreement.
SECTION 20. NOTICES.
All notices hereunder will be given in writing and mailed, postage prepaid, by
certified mail, addressed as follows:
To CITY: Office of the City Clerk
City of Palo Alto
Post Office Box 10250
Palo Alto, CA 94303
With a copy to the Purchasing Manager
To CONSULTANT: Attention of the project director
at the address of CONSULTANT recited above
SECTION 21. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
21.1. In executing this Agreement, CONSULTANT covenants that it presently
has no interest, and will not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, financial or otherwise, which
would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the Services.
21.2. CONSULTANT further covenants that, in the performance of this
Agreement, it will not employ subconsultants, contractors or persons having such an interest.
CONSULTANT certifies that no person who has or will have any financial interest under this
Agreement is an officer or employee of CITY; this provision will be interpreted in accordance
with the applicable provisions of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and the Government Code of the
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State of California.
21.3. If the Project Manager determines that CONSULTANT is a “Consultant”
as that term is defined by the Regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission,
CONSULTANT shall be required and agrees to file the appropriate financial disclosure
documents required by the Palo Alto Municipal Code and the Political Reform Act.
SECTION 22. NONDISCRIMINATION. As set forth in Palo Alto Municipal Code section
2.30.510, CONSULTANT certifies that in the performance of this Agreement, it shall not
discriminate in the employment of any person due to that person’s race, skin color, gender,
gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, pregnancy,
genetic information or condition, housing status, marital status, familial status, weight or height
of such person. CONSULTANT acknowledges that it has read and understands the provisions of
Section 2.30.510 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code relating to Nondiscrimination Requirements
and the penalties for violation thereof, and agrees to meet all requirements of Section 2.30.510
pertaining to nondiscrimination in employment.
SECTION 23. ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED PURCHASING AND ZERO
WASTE REQUIREMENTS. CONSULTANT shall comply with the CITY’s Environmentally
Preferred Purchasing policies which are available at CITY’s Purchasing Department,
incorporated by reference and may be amended from time to time. CONSULTANT shall comply
with waste reduction, reuse, recycling and disposal requirements of CITY’s Zero Waste
Program. Zero Waste best practices include first minimizing and reducing waste; second,
reusing waste and third, recycling or composting waste. In particular, CONSULTANT shall
comply with the following zero waste requirements:
(a) All printed materials provided by CONSULTANT to CITY generated from a
personal computer and printer including but not limited to, proposals, quotes,
invoices, reports, and public education materials, shall be double-sided and
printed on a minimum of 30% or greater post-consumer content paper, unless
otherwise approved by CITY’s Project Manager. Any submitted materials printed
by a professional printing company shall be a minimum of 30% or greater post-
consumer material and printed with vegetable based inks.
(b) Goods purchased by CONSULTANT on behalf of CITY shall be purchased in
accordance with CITY’s Environmental Purchasing Policy including but not
limited to Extended Producer Responsibility requirements for products and
packaging. A copy of this policy is on file at the Purchasing Division’s office.
(c) Reusable/returnable pallets shall be taken back by CONSULTANT, at no
additional cost to CITY, for reuse or recycling. CONSULTANT shall provide
documentation from the facility accepting the pallets to verify that pallets are not
being disposed.
SECTION 24. COMPLIANCE WITH PALO ALTO MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE.
CONSULTANT shall comply with all requirements of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter
4.62 (Citywide Minimum Wage), as it may be amended from time to time. In particular, for any
employee otherwise entitled to the State minimum wage, who performs at least two (2) hours of
work in a calendar week within the geographic boundaries of the City, CONSULTANT shall pay
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such employees no less than the minimum wage set forth in Palo Alto Municipal Code section
4.62.030 for each hour worked within the geographic boundaries of the City of Palo Alto. In
addition, CONSULTANT shall post notices regarding the Palo Alto Minimum Wage Ordinance
in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code section 4.62.060.
SECTION 25. NON-APPROPRIATION
25.1. This Agreement is subject to the fiscal provisions of the Charter of the
City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Municipal Code. This Agreement will terminate without any
penalty (a) at the end of any fiscal year in the event that funds are not appropriated for the
following fiscal year, or (b) at any time within a fiscal year in the event that funds are only
appropriated for a portion of the fiscal year and funds for this Agreement are no longer available.
This section shall take precedence in the event of a conflict with any other covenant, term,
condition, or provision of this Agreement.
SECTION 26. PREVAILING WAGES AND DIR REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC
WORKS CONTRACTS
26.1 This Project is not subject to prevailing wages. CONSULTANT is not
required to pay prevailing wages in the performance and implementation of the Project in
accordance with SB 7 if the contract is not a public works contract, if the contract does not
include a public works construction project of more than $25,000, or the contract does not
include a public works alteration, demolition, repair, or maintenance (collectively,
‘improvement’) project of more than $15,000.
SECTION 27. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
27.1 This Agreement will be governed by California law, without regard to its
conflict of law provisions.
27.2 In the event that an action is brought, the parties agree that trial of such
action will be vested exclusively in the state courts of California in the County of Santa Clara,
State of California.
27.3 The prevailing party in any action brought to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement may recover its reasonable costs and attorneys' fees expended in connection with that
action. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover an amount equal to the fair market value
of legal services provided by attorneys employed by it as well as any attorneys’ fees paid to third
parties.
27.4 This Agreement, including all exhibits, constitutes the entire and
integrated agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement,
and supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations, representations, statements and undertakings,
either oral or written. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument, which is
signed by the authorized representatives of the parties and approved as required under Palo Alto
Municipal Code.
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27.5. The covenants, terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement will
apply to, and will bind, the heirs, successors, executors, administrators, assignees, and
consultants of the parties.
27.6 If a court of competent jurisdiction finds or rules that any provision of this
Agreement is void or unenforceable, the unaffected provisions of this Agreement will remain in
full force and effect.
27.7 All exhibits, addenda, appendices, attachments, and schedules
(collectively, “exhibits”) referred to in this Agreement are, by such reference, incorporated into
this Agreement in full and deemed a part of this Agreement.
27.8 In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the
exhibits hereto or CONSULTANT’s proposal (if any), the Agreement shall control. In the case
of any conflict between the exhibits hereto and CONSULTANT’s proposal (if any), the exhibits
shall control.
27.9 If, pursuant to this Agreement with CONSULTANT, CITY shares with
CONSULTANT any personal information as defined in California Civil Code section
1798.81.5(d) about a California resident (“Personal Information”), CONSULTANT shall
maintain reasonable and appropriate security procedures to protect that Personal Information,
and shall inform City immediately upon learning that there has been a breach in the security of
the system or in the security of the Personal Information. CONSULTANT shall not use Personal
Information for direct marketing purposes without City’s express written consent.
27.10 CONSULTANT understands and agrees that, in connection with this
Agreement, the CONSULTANT may have access to proprietary and/or confidential information
which may be owned or controlled by the CITY, the disclosure of which to third parties may be
damaging to the CITY, its employees or customers/residents. CONSULTANT also understands
and agrees that the disclosure of such information may violate state and/or federal law and may
subject the CONSULTANT to civil liability. Consequently, CONSULTANT agrees that all
information disclosed by the CITY to the CONSULTANT shall only be used in the performance
of this Agreement, unless disclosure is required by law or court order. CONSULTANT shall
exercise the same standard of care to protect such information as is used to protect its own
proprietary and/or confidential information and in no case less than a reasonable standard of
care.
27.11 The provisions of all checked boxes in this Agreement shall apply to this
Agreement; the provisions of any unchecked boxes shall not apply to this Agreement.
27.12 The individuals executing this Agreement represent and warrant that they
have the legal capacity and authority to do so on behalf of their respective legal entities.
27.13 This Agreement may be signed in multiple counterparts, which, when
executed by all the parties, shall together constitute a single binding agreement.
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SECTION 28. EXHIBITS. Each of the following exhibits, if the check box for such exhibit is
selected below, is hereby attached and incorporated into this Agreement by reference as though
fully set forth herein:
EXHIBIT “A”: SCOPE OF SERVICES
EXHIBIT “B”: SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
EXHIBIT “C”: COMPENSATION
EXHIBIT “D”: INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
EXHIBIT “E” ATMS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT
EXHIBIT “F” DESCRIPTION OF EMERGENCY MODULE
THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT COMPLETE UNLESS ALL SELECTED EXHIBITS
ARE ATTACHED.
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CONTRACT No. C20175147 SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have by their duly authorized
representatives executed this Agreement effective as of the date first above written.
CITY OF PALO ALTO
____________________________
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________
City Attorney or designee
(Required on Contracts over $25,000)
CUBIC CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES, INCORPORATED,
(DOING BUSINESS AS CUBIC ITS,
INC.)
Officer 1
By:
Name: Joseph Cuter
Title: VP and General Manager
Officer 2
By:
Name: Rhys Williams
Title: Treasurer
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EXHIBIT “A”
SCOPE OF SERVICES
CONSULTANT will integrate the CONSULTANT’s Emergency Module software into the
City’s existing central traffic management software system entitled “ATMS” (contracted-for
with CONSULTANT by separate agreement) covering twenty-five (25) intersections identified
by the City and CONSULTANT will provide initial system configuration and other services, as
detailed in this Scope of Services. This Scope of Services is applicable to the initial 25
intersections only.
CONSULTANT will add its Emergency Module capability to the City’s ATMS software system
that manages the traffic lights to connect to the City’s emergency dispatch system. This added
software module will allow the City to change the green lights at intersections to a red signal to
prevent traffic from getting in the way of emergency response vehicles. The Emergency Module
software to be provided under this Agreement is more fully described in Exhibit F (“Description
of Emergency Module”). The CONSULTANT will install the additional software module,
integrate the two systems into one system, test it, and provide warranty, maintenance and support
for three years after written acceptance by the City (as detailed in Exhibit C).
Any expansion of the system beyond the initial 25 intersections will require a separate scope of
work via written amendment to this Agreement in accordance with Section 27.4 herein.
Task 1: Project Kickoff and System Design Meetings
After the project notice to proceed (“NTP”), CONSULTANT will conduct two meetings, one a
project kickoff meeting, and the second a system design meeting with CITY technical staff. The
kickoff meeting will review project scope, deliverables, scheduling and any administrative items.
The system design meeting will focus on solving technical issues involving the computer-aided
dispatch (“CAD”) and automated vehicle location (“AVL”) integration, coordination of software
installation plans, as well as establishing baseline settings (System Settings Template) and rules
to be implemented at each intersection with respect to the Emergency Module.
The City will identify the 25 intersections to receive the Emergency Module during this time.
Task 2: Emergency Module Installation
CONSULTANT will install the Emergency Module on the City’s existing servers. Installation
of the software will be conducted online, remotely, downloaded electronically to CITY’s servers,
per the “Project Assumptions” section below. This installation process will require the CITY’s
ATMS system to be offline for up to eight (8) hours during the installation process. In addition
to the software installation, CONSULTANT will also modify appropriate SQL database to
support the Emergency Module. After the installation of software and modification of the SQL
databases, CONSULTANT will perform a functional test and will submit the results to the City.
After software installation, Emergency Module ATMS users will be able to be accessed from all
City ATMS Client Applications.
Task 3: Traffic Controller Emergency Module
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City traffic controllers. Traffic controllers must operate CONSULTANT’s V.76 Local
Controller Software. The licensing process requires that the intersection be placed into “Flash”
operations for up to 10 minutes while the software is relicensed. All 25 initial intersections will
require controller relicensing. Any existing licenses on controllers (e.g., SynchroGreen) will
remain in place. CONSULTANT’s requests that a City technician accompany
CONSULTANT’s FAEs while intersections are placed into Flash operations.
Task 4: Emergency Module Configuration, Initial Test and Onsite Adjustments
CONSULTANT’s Traffic Engineers will design Emergency Module settings for each of the 25
intersections. Settings will be based on a standard template established under Task 1, System
Settings Template. Settings will then be entered and will be tested at each intersection. All
testing will be performed remotely during off-peak hours. Minor deviations from templates may
be performed if appropriate in order to satisfy the requirements of a non-standard intersection
type.
Task 5: System Testing and Adjustments
This process will involve the City’s emergency response personnel. CONSULTANT and City
staff (Traffic Operations and Emergency Responders) will establish up to five (5) test routes and
will test the system and response based on these routes. In addition to this onsite system testing,
this will be an opportunity to adjust system settings for more optimal system operations. It is
expected that up to one (1) week of onsite system testing and adjustments will be appropriate for
this project. A system testing document will be provided at the end of this task noting tests
performed and whether the test was successful.
Task 6: System Training
CONSULTANT will perform up to four (4) days of onsite system training. All training will
primarily be hands on system training, as opposed to classroom style training. This training will
better allow the City to see the type of adjustments required to obtain the desired response. In
addition, CONSULTANT will also outline the system architecture as part of this project to better
help the City understand how the Emergency Module obtains CAD and AVL data and makes the
appropriate decisions.
Task 7: System Acceptance
CONSULTANT will prepare and submit final documentation and request official Project
acceptance from the City. These documents will provide the City with details outlining how the
system has been configured to meet CITY’s needs. Upon Project acceptance by CITY, the
system will be under warranty. The City’s three (3) year warranty, system support and
maintenance term will commence once the final acceptance has been received.
Task 8: System Warranty and System Support and Maintenance
Upon Project acceptance by CITY in writing (as detailed in Exhibit C), the system will be under
warranty and CONSULTANT will provide system maintenance and technical support services as
detailed in Exhibit E (“ATMS System Maintenance and Support”), for three (3) years from the
date of written acceptance by City as provided for in Exhibit C (“Compensation”) of this
Agreement.
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Project Assumptions
Intergraph 9.2 CAD System will be utilized by the CITY and the traffic interface is
enabled on the system.
City Traffic Operations staff will accompany CONSULTANT personnel when
intersections are put into “Flash” operations
City Traffic Operations staff will be available to assist with system testing. It is expected
that up to five (5) days of system testing may be required.
CONSULTANT will install (as below) the Emergency Module software on the City’s
existing ATMS system, run on the City’s servers.
The CITY will facilitate any questions with the CAD system vendor, if requested.
All training will be performed at the CITY’s facilities.
Installation of all system software and initial system configuration will be performed
remotely using the CITY’s existing virtual private network (“VPN”) and remote desktop
(“RDP”) system.
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EXHIBIT “B”
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
CONSULTANT shall perform the Services so as to complete each milestone within the number
of days/weeks specified below. The time to complete each milestone may be increased or
decreased by mutual written agreement of the project managers for CONSULTANT and CITY
so long as all work is completed within the term of the Agreement. CONSULTANT shall
provide a detailed schedule of work consistent with the schedule below within 2 weeks of receipt
of the notice to proceed (“NTP”).
Milestones Completion
(Tasks per No. of Days/Weeks
Appendix A) from NTP
(or as otherwise specified below)
Task 1. Project Kickoff and System Design Meetings 30 days
Task 2. Emergency Module Installation 90 days
Task 3. Traffic Controller Emergency Module 90 days
Task 4. Emergency Module Configuration, Initial Test 120 days
and Onsite Adjustments
Task 5. System Testing and Adjustments 150 days
Task 6. System Training 180 days
Task 7. System Acceptance 200 days
Task 8. Maintenance and Support 3 years from the date
of acceptance in writing by
City as detailed in Exhibit C
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EXHIBIT “C”
COMPENSATION
The CITY agrees to compensate the CONSULTANT for the Services performed in accordance
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and as set forth in the budget schedule below.
Compensation shall be calculated based on the not to exceed budget amount for each task set
forth below.
CONSULTANT shall perform the tasks and categories of work as outlined and budgeted below.
The CITY’s Project Manager may approve in writing the transfer of budget amounts between
any of the tasks or categories listed below provided the total compensation for Basic Services,
including reimbursable expenses, and the total compensation for Additional Services (if any are
specified herein) do not exceed the amounts set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
CONSULTANT shall invoice the CITY’s Project Manager after Tasks 1 through 7 are
completed, and the system acceptance has been approved in writing by the CITY’s Project
Manager. The CONSULTANT shall invoice the CITY’s Project Manager for Task 8 on an
annual basis, commencing with the start date for system maintenance and support services which
shall be the date on which system acceptance is approved in writing by the CITY’s Project
Manager.
BUDGET SCHEDULE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT
Task 1 $25,000
(Project Kickoff and System Design Meetings)
Module Intersection Database development, $1,000 per intersection for 25 intersections.
Task 2 $30,000
(Emergency Module Installation)
Emergency module remote integration and installation on Palo Alto servers.
Task 3 $430,000
(Traffic Controller Emergency Module)
Emergency module license, initial fee of $305,000 and per intersection fee of $5,000
for each of the 25 intersections.
Task 4 $0.00 (included in Task 3 cost)
(Emergency Module Configuration, Initial Test and Onsite Adjustments)
Task 5 $0.00 (included in Task 3 cost)
(System Testing and Adjustments)
Task 6 $0.00 (included in Task 3 cost)
(System Training)
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Task 7 $0.00 (included in Task 3 cost)
(System Acceptance)
Task 8 $112,500 ($37,000/yr for 3 years)
(System Maintenance and Support for Three Years from written acceptance by City)
Sub-total Basic Services $597,500
Total Basic Services $597,500
Maximum Total Compensation $597,500
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EXHIBIT “D”
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACTORS TO THE CITY OF PALO ALTO (CITY), AT THEIR SOLE EXPENSE, SHALL FOR THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT
OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNTS FOR THE COVERAGE SPECIFIED BELOW, AFFORDED BY
COMPANIES WITH AM BEST’S KEY RATING OF A-:VII, OR HIGHER, LICENSED OR AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT
INSURANCE BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AWARD IS CONTINGENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH CITY’S INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AS SPECIFIED, BELOW:
REQUIRED TYPE OF COVERAGE REQUIREMENT
MINIMUM LIMITS
EACH
OCCURRENCE AGGREGATE
YES
YES
WORKER’S COMPENSATION EMPLOYER’S
LIABILITY
STATUTORY
STATUTORY
YES
GENERAL LIABILITY, INCLUDING
PERSONAL INJURY, BROAD FORM
PROPERTY DAMAGE BLANKET
CONTRACTUAL, AND FIRE LEGAL
LIABILITY
BODILY INJURY
PROPERTY DAMAGE
BODILY INJURY & PROPERTY
DAMAGE COMBINED.
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
YES AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY, INCLUDING
ALL OWNED, HIRED, NON-OWNED
BODILY INJURY
- EACH PERSON
- EACH OCCURRENCE
PROPERTY DAMAGE
BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE, COMBINED
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
YES
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY, INCLUDING,
ERRORS AND OMISSIONS, MALPRACTICE
(WHEN APPLICABLE), AND NEGLIGENT
PERFORMANCE
ALL DAMAGES $1,000,000
YES THE CITY OF PALO ALTO IS TO BE NAMED AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED: CONTRACTOR, AT ITS SOLE COST AND
EXPENSE, SHALL OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN, IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TERM OF ANY
RESULTANT AGREEMENT, THE INSURANCE COVERAGE HEREIN DESCRIBED, INSURING NOT ONLY CONTRACTOR AND
ITS SUBCONSULTANTS, IF ANY, BUT ALSO, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, EMPLOYER’S
LIABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE, NAMING AS ADDITIONAL INSUREDS CITY, ITS COUNCIL MEMBERS,
OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.
I. INSURANCE COVERAGE MUST INCLUDE:
A. A PROVISION FOR A WRITTEN THIRTY (30) DAY ADVANCE NOTICE TO CITY OF CHANGE IN
COVERAGE OR OF COVERAGE CANCELLATION; AND
B. A CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY ENDORSEMENT PROVIDING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
CONTRACTOR’S AGREEMENT TO INDEMNIFY CITY.
C. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF $5,000 REQUIRE CITY’S PRIOR APPROVAL.
II. CONTACTOR MUST SUBMIT CERTIFICATES(S) OF INSURANCE EVIDENCING REQUIRED COVERAGE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=25569.
III. ENDORSEMENT PROVISIONS, WITH RESPECT TO THE INSURANCE AFFORDED TO “ADDITIONAL
INSUREDS”
A. PRIMARY COVERAGE
WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE NAMED INSURED, INSURANCE AS
AFFORDED BY THIS POLICY IS PRIMARY AND IS NOT ADDITIONAL TO OR CONTRIBUTING WITH ANY OTHER
INSURANCE CARRIED BY OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ADDITIONAL INSUREDS.
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B. CROSS LIABILITY
THE NAMING OF MORE THAN ONE PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION AS INSUREDS UNDER THE POLICY
SHALL NOT, FOR THAT REASON ALONE, EXTINGUISH ANY RIGHTS OF THE INSURED AGAINST ANOTHER,
BUT THIS ENDORSEMENT, AND THE NAMING OF MULTIPLE INSUREDS, SHALL NOT INCREASE THE TOTAL
LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY UNDER THIS POLICY.
C. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
1. IF THE POLICY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE FOR ANY REASON
OTHER THAN THE NON-PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, THE CONSULTANT SHALL PROVIDE
CITY AT LEAST A THIRTY (30) DAY WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF CANCELLATION.
2. IF THE POLICY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE NON-
PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, THE CONSULTANT SHALL PROVIDE CITY AT LEAST A TEN
(10) DAY WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CANCELLATION.
VENDORS ARE REQUIRED TO FILE THEIR EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE AND ANY OTHER RELATED NOTICES WITH THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
HTTPS://WWW.PLANETBIDS.COM/PORTAL/PORTAL.CFM?COMPANYID=25569
OR
HTTP://WWW.CITYOFPALOALTO.ORG/GOV/DEPTS/ASD/PLANET_BIDS_HOW_TO.ASP
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EXHIBIT E
ATMS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT
CONSULTANT will provide CITY with ATMS traffic management system maintenance and technical
support as described in this exhibit for the CONSULTANT’s ATMS traffic management system including
the integrated Emergency Module licensed to CITY pursuant to this Agreement.
MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SCOPE and RESPONSIBILITIES
ATMS System maintenance and support covers the following products and services during the term of
the Agreement:
1) Free software upgrade to the latest full version of ATMS core system software (including without
limitation the integrated Emergency Module) at the beginning of the term of the Agreement via
remote access, with three years of maintenance. CONSULTANT and CITY will work together to
schedule a mutually acceptable time for such installation;
2) Free software updates (all .dot releases) of the ATMS core system software via remote access.
a. In its first year since the release of ATMS 2.0, CONSULTANT has released two .dot releases
of ATMS. CONSULTANT expects that pace to be roughly the same on a going-forward basis
but may vary the times for release depending on which additional features are included. .dot
release may also include technical updates to the MicrosoftTM and other technology
standards used in ATMS.
b. CONSULTANT and CITY will work together to schedule a mutually acceptable time for such
installation.
3) A yearly system “health check” on the IT environment in which ATMS software resides and
recommendations to improve system performance. CITY will provide remote access to its system
so that CONSULTANT may complete the “health check.”
4) Designated and priority support from CONSULTANT’s ATMS systems support group
5) Telephone support:
Times: 7:00am to 7:00pm (Central Time)
Days: Monday to Friday except for holidays recognized by CONSULTANT
COVERAGE
Maintenance and support services will be provided for the following core and/or optional system software
modules :
Emergency Responder Module
EXCLUSIONS
ATMS maintenance does not cover commercial off the shelf (COTS) software by third parties that may be
required for correct system function, computer hardware, communications hardware of field equipment.
START OF MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Provision of software system maintenance and support services begins immediately upon written
acceptance by the CITY as provided in Exhibit C (“Compensation”) of this Agreement and shall continue
for three (3) years thereafter. CONSULTANT will provide a quotation for renewal at least 60 days prior to
the expiration of the three-year maintenance and support term. If CITY does not renew the maintenance
and support services, software updates and prioritized support will end immediately upon the end of the
three-year maintenance and support term.
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City of Palo Alto (ID # 10809)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 2/3/2020
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Summary Title: Approval of Contract with Lime Energy Services
Title: Approval of Contract Number C20174814 With Lime Energy Services,
for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,820,000 and for a Term of Three
Years to Provide Energy Efficiency Services to Small and Medium Businesses
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Utilities
RECOMMENDATION
1. Staff recommends that Council approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to
execute the attached contract C20174814 with Lime Energy Services Co. (Attachment A) in the
not-to-exceed amount of $1,820,000 for three years, to deliver energy efficiency services to the
small and medium business community on behalf of the City’s electric and gas utilities.
2. Staff recommends that Council delegate authority to the City Manager or designee to
approve and execute optional extension(s) to extend the provisions of this Agreement up to an
additional twenty-four (24) months, in an amount not to exceed $613,000 per year or
$1,226,000 over a 24-month extension.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Council has adopted several policies which support maximizing the deployment of cost-
effective, reliable and feasible energy efficiency (EE) within the City of Palo Alto (“City”). The
City Council last updated the City’s ten-year electric and gas efficiency goals in January 2017 for
the period between 2018 and 2027. The cumulative savings targets based on these goals are
5.7% of the City’s projected electric usage and 5.1% of the City’s projected gas usage.
In order to achieve its ambitious EE goals, the City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) has contracted
with third-party EE service providers since 2006 to expand the suite of EE programs for its
customers. A significant fraction of the savings delivered by these third-party providers comes
from commercial customer efficiency savings. During FY 2018, EE savings in the commercial
sector accounted for close to 85% of the electric savings and over 60% of the gas savings. These
savings almost entirely came from the City’s 50 key accounts rather than the 4,000 small and
medium business (SMB) customers.
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The City has been without an EE program for its SMB customers since FY 2018. The previous
program, which ran from FY 2010 to FY 2018, was a turnkey direct-install program. The contract
was not renewed because the contractor could no longer make the program profitable due to
the compensation model and difficulty finding opportunities. Part of the reason for this was
staff resources, and because it is also a very difficult customer segment to serve. Business
owners or building landlords do not usually have full-time facility managers to implement
projects, requiring extensive (and expensive) assistance from the utility, meaning that it is
difficult to find cost-effective EE savings. Nevertheless, recent customer surveys show that SMB
customers still want help managing their bills and are dissatisfied without a program to help
them do that. To fulfill its customer service goals, staff believes it is important to serve these
customers. In addition, innovations in energy efficiency services have improved the potential
cost-effectiveness and available opportunities in the SMB sector. Entering into a contract with
Lime Energy Services Co. will enable staff to provide those services. If fully implemented, this
contract will cost $1,825,000 between February 3, 2020 and February 3, 2023. If the City
Manager approves both one-year extension options, the maximum contract cost would not
exceed $3,046,000 through February 3, 2025. Total potential energy savings would be
significant from these programs, representing 4.5 million kWh and 1500 therms of efficiency
savings. Funding for this contract would come from the “Public Benefits Charge” assessed on all
customer bills to fund EE programs.
BACKGROUND
State Public Utilities Code Section 9615 requires that each local publicly owned electric utility
(POU), in procuring energy to serve the load of its retail end-use customers, shall first acquire
all available energy efficiency and demand reduction resources that are cost effective, reliable,
and feasible. State law (Public Utilities Code Section 385) requires POUs to establish a public
benefit charge of 2.85% of revenue to fund any or all of the following “public benefit”
programs:
• Cost-effective, Demand Side Management (DSM) services to promote EE and energy
conservation.
• New investment in renewable energy resources and technologies consistent with existing
statutes and regulations that promote those resources and technologies.
• Research, development and demonstration programs in the public interest which advance
science, or a technology not being adequately provided for by competitive and regulated
markets.
• Services for low-income electricity customers including, but not limited to, targeted EE
installations and rate discounts.
POUs are also required by State law to develop annual electric efficiency targets over ten years
based on all potentially achievable cost-effective energy savings and update the goals every
four years. The City Council adopted the first set of ten-year electric and gas efficiency goals for
the City in April 2007. The most recent electric and gas efficiency goals were adopted by the
City Council in January 2017 for the period between 2018 and 2027. The cumulative savings
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targets based on these goals are 5.7% of the City’s projected electric usage and 5.1% of the
City’s projected gas usage.
DISCUSSION
To re-commence energy efficiency service to the City’s SMB customers, staff issued an RFP for
third-party EE program services in August 2018. The RFP requested proposals for five different
types of programs and services for utility customers. One of the RFP requests was for proposals
to “develop and administer electric and/or natural gas efficiency programs for small to
medium-sized commercial customers.” The small and medium commercial segment is
considered “hard to reach” and includes non-franchised businesses, restaurants and non-profit
organizations with limited resources dedicated to address utility-related issues. These
businesses often operate in a leased space on a short-term basis (less than five years), and
therefore have lower payback tolerance for EE investments. EE improvements targeting these
customers often involve financing or direct installation assistance.
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The timeline for the solicitation was as follows:
Small and Medium Business Efficiency Programs - Bid Timelines (All Tasks Completed):
Task Date
RFP Issued August 7, 2018
Pre-bid Conference August 7, 2018
Proposals Due
Total of 5 responses received for this task
August 28, 2018 3:00 PM
Consultant selected: Lime Energy June 25, 2019
Proposals were evaluated based on the following criteria:
• Quality of the proposal
• Quality, performance and effectiveness of the solution, goods and/or services to be
provided by the contractor
• Contractor's experience, including the experience of staff to be assigned to the project,
with engagements of similar scope and complexity
• Cost to the city
• Contractor's financial stability
• Contractor's ability to perform the contract within the time specified
• Contractor's prior record of performance with city or others
• Contractor's ability to provide future maintenance, repairs parts and/or services
• Contractor's compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies (including city council
policies), guidelines and orders governing prior or existing contracts performed by the
contractor
• Any other factor the city deems relevant as specified in the request for proposals
As noted above, staff received five proposals in this category. Lime Energy Services Co. was not
only the lowest cost bidder, but they also included several innovations that would enable a pay-
per-kWh (and per-therm) energy savings compensation structure (rather than pay-per-
measure) that enables a greater range of savings opportunities, as well as vendor financing for
the customer’s share of projects. Staff recommends approval of an agreement with the
following vendor:
Lime Energy Services Co. (Contract C20174814)
Under this agreement Lime Energy Services Co. (Lime) will deliver turn-key, comprehensive
energy efficiency retrofits to SMB customers, with a primary focus of targeting hard-to-reach
establishments. As part of the program Lime will also offer an Efficiency as a Service financing
(EAAS) option. EAAS is an off-balance sheet financing solution that allows customers to
implement energy efficiency projects with lower upfront capital expenditure. Once a project is
completed the customers make monthly payments solely based on the savings realized within a
monthly billing period through an Energy Service Agreement (ESA) with Lime. The ESA
payments will continue until the entire project cost has been paid in full. The ESA model
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enabled the utility to negotiate a compensation structure involving payments per kWh/therms
saved rather than payment for measures installed, which creates incentives for Lime to
creatively maximize the energy savings at each site rather than focusing on attempting to install
specific measures to gain compensation. It also limits any risk to the City associated with the
contract.
In addition to the services described above, Lime will offer its staff to advise on EE at no cost to
the participating customer as part of the Program, including assisting program participants
through the program and EAAS process, performing initial site assessments, and conducting a
post-installation verification of the actual savings from whatever equipment was installed. The
monitoring systems installed as part of the post-installation verification also provide feedback
to the customer on energy use, providing additional EE savings beyond those resulting simply
from the equipment installed.
TIMELINE
Upon approval of the contract, the consultant will develop a program implementation and
marketing plan within sixty days and launch the program after staff approval of the program
implementation and marketing plan.
RESOURCE IMPACT
No resource impact is anticipated from this contract, because paying this contractor and these
customers to reduce their energy use is less costly than buying energy and transporting it to the
City, leading to an overall cost savings for the utility. This contract has a not-to-exceed limit of
$1.82 million during the initial term, which represents 20 million lifetime kWh and 50 thousand
lifetime therms of efficiency savings, essentially the potential savings from the program over
the contract term. If the City opts to extend the contract for the full 24-month extension term,
the contract has a not-to-exceed limit of $3,046,000, which represents additional EE savings of
13,480 million kWh and 32 thousand therms. The contract is pay for performance, meaning that
the vendor is only paid for the verified energy savings realized. Funding for this program comes
from the City’s Public Benefits surcharge, a State-mandated surcharge utilities collect to fund
energy efficiency programs. These funds are tracked separately from other ratepayer funds and
are used for specific purposes (see “Background” section above). Funding is available in the
FY2020 Electric and Gas budgets without increasing the surcharge. In FY 2019 $4.3M was
available for energy efficiency and other programs, but only $3.5M was spent.
Lime will be compensated according to the costs avoided by the City for the installation of
these EE measures at $0.09 cents/kWh and $0.40 cents/therm. Most SMB programs are slightly
less than cost-effective compared to the avoided energy purchases, and are implemented as a
customer service measure rather than a utility cost savings measure. In this case, Lime’s
business model enables both the cost-effectiveness and customer service goals to be achieved.
SMB EE measures installed by Lime will produce savings for the utility roughly equivalent to the
payments made to Lime, but will provide customer service benefits. In essence, the utility will
be able to deliver energy management services to its SMB customers at no net cost to the
utility.
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POLICY IMPLICATIONS
The utility is mandated by the State to pursue all cost-effective electric energy efficiency as an
alternative to purchasing additional energy supplies, and has included this as a Council-adopted
policy in its Electric Integrated Resource Plan. This contract contributes toward these goals. In
addition, this contract furthers the Utilities Strategic Plan Collaboration priority (Action 1,
increasing communication and engagement with the community). Lastly, energy and gas
efficiency reduce carbon and further the goals of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
In 2018 and 2019 staff participated in a benchmarking survey of Palo Alto SMB utility
customers. The utility’s survey results were compared against twelve other utilities. A diverse
group of Palo Alto customers responded, 73 in all, representing a range of industries and both
tenants and building owners. Customer satisfaction was lower than average. As with most
customer groups, price and reliability were this group’s highest priority, but being able to
contact the utility and having efficiency services were also priorities. Respondents expressed
interest in a variety of efficiency measures. Barriers included lack of awareness of programs and
the up-front cost involved. The program enabled by adoption of this contract will give the utility
a way to develop better relationships with these customers without adding staff, and the
financing component of the program will address the issue of up-front cost to the customer.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Approval of the contract proposed in this staff report does not meet the definition of a project
pursuant to Section 21065 of the California Public Resources Code, thus no environmental
review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is required and the work
performed by consultants and staff in connection with these programs is categorically exempt
from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
Attachments:
• Attachment A: C20174814 With Lime Energy
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CITY OF PALO ALTO CONTRACT NO.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND
LIME ENERGY SERVICE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
This Agreement is entered into on this 3rd day of February, 2020, (“Agreement”)
by and between the CITY OF PALO ALTO, a California chartered municipal corporation (“CITY”), and LIME ENERGY SERVICES CO. (LESCO), a Massachusetts Corporation, located at 650 E. Hospitality Lane, Suite 400, San Bernardino, CA 92408 ("CONSULTANT").
RECITALS
The following recitals are a substantive portion of this Agreement.
A. CITY intends to deliver turn-key, multi-measure, comprehensive energy efficiency
retrofits to small and medium size business customers of the City’s utilities (“Project”) and
desires to engage a consultant to provide services in connection with the Project (“Services”).
B. CONSULTANT has represented that it has the necessary professional expertise,
qualifications, and capability, and all required licenses and/or certifications to provide the
Services.
C. CITY in reliance on these representations desires to engage CONSULTANT to provide the
Services as more fully described in Exhibit “A”, attached to and made a part of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals, covenants, terms, and conditions, in
this Agreement, the parties agree:
AGREEMENT
SECTION 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. CONSULTANT shall perform the Services described at Exhibit
“A” in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. The
performance of all Services shall be to the reasonable satisfaction of CITY.
SECTION 2. TERM.
The term of this Agreement shall be from February 3, 2020 through February 3, 2023 (“Initial
Term”) unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 19 of this Agreement. The parties further
agree that CITY, at its sole discretion, has the option to extend the provisions of this
Agreement for up to an additional twenty-four (24) months beyond the original Term
(“Extended Term”), to allow CONSULTANT to continue to provide the Services as fully described
in Exhibit “A” with compensation not to exceed the amounts shown in Exhibit “C”. The authority
to exercise the option to extend this Agreement beyond the initial three-year Term is hereby
delegated to the City Manager and shall be confirmed by written notice delivered to
CONSULTANT by City Manager at least 30 days prior to the end of the initial Term of this
Agreement, or prior to the end of any Extended Term if less than 24 months.
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SECTION 3. SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE. Time is of the essence in the performance of
Services under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall complete the Services within the term of this
Agreement and in accordance with the schedule set forth in Exhibit “B”, attached to and made a
part of this Agreement. Any Services for which times for performance are not specified in this
Agreement shall be commenced and completed by CONSULTANT in a reasonably prompt and
timely manner based upon the circumstances and direction communicated to the CONSULTANT.
CITY’s agreement to extend the term or the schedule for performance shall not preclude
recovery of damages for delay if the extension is required due to the fault of CONSULTANT.
SECTION 4. NOT TO EXCEED COMPENSATION. The compensation to be paid to CONSULTANT
for performance of the Services described in Exhibit “A” (“Basic Services”), and reimbursable
expenses, shall not exceed One Million Eight Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars
($1,820,000.00) during the Initial Term, and not to exceed Six Hundred Thirteen Thousand
Dollars ($613,000) per year during the Extended Term, if the option to extend is exercised. In no
event shall compensation over the maximum five-year term exceed Three Million,
Forty-Six Thousand Dollars ($3,046,000). CONSULTANT agrees to complete all Basic
Services, including reimbursable expenses, within this amount. The applicable rates and
schedule of payment are set out in Exhibit “C”.
Additional Services, if any, shall be authorized in accordance with and subject to the provisions of
Exhibit “C”. CONSULTANT shall not receive any compensation for Additional Services
performed without the prior written authorization of CITY. Additional Services shall mean any
work that is determined by CITY to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project,
but which is not included within the Scope of Services described at Exhibit “A”.
SECTION 5. INVOICES. In order to request payment, CONSULTANT shall submit monthly
invoices to the CITY describing the services performed and the applicable charges as set forth in
Section 4.3 of Exhibit “A”. The information in CONSULTANT’s payment requests shall be
subject to verification by CITY. CONSULTANT shall send all invoices to the City’s project
manager at the address specified in Section 13 below. The City will generally process and pay
invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt.
SECTION 6. QUALIFICATIONS/STANDARD OF CARE. All of the Services shall be performed
by CONSULTANT or under CONSULTANT’s supervision. CONSULTANT represents that it
possesses the professional and technical personnel necessary to perform the Services
required by this Agreement and that the personnel have sufficient skill and experience to
perform the Services assigned to them. CONSULTANT represents that it, its employees and
subconsultants if permitted, have and shall maintain during the term of this Agreement all
licenses, permits, qualifications, insurance and approvals of whatever nature that are legally
required to perform the Services.
All of the services to be furnished by CONSULTANT and its contractors under this
agreement shall meet the professional standard and quality that prevail among professionals
in the same discipline and of similar knowledge and skill engaged in related work
throughout California under the same or similar circumstances.
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SECTION 7. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. CONSULTANT and its contractors shall keep informed
of and in compliance with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and orders
that may affect in any manner the Project or the performance of the Services or those
engaged to perform Services under this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall procure all permits
and licenses, pay all charges and fees, and give all notices required by law in the performance
of the Services.
CONSULTANT understands and agrees that the performance of the Services under this
Agreement may involve access to CITY data which is confidential information. CONSULTANT and
any subcontractors or agents shall use confidential information only in accordance with all
applicable local, state and federal laws restricting the access, use, and disclosure of confidential
information and only as necessary in the performance of this Agreement. CONSULTANT and its
contractors or agents shall not use confidential information for direct marketing purposes
without CITY’s express written consent. CONSULTANT's failure to comply with any such
requirements shall be deemed a material breach for which CITY may terminate the Agreement,
in addition to any other remedies it may have at law and equity. CONSULTANT agrees to
include all of the terms and conditions regarding confidential information contained in this
Agreement in all subcontractor or agency contracts providing services under this Agreement.
CONSULTANT shall comply with CITY’s “Vendor Cybersecurity Terms and Conditions”, as set
forth in Exhibit “E”, attached to and made a part of this Agreement, with the CITY’s Vendor
Information Security Assessment (VISA) Questionnaire, as set forth in Exhibit “F”, attached to and
made a part of this Agreement, and with CITY’s “Information Privacy Policy,” as set forth in
Exhibit “G”, attached to and made a part of this Agreement.
SECTION 8. ERRORS/OMISSIONS. CONSULTANT is solely responsible for costs, including,
but not limited to, increases in the cost of Services, arising from or caused by CONSULTANT’s
errors and omissions, including, but not limited to, the costs of corrections of such errors and
omissions, any change order markup costs, or costs arising from delay caused by the errors
and omissions or unreasonable delay in correcting the errors and omissions.
SECTION 9. COST ESTIMATES. If this Agreement pertains to the design of a public works
project, CONSULTANT shall submit estimates of probable construction costs at each phase of
design submittal. If the total estimated construction cost at any submittal exceeds ten
percent (10%) of CITY’s stated construction budget, CONSULTANT shall make
recommendations to CITY for aligning the PROJECT design with the budget, incorporate
CITY approved recommendations, and revise the design to meet the Project budget, at no
additional cost to CITY.
SECTION 10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. It is understood and agreed that in performing the
Services under this Agreement, CONSULTANT, and any person employed by or contracted with
CONSULTANT to furnish labor and/or materials under this Agreement, shall act as and be an
independent contractor and not an agent or employee of CITY.
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SECTION 11. ASSIGNMENT. The parties agree that the expertise and experience of
CONSULTANT are material considerations for this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall not assign or
transfer any interest in this Agreement nor the performance of any of CONSULTANT’s
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the city manager. Consent to
one assignment will not be deemed to be consent to any subsequent assignment. Any
assignment made without the approval of the City Manager will be void.
SECTION 12. SUBCONTRACTING.
Option A: No Subcontractor: CONSULTANT shall not subcontract any portion of the work to
be performed under this Agreement without the prior written authorization of the city manager
or designee.
Option B: Subcontracts Authorized: Notwithstanding Section 11 above, CITY agrees that
subcontractors may be used to complete the Services. The subcontractors authorized by CITY to
perform work on this Project are:
As set forth in Exhibit “A”, ”A2”
CONSULTANT shall be responsible for directing the work of any subconsultants and for any
compensation due to subconsultants. CITY assumes no responsibility whatsoever
concerning compensation. CONSULTANT shall be fully responsible to CITY for all acts and
omissions of a subconsultant. CONSULTANT shall change or add subconsultants only with the
prior approval of the city manager or his designee.
SECTION 13. PROJECT MANAGEMENT. CONSULTANT will assign Dominic Molinari as the
Program Manager to have supervisory responsibility for the performance, progress, and
execution of the Services and to represent CONSULTANT during the day-to-day work on the
Project. If circumstances cause the substitution of the project director, project coordinator, or
any other key personnel for any reason, the appointment of a substitute project director and
the assignment of any key new or replacement personnel will be subject to the prior written
approval of the CITY’s project manager. CONSULTANT, at CITY’s request, shall promptly
remove personnel who CITY finds do not perform the Services in an acceptable manner, are
uncooperative, or present a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project or a
threat to the safety of persons or property.
CITY’s program manager is the Manager of Utility Program Services or his or her designee,
Utilities Department, Resource Management Division, 250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94303,
Telephone: 650-329-2244. The program manager will be CONSULTANT’s point of contact with
respect to performance, progress and execution of the Services. CITY may designate an
alternate project manager from time to time.
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SECTION 14. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS. Upon delivery, all work product, including without
limitation, all writings, drawings, plans, reports, specifications, calculations, documents, other
materials and copyright interests developed under this Agreement shall be and remain the
exclusive property of CITY without restriction or limitation upon their use. CONSULTANT
agrees that all copyrights which arise from creation of the work pursuant to this Agreement
shall be vested in CITY, and CONSULTANT waives and relinquishes all claims to copyright or
other intellectual property rights in favor of the CITY. Neither CONSULTANT nor its
contractors, if any, shall make any of such materials available to any individual or organization
without the prior written approval of the City Manager or designee. CONSULTANT makes no
representation of the suitability of the work product for use in or application to circumstances
not contemplated by the scope of work.
SECTION 15. AUDITS. CONSULTANT will permit CITY to audit, at any reasonable time during
the term of this Agreement and for three (3) years thereafter, CONSULTANT’s record
pertaining to matters covered by this Agreement, including, as necessary, records of
subcontractors related to Agreement. CONSULTANT further agrees to maintain and retain such
records for at least three (3) years after the expiration or earlier termination of this
Agreement.
CONSULTANT agrees to include this clause in all subcontractor or agency contracts providing
services under this Agreement.
SECTION 16. INDEMNITY.
[Option A applies to the following design professionals pursuant to Civil Code Section
2782.8: architects; landscape architects; registered professional engineers and licensed
professional land surveyors.] 16.1. To the fullest extent permitted by law, CONSULTANT shall
protect, indemnify, defend and hold harmless CITY, its Council members, officers, employees and
agents (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all demands, claims, or liability of
any nature, including death or injury to any person, property damage or any other loss,
including all costs and expenses of whatever nature including attorney’s fees, experts fees,
court costs and disbursements (“Claims”) that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the
negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of CONSULTANT, its officers, employees,
agents or contractors under this Agreement, regardless of whether or not it is caused in part
by an Indemnified Party.
[Option B applies to any consultant who does not qualify as a design professional as
defined in Civil Code Section 2782.8.] 16.1. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
CONSULTANT shall protect, indemnify, defend and hold harmless CITY, its Council members,
officers, employees and agents (each an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and
all demands, claims, or liability of any nature, including death or injury to any person,
property damage or any other loss, including all costs and expenses of whatever nature
including attorney’s fees, experts fees, court costs and disbursements (“Claims”) resulting from,
arising out of or in any manner related to performance or nonperformance by CONSULTANT,
its officers, employees, agents or contractors under this Agreement, regardless of whether or
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not it is caused in part by an Indemnified Party.
16.2. Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this Section 16 shall be construed
to require CONSULTANT to indemnify an Indemnified Party from Claims arising from the
active negligence, sole negligence or willful misconduct of an Indemnified Party.
16.3. The acceptance of CONSULTANT’s services and duties by CITY shall not
operate as a waiver of the right of indemnification. The provisions of this Section 16 shall survive
the expiration or early termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 17. WAIVERS. The waiver by either party of any breach or violation of any covenant,
term, condition or provision of this Agreement, or of the provisions of any ordinance or law,
will not be deemed to be a waiver of any other term, covenant, condition, provisions,
ordinance or law, or of any subsequent breach or violation of the same or of any other
term, covenant, condition, provision, ordinance or law.
SECTION 18. INSURANCE.
18.1. CONSULTANT, at its sole cost and expense, shall obtain and maintain, in
full force and effect during the term of this Agreement, the insurance coverage described in Exhibit
"D". CONSULTANT and its contractors, if any, shall obtain a policy endorsement naming CITY as
an additional insured under any general liability or automobile policy or policies.
18.2. All insurance coverage required hereunder shall be provided through
carriers with AM Best’s Key Rating Guide ratings of A-:VII or higher which are licensed or
authorized to transact insurance business in the State of California. Any and all contractors of
CONSULTANT retained to perform Services under this Agreement will obtain and maintain, in
full force and effect during the term of this Agreement, identical insurance coverage, naming CITY
as an additional insured under such policies as required above.
18.3. Certificates evidencing such insurance shall be filed with CITY concurrent-
ly with the execution of this Agreement. The certificates will be subject to the approval of CITY’s
Risk Manager and will contain an endorsement stating that the insurance is primary coverage
and will not be canceled, or materially reduced in coverage or limits, by the insurer except after
filing with the Purchasing Manager thirty (30) days' prior written notice of the cancellation or
modification. If the insurer cancels or modifies the insurance and provides less than thirty (30)
days’ notice to CONSULTANT, CONSULTANT shall provide the Purchasing Manager written
notice of the cancellation or modification within two (2) business days of the CONSULTANT’s
receipt of such notice. CONSULTANT shall be responsible for ensuring that current certificates
evidencing the insurance are provided to CITY’s Chief Procurement Officer during the entire term
of this Agreement.
18.4. The procuring of such required policy or policies of insurance will not be
construed to limit CONSULTANT's liability hereunder nor to fulfill the indemnification
provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the policy or policies of insurance,
CONSULTANT will be obligated for the full and total amount of any damage, injury, or loss
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caused by or directly arising as a result of the Services performed under this Agreement,
including such damage, injury, or loss arising after the Agreement is terminated or the term has
expired.
SECTION 19. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF AGREEMENT OR SERVICES.
19.1. The City Manager may suspend the performance of the Services, in
whole or in part, or terminate this Agreement, with or without cause, by giving ten (10) days
prior written notice thereof to CONSULTANT. Upon receipt of such notice, CONSULTANT will
immediately discontinue its performance of the Services.
19.2. CONSULTANT may terminate this Agreement or suspend its performance
of the Services by giving thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof to CITY, but only in the event
of a substantial failure of performance by CITY.
19.3. Upon such suspension or termination, CONSULTANT shall deliver to the
City Manager immediately any and all copies of studies, sketches, drawings, computations,
and other data, whether or not completed, prepared by CONSULTANT or its contractors, if
any, or given to CONSULTANT or its contractors, if any, in connection with this Agreement.
Such materials will become the property of CITY.
19.4. Upon such suspension or termination by CITY, CONSULTANT will be
paid for the Services rendered or materials delivered to CITY in accordance with the scope of
services on or before the effective date (i.e., 10 days after giving notice) of suspension
or termination; provided, however, if this Agreement is suspended or terminated on
account of a default by CONSULTANT, CITY will be obligated to compensate CONSULTANT only
for that portion of CONSULTANT’s services which are of direct and immediate benefit to CITY as
such determination may be made by the City Manager acting in the reasonable exercise of
his/her discretion. The following Sections will survive any expiration or termination of this
Agreement: 14, 15, 16, 19.4, 20, and 25.
19.5. No payment, partial payment, acceptance, or partial acceptance by CITY
will operate as a waiver on the part of CITY of any of its rights under this Agreement.
SECTION 20. NOTICES.
All notices hereunder will be given in writing and mailed, postage prepaid, by
certified mail, addressed as follows:
To CITY: Office of the City Clerk
City of Palo Alto
Post Office Box 10250
Palo Alto, CA 94303
With a copy to the Purchasing Manager
To CONSULTANT: Attention of the project director
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Lime Energy Services Co. (LESCO)
650 E. Hospitality Lane, Suite 400
San Bernardino, CA 93408
SECTION 21. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
21.1. In accepting this Agreement, CONSULTANT covenants that it presently
has no interest, and will not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, financial or otherwise,
which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the Services.
21.2. CONSULTANT further covenants that, in the performance of this
Agreement, it will not employ subconsultants, contractors or persons having such an
interest. CONSULTANT certifies that no person who has or will have any financial interest
under this Agreement is an officer or employee of CITY; this provision will be interpreted in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and the
Government Code of the State of California.
21.3. If the Project Manager determines that CONSULTANT is a “Consultant”
as that term is defined by the Regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission,
CONSULTANT shall be required and agrees to file the appropriate financial disclosure documents
required by the Palo Alto Municipal Code and the Political Reform Act.
SECTION 22. NONDISCRIMINATION. As set forth in Palo Alto Municipal Code section
2.30.510, CONSULTANT certifies that in the performance of this Agreement, CONSULTANT and
its contractors shall not discriminate in the employment of any person due to that person’s race,
skin color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual
orientation, pregnancy, genetic information or condition, housing status, marital status,
familial status, weight or height of such person. CONSULTANT acknowledges that it has read
and understands the provisions of Section
2.30.510 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code relating to Nondiscrimination Requirements and the
penalties for violation thereof, and agrees to meet all requirements of Section 2.30.510
pertaining to nondiscrimination in employment.
CONSULTANT agrees to include this clause in all subcontractor or agency contracts providing
services under this Agreement.
SECTION 23. ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED PURCHASING AND ZERO
WASTE REQUIREMENTS. CONSULTANT and its contractors shall comply with the CITY’s
Environmentally Preferred Purchasing policies which are available at CITY’s Purchasing
Department, incorporated by reference and may be amended from time to time.
CONSULTANT and its contractors shall comply with waste reduction, reuse, recycling and
disposal requirements of CITY’s Zero Waste Program. Zero Waste best practices include first
minimizing and reducing waste; second, reusing waste and third, recycling or composting
waste. In particular, CONSULTANT shall comply with the following zero waste requirements:
(a) All printed materials provided by CONSULTANT or its contractors to CITY
generated from a personal computer and printer including but not limited to,
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proposals, quotes, invoices, reports, and public education materials, shall be double-
sided and printed on a minimum of 30% or greater post-consumer content paper,
unless otherwise approved by CITY’s Project Manager. Any submitted materials
printed by a professional printing company shall be a minimum of 30% or greater
post- consumer material and printed with vegetable based inks.
(b) Goods purchased by CONSULTANT or its contractors on behalf of CITY shall
be purchased in accordance with CITY’s Environmental Purchasing Policy including
but not limited to Extended Producer Responsibility requirements for products and
packaging. A copy of this policy is on file at the Purchasing Division’s office.
(c) Reusable/returnable pallets shall be taken back by CONSULTANT, at no additional
cost to CITY, for reuse or recycling. CONSULTANT shall provide documentation
from the facility accepting the pallets to verify that pallets are not being disposed.
CONSULTANT agrees to include this clause in all subcontractor or agency contracts providing
services under this Agreement.
SECTION 24. COMPLIANCE WITH PALO ALTO MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE.
CONSULTANT shall comply with all requirements of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 4.62
(Citywide Minimum Wage), as it may be amended from time to time. In particular, for any
employee otherwise entitled to the State minimum wage, who performs at least two (2) hours
of work in a calendar week within the geographic boundaries of the City, CONSULTANT shall
pay such employees no less than the minimum wage set forth in Palo Alto Municipal Code
section 4.62.030 for each hour worked within the geographic boundaries of the City of Palo
Alto. In addition, CONSULTANT shall post notices regarding the Palo Alto Minimum Wage
Ordinance in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code section 4.62.060.
CONSULTANT agrees to include this clause in all subcontractor or agency contracts providing
services under this Agreement.
SECTION 25. NON-APPROPRIATION
25.1. This Agreement is subject to the fiscal provisions of the Charter of the City
of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Municipal Code. This Agreement will terminate without any
penalty (a) at the end of any fiscal year in the event that funds are not appropriated for the
following fiscal year, or (b) at any time within a fiscal year in the event that funds are only
appropriated for a portion of the fiscal year and funds for this Agreement are no longer available.
This section shall take precedence in the event of a conflict with any other covenant, term,
condition, or provision of this Agreement.
SECTION 26. PREVAILING WAGES AND DIR REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS
26.1 This Project is not subject to prevailing wages. CONSULTANT is not
required to pay prevailing wages in the performance and implementation of the Project in
accordance with SB 7 if the contract is not a public works contract, if the contract does not
include a public works construction project of more than $25,000, or the contract does not
include a public works alteration, demolition, repair, or maintenance (collectively,
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‘improvement’) project of more than $15,000.
OR
26.1 CONSULTANT is required to pay general prevailing wages as defined in
Subchapter 3, Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations and Section 16000 et seq. and Section
of the California Labor Code. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1773 of the Labor Code
of the State of California, the City Council has obtained the general prevailing rate of per
diem wages and the general rate for holiday and overtime work in this locality for each
craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract for this Project from the
Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). Copies of these rates may be
obtained at the Purchasing Division’s office of the City of Palo Alto. CONSULTANT shall
provide a copy of prevailing wage rates to any staff or subcontractor hired, and shall pay the
adopted prevailing wage rates as a minimum. CONSULTANT shall comply with the provisions of
all sections, including, but not limited to, Sections 1775, 1776, 1777.5, 1782, 1810, and
1813, of the Labor Code pertaining to prevailing wages.
26.2 CONSULTANT shall comply with the requirements of Exhibit “E” for any
contract for public works construction, alteration, demolition, repair or maintenance.
SECTION 27. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
27.1. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California.
27.2. In the event that an action is brought, the parties agree that trial of
such action will be vested exclusively in the state courts of California in the County of Santa
Clara, State of California.
27.3. The prevailing party in any action brought to enforce the provisions of
this Agreement may recover its reasonable costs and attorneys' fees expended in connection
with that action. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover an amount equal to the fair
market value of legal services provided by attorneys employed by it as well as any attorneys’
fees paid to third parties. This document represents the entire and integrated agreement
between the parties and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations, and contracts,
either written or oral. This document may be amended only by a written instrument, which is
signed by the parties.
27.4. The covenants, terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement will
apply to, and will bind, the heirs, successors, executors, administrators, assignees, and
consultants of the parties.
27.5. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds or rules that any provision of
this Agreement or any amendment thereto is void or unenforceable, the unaffected provisions
of this Agreement and any amendments thereto will remain in full force and effect.
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27.6. All exhibits referred to in this Agreement and any addenda,
appendices, attachments, and schedules to this Agreement which, from time to time, may be
referred to in any duly executed amendment hereto are by such reference incorporated in
this Agreement and will be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.
27.8 In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and
the exhibits hereto or CONSULTANT’s proposal (if any), the Agreement shall control. In the case
of any conflict between the exhibits hereto and CONSULTANT’s proposal, the exhibits shall
control.
27.9 If, pursuant to this contract with CONSULTANT, CITY shares with
CONSULTANT personal information as defined in California Civil Code section 1798.81.5(d)
about a California resident (“Personal Information”), CONSULTANT and its contractors and
agents shall maintain reasonable and appropriate security procedures to protect that
Personal Information, and shall inform City immediately upon learning that there has been a
breach in the security of the system or in the security of the Personal Information.
CONSULTANT and its contractors and agents shall not use Personal Information for direct
marketing purposes without City’s express written consent. CONSULTANT agrees to include this
clause in all subcontractor or agency contracts providing services under this Agreement
27.10 All unchecked boxes do not apply to this Agreement.
27.11 The individuals executing this Agreement represent and warrant that
they have the legal capacity and authority to do so on behalf of their respective legal entities.
27.12 This Agreement may be signed in multiple counterparts, which shall, when
executed by all the parties, constitute a single binding agreement.
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CONTRACT No. C20174814 SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have by their duly authorized representatives
executed this Agreement on the date first above written.
CITY OF PALO ALTO
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney or designee
LIME ENERGY SERVICES CO
Officer 1
By:
Name: Adam Procell
Title: President
Attachments:
EXHIBIT “A”: SCOPE OF SERVICES
EXHIBIT “A-1” PRE-APPROVED ELIGIBLE MEASURES
EXHIBIT “A2” PRE-APRROVED SUBCONTRACTORS
EXHIBIT “B”: SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
EXHIBIT “C”: COMPENSATION
EXHIBIT “D”: INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
EXHIBIT “E”: VENDOR CYSBERSECURITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
EXHIBIT “F” VENDOR INFORMATION SECURITY ASSESSMENT (VISA)
QUESTIONNAIRE
EXHIBIT “G” INFORMATION PRIVACY POLICY
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EXHIBIT “A”
SCOPE OF SERVICES
CONSULTANT will deliver the Lime Energy SMB SAVE Program (the “PROGRAM”) to the small
and medium sized business utilities customers of the City of Palo Alto Utilities Department
(“CITY”).
A: PROGRAM OVERVIEW
CONSULTANT will deliver turn-key, multi-measure, comprehensive energy efficiency
retrofits to small and medium size businesses (SMB), defined as a commercial business not
identified by the City of Palo Alto Utilities as a Key Account customer, with a primary focus
of targeting hard-to-reach establishments. The PROGRAM design will balance service,
reliability and innovation to respond to the significant market and regulatory changes that
occur.
As part of the Lime Energy SMB SAVE Program, CONSULTANT will also offer SMBs Efficiency
as a Service financing (EAAS) option. EAAS is an off-balance sheet financing solution that
allows customers to implement energy efficiency projects with less upfront capital
expenditures. Once a project is completed the customers make monthly payments solely
based on the savings realized within a monthly billing period through an Energy Service
Agreement (ESA). The ESA payments will continue until the entire project cost has been
paid in full.
The Lime Energy SMB SAVE Program will deliver the following benefits to the CITY and its
customers: (1) cost- effective energy savings, (2) customer service, (3) comprehensiveness,
(4) flexible innovation, and (5) specific augmentations for CITY as described herein.
In addition to the general services described above, CONSULTANT agrees to offer Energy
Efficiency (EE)expertise at no cost to the participating customer as part of the Program,
including, but not limited to:
• Dedicated Staff: A full-time, dedicated CONSULTANT staff members to assist
program participants through the program and EAAS process.
• Initial Site Assessment: A detailed report of EE measure recommendations
including associated energy savings, cost savings, payback, incentive opportunities
and EAAS options. CONSULTANT program staff will present these results to the
customer to ensure the customer's understanding and comfort level with the
recommendations.
• Post-installation verification of realized savings. This is not only for CITY to confirm
actual energy savings, but also helps customers feel more comfortable investing
in the recommended solutions and potential EAAS payment calculations.
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Target Markets
CONSULTANT’s primary target markets for the PROGRAM include private schools and
nonprofits, retail/office spaces, convenience/grocery store, restaurants, institutions, hotels,
motels, and small and medium commercial establishments, excluding the CITY’s designated
Key Account Customers.
CITY buildings are not included under this PROGRAM, and CITY shall not pay for any services
provided on property of the state or a political subdivision of the state. No energy efficiency
improvements performed under this Agreement are intended to reduce costs that would
otherwise be incurred by the state or a political subdivision of the state.
Energy Savings Targets
PROGRAM’s energy savings targets for the term of the Agreement are as provided in Table A-1.
Table A-1. Program Estimated Lifetime Savings Targets
Annually Gross Lifetime kWh Gross Lifetime Therms
02/2020 – 02/2021 6,000,000 10,000
02/2021 – 02/2022 7,000,000 20,000
02/2022 – 02/2023 7,000,000 20,000
Customer Service
CONSULTANT agrees to provide small and medium commercial customers with the necessary
customer service support to ensure ease of adoption. CONSULTANT will provide cost-free
audits, PROGRAM proposal documents, customer technical assistance, turn-key management
of installation, PROGRAM quality assurance and control.
Eligible Measures
CONSULTANT’s team will specify, sell, and manage the installation of Eligible Measures at
SMBs, including interior and exterior lighting, HVAC controls and optimization, refrigeration
equipment/controls, hot water efficiency measures and all other CITY approved measurers.
The CITY will only compensate for CONSULTANT installation of Eligible Measures at SMBs. The
CITY provides CONSULTANT with (1) a list of Pre-Approved Eligible Measures; and (2) a process
by which CONSULTANT may suggest, and the CITY may elect to approve, in its sole discretion,
integration of New Technology and measures as Eligible Measures. All new measures must be
approved by CITY as an Eligible Measure in advance of installation in order for CONSULTANT to
receive any compensation for such measure.
CONSULTANT shall only offer lighting measures that are ENERGY STAR, or Design Lights
Consortium (DLC) qualified products.
CONSULTANT may require SMB customer co-payment for Eligible Measures. On average,
CITY expects that the customer co-pay will cover 20-40% of the installed job cost. Customer
co- pays are paid directly to Lime Energy Service Company, the installation CONSULTANT
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installing the Eligible Measure.
Pre-Approved Eligible Measures
The lists of Pre-Approved Eligible Measures under the PROGRAM are set forth in Exhibit A-1
Integration of New Technologies as Eligible Measures
Over the Term of the Agreement, CONSULTANT and/or CITY may identify New Technologies
as candidates for approval by CITY as Eligible Measures, including, for instance,
commercialized efficiency and early market technologies (e.g. Advanced Lighting Controls and advanced HVAC Roof Top Unit controls and optimization). Where CONSULTANT and/or CITY have identified such New Technology, CONSULTANT and/or CITY will
suggest integrating the New Technology into CITY’s existing Eligible Measure list (EXHIBIT
A-1). The Parties’ Program Managers can authorize changes to Exhibit A-1 by mutual
agreement, which shall not require a formal amendment to this Agreement.
For New Technologies suggested by CONSULTANT, CITY reserves the right to request all
information reasonably necessary to evaluate the suitability of the New Technology as an
Eligible Measure, including, without limitation CITY-requested testing at CONSULTANT’s
expense, information concerning the technology’s performance and energy savings potential,
and CONSULTANT work papers.
CITY reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to decide whether to approve New Technology as
an Eligible Measure. All New Technology must be approved as an Eligible Measure by CITY, in
advance and in writing, prior to installation in order for CONSULTANT to receive compensation
for such New Technology as an Eligible Measure. Where CONSULTANT fails to secure CITY’s
advance written approval of a New Technology as an Eligible Measure, no compensation in
any form will be allowed for the installation from CITY.
Program Staffing
CONSULTANT agrees to staff the PROGRAM in accordance with the staffing set forth in
Table A-2 below. CONSULTANT shall notify CITY concerning proposed changes to the
staffing plan, and all such changes require the prior written consent of the CITY.
CONSULTANT shall maintain a local Program Manager for the City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU)
territory and approved by the CITY, who shall direct the daily activities of the auditors, sub-
contractors and administrative staff, and is also the primary point of contact for CITY. The
Program Manager shall be accountable to the CITY and held to all applicable service level
requirements.
CITY reserves the right to (1) request CONSULTANT conduct criminal background checks to
CITY’s satisfaction on all CONSULTANT’s staff, subconsultants or agents that may enter
customer property, and (2) require that any staff, subconsultant or agent of CONSULTANT
that fails the background check shall not be permitted to enter any customer premises.
Without limiting Section 16 (Indemnity) of the Agreement, CONSULTANT agrees and
understands it is responsible for all costs and damages associated with any theft, vandalism,
damage or criminal acts involving or committed by CONSULTANT staff, subconsultants or
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agents involving a customer or customer premises.
Table A-2. PROGRAM Staff Contacts
Name Title Phone Email
Arjun Saroya Senior Vice President 917-882-9921 asaroya@lime-energy.com
Andrew Ginn Senior Vice President 704-237-5526 aginn@lime-energy.com
Dominic Molinari CPAU Program Manager 415-230-8424 dmolinari@willdan.com
Joe Hui Vice President
Operation
909-855-8609 joe.hui@lime-energy.com
B: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND DELIVERY
Task 1 – Program Kick Off Meeting (Program Development)
Task 1.1 Agenda for Program Kick-Off Meeting
CONSULTANT will supply agenda.
Task 1.2 Kick Off Meeting
CONSULTANT shall organize a PROGRAM Kick-Off Meeting/Meetings with CITY staff to
review PROGRAM design and delivery, roles, timelines and priorities in the delivery of the
PROGRAM. The meeting will also cover logistics, marketing, coordination, evaluation, monitoring
and verification activities, establishing workflow systems, supply chain identification and
agreements, invoicing requirements, reporting, customer service processes, confirm
communication structures, scope of work, launch and delivery and any remaining
contractual questions. CONSULTANT and CITY will discuss New Technologies as potential
Eligible Measures, where appropriate, refine timelines and identify additional CITY needs for
the PROGRAM. CITY will provide eligible customer list. CONSULTANT will refine its initial
market research, and work with CITY to identify individual customer contacts for each market
segment. CONSULTANT will also review with CITY the agreements between CONSULTANT and
installation sub-contractors and vendors to assure all proposed measures can be delivered
under those contracts. CONSULTANT will transcribe meeting minutes and shall provide a copy
to CITY.
Task 1.3 Coordination with CITY’s other Programs
CONSULTANT will coordinate with CITY to leverage CONSULTANT interactions with participating
small and medium sized businesses in order to promote CITY's other programs including but not limited to, renewable and water program offering.
Task 2 - Program Design and Launch
Task 2.1 Program Manuals
CONSULTANT shall develop and maintain a PROGRAM policies and procedures manual, which
shall include but not limited to: program overview, program process flow, steps to sign up
customers for the PROGRAM, contact information, safety information, and any other pertinent
items per CITY request and subject to approval by the CITY. The policies and procedures manual
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shall be updated by CONSULTANT Program Manager, per CITY’s approval, at least biannually and
any other time per CITY’s request.
Task 2.2 Program Schedule
CONSULTANT shall develop a Program Schedule per CITY’s approval. CITY shall review and
approve any changes to the Program Schedule, if acceptable.
Task 2.3 Strategy Planning
CONSULTANT shall prepare long term strategic objectives for the PROGRAM which shall include
audit and enrollment goals (based on PROGRAM projections), starting with the first year of this
Agreement and for all subsequent years for the term of the Agreement.
Task 2.4 Sales Staff and Sub Contractors List
CONSULTANT shall develop a comprehensive staffing plan for field employees and supply a list of
contractors to CITY. Current pre-approved subcontractors for the PROGRAM are listed in Exhibit
A2. CITY shall hold final approval authority over subcontractors and the internal staffing plan for
field employees. The Parties Program Managers can authorize changes to Exhibit A2 by mutual
agreement, which shall not require a formal amendment to this Agreement.
Task 2.5 Market Analysis
CONSULTANT shall conduct segmentation analysis of customers to prepare for launch of the
PROGRAM. CONSULTANT shall perform on-going market analysis as warranted and requested by
CITY as PROGRAM progresses.
Task 3: Marketing and Outreach
CONSULTANT will prepare and present a marketing plan to CITY for the PROGRAM. CONSULTANT
will work with CITY to finalize contents, establish time frames, and define deliverables.
CONSULTANT will update or refresh the marketing plan upon CITY’s request at no additional cost
to CITY.
In addition to the other marketing efforts CONSULTANT commits to undertake under this
Agreement, CONSULTANT will utilize in person door-to-door sales efforts and enlist the
assistance of local affinity groups, including the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, the Palo Alto
Merchant Association and various property management companies to better enable
CONSULTANT to serve CPAU customers.
CONSULTANT shall be responsible for performing initial service territory-specific market research
prior to PROGRAM launch which shall be incorporated into program strategy per CITY’s approval.
CONSULTANT shall perform on-going market research as warranted and requested by CITY as the
PROGRAM progresses. CONSULTANT shall track and capture data on how customers are finding
out about the PROGRAM.
Task 3.1 Marketing Plan
CONSULTANT shall develop a Marketing Plan subject to CITY approval. The Marketing Plan shall establish
best method(s) for recruiting customers to participate in the PROGRAM. The Marketing Plan shall be
updated at CITY’s request as needed. CONSULTANT shall share any previous applicable market research it
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has conducted for similar programs and shall perform on-going market research as warranted and
requested by CITY as the PROGRAM progresses.
Task 3.2 Development of Marketing Material
In collaboration with CITY staff, CONSULTANT will develop marketing material that may include
but not be limited to brochures, flyers, displays, postcards, direct mail letters, bill inserts and
press releases. CITY shall have final decision-making authority about if and when to print and mail
marketing material. CITY maintains the right to control all materials being distributed by
CONSULTANT. Customer mailing lists for direct mail pieces shall be determined by CITY;
however, CONSULTANT may provide input, suggested mailing lists and methodologies. If
applicable, CONSULTANT and CITY shall design email marketing campaigns and email customer
satisfaction surveys; CITY maintains final rights of approval. CITY shall be responsible for sending
the email marketing information and tracking responses if they choose. CONSULTANT shall co-
brand all marketing material with CPAU’s logo in a prominent location.
CONSULTANT shall not use CPAU’s logos or brand standards without the approval of CITY.
Task 3.3 Web Site Development
CONSULTANT shall design and produce informational web content related to the PROGRAM.
CITY shall provide input on web content as requested by CONSULTANT and CITY maintains final
rights approval.
Task 3.4 Development of Customer Forms
CONSULTANT will develop all customer and subcontractor facing forms and contracts. Forms will
be reviewed and approved by CITY, and modified by CITY as needed to ensure that all work
proposed, agreed to, installed and inspected will have documentation deemed proper and
sufficient by CITY.
Task 4: Program Reporting and Data Management
TASK 4.1 Program Reports
CONSULTANT will collect all data points required for CITY to conduct Evaluation Measurement &
Verification (EM&V) on the PROGRAM. At CITY’s discretion, CONSULTANT may be required to
work with CITY’s EM&V consultant(s) to review and/or develop a plan that accurately validates
PROGRAM savings, to CITY’s satisfaction.
The baseline (pre-retrofit) data points, together with the energy auditor-specified new
equipment to be installed, comprise the dataset needed by CONSULTANT to perform the retrofit
job cost, energy savings, and payback analyses. These same data points may be utilized for both
internal and external PROGRAM evaluation.
CONSULTANT shall use the SMB lifetime kWh and Therm savings calculator provided by CITY to
calculate energy savings for all non-lighting measures. CONSULTANT shall use measured energy
savings for all lighting projects using an EM&V method pre-approved by the CITY. The SMB
lifetime savings calculator may be changed and or eliminated at the CITY’s discretion.
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For new Eligible Measures, or if the City eliminates the use of the SMB calculator and measured
savings capabilities, the CITY shall provide 90 days written notice, and the CONSULTANT shall
ensure that only energy savings that are incremental to the minimum energy savings mandated
by the prevailing building efficiency standards (Title 24) are counted towards PROGRAM reported
savings. Savings in retrofits which are below the prevailing building efficiency standards (Title 24)
will be assumed that the remaining useful life (RUL) will be one-third of the expected useful life
of the of Eligible Measure. To that end, either the California Municipal Utilities Association
Technical Reference Manual (TRM), as the same may be amended from time to time, or a similar
tool should be used as the individual reference source for determining annual energy savings. In
the absence of TRM guidance the most current version of DEER will be the source for Net and
Gross savings as well as Net to Gross Ratios. CITY will base energy savings on gross and net
savings. Net savings are lower than gross savings because they account for free-ridership. Any
measured savings which do not have a direct attribution to an Eligible Measure will be assumed
to have a lifetime of 1 year and Net to Gross Ratio of 0.85. CONSULTANT shall provide the
estimated energy savings and work paper(s) or reference source documenting the savings
estimation methodology for CITY review and approval.
CONSULTANT shall provide reports to CITY on a monthly basis or as requested by CITY. CITY at its
own discretion may change reporting requirements as needed. These reports are subject to CITY
approval and review and may include but are not limited to:
• Number of customers participating in the PROGRAM
• Energy Savings, based on CITY-approved savings values per measure (SMB gross
lifetime savings calculator) and net lifetime saving including kWh, kW and Therms.
• Customer project completed
• Status of PROGRAM compared to projections
• Financial summary per Program budget, calculated as the energy savings of
completed projects at the rate agreed (Exhibit C).
• Eligible Measure information (types of Eligible Measures installed, number of Eligible
Measures installed, and any other relevant specifications as requested by CITY)
• A mechanical equipment inventory of customers’ facilities will be examined during the
assessment. Such equipment shall include type and quantity of existing lighting
fixtures not addressed in the project scope of work, type and quantity of heating and
cooling equipment, type and quantity of water heating equipment, and other energy
consuming systems that have a potential for cost effective retrofit or replacement.
• Updated customer contact information including primary business contact name,
email address (es), updated phone number, company name (if different than name
on utility account), business type.
• Summary of customer compliments and/or complaints
• Reasons for rejection of proposed installations by customer or CONSULTANT
• Number of projects rescheduled per customer request or CONSULTANT request –
clearly marked as “customer” or “CONSULTANT”
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• Customer EAS agreements
• Installer production, summary of any issues with installs
Task 4.2 Tracking and Reporting System Files
CONSULTANT shall provide the necessary PROGRAM data in the format, timeframe and material
specified by CITY and CITY’s database provider to track PROGRAM performance on a schedule to
be determined by CITY.
CONSULTANT shall set up and maintain the process for updating this data, at least on a quarterly
basis. CONSULTANT shall be responsible for any and all work required by CITY to ensure that the
customer extract data is maintained in full compliance with all CITY policies.
CONSULTANT will interface directly with the CITY’s software tracking systems for tracking
Eligible Measures and savings.
Task 4.3 Invoicing
CONSULTANT shall invoice CITY on a monthly basis for performance payment reimbursements.
CITY shall only be invoiced for completed projects wherein the installation is complete, post
inspected by the CONSULTANT and a signed project completion form has been obtained from
the customer. Invoicing should include services provided, including but not limited to the
following information at a minimum for each project included within the invoice:
• Customer name and address
• Observations from energy assessment
• Date and time of completed installation
• Number and type of measures installed
• Price per measure installed
• kWh, kW and Therm savings per measure
• Total project cost
• Performance payment amount based on lifetime kWh and Therms saved, at the rates
provided in Exhibit “C”.
• Total customers serviced
• Total kWh and Therm savings
• Annual estimated kWh, kW and Therm savings
CONSULTANT shall comply with any and all CITY requirements on additional invoicing details.
CONSULTANT shall comply with all quality control processes pertaining to invoicing required by
CITY. Before an invoice is submitted to CITY, all Customer Projects shall be reviewed to ensure
complete accuracy compared to all supporting documentation for each Customer Project.
When an invoice is submitted for review by CITY, if the cost details of a Customer Project (either
the performance payment portion of the cost which requires payment from CITY or the
Customer’s portion of the project costs) listed on an invoice differs from the supporting
documentation (project completion form) due to a change order or any other factor, this
reasoning shall be tracked, documented and explained in a manner acceptable to and approved
by CITY.
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Invoices submitted to CITY shall be fully accurate, meeting all criteria required by CITY on 100%
of invoices. If any issues arise, these issues must be fully corrected and an updated invoice must
be submitted to CITY, containing all corrections, within 3 business day of request. CONSULTANT
shall avoid, to the best of their ability, submitting a Customer Project incentive for payment more
than once.
Task 4.4 Program Monitoring Software System CONSULTANT shall provide CITY with a secure, internet accessible software tool (dashboard) which tracks PROGRAM progress in near real-time which should include the following features:
• Initial customer contact summary which includes but not limited to:
o Customers (leads) not yet contacted & lead source
o Initial customer contact
o Customers in need of follow up o Assessments Scheduled o Assessments completed
o Dates/Times for each
• Access to actual customer proposals
• Details on proposals pending sale as well as sold proposals pending installation
• Details on installation progress
• Access to project completion forms
• Access to past and present invoices
• High-level overview of all the above categories with at least the following data for each
to include but not be limited to:
o Project price
o Performance Payment amount
o kWh, kW and Therm savings o Total kWh, kW and Therm savings to date sold by month/year o Total projects sold by month/year
o Total projects completed by month/year
Task 4.5 Lead Generation & Program Cross-Promotion
CONSULTANT shall be responsible for creating & maintaining a lead generation tracking system
(within CONSULTANT’s customer relationship management system (CRM)/energy assessment
software) wherein CONSULTANT sales staff shall identify opportunities for cross- program
promotion and lead generation for other CPAU programs to customers, per CITY’s approval. This
system shall be functional at PROGRAM Launch. Leads shall be provided on a regular basis as
determined by CITY.
Task 5 Facility Audits and Customer Enrollment
Task 5.1 Energy Survey and Retrofit Job Specification
CONSULTANT’s Energy Specialist will make the initial in-person visit to the customer.
CONSULTANT Energy Specialist will begin enrollment with this visit by explaining the benefit of
the PROGRAM and securing the customer's agreement to complete an energy and water
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assessment. CONSULTANT shall conduct free, no obligation energy assessments at the
customers’ facilities, and assess inventory of all existing lighting and mechanical systems that
have reasonable potential for cost effective retrofit or replacement.
CONSULTANT’s Energy Specialist then consults with the decision maker (e.g. property owner
and/or tenant) to determine the hours of operation for the facility, including the site’s various
sub-areas (e.g., front counter, office, and kitchen). For efficiency measures not covered as
Eligible Measures by the PROGRAM, CONSULTANT will refer businesses to other CITY programs
as applicable. CONSULTANT’s Energy Specialist will then design a proposal that incorporates pre-
approved measures. This proposal includes a detailed description of work, specification of
components, pricing, CPAU incentive, amount of customer co-pay, or program EAAS availability,
estimated monthly savings, and contract term in months and project payback for non EAAS
projects. CONSULTANT then presents the proposal to the customer and incorporates any customer-requested changes to the proposed measures. If and when the customer commits to
moving forward with the work as proposed, CONSULTANT proceeds with the retrofit project as
described in Task 6, Work Flow Management and Contractor Management, CONSULTANT will ensure the quality of the retrofit design. CONSULTANT field staff will ensure that retrofit designs are as comprehensive and complete as possible within the constraints of PROGRAM not to exceed amounts set forth in Exhibit “C”
Task 5.2 Energy Assessment Software Tool
CONSULTANT shall utilize a single, mobile software platform that integrates all Eligible Measures
into the facility inventory. Platform must be capable of building, tracking and reporting on all
facility equipment inventories. Energy assessment software tool must be functional in calculating
customer project incentives as outlined in Exhibit “C”. Energy assessment software tool must be
capable of incorporating CPAU’s SMB lifetime energy saving calculation tool.
CONSULTANT shall integrate any quality control mechanisms into the software tool as required
by CITY.
Software platform shall be capable of producing an onsite proposal incorporating all proposed
energy and water efficiency measures. Proposal shall include all information included in the
customer’s energy assessment proposal, including all contractual and legal content, subject to
CITY review and final approval. Any revisions or updates made to proposal document shall be
subject to CITY review and approval.
Task 5.3 Authorization Forms
CONSULTANT shall use CITY-approved Energy Assessment, Project Installation Authorization and
EAAS contract forms to secure customer consent and approval prior to completing energy
assessment and installation. When appropriate authorization forms have been signed by eligible
customer, said forms shall serve as the customer’s authorization to move forward with
scheduling energy and water assessment and measure installations. CONSULTANT shall be held
accountable and shall be responsible for meeting all service level time frames set forth in Task
5.5.
CONSULTANT shall use approved landlord or authorized representative consent agreement
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forms in order to gain authorization for energy and water measure installations after
conducting assessment, if facility is tenant occupied.
CONSULTANT shall ensure all authorization forms are completed prior to energy assessments,
change order authorizations, installation of any measures and project completion. All
authorization forms shall be kept as electronic records for each customer project and shall be
accessible when requested by CITY.
Task 5.4 Project Completion Form
Upon customer’s project completion, CONSULTANT shall obtain customer signature to confirm
and verify installation of recommended measures. The customer’s project completion form shall
contain a scope of all installed measures and a summary of estimated energy savings as approved
by CITY. Project completion form must be approved by CPAU and signed by eligible customer.
Task 5.5 Installation
CONSULTANT shall work to ensure that the customer experiences minimal disruption of business
operations during measure installations. CONSULTANT shall also ensure that the turnaround
time from signed proposal to completed installation is less than 45 business days unless
customer requests a date beyond the designated timeframe. Any projects which exceed this
time line shall be brought to the attention of CITY with documented explanations.
Task 6: Work Flow Management and Contractor Management
Task 6.1 Pre-Qualified Installation Contractors
CONSULTANT maintains contractual agreements with all qualified and pre- screened installation
Contractors (“Contractors”) to complete PROGRAM retrofits. CONSULTANT’s team of approved and pre-screened Contractors will obtain and maintain all necessary licenses, permits and certification and adequate insurance coverage to perform work on behalf of CONSULTANT and adhere to standard equipment specifications, warranty levels (including the provision of all
applicable manufacturer’s warranties for equipment installed to customer), installation
standards, and project completion deadlines. If the PROGRAM Contractor Participation Contract between CONSULTANT and Contractors is amended over the Term of this Agreement, any changes will be at least as protective and approved by CITY.
Once a customer is enrolled in the PROGRAM, CONSULTANT will assign the customer's job to one
or more Contractors from CONSULTANT’s pool of pre-qualified installers. CONSULTANT will utilize
several Contractors, each specializing in a different end uses (e.g., separate Contractors for
HVAC, refrigeration, lighting). All Contractors are coordinated by CONSULTANT. Contractors and
customers enter into a two-party contract specifying the upgrade work to be completed. The
scope of the agreed work must be substantially identical in price and work to be performed that
which was previously presented by CONSULTANT and accepted by the customer in the proposal.
The Contractor(s) will visit the site to coordinate the installation logistics with the property or
business decision maker(s). All work will be scheduled by the Contractor at a time convenient to
the customer. The Contractor is obligated to obtain necessary permit(s) for the installation along
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with all necessary materials.
Contractors will adhere to applicable federal, state and local ordinances regarding all equipment
handled, stored, transported, removed, disposed of or recycled in connection with the
PROGRAM. CONSULTANT will have a contract with the Contractors to ensure such a requirement
is complied with. Per CONSULTANT’s contract with the Contractors, mercury-containing lamps
and PCB-containing ballasts must be recycled through certified handlers (with proper
documentation).
CONSULTANT and its Contractors shall be deemed to be in exclusive possession and control of all
equipment and materials picked up and disposed and/or recycled in connection with this
PROGRAM. CONSULTANT is responsible for any damages or injury caused by its handling,
transport, disposal, or recycling of appliances and associated equipment and materials in
connection with this PROGRAM, including, without limitation any spills, leaks, discharges,
improper disposal or recycling, or releases of any metals, substances or other hazardous
materials. In the event of any spill, leak, discharge, improper disposal or recycling, or releases
CONSULTANT is responsible for: (a) notifying federal, state or local regulatory agencies where
such notification is required by law or regulation; (b) remedying, removing, remediating and
cleaning up any such spill, leak, discharge, improper disposal or recycling or releases wherever
they occur to a level sufficient to receive a “No Further Action Required”, “Closure Letter” or
other standard otherwise required by the appropriate regulatory authority. These requirements
are applicable to all work performed by CONSULTANT in connection with this PROGRAM.
Contractor will complete, and CONSULTANT will ensure that the installation is completed
according to the job specifications and at the unit pricing levels established by the PROGRAM.
Task 6.2 Fixed Pricing on Labor and Materials
All Contractors have agreed with CONSULTANT to a price for labor, materials, and equipment
mark-ups that is fixed for the PROGRAM period. CONSULTANT also maintains agreements with
manufacturers and equipment suppliers for fixed materials pricing and stock levels. Prices for the
equipment installed in the retrofits will not be higher than those which CONSULTANT has pre-
negotiated.
Task 7 Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Customer Service
Task 7.1 Quality Assurance and Quality Control (“QC”)
CONSULTANT will carry out pre- and post-installation inspections and will promptly remedy
customer service and warranty issues. CONSULTANT staff will conduct all inspections. All (100%)
of projects are thoroughly inspected by CONSULTANT post installation. If a high volume of
projects are completed in a given billing cycle, a lesser amount may be approved at the City’s
discretion. The CITY also reserves the right to inspect energy assessments for accuracy and
quality as well as inspect facilities prior to equipment installation where an assessment has been
completed. CITY shall inspect post installation a minimum of 25% of jobs with CONSULTANT staff
to ensure proper installation. If any installation is deemed incomplete or deficient upon
inspection by CONSULTANT’s program staff or the CITY, the Contractor is notified and must
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perform all services necessary to meet completion requirements at Contractor’s own expense
within five (5) business days of notification of incompleteness. CONSULTANT will thoroughly
assess all Contractors and manage them to industry standards on workmanship and conduct.
Task 7.2 Customer Service
CONSULTANT shall obtain a completed customer satisfaction survey on all completed
installations. CONSULTANT shall produce an action plan within 7 calendar days to resolve all
issues where action is deemed necessary by CITY. The action plan shall specifically identify a root
cause and resolution timeline for the identified issue. CONSULTANT shall comply with any and all
actions that CITY deems necessary arising from issues and concerns discovered through customer
satisfaction surveying, up to and including the removal of CONSULTANT staff and
subconsultants/Contractor staffs from the PROGRAM.
Task 7.3 Staff Conduct
CONSULTANT shall ensure person(s) acting on behalf of CITY or CONSULTANT shall exhibit
professional, courteous demeanor and practice efficient and safe work habits. CITY reserves the
right to conduct random site audits of CONSULTANT(s) and all affiliates. Additionally, CITY
reserves the right to disallow any CONSULTANT(s) personnel from working on the PROGRAM.
Task 7.4 Sub-Contractor Issues
CONSULTANT shall notify any sub-contractors of customer complaints and handle any
inappropriate conduct in a manner to remedy the problem, including cancellation of any contracts
with sub-contractors or removal of any personnel from working on the PROGRAM, as necessary.
Additionally, CITY reserves the right to disallow sub-Contractors from working on the PROGRAM.
Task 7.5 Equipment Performance
CONSULTANT shall ensure all equipment offered meets any and all equipment standards as
required by CITY. CONSULTANT shall notify CITY of all unusual and/or recurring customer
equipment performance problems and shall describe the resolution of all warranty work related
to such problems.
Task 7.6 Warranty
CONSULTANT shall offer a minimum of one-year warranty including labor from the date of
original installation of each Eligible Measure.
The warranty packet provided to customers shall indicate any other product warranties available
and offered to the customer. CONSULTANT shall establish a dedicated warranty hotline for
customers to call with any warranty or equipment-related issues. CONSULTANT shall fully
describe their warranty processes and procedures to customers during sale.
Task 7.7 Audits
CONSULTANT shall be subject to CITY auditing of PROGRAM financials, reports, and other relevant
documentation as it relates to CITY’s PROGRAM. CITY reserves the right to inspect all books,
accounts, records, and other writings related to the performance of the PROGRAM.
Task 8 Financing
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Task 8.1 Energy As A Service (EAAS) Financing
CONSULTANT shall administer and offer the EAAS payment options to PROGRAM participants for
customer’s portion of project costs. EAAS Financing processes shall be subject to review and
approval by CITY.
Task 8.2 Customer EAAS Payment Option
CONSULTANT shall provide a clear explanation of EAAS payment options to customers, including
but not limited to:
• Additional forms that must be completed by customer
• EAAS Financing terms and conditions
• Customer EAAS agreement to complete financing transaction
• Copies of all forms as requested
All forms shall be subject to CITY review and approval.
Task 9 PROGRAM Ramp-Down and Shut-Down
Task 9 PROGRAM Ramp-Down and Shut-Down
CONSULTANT’s customer services will continue seamlessly through the Term of the Agreement.
During the final 6 months of the PROGRAM the CONSULTANT’s program staff will contact all
pending customers who have been presented a proposal but have not made a decision, inform
them of the expected close date of the PROGRAM and refer them to other appropriate CITY
programs if they elect not to proceed. CONSULTANT will strive to make this referral process as
smooth as possible to capitalize on positive customer perception and maximize use of CITY’s
portfolio services. CONSULTANT will continue to field any customer warranty calls and refer
them to their appropriate Contractor and/or equipment manufacturer and/or make appropriate
referrals to CITY's other energy efficiency PROGRAMs for up to 90 days after the expiration of
this Agreement. CONSULTANT will deliver the final invoice and final report in formats required
by CITY.
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EXHIBIT “A-1” PREAPPROVED ELIGIBLE MEASURES
Eligible Measure List
Measure Description Tech Type
Anti Sweat Heater Controller for cooler Refrigeration
Anti Sweat Heater Micro Controller for cooler, Refrigeration
Anti Sweat Heater Controller for freezer Refrigeration
1/15HP 120V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/15HP 230V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/15HP 120V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/15HP 230V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/20HP 120V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/20HP 230V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/20HP 120V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/20HP 230V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/2HP 230V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/2HP 230V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/3HP 120V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/3HP 230V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/3HP 120V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/3HP 230V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/47HP 120V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/47HP 230V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/47HP 120V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/47HP 230V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/83HP 120V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/83HP 230V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/83HP 120V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/83HP 230V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
3/4HP 230V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
3/4HP 230V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Solid Flat Refrigeration
1/47HP 120V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/47HP 230V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/47HP 120V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/47HP 230V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/83HP 120V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/83HP 230V CCW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
1/83HP 120V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
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1/83HP 230V CW Electronically Commutated Motor, Screw Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 10 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 11 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 12 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 1 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 2 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 3 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 4 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 5 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 6 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 7 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 8 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 48" Fixture 9 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 10 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 11 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 12 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 13 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 14 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 15 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 16 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 17 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 18 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 19 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 1 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 20 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 2 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 3 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 4 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 5 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 6 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 7 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 8 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 60" Fixture 9 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 10 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 11 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 12 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 13 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 14 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 15 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 16 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
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New LED 67" Fixture 17 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 18 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 19 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 1 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 20 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 2 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 3 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 4 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 5 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 6 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 7 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 8 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
New LED 67" Fixture 9 Door Cooler Kit Refrigeration
SkyCool 1-100 Panel - Self-Contained Refrigeration*1 Refrigeration
SkyCool 1 -100 Panel - Split Refrigeration*1 Refrigeration
New 1x4 St w/ NPIS Bal. & (1) 4' T8 LED Lighting
New 1x4 Wrap w/ NPIS Bal. & (1) 4' T8 LED Lighting
New 1x4 St w/ NPIS Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
New 1x4 Wrap w/ NPIS Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
New 1x4 Wrap w/ NPIS Bal. & (3) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
New 1x8 St w/ NPIS Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
New 1x8 Wrap w/ NPIS Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
New 1x8 St w/ NPIS Bal. & (4) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
New 1x8 Wrap w/ NPIS Bal. & (4) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (1) 2' T8 LED Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (1) 4' T8 LED, 4' Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (1) 4' T8 LED Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (2) 2' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (2) 2' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's, 4' Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's, 8ft Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (3) 2' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (3) 2' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (3) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (3) 4' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (4) 4' T8 LEDs, 8ft Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. HP Bal. & (6) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
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Exit Sign - New Universal LED w/ BB Lighting
Exit/EM Combo Sign - New Universal LED w/ BB Lighting
LED 10w Can Retrofit Kit, DIM Lighting
LED 10w Par30 Lamp, DIM Lighting
LED 13w Par38 Lamp, DIM Lighting
LED 14w A-Lamp, DIM Lighting
LED 18w A-Lamp, DIM Lighting
LED 4.5w Flame Tip Lamp, Cand. Dim Lighting
LED 4.5w Torpedo Lamp Lighting
LED 4.5w Torpedo Lamp, Cand, Dim Lighting
LED 5.5w G25 Lamp Lighting
LED 6.5w A-Lamp, DIM Lighting
LED 6.5w Torpedo Lamp Lighting
LED 6w MR16 Lamp, GU5.3 Lighting
LED 6w MR16 Lamp, GU10 Lighting
LED 6w Par20 Lamp, DIM Lighting
LED 8.5w MR16 Lamp, GU5.3 Lighting
LED 9.5w A-Lamp, DIM Lighting
LED 9w BR30 Lamp, DIM Lighting
LED 9w BR40 Lamp, DIM Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 50W Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 50W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 50W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 50W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 50W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 50W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 60W Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 60W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 60W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 60W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 60W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 60W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 90W Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 90W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 90W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 90W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 90W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 90W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 110W Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 110W, 480V Lighting
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LED AREA, TYPE 3, 110W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 110W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 110W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 110W, 480V Lighting
New LED VAPORTITE HIBAY, 14,210 LUMEN Lighting
LED 135W Susp Highbay Lighting
LED 135W Susp Highbay, High Voltage Lighting
LED 135W Susp Highbay, High Voltage, Wire Guard Lighting
LED 135W Susp Highbay, Wire Guard Lighting
New LED VAPORTITE HIBAY, 17,580 LUMEN Lighting
LED 10W WP, 5000k, Carbon Bronze, Ph Lighting
LED 155W 18000L Susp Highbay Lighting
LED 155W 18000L Susp Highbay, Wireguard Lighting
LED 155W 18000L Susp Lowbay Lighting
LED 155W 18000L Susp Lowbay, Lens Lighting
LED 155W 18000L Susp Lowbay, Wireguard Lighting
New LED VAPORTITE HIBAY, 19,990 LUMEN Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 160W Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 160W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 160W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 160W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 160W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 160W, 480V Lighting
LED 178W Susp Highbay Lighting
LED 178W Susp Highbay, High Voltage Lighting
LED 178W Susp Highbay, High Voltage, Wire Guard Lighting
LED 178W Susp Highbay, Wire Guard Lighting
New LED VAPORTITE HIBAY, 22,750 LUMEN Lighting
LED 180W 4" Sq Pole Mount Area Light, 3T, Bronze Lighting
LED 180W 4" Sq Pole Mount Area Light, 3T, Bronze, 480 Volt Lighting
LED 18W Flood Lighting
2X2 20W LED EVO Troffer Retrofit Kit Lighting
LED 20W WP, 5000k, Carbon Bronze, Ph Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 215W Lighting
LED AREA, FLOOD, 215W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 215W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 3, 215W, 480V Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 215W Lighting
LED AREA, TYPE 5, 215W, 480V Lighting
LED 230W 24000L Susp Highbay Lighting
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LED 230W 24000L Susp Highbay, Wireguard Lighting
LED 230W 24000L Susp Lowbay Lighting
LED 230W 24000L Susp Lowbay, Lens Lighting
LED 230W 24000L Susp Lowbay, Wireguard Lighting
LED 4' Strip w/Lens <=23W Lighting
LED 1x4 Pan Retrofit Kit w/Lens <=23W Lighting
2X2 24W LED Troffer Retrofit Kit, w/Sensor Lighting
LED 265W Susp Highbay Lighting
LED 265W Susp Highbay, High Voltage Lighting
LED 265W Susp Highbay, High Voltage, Wire Guard Lighting
LED 265W Susp Highbay, Wire Guard Lighting
LED 26W 4" Sq Pole Mount Area Light, Bronze Lighting
New 2FT VAPORTITE LED, 3,250 LUMEN Lighting
2X4 29W LED EVO Troffer Retrofit Kit Lighting
New LED 4' WRAP 3,730 LUMENS Lighting
LED 30W LED 1x4 Pris Troffer Lighting
LED 30W LED 2x2 Pris Troffer Lighting
LED 30W LED 2x4 Pris Troffer Lighting
LED 30W WP, 5000k, Carbon Bronze, Ph Lighting
New 2FT VAPORTITE LED, 3,310 LUMEN Lighting
2X4 32W LED Troffer Retrofit Kit, w/Sensor Lighting
New LED 4' WRAP 4,310 LUMENS Lighting
LED 4' Strip w/Lens <=35W Lighting
LED 1x4 Pan Retrofit Kit w/Lens <=35W Lighting
LED 368W Susp Highbay, Wide Dist. Lighting
New 4FT VAPORTITE LED, 4,260 LUMEN Lighting
LED 39W Flood Lighting
LED 40W LED 2x4 Pris Troffer Lighting
LED 40W Garage Fixture, 5000k, Carbon Bronze Lighting
LED 40W Wall Pack, 5000k, Carbon Bronze Lighting
New LED 4' WRAP 4,990 LUMENS Lighting
New 2FT VAPORTITE LED, 4,530 LUMEN Lighting
LED 8' Strip w/Lens <=46W Lighting
LED 1x8 Pan Retrofit Kit w/Lens <=46W Lighting
New 4FT VAPORTITE LED, 5,370 LUMEN Lighting
New LED 4' WRAP 6,060 LUMENS Lighting
LED 29W Barn Light Lighting
New 8FT VAPORTITE LED, 7,340 LUMEN Lighting
New 4FT VAPORTITE LED, 6,470 LUMEN Lighting
LED 60W Garage Fixture, 5000k, Carbon Bronze Lighting
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LED 60W Wall Pack, 5000k, Carbon Bronze Lighting
LED 8' Strip w/Lens <=65W Lighting
LED 65W Susp Highbay Lighting
LED 65W Susp Highbay, High Voltage Lighting
LED 65W Susp Highbay, High Voltage, Wire Guard Lighting
LED 65W Susp Highbay, Wire Guard Lighting
LED 1x8 Pan Retrofit Kit w/Lens <=65W Lighting
A 78W LED WP Lighting
LED 78W 3T Wall Pack, 5000k, Carbon Bronze Lighting
New 8FT VAPORTITE LED, 9,030 LUMEN Lighting
New LED VAPORTITE HIBAY, 9,930 LUMEN Lighting
LED 90W Susp Highbay Lighting
LED 90W Susp Highbay, High Voltage Lighting
LED 90W Susp Highbay, High Voltage, Wire Guard Lighting
LED 90W Susp Highbay, Wire Guard Lighting
New 8FT VAPORTITE LED, 10,540 LUMEN Lighting
New LED VAPORTITE HIBAY, 11,260 LUMEN Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (1) 2' T8 LED Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (1) 4' T8 LED, 4' Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (1) 4' T8 LED Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (2) 2' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (2) 2' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's, 4' Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's, 8ft Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (3) 2' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (3) 2' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (3) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (3) 4' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (4) 2' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (4) 4' T8 LEDs, 8ft Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (4) 4' T8 LEDs, 8ft Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. LP Bal. & (4) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
LED (6) T8 LED Lamp, LP Ballast Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (1) 2' T8 LED Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (1) 4' T8 LED, 4' Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (1) 4' T8 LED Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (2) 2' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (2) 2' T8 LEDs, Refl Lighting
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Elect. NP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED, 4' Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's, 8ft Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (2) 4' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (3) 2' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (3) 2' T8 LED's, Refl Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (3) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (3) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (4) 2' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (4) 4' T8 LED's, 8ft Pan Retrofit Kit Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (4) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
Elect. NP Bal. & (6) 4' T8 LED's Lighting
PCSTAT with Graphical User Interface (AC/GASHeat), 1.5 Tons - 25 Tons *2
HVAC
Optimization TSTAT
PCSTAT with Graphical User Interface (Heat Pump), 1.5 Tons - 25 Tons*2
HVAC Optimization TSTAT
TSTAT Wiresaver Wiring Module
HVAC Optimization TSTAT
NexRev 1.5hp - 20hp Fan Motor VSD and Controller (Auto) 3Kophrs
HVAC Optimization NexRev
NexRev 1.5hp - 20hp Fan Motor VSD and Controller (Auto) 4Kophrs
HVAC Optimization NexRev
NexRev 1.5hp - 20hp Fan Motor VSD and Controller (Auto) 5Kophrs
HVAC Optimization NexRev
NexRev 1.5hp - 20hp Fan Motor VSD and Controller (Continuous) 3Kophrs
HVAC Optimization NexRev
NexRev 1.5hp - 20hp Fan Motor VSD and Controller (Continuous) 4Kophrs
HVAC Optimization
NexRev
NexRev 1.5hp - 20hp Fan Motor VSD and Controller (Continuous) 5Kophrs
HVAC
Optimization
NexRev
*1 Sky Cool Panel Sizing Estimates
Low Temp Ref, 1.2 Panels per ton
Med Temp Ref, 1.4 Panels per ton
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*2 Programmable Communicating Thermostats Available
Honeywell WiFi Vision Pro 8000 Thermostat
Hubbell iDevices Thermostat
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EXHIBIT “A2” Approved Sub-Contractors
Contractors Name Trade Business Address
Redwood EnergyServices Refrigeration PO Box 7072, Menlo Park, CA 94026
Advanced Energy Services Lighting 2491 Alluvial Ave, Suite 480, Clovis, CA 93611
Lighting Right LLC Lighting 148 Julian Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
FSG Lighting 5130 Fulton Drive, Suite G, Fairfield, CA 94534
Horizon Lighting Lighting 2351 McGaw Ave, Irvine, CA 92614
Avail Services Refrigeration 1143 N Market Blvd, Suite 4, Sacramento, CA
95834
Clima-Tech Refrigeration 1820 Town and Country Dr, Norco, CA 92860
GridPoint HVAC 1855 First Avenue, Suite 102, San Diego, CA
92101
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EXHIBIT “B” SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
CONSULTANT shall perform the Services set forth in Exhibit “A” so as to complete each
milestone within the number of days/weeks specified below. The time to complete each
milestone may be increased or decreased by mutual written agreement of the project
managers for CONSULTANT and CITY so long as all work is completed within the term of the
Agreement. CONSULTANT shall provide a detailed schedule of work consistent with the
schedule below within 2 weeks of execution of the Agreement, and shall update such
schedule as reasonably requested by CITY.
Task Timing
(Due Date)
Task 1 - Program Kick Off Meeting (Program Development)
Task 1.1 Agenda within 15 days of contract execution, with additional planning and staging as needed or requested by CITY.
Task 1.2 Within 60 days of contract execution and as needed and requested by CITY during contract term.
Task 1.3 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 2 – Program Design and Launch
Task 2.1 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 2.2 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 2.3 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 2.4 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 2.5 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 3 – Marketing and Outreach
Task 3 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 3.1 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 3.2 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 3.3 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 3.4 Within 60 days of contract execution and ongoing during contract term.
Task 4 – Program Reporting and Data Management
Task 4.1 Ongoing during contract term on monthly basis or as otherwise agreed in
writing with CITY’s Project Manager
Task 4.2 Ongoing during contract term.
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Task 4.3 Ongoing during contract term on monthly basis or as otherwise agreed in writing with CITY’s Project Manager.
Task 4.4 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 4.5 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 5 – Facility Audits and Customer Enrollments
Task 5.1 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 5.2 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 5.3 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 5.4 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 5.4 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 6 – Work Flow Management and Contractor Management
Task 6.1 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 6.2 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 7 – Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Customer Service
Task 7.1 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 7.2 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 7.3 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 7.4 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 7.5 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 7.6 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 7.7 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 8 – Financing
Task 8.1 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 8.2 Ongoing during contract term.
Task 9 –Program Ramp Down and Shut Down
Task 9 Ramp-Down 6 months prior to the end of contract term. Shut-Down
90 days post contract term.
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EXHIBIT “C”
COMPENSATION
The CITY agrees to compensate the CONSULTANT for professional services performed in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. All payments to CONSULTANT under
this Agreement are based exclusively on CONSULTANT performance, available at the completion
of a project based on reportable and verifiable kWh saved. CITY’s performance-based
compensation for properly performed and documented CONSULTANT services will be in the form
of CONSULTANT Performance Payments, paid at $0.09 cents/kWh and $0.40 cents/therm gross
lifetime energy savings.
In order to receive compensation, CONSULTANT performance must satisfy all requirements set
forth in the Agreement and Exhibit “A” attached hereto. CONSULTANT is not entitled to any flat-
fee, lump sum or time and materials-based payments or compensation. The compensation to be
paid to CONSULTANT under this Agreement for all services described in Exhibit “A” (“Services”) is
subject to the “NOT TO EXCEED” limits set forth in Table C-1. CITY does not authorize any
additional services under this Agreement. Any work performed or expenses incurred for which
payment would result in a total exceeding the maximum amount of compensation set forth
herein shall be at no cost to the CITY unless CITY has expressly authorized an increase in writing.
CONSULTANT shall perform the tasks and categories of work as outlined in this Agreement and as
budgeted below. The total compensation for Consultant services under the Agreement shall not
exceed One Million Eight Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($1,820,000.00) during the Initial
Term, and shall not exceed Six Hundred Thirteen Thousand Dollars ($613,000) per year during the
Extended Term, if the option to extend is exercised. In no event shall compensation over the
maximum five-year term exceed Three Million, Forty-Six Thousand Dollars
($3,046,000).
Table C-1. Energy Savings Targets and CONSULTANT Performance Payments
TERM
ENERGY SAVINGS TARGETS CONSULTANT Performance Payment NOT TO EXCEED
kWh (at $0.09/kWh)
Therms (at $0.40/Therm)
Through end of Initial Term
20,000,000 (estimated lifetime savings) 50,000 (estimated lifetime savings) $1,820,000
Each additional year extended (up to two, at City’s option) 6,740,000 (estimated lifetime savings)
16,000 (estimated lifetime savings)
$613,000
Contract maximum (with two optional additional extensions)
$3,046,000
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EXHIBIT “D” INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACTORS TO THE CITY OF PALO ALTO (CITY), AT THEIR SOLE EXPENSE, SHALL FOR THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE IN THE AMOUNTS FOR THE COVERAGE SPECIFIED BELOW, AFFORDED BY COMPANIES WITH AM BEST’S KEY RATING OF A-:VII, OR HIGHER, LICENSED OR AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT INSURANCE BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AWARD IS CONTINGENT ON COMPLIANCE WITH CITY’S INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AS SPECIFIED, BELOW: REQUIRED TYPE OF COVERAGE REQUIREMENT MINIMUM LIMITS
EACH OCCURRENCE AGGREGATE
YES WORKER’S COMPENSATION
YES EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY
STATUTORY STATUTORY
YES GENERAL LIABILITY, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY, BROAD FORM PROPERTY DAMAGE BLANKET CONTRACTUAL, AND FIRE LEGAL LIABILITY
BODILY INJURY
PROPERTY DAMAGE
BODILY INJURY & PROPERTY DAMAGE COMBINED.
$1,000,000
$1,000,000 $1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000 $1,000,000
YES AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY, INCLUDING ALL OWNED, HIRED, NON-OWNED
BODILY INJURY - EACH PERSON - EACH OCCURRENCE
PROPERTY DAMAGE
BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE, COMBINED
$1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
$1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
YES PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY, INCLUDING, ERRORS AND OMISSIONS, MALPRACTICE (WHEN APPLICABLE), AND NEGLIGENT PERFORMANCE
ALL DAMAGES
$1,000,000 YES THE CITY OF PALO ALTO IS TO BE NAMED AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED: CONTRACTOR, AT ITS SOLE COST AND EXPENSE, SHALL OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN, IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TERM OF ANY RESULTANT AGREEMENT, THE INSURANCE COVERAGE HEREIN DESCRIBED, INSURING NOT ONLY CONTRACTOR AND ITS SUBCONSULTANTS, IF ANY, BUT ALSO, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE, NAMING AS ADDITIONAL INSUREDS CITY, ITS COUNCIL MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.
I. INSURANCE COVERAGE MUST INCLUDE:
A. A PROVISION FOR A WRITTEN THIRTY (30) DAY ADVANCE NOTICE TO CITY OF CHANGE IN COVERAGE OR OF COVERAGE CANCELLATION; AND
B. A CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY ENDORSEMENT PROVIDING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CONTRACTOR’S AGREEMENT TO INDEMNIFY CITY. C. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF $5,000 REQUIRE CITY’S PRIOR APPROVAL.
II. CONTACTOR MUST SUBMIT CERTIFICATES(S) OF INSURANCE EVIDENCING REQUIRED COVERAGE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=25569.
III. ENDORSEMENT PROVISIONS, WITH RESPECT TO THE INSURANCE AFFORDED TO “ADDITIONAL INSUREDS”
A. PRIMARY COVERAGE
WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE NAMED INSURED, INSURANCE AS AFFORDED BY THIS POLICY IS PRIMARY AND IS NOT ADDITIONAL TO OR CONTRIBUTING WITH ANY OTHER INSURANCE CARRIED BY OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ADDITIONAL INSUREDS.
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B. CROSS LIABILITY
THE NAMING OF MORE THAN ONE PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION AS INSUREDS UNDER THE POLICY SHALL NOT, FOR THAT REASON ALONE, EXTINGUISH ANY RIGHTS OF THE INSURED AGAINST ANOTHER, BUT THIS ENDORSEMENT, AND THE NAMING OF MULTIPLE INSUREDS, SHALL NOT INCREASE THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY UNDER THIS POLICY. C. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
1. IF THE POLICY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN THE NON-PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, THE CONSULTANT SHALL PROVIDE CITY AT LEAST A THIRTY (30) DAY WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CANCELLATION. 2. IF THE POLICY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, THE CONSULTANT SHALL PROVIDE CITY AT LEAST A TEN (10) DAY WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF CANCELLATION. VENDORS ARE REQUIRED TO FILE THEIR EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE AND ANY OTHER RELATED NOTICES WITH THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
HTTPS://WWW.PLANETBIDS.COM/PORTAL/PORTAL.CFM?COMPANYID=25569 OR
HTTP://WWW.CITYOFPALOALTO.ORG/GOV/DEPTS/ASD/PLANET_BIDS_HOW_TO.ASP
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EXHIBIT “E”
In order to assure the privacy and security of the personal information of the City’s customers
and people who do business with the City, including, without limitation, vendors, utility
customers, library patrons and other individuals and businesses, who are required to share such
information with the City, as a condition of receiving services from the City or selling goods and
services to the City, including, without limitation, the Software as a Service services provider (the
“Consultant”) and its subcontractors, if any, including, without limitation, any Information
Technology (“IT”) infrastructure services provider, shall design, install, provide, and maintain a
secure IT environment, described below, while it renders and performs the Services and furnishes
goods, if any, described in the Statement of Work, Exhibit B, to the extent any scope of work
implicates the confidentiality and privacy of the personal information of the City’s customers.
The Consultant shall fulfill the data and information security requirements (the “Requirements”)
set forth in Part A below.
A “secure IT environment” includes: (a) the IT infrastructure, by which the Services are provided
to the City, including connection to the City's IT systems; (b) the Consultant’s operations and
maintenance processes needed to support the environment, including disaster recovery and
business continuity planning; and (c) the IT infrastructure performance monitoring services to
ensure a secure and reliable environment and service availability to the City. “IT infrastructure”
refers to the integrated framework, including, without limitation, data centers, computers, and
database management devices, upon which digital networks operate.
In the event that, after the Effective Date, the Consultant reasonably determines that it cannot
fulfill the Requirements, the Consultant shall promptly inform the City of its determination and
submit, in writing, one or more alternate countermeasure options to the Requirements (the
“Alternate Requirements” as set forth in Part B), which may be accepted or rejected in the
reasonable satisfaction of the Information Security Manager (the “ISM”).
Part A. Requirements:
The Consultant shall at all times during the term of any contract between the City and the
Consultant:
(a) Appoint or designate an employee, preferably an executive officer, as the security liaison
to the City with respect to the Services to be performed under this Agreement.
(b) Comply with the City’s Information Privacy Policy:
VENDOR CYBERSECURITY TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Exhibit shall be made a part of the City of Palo Alto’s Professional Services Agreement or any other
contract entered into by and between the City of Palo Alto (the “City”) and Lime Energy Services Co.
(the “Consultant”) for the provision of Software as a Service services to the City (the “Agreement”).
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(c) Have adopted and implemented information security and privacy policies that are
documented, are accessible to the City and conform to ISO 27001/2 – Information
Security Management Systems (ISMS) Standards. See the following:
http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=421
03
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=5
0297
(d) Conduct routine data and information security compliance training of its personnel that
is appropriate to their role.
(e) Develop and maintain detailed documentation of the IT infrastructure, including software
versions and patch levels.
(f) Develop an independently verifiable process, consistent with industry standards, for
performing professional and criminal background checks of its employees that (1) would
permit verification of employees’ personal identity and employment status, and (2) would
enable the immediate denial of access to the City's confidential data and information by
any of its employees who no longer would require access to that information or who are
terminated.
(g) Provide a list of IT infrastructure components in order to verify whether the Consultant
has met or has failed to meet any objective terms and conditions.
(h) Implement access accountability (identification and authentication) architecture and
support role-based access control (“RBAC”) and segregation of duties (“SoD”)
mechanisms for all personnel, systems, and software used to provide the Services.
“RBAC” refers to a computer systems security approach to restricting access only to
authorized users. “SoD” is an approach that would require more than one individual to
complete a security task in order to promote the detection and prevention of fraud and
errors.
(i) Assist the City in undertaking annually an assessment to assure that: (1) all elements of
the Services’ environment design and deployment are known to the City, and (2) it has
implemented measures in accordance with industry best practices applicable to secure
coding and secure IT architecture.
(j) Provide and maintain secure intersystem communication paths that would ensure the
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the City's information.
(k) Deploy and maintain IT system upgrades, patches and configurations conforming to
current patch and/or release levels by not later than one (1) week after its date of release.
Emergency security patches must be installed within 24 hours after its date of release.
(l) Provide for the timely detection of, response to, and the reporting of security incidents,
including on-going incident monitoring with logging.
(m) Notify the City within one (1) hour of detecting a security incident that results in the
unauthorized access to or the misuse of the City's confidential data and information.
(n) Inform the City that any third-party service provider(s) meet(s) all of the Requirements.
(o) Perform security self-audits on a regular basis and not less frequently than on a quarterly
basis, and provide the required summary reports of those self-audits to the ISM on the
annual anniversary date or any other date agreed to by the Parties.
(p) Accommodate, as practicable, and upon reasonable prior notice by the City, the City’s
performance of random site security audits at the Consultant’s site(s), including the site(s)
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of a third party service provider(s), as applicable. The scope of these audits will extend to
the Consultant’s and its third party service provider(s)’ awareness of security policies and
practices, systems configurations, access authentication and authorization, and incident
detection and response.
(q) Cooperate with the City to ensure that to the extent required by applicable laws, rules
and regulations, the Confidential Information will be accessible only by the Consultant
and any authorized third-party service provider’s personnel.
(r) Perform regular, reliable secured backups of all data needed to maximize the availability
of the Services.
(s) Maintain records relating to the Services for a period of three (3) years after the expiration
or earlier termination of this Agreement and in a mutually agreeable storage medium.
Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of expiration or earlier termination of this
Agreement, all of those records relating to the performance of the Services shall be
provided to the ISM.
(t) Maintain the Confidential Information in accordance with applicable federal, state and
local data and information privacy laws, rules, and regulations.
(u) Encrypt the Confidential Information before delivering the same by electronic mail to the
City and or any authorized recipient.
(v) Unless otherwise addressed in the Agreement, shall not hold the City liable for any direct,
indirect or punitive damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss
of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the City’s IT
environment, including, without limitation, IT infrastructure communications.
Part B. Alternate Requirements:
1. Any data transfer between the City of Palo Alto and the Vendor's environment shall be
securely transferred using HTTPS/SFTP/FTPS/VPN communication.
2. City's of Palo Alto's data hosted (at rest and at the backup stage) at the Vendor environment
shall be encrypted.
3. The Vendor shall develop disaster recovery and business continuity document for the
systems the Vendor has developed for the City of Palo Alto.
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EXHIBIT "F"
Vendor Information Security Assessment (VISA)
Questionnaire
Purpose: This Vendor Information Security Assessment (VISA) Questionnaire requests information concerning a Cloud Service Provider (the Vendor),
which intends to provide to the City of Palo Alto (the City) any or all of the following services: Software as a Service (SaaS); Platform as a Service (PaaS);
and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Note/Instructions:
• SaaS, PaaS and IaaS are each a ‘cloud’ servicing model, in which software and database applications, computer network infrastructure and/or computer
hardware/software platforms is/are hosted by the Vendor and made available to customers interconnected to a network, typically to the Internet.
• This Questionnaire is for the sole use of the intended Vendor and may contain confidential information of individuals and businesses collected, stored, and
used the City. Any unauthorized collection, storage, use, review or distribution may be prohibited by California and/or Federal laws. If you are not the
intended recipient of this Questionnaire, please contact the sender by e-mail and destroy all copies of the Questionnaire.
• The Vendor shall provide answers to the questions or information to the requests provided below.
• In the event that the Vendor determines that it cannot meet the City’s security and or privacy requirements, the Vendor may submit a request for an
exception to the City’s requirements and propose alternative countermeasures to address the risks addressed in this Questionnaire. The City’s Information
Security Manager (ISM) may approve or reject the exception request, depending on the risks associated with the exception request.
• Upon receipt of the Vendor’s response, the ISM will conduct a security risk assessment, using the following scoring methodology:
A = Meets completely.
B = Partially meets. The Vendor may be required to provide additional requested information.
C = Doesn’t meet. The Vendor may be required to provide missing/additional detail.
Vendor Information:
Vendor Organization Name Lime Energy Services Co.
Address 1758 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374
Information Security Contact Person Name Alex Telford
Email atelford@lime-energy.com
Phone 704-237-5536
Date this Questionnaire Completed 1/22/2019
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1.0 BUSINESS PROCESS AND DATA EXCHANGE REQUIREMENTS
#
Question
Response from the Vendor
Score Additional
Information/Clarification
Required from the Vendor
1.1 Please provide a detailed
description of the Vendor’s
business process that will be
supported by it, as this relates to
the proposed requirements of the
City’s RFP or other Business
Requirements Document (BRD)
Lime proposes a shared savings
structure that includes refrigeration,
HVAC optimization, building
envelope, lighting, water, natural
gas and other upgrades through a
low-risk, guaranteed financing
model. We will target all non-
residential customers served by
CPAU.
1.2 Has the Vendor adopted and
implemented information security
and privacy policies that are
documented, are accessible to the
City, and conform to ISO 27001/2 –
Information Security Management
Systems (ISMS) Standards?
We have adopted and implemented
information security policies. These
policies are not public and do not
conform to ISO 27001/2. A copy of
the security policy is attached in file
Lime-Energy.IT and Data Security
Policy.pdf
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1.3 What data exchange will occur
between the City and the Vendor?
What data will be stored at the
Vendor’s or other third party’s data
storage location? (Provide data
attributes with examples) Example:
(Payment Card
Information, Social Security
Number, Driving License number
Patrons Name, Address, telephone
etc.), which are examples of
personal information, the privacy of
which are protected by California
constitutional and statutory law.
The results of energy efficiency
projects for participating small
businesses in the City of Palo Alto
will be exchanged. Examples of
data attributes are
• Customer Name (DBA)
• Service Address
• Billing Address
• Customer Phone
• Customer Email
• Utility Account Number
• Estimated Annual
kWhSaved
• Estimated kW Reduction
• Measures Installed
Payment information such as credit
card numbers or ACH information is
never electronically stored on our
system. We use an appropriate
outside PCI compliant payment
processing provider.
1.4 In the event that the Vendor is
required to store Private Information
(PI), Personally Identifiable
Information (PII), or Sensitive
Information (SI) (collectively, the
Information) about individuals in the
service provider’s business systems,
how does the Vendor maintain the
confidentiality of the Information in
accordance with applicable federal,
state and local data and information
privacy laws, rules and regulations?
All data collected is stored in our highly secure data center in
Charlotte, NC USA. Our data center provider Tierpoint is SOC
2 compliant.
Under our IT security policy, which is attached, we designate
data to be confidential and as such it is handled per our policy
by all employees associated with the execution of the
contract.
Data is maintained at all times in our program databases.
Identifiers are assigned to represent transactions with the
customer and this ID is used on all paperwork. This is a proxy
for PII for this customer, such as an account number.
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1.5 What mechanism and/or what types
of tool(s) will be used to exchange
data between the City and The
Vendor? Example: (VPN, Data Link,
Frame Relay, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP,
FTPS, etc.)
Normally data is transmitted by HTTPS or Secure FTP
depending upon the choice of the client.
1.6 What types of data storage (work in
progress storage and backup
storage) are present or will be
required at the Vendor’s site?
Example: (PCI Credit Card Info,
SSN, DLN, Patrons Name,
Address, telephone etc.)
Examples of data attributes are
• Customer Name (DBA)
• Service Address
• Billing Address
• Customer Phone
• Customer Email
• Utility Account Number
• Estimated Annual kWhSaved
• Estimated kW Reduction
• Measures Installed
1.7 Is e-mail integration required
between the City and the Vendor?
Example: The provision of services
may require the City to provide the
Vendor with an e-mail account on
the City’s e–mail server.
Email integration is not required
1.8 Has the Vendor ever been subjected
to either an electronic or
physical security breach? Please
describe the event(s) and the steps
taken to mitigate the breach(es).
What damages or exposure
resulted? Are records of breaches
and issues maintained and will these
records be available for inspection
by the City?
Lime Energy has previously had a socially engineered
electronic breach which exposed the W2 tax documents for
the majority of the employees to a third party.
Since the breach Lime deployed an enhanced phishing
education program to all employees. Employees are required
to review and sign a security policy which included content on
phishing and attend a training annually on the hazards of
phishing emails and how to spot them
Lime has deployed an anti-phishing email service from
Avanan, https://www.avanan.com/anti-phishing. This service
scans all incoming emails and quarantines emails that are
considered to be a phishing email. The software allows us to
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screen emails from suspicious geographic locations, log
events and track any activity.
Records from Avanan can be made available as requested.
1.9 Does the Vendor maintain formal
security policies and procedures to
comply with applicable statutory or
industry practice
requirements/standards? Are
records maintained to demonstrate
compliance or certification? Does
the Vendor allow client audit of
these records? NOTE: PLEASE
PROVIDE SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION.
Tierpoint is our hosting provider. TierPoint offers a full suite of
security services to address each of these key areas. We
have in-house expertise that can help you choose services
that meet your current requirements and help you anticipate
your future needs. These include:
• Managed Firewalls
• Intrusion Detection
• Log Management
• Threat Management
• Monitoring
• Multi-factor Authentication
• Anti-virus/Anti-malware
TPT_1265
• Operating System Hardening
• DDoS Mitigation
• Web Application Firewall
• Vulnerability Scanning
• VPN Services
• Physical Data Center Security
• Access Control Lists
• Email Security
• Global Load Balancing
• Data Encryption
TierPoint maintains a number of specific compliance
designations, including:
• SSAE I6, SOC I and SOC 2
• HIPAA/HITECH
• GLBA
• PCI DSS v3.2
• ITAR
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2.0 What are the internet and the
browser security configurations for
the cloud application? What security
standards and requirements does
the Vendor maintain to ensure
application security at the user
interface? (A set of detailed
documentation should be provided
to support the compliance.
Chrome, Safari, Edge
2.0 APPLICATION/SOLUTION CONFIGURATION
#
Question
Response from The Vendor
Score Additional
Information/Clarification Required from The Vendor
2.1 What is the name of the
application(s) that the Vendor will
host in order to provide services to
the City? (List all)
Lime Energy – Direct Install
2.2 What functionality will be provided
to the City’s employees or the City’s
customers or other recipient of City
services through the application?
The platform will primarily be used by Lime Energy and its
subcontractors. City employees will access data through
reports. Customers will not directly access the platform.
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2.3 Will the Vendor use a subcontractor
and/or a third-party service
provider? (List all). If yes, then what
data privacy and information
security agreements are in place
between the Vendor and any
subcontractor/third party to ensure
appropriate and accountable
treatment of information? Note the
City requires each subcontractor
and/or third party to complete this
Questionnaire.
The configuration of the platform and the management of the
data will be performed by Lime Energy employees.
2.4 What is the Vendor's application(s)
hosting hardware and software
platform? Provide a detailed
description, including SP [what’s
this, Raj?] and a patch or security
applications in use.
Example: Windows or Unix
Operating System (OS) and other
detail.
Tierpoint COLO - VMWARE ESXI 6.5 HOST
Operating System Varies from Windows 2008 Server R2
Standard to Windows 2016 Standard.
SQL – Varies SQL 2008 to 2017
2.5 How does the Vendor’s application
and database architecture manage
or promote segregation of the City's
data (related to its function as a
local government agency) from the
data of individuals providing
services to or receiving services
from the City?
The database architecture is a multi-tenant architecture in
SQL Server 2018. The data stored as part of this engagement
is physically separated at the data file level in a separate
database from any other data.
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2.6 Describe the Vendor’s server and
network infrastructure. Please
provide server and network
infrastructure deployment topology,
including data flow architecture
including but not limited to security
management applications, firewalls,
etc.
Network:
The following sites have MPLS that is originating from
Charlotte COLO via Windstream ISP which provides
interconnectivity to the following offices and datacenters:
1. Newark, NJ
2. Huntersville, NC
3. Redlands, CA
4. Charlotte, NC COLO
Remote End Users are able to also connect via encrypted
SSL VPN which is linked to MPLS
Server: VMWare ESXI (Host) and Windows Server (2008 –
2016)
2.7 Please provide a detail proposed
solution that will be developed as a
part of the Vendor’s implementation
to support this project. (For example
detailed solution architecture,
secured data flow to support
business processes, etc.).
This project will be implemented using our Direct Install
platform to manage the contract from customers, audits and
projects. Data will be delivered to The City as required in an
agreed upon secured transport such as Secure FTP or
HTTPS.
3.0 DATA PROTECTION
#
Question
Response from the Vendor
Score Additional Information/Clarification Required the Vendor
3.1 What will be the medium of data
exchange between the City and
Vendor?
The data will be transferred electronically in a format of the
choosing of the City. It could be Excel, CSV or JSON as
example.
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3.2
. How will the data be kept secure
during the data exchange process?
Example: (VPN, Data Link, Frame
Relay, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS,
etc.)
The data will be sent securely by HTTPS or Secure FTP.
3.3 How will the City’s data be kept
physically and logically secure at
the Vendor’s preferred storage
location? Example: Locked storage,
Digitally, Encrypted etc.
The data provided by the city will be imported into a secure
SQL Server database that is hosted in our secure data
center and is behind a fully managed firewall.
Access to the data is managed through a system of roles
and user accounts with a least privilege approach to ensure
that users only have access to what they need.
Backup data is encrypted at rest and stored on disk or tape
in secure locked storage facilities.
3.4 What application level protections
are in place to prevent the Vendor’s
or a subcontractor/third party’s staff
member from viewing unauthorized
confidential information? For
example, encryption, masking, etc.
Access to data is managed through roles and user
accounts. Permissions to the data point, hidden, read-only,
editable, edit/delete is configurable per role.
Sensitive information such as account numbers are not used
in batch reports. The platform generates a human readable
ID to represent each account for the purpose of display and
tracking.
3.5 What controls does the Vendor
exercise over the qualification and
performance of its team? Of their
subcontractor/third party’s team(s)?
(For example, criminal background
verification prior to employment,
providing security training after
employment and managing Role
Based Access Control (RBAC)
during employment and network
and application access termination
upon employment termination.
Every employee and contractor is required to have a
background check.
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4.0 D ATA BACK-UP
# Question Response Score COPA’s Security Assessment
4.1
What are the vendor’s
method(s) used to keep data
secured during the data
backup process?
Tierpoint uses Proprietary backup which is sent to a NAS. Mission
Critical servers like DISQL02, DIBISQL02 and SLSQL01 are using
Tierpoint agent backup that is sent to network storage. The backup
is encrypted.
4.2
.
Is the Vendor’s encryption
technology used to encrypt
whole or selective data?
Whole
4.3 What types of storage media
will the Vendor use for data
backup purposes? For
example, Tape, Hard Disk
Drive or any other devices.
Hard Disk (Network Storage)
4.4 Are the Vendor’s backup
storage devices encrypted? If
‘yes,’ please provide
encryption specification, with
type of encryption algorithm
and detail process of
encryption handling. If ‘no,’
provide a detailed description
(with process, tools and
technology) to keep data
secured during the back-up
process.
Yes
Veeam Backup & Replication uses the 256-bit AES with a 256-bit key
length in the CBC-mode.
To generate a key based on a password, Veeam Backup &
Replication uses the Password-Based Key Derivation Function, PKCS
#5 version 2.0. Veeam Backup & Replication uses 10,000 HMAC-
SHA1 iterations and a 512-bit salt
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5.0 DATA RETENTION
Information/Clarification Required from the Vendor
5.1 What is the Vendor’s retention
period of the backed-up data?
The data retention process
shall comply with the City’s
data retention policy. [does the
Vendor know what this is?]
30 days.
5.2 Are the data back-up storage
media at the Vendor’s location
or other third-party location?
Vendor’s location (Vendor’s NAS).
5.3 If the Vendor’s backup storage
devices are stored with
another company, please
provide:
a. Company Name:
b. Address:
c. Contact person
detail (Phone and
Email):
d. What contractual
commitments are
in place to
guarantee security
performance from
these vendors
n/a
5.5 What is the media transfer
process (I.e. The lock box
process used to send tapes
off-site)?
n/a
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5.6 Who has access to the data
storage media lockbox(es)?
(Provide Name and Role)
n/a
5.7 Who on the Vendor’s staff or
subcontractor/third party’s staff
is/are authorized to access
backup data storage media?
(Provide Name and Role)
n/a
5.8 What is the backup data
storage media receipt and
release authorization
process(es)? (Please submit a
soft copy of the process)
n/a
6.0 ACCOUNT PROVISIONING AND DE-PROVISIONING (The Vendor must receive formal pre-authorization from the City’s Information Security Manager prior to
provisioning and de-provisioning of application access account).
#
Question
Response from the Vendor
Score Additional
Information/Clarification
Required from the Vendor
6.1
What is the account
provisioning/removal
process? Example: how are
users accounts created and
managed?)
User accounts are created by request from an appropriate manager.
Users must be assigned a role which limits their ability to perform
functions and work with data.
The request takes the form of an email and/or form submitted to IT. The
sender is checked and verified to ensure the request is legitimate.
The User account is created and a temporary password is setup. The
user must change their password in compliance with the password
rules.
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6.2
.
What is the account
deprovisioning/removal
process? Example: how are
users accounts created and
managed?)
Accounts are deprovisioned as part of an employee offboarding
process.
IT is informed in a workflow process during off boarding and has a
checklist to execute which includes deprovisioning account
Twice a year IT performs a reconciliation of employee rooster to
accounts and removes all unneeded deprovisioned accounts.
6.3 How will the City’s employees
gain access to required
application(s)?
City employees can be provided report-level access if needed and/or
data will be delivered to the City over a secure connection.
6.4 Does the application(s) have
the capability to restrict access
only from the City’s WAN
(Wide Area Network)?
Not without making special provisions and settings up separate servers
for access
7.1 PASSWORD MANAGEMENT
#
Question
Response from the Vendor
Score Additional
Information/Clarification
Required from the Vendor
7.1 What will be the policy and/or
procedures for the logging,
authentication, authorization
and password management
scheme? (Please provide a
soft copy of the process)
Initial local admin password provided to the portal but can be changed
upon initial configuration of the server.
Domain credentials are authenticated via Domain Controllers
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7.2
.
Where will the login and
password credentials be
stored?
Tierpoint portal for the local initial admin password
7.3 Are the password credentials
stored with encryption? If ‘yes,’
please provide encryption
scheme detail.
n/a
DC provides password encryption for domain credentials
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7.4 The Vendor’s application must
comply with the following
password requirements. Does
the Vendor’s application meet
these requirements?
1. First time password
must be unique to an
individual and require
the user to change it
upon initial login.
2. If the password is sent
via plain text e-mail to
the City employee to
mitigate security
exposure.
3. The City requires first
time password to have
a time-out capability of
no more than 7 days.
4. The e-mail notification
must not be copied to
anyone except the
user.
5. The permanent/long
term password must
be changed frequently
(at least TWICE a
year)
6. E-mail notification
must be sent to the
user whenever the
password has been
Yes, Lime adheres to the list of requirements
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updated.
7. User should not be
able to view data or
conduct business
unless an initial
password has been
updated with a
different password.
8. The Vendor shall
inform the City’s users
that, when a new
password is created,
the user shall not use
the City’s LDAP
password. [what’s
LDP? Spell out, don’t
use acronyms]
9. The password must
have 8 or more
alphanumeric (/)
characters and it must
contain at least one
character from each of
the bullets noted below
(i.e. each line shall
contribute at least one
character):
• abcdefghijklmnopqrstu
vwxyz
• ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
PQRSTUVWXYZ
• 0123456789
• !@#$%^&*()-
+=`~,></\"'?;:{[}]
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The goals and objectives of the Policy are: (a) a safe, productive, and inoffensive work
environment for all users having access to the City’s applications and databases; (b) the
appropriate maintenance and security of database information assets owned by, or entrusted
to, the City; (c) the controlled access and security of the Information provided to the City’s staff
and third party contractors; and (d) faithful compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
SCOPE
The Policy will guide the City’s staff and, indirectly, third party contractors, which are by
contract required to protect the confidentiality and privacy of the Information of the persons
whose personal information data are intended to be covered by the Policy and which will be
advised by City staff to conform their performances to the Policy should they enjoy conditional
access to that information.
CONSEQUENCES
The City’s employees shall comply with the Policy in the execution of their official duties to the
extent their work implicates access to the Information referred to in this Policy. A failure to
comply may result in employment and/or legal consequences.
EXCEPTIONS
In the event that a City employee cannot fully comply with one or more element(s) described in
this Policy, the employee may request an exception by submitting Security Exception Request.
The exception request will be reviewed and administered by the City’s Information Security
Manager (the “ISM”). The employee, with the approval of his or her supervisor, will provide
any additional information as may be requested by the ISM. The ISM will conduct a risk
assessment of the requested exception in accordance with guidelines approved by the City’s
Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) and approved as to form by the City Attorney. The Policy’s
guidelines will include at a minimum: purpose, source, collection, storage, access, retention,
usage, and protection of the Information identified in the request. The ISM will consult with the
CIO to approve or deny the exception request. After due consideration is given to the request,
the exception request disposition will be communicated, in writing, to the City employee and
his or her supervisor. The approval of any request may be subject to countermeasures
established by the CIO, acting by the ISM.
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE
This Policy will supersede any City policy, rule, regulation or procedure regarding information
privacy.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY STAFF
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A. RESPONSIBILITY OF CIO AND ISM
The CIO, acting by the ISM, will establish an information security management framework
to initiate and coordinate the implementation of information security measures by the
City’s government.
The City’s employees, in particular, software application users and database users, and,
indirectly, third party contractors under contract to the City to provide services, shall by
guided by this Policy in the performance of their job responsibilities.
The ISM will be responsible for: (a) developing and updating the Policy, (b) enforcing
compliance with and the effectiveness of the Policy; (c) the development of privacy
standards that will manifest the Policy in detailed, auditable technical requirements, which
will be designed and maintained by the persons responsible for the City’s IT environments;
(d) assisting the City’s staff in evaluating security and privacy incidents that arise in regard
to potential violations of the Policy; (e) reviewing and approving department‐specific
policies and procedures which fall under the purview of this Policy; and (f) reviewing Non‐
Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) signed by third party contractors, which will provide services,
including, without limitation, local or ‘cloud‐based’ software services to the City.
B. RESPONSIBILITY OF INFORMATION SECURITY STEERING COMMITTEE
The Information Security Steering Committee (the “ISSC”), which is comprised of the City’s
employees, drawn from the various City departments, will provide the primary direction,
prioritization and approval for all information security efforts, including key information
security and privacy risks, programs, initiatives and activities. The ISSC will provide input to
the information security and privacy strategic planning processes to ensure that information
security risks are adequately considered, assessed and addressed at the appropriate City
department level.
C. RESPONSIBILITY OF USERS
All authorized users of the Information will be responsible for complying with information
privacy processes and technologies within the scope of responsibility of each user.
D. RESPONSIBILITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) MANAGERS
The City’s IT Managers, who are responsible for internal, external, direct and indirect
connections to the City’s networks, will be responsible for configuring, maintaining and
securing the City’s IT networks in compliance with the City’s information security and
privacy policies. They are also responsible for timely internal reporting of events that may
have compromised network, system or data security.
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E. RESPONSIBILITY OF AUTHORIZATION COORDINATION
The ISM will ensure that the City’s employees secure the execution of Non‐Disclosure
Agreements (NDA), whenever access to the Information will be granted to third party
contractors, in conjunction with the Software as a Service (SaaS) Security and Privacy Terms
and Conditions. An NDA must be executed prior to the sharing of the Information of
persons covered by this Policy with third party contractors. The City’s approach to managing
information security and its implementation (i.e. objectives, policies, processes, and
procedures for information security) will be reviewed independently by the ISM at planned
intervals, or whenever significant changes to security implementation have occurred.
The CIO, acting by the ISM, will review and recommend changes to the Policy annually, or as
appropriate, commencing from the date of its adoption.
GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR INFORMATION PRIVACY
A. OVERVIEW
The Policy applies to activities that involve the use of the City’s information assets, namely,
the Information of persons doing business with the City or receiving services from the City,
which are owned by, or entrusted to, the City and will be made available to the City’s
employees and third party contractors under contract to the City to provide Software as a
Service consulting services. These activities include, without limitation, accessing the
Internet, using e‐mail, accessing the City’s intranet or other networks, systems, or devices.
The term “information assets” also includes the personal information of the City’s
employees and any other related organizations while those assets are under the City’s
control. Security measures will be designed, implemented, and maintained to ensure that
only authorized persons will enjoy access to the information assets. The City’s staff will act
to protect its information assets from theft, damage, loss, compromise, and inappropriate
disclosure or alteration. The City will plan, design, implement and maintain information
management systems, networks and processes in order to assure the appropriate
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its information assets to the City’s employees
and authorized third parties.
B. PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CHOICE
Except as permitted or provided by applicable laws, the City will not share the Information
of any person doing business with the City, or receiving services from the City, in violation of
this Policy, unless that person has consented to the City’s sharing of such information
during the conduct of the City’s business as a local government agency with third parties
under contract to the City to provide services.
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C. METHODS OF COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
The City may gather the Information from a variety of sources and resources, provided that
the collection of such information is both necessary and appropriate in order for the City to
conduct business as a local government agency in its governmental and proprietary
capacities. That information may be gathered at service windows and contact centers as
well as at web sites, by mobile applications, and with other technologies, wherever the City
may interact with persons who need to share such formation in order to secure the City’s
services.
The City’s staff will inform the persons whose Information are covered by this Policy that
the City’s web site may use “cookies” to customize the browsing experience with the City of
Palo Alto web site. The City will note that a cookie contains unique information that a web
site can use to track, among others, the Internet Protocol address of the computer used to
access the City’s web sites, the identification of the browser software and operating
systems used, the date and time a user accessed the site, and the Internet address of the
website from which the user linked to the City’s web sites. Cookies created on the user’s
computer by using the City’s web site do not contain the Information, and thus do not
compromise the user’s privacy or security. Users can refuse the cookies or delete the cookie
files from their computers by using any of the widely available methods. If the user chooses
not to accept a cookie on his or her computer, it will not prevent or prohibit the user from
gaining access to or using the City’s sites.
D. UTILITIES SERVICE
In the provision of utility services to persons located within Palo Alto, the City of Palo Alto
Utilities Department (“CPAU”) will collect the Information in order to initiate and manage
utility services to customers. To the extent the management of that information is not
specifically addressed in the Utilities Rules and Regulations or other ordinances, rules,
regulations or procedures, this Policy will apply; provided, however, any such Rules and
Regulations must conform to this Policy, unless otherwise directed or approved by the
Council. This includes the sharing of CPAU‐collected Information with other City
departments except as may be required by law.
Businesses and residents with standard utility meters and/or having non‐metered monthly
services will have secure access through a CPAU website to their Information, including,
without limitation, their monthly utility usage and billing data. In addition to their regular
monthly utilities billing, businesses and residents with non‐standard or experimental
electric, water or natural gas meters may have their usage and/or billing data provided to
them through non‐City electronic portals at different intervals than with the standard
monthly billing.
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Businesses and residents with such non‐standard or experimental metering will have their
Information covered by the same privacy protections and personal information exchange
rules applicable to Information under applicable federal and California laws.
E. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
The Information that is collected by the City in the ordinary course and scope of conducting
its business could be incorporated in a public record that may be subject to inspection and
copying by the public, unless such information is exempt from disclosure to the public by
California law.
F. ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION
The City will take reasonable steps to verify a person’s identity before the City will grant
anyone online access to that person’s Information. Each City department that collects
Information will afford access to affected persons who can review and update that
information at reasonable times.
G. SECURITY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON‐DISCLOSURE
Except as otherwise provided by applicable law or this Policy, the City will treat the
Information of persons covered by this Policy as confidential and will not disclose it, or
permit it to be disclosed, to third parties without the express written consent of the person
affected. The City will develop and maintain reasonable controls that are designed to
protect the confidentiality and security of the Information of persons covered by this Policy.
The City may authorize the City’s employee and or third party contractors to access and/or
use the Information of persons who do business with the City or receive services from the
City. In those instances, the City will require the City’s employee and/or the third party
contractors to agree to use such Information only in furtherance of City‐related business
and in accordance with the Policy.
If the City becomes aware of a breach, or has reasonable grounds to believe that a security
breach has occurred, with respect to the Information of a person, the City will notify the
affected person of such breach in accordance with applicable laws. The notice of breach will
include the date(s) or estimated date(s) of the known or suspected breach, the nature of
the Information that is the subject of the breach, and the proposed action to be taken or
the responsive action taken by the City.
H. DATA RETENTION / INFORMATION RETENTION
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The City will store and secure all Information for a period of time as may be required by law,
or if no period is established by law, for seven (7) years, and thereafter such information
will be scheduled for destruction.
I. SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS) OVERSIGHT
The City may engage third party contractors and vendors to provide software application
and database services, commonly known as Software‐as‐a‐Service (SaaS).
In order to assure the privacy and security of the Information of those who do business with
the City and those who received services from the City, as a condition of selling goods
and/or services to the City, the SaaS services provider and its subcontractors, if any,
including any IT infrastructure services provider, shall design, install, provide, and maintain
a secure IT environment, while it performs such services and/or furnishes goods to the City,
to the extent any scope of work or services implicates the confidentiality and privacy of the
Information.
These requirements include information security directives pertaining to: (a) the IT
infrastructure, by which the services are provided to the City, including connection to the
City's IT systems; (b) the SaaS services provider’s operations and maintenance processes
needed to support the IT environment, including disaster recovery and business continuity
planning; and (c) the IT infrastructure performance monitoring services to ensure a secure
and reliable environment and service availability to the City. The term “IT infrastructure”
refers to the integrated framework, including, without limitation, data centers, computers,
and database management devices, upon which digital networks operate.
Prior to entering into an agreement to provide services to the City, the City’s staff will
require the SaaS services provider to complete and submit an Information Security and
Privacy Questionnaire. In the event that the SaaS services provider reasonably determines
that it cannot fulfill the information security requirements during the course of providing
services, the City will require the SaaS services provider to promptly inform the ISM.
J. FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTION ACT OF 2003
CPAU will require utility customers to provide their Information in order for the City to
initiate and manage utility services to them.
Federal regulations, implementing the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
(Public Law 108‐159), including the Red Flag Rules, require that CPAU, as a “covered
financial institution or creditor” which provides services in advance of payment and which
can affect consumer credit, develop and implement procedures for an identity theft
program for new and existing accounts to detect, prevent, respond and mitigate potential
identity theft of its customers’ Information.
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CPAU procedures for potential identity theft will be reviewed independently by the ISM
annually or whenever significant changes to security implementation have occurred. The
ISM will recommend changes to CPAU identity theft procedures, or as appropriate, so as to
conform to this Policy.
There are California laws which are applicable to identity theft; they are set forth in
California Civil Code § 1798.92.
NOTE: Questions regarding this policy should be referred to the Information Technology
Department, as appropriate.
Recommended: __________________________________ ________________
Director Information Technology/CIO Date
Approved: ___________________________________ _________________
City Manager Date
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City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 2/3/2020
City of Palo Alto Page 1
Summary Title: Fire Station 3 Design Contract Amendment No. 3
Title: Approval of Amendment Number 3 to Contract Number C16161210
with Shah Kawasaki Architects, Inc., to add an Amount Not-to-Exceed
$102,141 to Provide Continued Construction Administration and LEED
Certification Services for the Fire Station 3 Replacement Project (PE-15003),
for a New Total Not-To-Exceed Amount of $916,383
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Public Works
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to
execute Contract Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. C16161210 with Shah Kawasaki Architects,
Inc., (Attachment A) to increase compensation by a not-to-exceed amount of $102,141 to
provide continued construction administration and LEED certification services for the Fire
Station No. 3 Replacement Project (CIP PE-15003). The added amount includes $92,841 for
basic services and $9,300 for additional services. The revised total contract amount is not to
exceed $916,383, including $833,824 for basic services and $82,559 for additional services.
Background
The Fire Station No. 3 Replacement Project is part of the 2014 Council Infrastructure Plan. The
Project will provide a new facility built to meet essential services standards. The new fire
station is being built at the existing location of Fire Station No. 3 at 799 Embarcadero Road in
Palo Alto.
On December 14, 2015, Council approved a contract with Shah Kawasaki Architects, Inc. (SKA)
to provide architectural design services for the Fire Station No. 3 Replacement Project, as well
as construction administration and LEED certification services during construction, with a
contract end date of September 10, 2018 (Staff Report ID#6299).
Council awarded a construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Strawn Construction,
Inc. (Staff Report ID#8561) on November 27, 2017. Construction on the Fire Station No. 3
Project began in January 2018 with an anticipated completion in early 2019.
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On October 18, 2018, Council approved Amendment No. 1 to extend SKA’s construction
administration services contract (Staff Report ID#9511) to add additional time and budget
primarily due to the extended design review process prior to the start of construction.
On June 3, 2019, Council approved Amendment No. 2 to extend SKA’s construction
administration services contract (Staff Report ID#10193) to add additional time and budget to
cover the expected Project construction delay to August 2019.
Discussion
Construction on the Fire Station No 3 Project was contracted for completion by January 8, 2019,
with minor change orders extending the completion date to March 10, 2019. The contractor
failed to meet the contracted schedule and has been notified of the City’s intent to assess
liquidated damages under the contract in the amount of $1,500 per day, intended to cover all
costs associated with delay, including costs such as added construction administration costs.
Currently, substantial completion is expected in January 2020.
SKA Contract Amendment No. 3 is necessary to provide the additional funding needed for the
extended construction administration services resulting from the contractor’s delay in
completing the Project.
Timeline
Construction of the Fire Station No. 3 Project is now expected to be substantially complete in
January 2020.
Resource Impact
Funding for this contract amendment is available in the Fire Station No. 3 Replacement Capital
Improvement Project (PE-15003). The cost for these extended construction administration
services is expected to be offset by the assessment of liquidated damages.
Policy Implications
The proposed action is consistent with City policy.
Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder engagement is not applicable to this contract amendment.
Environmental Review
This project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) under Section 15302 of the CEQA Guidelines as “Replacement or Reconstruction of
Existing Structures” and no further Environmental review is necessary. A notice of CEQA
exemption was filed in early March 2017.
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AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CONTRACT NO. C16161210
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND
SHAH KAWASAKI ARCHITECTS, INC.
This Amendment No. 3 (this “Amendment”) to Contract No. C16161210 (the “Contract” as
defined below) is entered into as of February 3, 2020, by and between the CITY OF PALO ALTO, a
California chartered municipal corporation (“CITY”), and SHAH KAWASAKI ARCHITECTS, INC., a
California corporation, located at 570 10th Street, Suite 201, Oakland, CA 94607 (“CONSULTANT”).
CITY and CONSULTANT are referred to collectively as the “Parties” in this Amendment.
R E C I T A L S
A.The Contract (as defined below) was entered into by and between the Parties
hereto for the provision of professional services in connection with the new construction of Fire
Station No.3 located at Embarcadero and Newell (the “Project”), as detailed therein.
B.The Contract was amended by Amendment No.1 to extend the term of the Contract
through December 31, 2020, to add continued construction administration services and to
increase the total not- to- exceed amount of compensation by an amount not to exceed Ninety
Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Six Dollars ($97,626), from Five Hundred Ninety Nine
Thousand Fifty Two Dollars ($599,052.00), to a new total not-to-exceed amount of Six Hundred
Ninety Six Thousand Seventy Eight Dollars ($696,678.00).
C.The Contract was amended by Amendment No. 2 to amend Exhibit “B” (“Schedule
of Performance”) to add continued construction administrative services; and to increase the total
not- to- exceed amount of compensation by an amount not to exceed One Hundred Seventeen
thousand Five Hundred Sixty Four ($117,564.00), from Six Hundred Ninety Six Thousand Six
Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars ($696,678.00) to a new total not-to-exceed amount of Eight
Hundred Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred Forty Two Dollars ($814,242.00).
D. The Parties now wish to amend the Contract to amend Exhibit “B” (“Schedule of
Performance”) to add continued construction administrative services; and to increase the total
not- to- exceed amount of compensation by an amount not- to- exceed One Hundred Two
Thousand One Hundred Forty One Dollars ($102,141), from Eight Hundred Fourteen Thousand Two
Hundred Forty Two Dollars ($814,242) to a new total not-to-exceed amount of Nine Hundred
Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Three Dollars ($916,383) due to the delayed finish of
construction by others.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, terms, conditions, and provisions of
this Amendment, the Parties agree:
SECTION 1. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this Amendment:
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a.Contract. The term “Contract” shall mean Contract No. C16161210
between CONSULTANT and CITY, dated December 14, 2015, as amended
by:
Amendment No.1, dated September 12, 2018, and
Amendment No.2, dated June 3, 2019.
b.Other Terms. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Contract.
SECTION 2. Section 4, entitled “Not To Exceed Compensation,” of the Contract is hereby
amended to read as follows:
“The compensation to be paid to CONSULTANT for performance of the Services
described in Exhibit “A”, including both payment for professional services and
reimbursable expenses, shall not exceed Eight Hundred Thirty Three Thousand
Eight Hundred Twenty Four Dollars ($833,824). In the event Additional Services are
authorized, the total compensation for Services, Additional Services and
reimbursable expenses shall not exceed Nine Hundred Sixteen Thousand Three
Hundred Eighty Three Dollars ($916,383). The applicable rates and schedule of
payment are set out at Exhibit “C-1”, entitled “HOURLY RATE SCHEDULE,” which is
attached to and made a part of this Agreement.
Additional Services (defined below), if any, shall be authorized in accordance with
and subject to the provisions of Exhibit “C”. CONSULTANT shall not receive any
compensation for Additional Services performed without the prior written
authorization of CITY. “Additional Services” shall mean any work that is determined
by CITY to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project, but which is not
included within the Scope of Services described at Exhibit “A”.”
SECTION 3. The following exhibits to the Contract are hereby deleted and replaced in the
entirety , as indicated below, to read as set forth in the attachments to this Amendment, which are
hereby incorporated in full into this Amendment and into the Contract by this reference:
a.Exhibit “B” entitled “SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE, AMENDMENT 2” of the
Contract is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety to read as provided in
the attached Exhibit “B”, entitled “SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE,
AMENDMENT No. 3”.
b.Exhibit “C” entitled “COMPENSATION, AMENDMENT No.2” of the Contract
is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety to read as provided in the
attached Exhibit “C”, entitled “COMPENSATION, AMENDMENT No. 3”.
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SECTION 5. Legal Effect. Except as modified by this Amendment, all other provisions of the
Contract, including any exhibits thereto, shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals set forth above are terms of this
Amendment and are fully incorporated herein by this reference.
(SIGNATURE BLOCK FOLLOWS ON THE NEXT PAGE.)
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SIGNATURES OF THE PARTIES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have by their duly authorized representatives executed
this Amendment effective as of the date first above written.
CITY OF PALO ALTO
City Manager (Contract over $85k)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney or designee
(Contract over $25k)
SHAH KAWASAKI ARCHITECTS, INC.
Officer 1
By:
Name:
Title:
Officer 2 (Required for Corp. or LLC)
By:
Name:
Title:
Attachments:
Exhibit “B” entitled “SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE, AMENDMENT No. 3” (AMENDED-REPLACES
PREVIOUS)
Exhibit “C” entitled “COMPENSATION, AMENDMENT No. 3” (AMENDED-REPLACES PREVIOUS)
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Philip Luo
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EXHIBIT “B”
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE, AMENDMENT NO. 3
(AMENDED- REPLACES PREVIOUS)
CONSULTANT shall perform the Services so as to complete each milestone within the number of
days specified below. The time to complete each milestone may be increased or decreased by
mutual written agreement of the project managers for CONSULTANT and CITY so long as all work is
completed within the term of the Agreement. CONSULTANT shall provide a detailed schedule of
work consistent with the schedule below within 2 weeks of receipt of the notice to proceed (NTP).
Milestones Completion No. of Days from NTP
Task 1, Schematic Design 91 days Task 2, Design Development 182 days
Task 3, Construction Documents 365 days
Task 4, Construction Administration 1,460 days (to Dec. 31, 2019) Task 5, LEED Certification 1,538 days (to April 5, 2020)
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EXHIBIT “C”
COMPENSATION, AMENDMENT NO. 3
(AMENDED- REPLACES PREVIOUS)
The CITY agrees to compensate the CONSULTANT for professional services performed in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and as set forth in the budget
schedule below. Compensation shall be calculated based on the hourly rate schedule attached as
exhibit C-1 up to the not to exceed budget amount for each task set forth below.
CONSULTANT shall perform the tasks and categories of work as outlined and budgeted below. The
CITY’s Project Manager may approve in writing the transfer of budget amounts between any of the
tasks or categories listed below provided the total compensation for Basic Services, including
reimbursable expenses, and the total compensation for Additional Services do not exceed the
amounts set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
BUDGET SCHEDULE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT
Task 1 $89,785
(Schematic Design)
Task 2 $115,010
(Design Development)
Task 3 $181,609
(Construction Document)
Task 4 & Task 5 $419,964
(Construction Administration & LEED Certification)
Sub-total Basic Services $806,368
Reimbursable Expenses $27,456
Total Basic Services and Reimbursable expenses $833,824
Additional Services, if authorized (Not to Exceed) $82,559
Maximum Total Compensation $916,383
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
The administrative, overhead, secretarial time or secretarial overtime, word processing,
photocopying, in-house printing, insurance and other ordinary business expenses are
included within the scope of payment for services and are not reimbursable expenses. CITY
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shall reimburse CONSULTANT for the following reimbursable expenses at cost. Expenses for
which CONSULTANT shall be reimbursed are:
A. Travel outside the San Francisco Bay area, including transportation and meals, will be
reimbursed at actual cost subject to the City of Palo Alto’s policy for reimbursement of travel
and meal expenses for City of Palo Alto employees.
B. Long distance telephone service charges, cellular phone service charges, facsimile
transmission and postage charges are reimbursable at actual cost.
All requests for payment of expenses shall be accompanied by appropriate backup
information. Any expense anticipated to be more than $1,320.00 shall be approved in
advance by the CITY’s project manager.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
The CONSULTANT shall provide Additional Services (as defined in Section 4) only by
advanced, written authorization from the CITY. The CONSULTANT, at the CITY’s project
manager’s request, shall submit a detailed written proposal including a description of the
scope of services, schedule, level of effort, and CONSULTANT’s proposed maximum
compensation, including reimbursable expense, for such services based on the rates set
forth in Exhibit C-1. The Additional Services scope, schedule and maximum compensation
shall be negotiated and agreed to in writing by the CITY’s Project Manager and
CONSULTANT prior to commencement of the services. Payment for Additional Services is
subject to all requirements and restrictions in this Agreement.
Work required because the following conditions are not satisfied or are exceeded shall
be considered as Additional Services:
1. Geotechnical Report is not received from City prior to commencement of structural
engineering services
2. Geotechnical Report recommends special (not spread footings) foundations systems
such as mat, piers or piles.
3. Survey including topographic, boundary and utilities is not received from City prior to
commencement of civil engineering.
4. Design services to incorporate Public Art.
5. CEQA documents other than negative declaration.
6. Alert System design
7. IT/Telecommunications Equipment design including routers, servers, PBX
8. Cell tower and equipment design other than coordination
9. As-Built documentation
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City of Palo Alto (ID # 10966)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 2/3/2020
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Council Priority: Transportation and Traffic
Summary Title: Approval of Contract for On-Call Traffic Signal and Electrical
Services
Title: Approval of Contract Number C20177344 With Bear Electrical Services
for Provision of On-call Traffic Signal and Electrical Services for a Term of 36
Months With a Maximum Total Compensation Not-to-Exceed Amount of
$375,000
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Transportation
Recommended Motion:
Staff recommends that Council authorize the City Manager to execute Contract C20177344 with
Bear Electrical Services for provision of On-Call Traffic Signal and Electrical Services for a term
three years through March 1, 2023 with a maximum compensation total not-to-exceed amount
of $375,000.
Background:
In 2019, City Staff conducted a formal Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the On-Call Traffic Signal and
Electrical Services. The City of Palo Alto has an existing contract for on-call services that expired
on 12/30/2019. This new contract will supersede the previous contract. A new IFB process and
contract is generally conducted approximately every three years. The contract presented in
this report is a result of the IFB process conducted in late 2019.
This contract supports traffic signal and other electrical service work related to the traffic signal
and transportation system within Palo Alto. The services supplement implementation,
maintenance, and/or repair efforts that cannot be completed by Electric Utilities Department
staff and is generally used for implementation of services and/or technologies that current City
Staff has limited capabilities or capacity to conduct.
Discussion:
The contract for the On-Call Traffic Signal and Electrical Services provides for implementation,
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inspection, and maintenance of various traffic signals and other electrical work related to
transportation such as electronic speed feedback signs and pedestrian crossing flashing
beacons. The work generally expected within this contract includes on-going maintenance of
speed feedback signs and pedestrian warning beacons. It also includes implementation of new
requests for specific changes or upgrades such as new pedestrian crossing beacons, upgrades of
traffic signal detection or accessible pedestrian buttons, or other repairs that may require
services to supplement the capabilities of current City Staff. The on-call contractor will be
working in close coordination with current City Staff from the Department of Transportation
and from the Utilities - Electrical Services department.
In order to provide continuity in electrical service, maintenance, and to allow Staff to proceed
with work on priority transportation projects with near-term electrical services, Staff is
requesting that Council approve the attached contract for three years, not to exceed $375,000
(approximately $125,000 annually) for the provision of on-call traffic signal and electrical
services until March 1, 2023.
The IFB process (IFB No. 177344) was opened to the public on October 25th, 2019, and closed
on November 20, 2019. The City received proposals from two bidding firms with Bear Electrical
Services being the lowest bidder. A solicitation summary matrix is included in Attachment B.
Bear Electrical was also the previous on-call contractor between 2016 and 2019.
Policy Implications:
The City's Comprehensive Plan recommends that traffic safety be among the City's top
priorities. This contract is consistent with the following Comprehensive Plan goals:
• T-4: An Efficient Roadway Network for All Users and Goal
• T-6: A High Level of Safety for Motorists, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists on Palo Alto Streets.
Resource Impact:
On-call services are used only when there is sufficient budget to cover the costs. The majority
of these efforts are funded by a combination of the existing operating budget and the Traffic
Signal and Intelligent Transportation Systems (PL-05030) CIP project. There are sufficient funds
in the Fiscal Year 2020 Adopted Operating Budget and in the Fiscal Year 2020 Adopted CIP
Budget to cover the on-call traffic signal and electrical services work. Any work related to other
specific CIP projects will be charged to those projects. No additional resources are required at
this time.
Timeline:
On-Call services efforts are ongoing on a continual and on an as-needed basis. Staff will
continue to issue task orders to Bear Electrical Services as required. As of January 1, 2020, no
contract is in place and new task orders are currently on hold until this contract can be fully
executed.
Environmental Review:
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Approving this Contract and work done under it are exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302
(Replacement or Reconstruction).
Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Engagement beyond City Staff was not included as this contract will supplement
current staff efforts. Project specific stakeholder engagement will occur separately as part of
specific projects.
Attachments:
• C20177344 Bear Electrical - Council Ready
• BidderInfoExport - Solicitation Summary Matrix
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CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Contract No. C20177344
City of Palo Alto
On-Call Traffic Signal and Electrical Support Project
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND DEFINITIONS…………………………………….…………..6
1.1 Recitals…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
1.2 Definitions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
SECTION 2 THE PROJECT………………………………………………………………………………………………………...6
SECTION 3 THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS………………………………………………………………………………..7
3.1 List of Documents…………………………………………………………………………………………….........7
3.2 Order of Precedence……………………………………………………………………………………………......7
SECTION 4 CONTRACTOR’S DUTY…………………………………………………………………………………………..8
4.1 Contractor's Duties…………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
SECTION 5 PROJECT TEAM……………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
5.1 Contractor's Co-operation………………………………………………………………………………………..8
SECTION 6 TIME OF COMPLETION…………………………………………………………………………………….......8
6.1 Time Is of Essence…………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
6.2 Commencement of Work…………………………………………………………………………………………8
6.3 Contract Time…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
6.4 Liquidated Damages…………………………………………………………………………………………………8
6.4.1 Other Remedies……………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
6.5 Adjustments to Contract Time………………………………………………………………………………….9
SECTION 7 COMPENSATION TO CONTRACTOR……………………………………………………………………….9
7.1 Contract Sum……………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
7.2 Full Compensation……………………………………………………………………………………………………9
SECTION 8 STANDARD OF CARE……………………………………………………………………………………………..9
8.1 Standard of Care…………………………………………………………………………………..…………………9
SECTION 9 INDEMNIFICATION…………………………………………………………………………………………..…10
9.1 Hold Harmless……………………………………………………………………………………………………….10
9.2 Survival…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10
SECTION 10 NON-DISCRIMINATION……..………………………………………………………………………………10
10.1 Municipal Code Requirement…………….………………………………..……………………………….10
SECTION 11 INSURANCE AND BONDS.…………………………………………………………………………………10
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11.1 Evidence of Coverage…………………………………………………………………………………………..10
SECTION 12 PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS…………………………………………………………….…11
12.1 Assignment………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
12.2 Assignment by Law.………………………………………………………………………………………………11
SECTION 13 NOTICES …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
13.1 Method of Notice …………………………………………………………………………………………………11
13.2 Notice Recipents ………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
13.3 Change of Address……………………………………………………………………………………………….12
SECTION 14 DEFAULT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...12
14.1 Notice of Default………………………………………………………………………………………………….12
14.2 Opportunity to Cure Default…………………………………………………………………………………12
SECTION 15 CITY'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES…………………………………………………………………………..12
15.1 Remedies Upon Default……………………………………………………………………………………….12
15.1.1 Delete Certain Services…………………………………………………………………………………….13
15.1.2 Perform and Withhold……………………………………………………………………………………..13
15.1.3 Suspend The Construction Contract…………………………………………………………………13
15.1.4 Terminate the Construction Contract for Default………………………………………………13
15.1.5 Invoke the Performance Bond………………………………………………………………………….13
15.1.6 Additional Provisions……………………………………………………………………………………….13
15.2 Delays by Sureties……………………………………………………………………………………………….13
15.3 Damages to City…………………………………………………………………………………………………..14
15.3.1 For Contractor's Default…………………………………………………………………………………..14
15.3.2 Compensation for Losses…………………………………………………………………………………14
15.4 Suspension by City……………………………………………………………………………………………….14
15.4.1 Suspension for Convenience……………………………………………………………………………..14
15.4.2 Suspension for Cause………………………………………………………………………………………..14
15.5 Termination Without Cause…………………………………………………………………………………14
15.5.1 Compensation………………………………………………………………………………………………….14
15.5.2 Subcontractors………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
15.6 Contractor’s Duties Upon Termination………………………………………………………………...15
SECTION 16 CONTRACTOR'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES……………………………………………………………16
16.1 Contractor’s Remedies……………………………………..………………………………..………………….16
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16.1.1 For Work Stoppage……………………………………………………………………………………………16
16.1.2 For City's Non-Payment…………………………………………………………………………………….16
16.2 Damages to Contractor………………………………………………………………………………………..16
SECTION 17 ACCOUNTING RECORDS………………………………………………………………………………….…16
17.1 Financial Management and City Access………………………………………………………………..16
17.2 Compliance with City Requests…………………………………………………………………………….17
SECTION 18 INDEPENDENT PARTIES……………………………………………………………………………………..17
18.1 Status of Parties……………………………………………………………………………………………………17
SECTION 19 NUISANCE……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…17
19.1 Nuisance Prohibited……………………………………………………………………………………………..17
SECTION 20 PERMITS AND LICENSES…………………………………………………………………………………….17
20.1 Payment of Fees…………………………………………………………………………………………………..17
SECTION 21 WAIVER…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17
21.1 Waiver………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….17
SECTION 22 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS……………………………….18
22.1 Governing Law…………………………………………………………………………………………………….18
22.2 Compliance with Laws…………………………………………………………………………………………18
22.2.1 Palo Alto Minimum Wage Ordinance…………….………………………………………………….18
SECTION 23 COMPLETE AGREEMENT……………………………………………………………………………………18
23.1 Integration………………………………………………………………………………………………………….18
SECTION 24 SURVIVAL OF CONTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………..18
24.1 Survival of Provisions……………………………………………………………………………………………18
SECTION 25 PREVAILING WAGES………………………………………………………………………………………….18
SECTION 26 NON-APPROPRIATION……………………………………………………………………………………….19
26.1 Appropriation………………………………………………………………………………………………………19
SECTION 27 AUTHORITY……………………………………………………………………………………………………….19
27.1 Representation of Parties…………………………………………………………………………………….19
SECTION 28 COUNTERPARTS………………………………………………………………………………………………..19
28.1 Multiple Counterparts………………………………………………………………………………………….19
SECTION 29 SEVERABILITY……………………………………………………………………………………………………19
29.1 Severability………………………………………………………………………………………………………….19
SECTION 30 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REFERENCES …………………………………………………..19
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30.1 Amendments of Laws…………………………………………………………………………………………..19
SECTION 31 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CERTIFICATION………………………………………………….….19
31.1 Workers Compensation…………………………………………………………………………………….19
SECTION 32 DIR REGISTRATION AND OTHER SB 854 REQUIREMENTS………………………………..…20
32.1 General Notice to Contractor…………………………………………………………………………….20
32.2 Labor Code section 1771.1(a)…………………………………………………………………………….20
32.3 DIR Registration Required…………………………………………………………………………………20
32.4 Posting of Job Site Notices…………………………………………………………………………………20
32.5 Payroll Records…………………………………………………………………………………………………20
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THIS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT entered into on January 27th, 2020 (“Execution Date”) by and between
the CITY OF PALO ALTO, a California chartered municipal corporation ("City"), and BEAR ELECTRICAL
SOLUTIONS, INC. a California corporation ("Contractor"), is made with reference to the following:
R E C I T A L S:
A. City is a municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of California with the power to carry on its business as it is now being conducted under the statutes of the
State of California and the Charter of City.
B. Contractor is a corporation duly organized and in good standing in the State of California,
Contractor’s License Number 982079 and Department of Industrial Relations Registration Number
1000002158. Contractor represents that it is duly licensed by the State of California and has the
background, knowledge, experience and expertise to perform the obligations set forth in this Construction
Contract.
C. On October 25, 2019, City issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to contractors for the On-Call Traffic
Signal and Electrical Services (“Project”). In response to the IFB, Contractor submitted a Bid.
D. City and Contractor desire to enter into this Construction Contract for the Project, and other
services as identified in the Contract Documents for the Project upon the following terms and conditions.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings hereinafter set forth
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, it is mutually agreed by and between the undersigned parties as follows:
SECTION 1 INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND DEFINITIONS.
1.1 Recitals.
All of the recitals are incorporated herein by reference.
1.2 Definitions.
Capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Construction Contract and/or in the General
Conditions. If there is a conflict between the definitions in this Construction Contract and in the General Conditions, the definitions in this Construction Contract shall prevail.
SECTION 2 THE PROJECT.
The Project is the On-Call Traffic Signal and Electrical Services Project, located at various locations to be
determined in Palo Alto, CA. ("Project").
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SECTION 3 THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
3.1 List of Documents.
The Contract Documents (sometimes collectively referred to as “Agreement” or “Bid Documents”) consist of
the following documents which are on file with the Purchasing Division and are hereby incorporated by
reference.
1) Change Orders
2) Field Orders
3) Contract
4) Bidding Addenda
5) Special Provisions
6) General Conditions
7) Project Plans and Drawings
8) Technical Specifications
9) Instructions to Bidders
10) Invitation for Bids
11) Contractor's Bid/Non-Collusion Declaration
12) Reports listed in the Contract Documents
13) Public Works Department’s Standard Drawings and Specifications (most current version at
time of Bid)
14) Utilities Department’s Water, Gas, Wastewater, Electric Utilities Standards (most current
version at time of Bid)
15) City of Palo Alto Traffic Control Requirements
16) City of Palo Alto Truck Route Map and Regulations
17) Notice Inviting Pre-Qualification Statements, Pre-Qualification Statement, and Pre-
Qualification Checklist (if applicable)
18) Performance and Payment Bonds
3.2 Order of Precedence.
For the purposes of construing, interpreting and resolving inconsistencies between and among the
provisions of this Contract, the Contract Documents shall have the order of precedence as set forth in the
preceding section. If a claimed inconsistency cannot be resolved through the order of precedence, the City
shall have the sole power to decide which document or provision shall govern as may be in the best interests
of the City.
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SECTION 4 CONTRACTOR’S DUTY.
4.1 Contractor’s Duties
Contractor agrees to perform all of the Work required for the Project, as specified in the Contract
Documents, all of which are fully incorporated herein. Contractor shall provide, furnish, and supply all things
necessary and incidental for the timely performance and completion of the Work, including, but not limited
to, provision of all necessary labor, materials, equipment, transportation, and utilities, unless otherwise
specified in the Contract Documents. Contractor also agrees to use its best efforts to complete the Work in
a professional and expeditious manner and to meet or exceed the performance standards required by the
Contract Documents.
SECTION 5 PROJECT TEAM.
5.1 Contractor’s Co-operation.
In addition to Contractor, City has retained, or may retain, consultants and contractors to provide
professional and technical consultation for the design and construction of the Project. The Contract requires
that Contractor operate efficiently, effectively and cooperatively with City as well as all other members of
the Project Team and other contractors retained by City to construct other portions of the Project.
SECTION 6 TIME OF COMPLETION.
6.1 Time Is of Essence.
Time is of the essence with respect to all time limits set forth in the Contract Documents.
6.2 Commencement of Work.
Contractor shall commence the Work on the date specified in City’s Notice to Proceed.
6.3 Contract Time.
Work hereunder shall begin on the date specified on the City’s Notice to Proceed and shall be completed
within 36 months after the commencement date specified in City’s Notice to Proceed.
By executing this Construction Contract, Contractor expressly waives any claim for delayed early
completion.
6.4 Liquidated Damages.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 53069.85, if Contractor fails to achieve Substantial Completion of
the entire Work within the Contract Time, including any approved extensions thereto, City may assess
liquidated damages on a daily basis for each day of Unexcused Delay in achieving Substantial Completion,
based on the amount of Five Hundred Fifty dollars ($550.00) per day, or as otherwise specified in the
Special Provisions. Liquidated damages may also be separately assessed for failure to meet milestones
specified elsewhere in the Contract Documents, regardless of impact on the time for achieving Substantial
Completion. The assessment of liquidated damages is not a penalty but considered to be a reasonable
estimate of the amount of damages City will suffer by delay in completion of the Work. The City is entitled
to setoff the amount of liquidated damages assessed against any payments otherwise due to Contractor,
including, but not limited to, setoff against release of retention. If the total amount of liquidated damages
assessed exceeds the amount of unreleased retention, City is entitled to recover the balance from
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Contractor or its sureties. Occupancy or use of the Project in whole or in part prior to Substantial
Completion, shall not operate as a waiver of City’s right to assess liquidated damages.
6.4.1 Other Remedies. City is entitled to any and all available legal and equitable remedies City may
have where City’s Losses are caused by any reason other than Contractor’s failure to achieve Substantial
Completion of the entire Work within the Contract Time.
6.5 Adjustments to Contract Time.
The Contract Time may only be adjusted for time extensions approved by City and memorialized in a
Change Order approved in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
SECTION 7 COMPENSATION TO CONTRACTOR.
7.1 Contract Sum.
Contractor shall be compensated for satisfactory completion of the Work in compliance with the Contract
Documents the Contract Sum of Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000.00).
Bonds are required in the amount of $375,00.00.
7.2 Full Compensation.
The Contract Sum shall be full compensation to Contractor for all Work provided by Contractor
and, except as otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of the Contract Documents, shall cover all Losses
arising out of the nature of the Work or from the acts of the elements or any unforeseen difficulties or obstructions which may arise or be encountered in performance of the Work until its Acceptance by City, all
risks connected with the Work, and any and all expenses incurred due to suspension or discontinuance of
the Work, except as expressly provided herein. The Contract Sum may only be adjusted for Change Orders
approved in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.
SECTION 8 STANDARD OF CARE.
8.1 Standard of Care.
Contractor agrees that the Work shall be performed by qualified, experienced and well-supervised
personnel. All services performed in connection with this Construction Contract shall be performed in a
manner consistent with the standard of care under California law applicable to those who specialize in
providing such services for projects of the type, scope and complexity of the Project.
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SECTION 9 INDEMNIFICATION.
9.1 Hold Harmless.
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Contractor will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless City, its City
Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, employees, representatives and volunteers (hereinafter
individually referred to as an “Indemnitee” and collectively referred to as "Indemnitees"), through legal
counsel acceptable to City, from and against any and liability, loss, damage, claims, expenses (including,
without limitation, attorney fees, expert witness fees, paralegal fees, and fees and costs of litigation or
arbitration) (collectively, “Liability”) of every nature arising out of or in connection with the acts or omissions
of Contractor, its employees, Subcontractors, representatives, or agents, in performing the Work or its
failure to comply with any of its obligations under the Contract, except such Liability caused by the active
negligence, sole negligence, or willful misconduct of an Indemnitee. Contractor shall pay City for any costs
City incurs to enforce this provision. Except as provided in Section 9.2 below, nothing in the Contract
Documents shall be construed to give rise to any implied right of indemnity in favor of Contractor against
City or any other Indemnitee.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 9201, City shall timely notify Contractor upon receipt of
any third-party claim relating to the Contract.
9.2 Survival.
The provisions of Section 9 shall survive the termination of this Construction Contract.
SECTION 10 NON-DISCRIMINATION.
10.1 Municipal Code Requirement.
As set forth in Palo Alto Municipal Code section 2.30.510, Contractor certifies that in the performance of this
Agreement, it shall not discriminate in the employment of any person because of the race, skin color, gender,
age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, housing status, marital status, familial
status, weight or height of such person. Contractor acknowledges that it has read and understands the
provisions of Section 2.30.510 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code relating to Nondiscrimination Requirements
and the penalties for violation thereof, and will comply with all requirements of Section 2.30.510 pertaining
to nondiscrimination in employment.
SECTION 11 INSURANCE AND BONDS.
11.1 Evidence of coverage.
Within ten (10) business days following issuance of the Notice of Award, Contractor shall provide City with
evidence that it has obtained insurance and shall submit Performance and Payment Bonds satisfying all
requirements in Article 11 of the General Conditions.
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SECTION 12 PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS.
12.1 Assignment.
City is entering into this Construction Contract in reliance upon the stated experience and qualifications of
the Contractor and its Subcontractors set forth in Contractor’s Bid. Accordingly, Contractor shall not assign,
hypothecate or transfer this Construction Contract or any interest therein directly or indirectly, by operation
of law or otherwise without the prior written consent of City. Any assignment, hypothecation or transfer
without said consent shall be null and void, and shall be deemed a substantial breach of contract and grounds
for default in addition to any other legal or equitable remedy available to the City.
12.2 Assignment by Law.
The sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Contractor or of any general partner or joint venturer or syndicate member of Contractor, if the Contractor
is a partnership or joint venture or syndicate or co-tenancy shall result in changing the control of Contractor,
shall be construed as an assignment of this Construction Contract. Control means more than fifty percent
(50%) of the voting power of the corporation or other entity.
SECTION 13 NOTICES.
13.1 Method of Notice.
All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Construction Contract shall be given in
writing and shall be deemed served on the earlier of the following:
(i) On the date delivered if delivered personally; (ii) On the third business day after the deposit thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and
addressed as hereinafter provided;
(iii) On the date sent if sent by facsimile transmission;
(iv) On the date sent if delivered by electronic mail; or
(v) On the date it is accepted or rejected if sent by certified mail.
13.2 Notice to Recipients.
All notices, demands or requests (including, without limitation, Change Order Requests and Claims) from
Contractor to City shall include the Project name and the number of this Construction Contract and shall be
addressed to City at:
To City: City of Palo Alto
City Clerk
250 Hamilton Avenue
P.O. Box 10250
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Copy to: City of Palo Alto
Office of Transportation
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Attn: Rafael Rius
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In addition, copies of all Claims by Contractor under this Construction Contract shall be provided to the
following:
Palo Alto City Attorney’s Office
250 Hamilton Avenue
P.O. Box 10250
Palo Alto, California 94303
All Claims shall be sent by registered mail or certified mail with return receipt requested.
All notices, demands, requests or approvals from City to Contractor shall be addressed to:
Bear Electrical Solutions, Inc.
1341 Archer Street,
Alviso, CA 95002
Attn: Robert Asuncion
13.3 Change of Address.
In advance of any change of address, Contractor shall notify City of the change of address in writing. Each
party may, by written notice only, add, delete or replace any individuals to whom and addresses to which
notice shall be provided.
SECTION 14 DEFAULT.
14.1 Notice of Default.
In the event that City determines, in its sole discretion, that Contractor has failed or refused to perform any
of the obligations set forth in the Contract Documents, or is in breach of any provision of the Contract
Documents, City may give written notice of default to Contractor in the manner specified for the giving of
notices in the Construction Contract, with a copy to Contractor’s performance bond surety.
14.2 Opportunity to Cure Default.
Except for emergencies, Contractor shall cure any default in performance of its obligations under the
Contract Documents within two (2) Days (or such shorter time as City may reasonably require) after receipt
of written notice. However, if the breach cannot be reasonably cured within such time, Contractor will
commence to cure the breach within two (2) Days (or such shorter time as City may reasonably require) and
will diligently and continuously prosecute such cure to completion within a reasonable time, which shall in
no event be later than ten (10) Days after receipt of such written notice.
SECTION 15 CITY'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
15.1 Remedies Upon Default.
If Contractor fails to cure any default of this Construction Contract within the time period set forth above in
Section 14, then City may pursue any remedies available under law or equity, including, without limitation,
the following:
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15.1.1 Delete Certain Services. City may, without terminating the Construction Contract, delete
certain portions of the Work, reserving to itself all rights to Losses related thereto.
15.1.2 Perform and Withhold. City may, without terminating the Construction Contract, engage
others to perform the Work or portion of the Work that has not been adequately performed by
Contractor and withhold the cost thereof to City from future payments to Contractor, reserving to
itself all rights to Losses related thereto.
15.1.3 Suspend The Construction Contract. City may, without terminating the Construction
Contract and reserving to itself all rights to Losses related thereto, suspend all or any portion of this
Construction Contract for as long a period of time as City determines, in its sole discretion,
appropriate, in which event City shall have no obligation to adjust the Contract Sum or Contract
Time, and shall have no liability to Contractor for damages if City directs Contractor to resume Work.
15.1.4 Terminate the Construction Contract for Default. City shall have the right to terminate
this Construction Contract, in whole or in part, upon the failure of Contractor to promptly cure any
default as required by Section 14. City’s election to terminate the Construction Contract for default
shall be communicated by giving Contractor a written notice of termination in the manner specified
for the giving of notices in the Construction Contract. Any notice of termination given to Contractor
by City shall be effective immediately, unless otherwise provided therein.
15.1.5 Invoke the Performance Bond. City may, with or without terminating the Construction
Contract and reserving to itself all rights to Losses related thereto, exercise its rights under the
Performance Bond.
15.1.6 Additional Provisions. All of City’s rights and remedies under this Construction Contract
are cumulative, and shall be in addition to those rights and remedies available in law or in equity.
Designation in the Contract Documents of certain breaches as material shall not waive the City’s
authority to designate other breaches as material nor limit City’s right to terminate the Construction
Contract, or prevent the City from terminating the Agreement for breaches that are not material.
City’s determination of whether there has been noncompliance with the Construction Contract so
as to warrant exercise by City of its rights and remedies for default under the Construction Contract,
shall be binding on all parties. No termination or action taken by City after such termination shall
prejudice any other rights or remedies of City provided by law or equity or by the Contract
Documents upon such termination; and City may proceed against Contractor to recover all
liquidated damages and Losses suffered by City.
15.2 Delays by Sureties.
Time being of the essence in the performance of the Work, if Contractor’s surety fails to arrange for
completion of the Work in accordance with the Performance Bond, within seven (7) calendar days from the
date of the notice of termination, Contractor’s surety shall be deemed to have waived its right to complete
the Work under the Contract, and City may immediately make arrangements for the completion of the Work
through use of its own forces, by hiring a replacement contractor, or by any other means that City determines
advisable under the circumstances. Contractor and its surety shall be jointly and severally liable for any
additional cost incurred by City to complete the Work following termination. In addition, City shall have the
right to use any materials, supplies, and equipment belonging to Contractor and located at the Worksite for
the purposes of completing the remaining Work.
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15.3 Damages to City.
15.3.1 For Contractor's Default. City will be entitled to recovery of all Losses under law or equity
in the event of Contractor’s default under the Contract Documents.
15.3.2 Compensation for Losses. In the event that City's Losses arise from Contractor’s default
under the Contract Documents, City shall be entitled to deduct the cost of such Losses from monies
otherwise payable to Contractor. If the Losses incurred by City exceed the amount payable,
Contractor shall be liable to City for the difference and shall promptly remit same to City.
15.4 Suspension by City
15.4.1 Suspension for Convenience. City may, at any time and from time to time, without cause,
order Contractor, in writing, to suspend, delay, or interrupt the Work in whole or in part for such
period of time, up to an aggregate of fifty percent (50%) of the Contract Time. The order shall be
specifically identified as a Suspension Order by City. Upon receipt of a Suspension Order, Contractor
shall, at City’s expense, comply with the order and take all reasonable steps to minimize costs
allocable to the Work covered by the Suspension Order. During the Suspension or extension of the
Suspension, if any, City shall either cancel the Suspension Order or, by Change Order, delete the
Work covered by the Suspension Order. If a Suspension Order is canceled or expires, Contractor
shall resume and continue with the Work. A Change Order will be issued to cover any adjustments
of the Contract Sum or the Contract Time necessarily caused by such suspension. A Suspension
Order shall not be the exclusive method for City to stop the Work.
15.4.2 Suspension for Cause. In addition to all other remedies available to City, if Contractor fails
to perform or correct work in accordance with the Contract Documents, City may immediately order
the Work, or any portion thereof, suspended until the cause for the suspension has been eliminated
to City’s satisfaction. Contractor shall not be entitled to an increase in Contract Time or Contract
Price for a suspension occasioned by Contractor’s failure to comply with the Contract Documents.
City’s right to suspend the Work shall not give rise to a duty to suspend the Work, and City’s failure
to suspend the Work shall not constitute a defense to Contractor’s failure to comply with the
requirements of the Contract Documents.
15.5 Termination Without Cause.
City may, at its sole discretion and without cause, terminate this Construction Contract in part or in whole
upon written notice to Contractor. Upon receipt of such notice, Contractor shall, at City’s expense, comply
with the notice and take all reasonable steps to minimize costs to close out and demobilize. The
compensation allowed under this Paragraph 15.5 shall be the Contractor’s sole and exclusive compensation
for such termination and Contractor waives any claim for other compensation or Losses, including, but not
limited to, loss of anticipated profits, loss of revenue, lost opportunity, or other consequential, direct,
indirect or incidental damages of any kind resulting from termination without cause. Termination pursuant
to this provision does not relieve Contractor or its sureties from any of their obligations for Losses arising
from or related to the Work performed by Contractor.
15.5.1 Compensation. Following such termination and within forty-five (45) Days after receipt of
a billing from Contractor seeking payment of sums authorized by this Paragraph 15.5.1, City shall
pay the following to Contractor as Contractor’s sole compensation for performance of the Work :
.1 For Work Performed. The amount of the Contract Sum allocable to the portion of the
Work properly performed by Contractor as of the date of termination, less sums previously paid to
Contractor.
.2 For Close-out Costs. Reasonable costs of Contractor and its Subcontractors:
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(i) Demobilizing and
(ii) Administering the close-out of its participation in the Project (including, without
limitation, all billing and accounting functions, not including attorney or expert fees) for a
period of no longer than thirty (30) Days after receipt of the notice of termination.
.3 For Fabricated Items. Previously unpaid cost of any items delivered to the Project Site
which were fabricated for subsequent incorporation in the Work.
.4 Profit Allowance. An allowance for profit calculated as four percent (4%) of the sum of
the above items, provided Contractor can prove a likelihood that it would have made a profit if the
Construction Contract had not been terminated.
15.5.2 Subcontractors. Contractor shall include provisions in all of its subcontracts, purchase
orders and other contracts permitting termination for convenience by Contractor on terms that are
consistent with this Construction Contract and that afford no greater rights of recovery against
Contractor than are afforded to Contractor against City under this Section.
15.6 Contractor’s Duties Upon Termination.
Upon receipt of a notice of termination for default or for convenience, Contractor shall, unless the notice
directs otherwise, do the following:
(i) Immediately discontinue the Work to the extent specified in the notice;
(ii) Place no further orders or subcontracts for materials, equipment, services or facilities,
except as may be necessary for completion of such portion of the Work that is not
discontinued;
(iii) Provide to City a description in writing, no later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of the
notice of termination, of all subcontracts, purchase orders and contracts that are
outstanding, including, without limitation, the terms of the original price, any changes,
payments, balance owing, the status of the portion of the Work covered and a copy of the
subcontract, purchase order or contract and any written changes, amendments or
modifications thereto, together with such other information as City may determine
necessary in order to decide whether to accept assignment of or request Contractor to
terminate the subcontract, purchase order or contract;
(iv) Promptly assign to City those subcontracts, purchase orders or contracts, or portions
thereof, that City elects to accept by assignment and cancel, on the most favorable terms
reasonably possible, all subcontracts, purchase orders or contracts, or portions thereof,
that City does not elect to accept by assignment; and
(v) Thereafter do only such Work as may be necessary to preserve and protect Work already
in progress and to protect materials, plants, and equipment on the Project Site or in transit
thereto.
Upon termination, whether for cause or for convenience, the provisions of the Contract Documents
remain in effect as to any Claim, indemnity obligation, warranties, guarantees, submittals of as-built
drawings, instructions, or manuals, or other such rights and obligations arising prior to the
termination date.
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SECTION 16 CONTRACTOR'S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
16.1 Contractor’s Remedies.
Contractor may terminate this Construction Contract only upon the occurrence of one of the following:
16.1.1 For Work Stoppage. The Work is stopped for sixty (60) consecutive Days, through no act
or fault of Contractor, any Subcontractor, or any employee or agent of Contractor or any
Subcontractor, due to issuance of an order of a court or other public authority other than City having
jurisdiction or due to an act of government, such as a declaration of a national emergency making
material unavailable. This provision shall not apply to any work stoppage resulting from the City’s
issuance of a suspension notice issued either for cause or for convenience.
16.1.2 For City's Non-Payment. If City does not make pay Contractor undisputed sums within
ninety (90) Days after receipt of notice from Contractor, Contractor may terminate the Construction
Contract (30) days following a second notice to City of Contractor’s intention to terminate the
Construction Contract.
16.2 Damages to Contractor.
In the event of termination for cause by Contractor, City shall pay Contractor the sums provided for in
Paragraph 15.5.1 above. Contractor agrees to accept such sums as its sole and exclusive compensation
and agrees to waive any claim for other compensation or Losses, including, but not limited to, loss of
anticipated profits, loss of revenue, lost opportunity, or other consequential, direct, indirect and incidental
damages, of any kind.
SECTION 17 ACCOUNTING RECORDS.
17.1 Financial Management and City Access.
Contractor shall keep full and detailed accounts and exercise such controls as may be necessary for proper
financial management under this Construction Contract in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and practices. City and City's accountants during normal business hours, may inspect, audit and
copy Contractor's records, books, estimates, take-offs, cost reports, ledgers, schedules, correspondence,
instructions, drawings, receipts, subcontracts, purchase orders, vouchers, memoranda and other data
relating to this Project. Contractor shall retain these documents for a period of three (3) years after the later
of (i) Final Payment or (ii) final resolution of all Contract Disputes and other disputes, or (iii) for such longer
period as may be required by law.
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17.2 Compliance with City Requests.
Contractor's compliance with any request by City pursuant to this Section 17 shall be a condition precedent
to filing or maintenance of any legal action or proceeding by Contractor against City and to Contractor's right
to receive further payments under the Contract Documents. City many enforce Contractor’s obligation to
provide access to City of its business and other records referred to in Section 17.1 for inspection or copying
by issuance of a writ or a provisional or permanent mandatory injunction by a court of competent
jurisdiction based on affidavits submitted to such court, without the necessity of oral testimony.
SECTION 18 INDEPENDENT PARTIES.
18.1 Status of parties.
Each party is acting in its independent capacity and not as agents, employees, partners, or joint ventures’ of
the other party. City, its officers or employees shall have no control over the conduct of Contractor or its
respective agents, employees, subconsultants, or subcontractors, except as herein set forth.
SECTION 19 NUISANCE.
19.1 Nuisance Prohibited.
Contractor shall not maintain, commit, nor permit the maintenance or commission of any nuisance in
connection in the performance of services under this Construction Contract.
SECTION 20 PERMITS AND LICENSES.
20.1 Payment of Fees.
Except as otherwise provided in the Special Provisions and Technical Specifications, The Contractor shall
provide, procure and pay for all licenses, permits, and fees, required by the City or other government jurisdictions or agencies necessary to carry out and complete the Work. Payment of all costs and expenses
for such licenses, permits, and fees shall be included in one or more Bid items. No other compensation shall
be paid to the Contractor for these items or for delays caused by non-City inspectors or conditions set forth
in the licenses or permits issued by other agencies.
SECTION 21 WAIVER.
21.1 Waiver.
A waiver by either party of any breach of any term, covenant, or condition contained herein shall not be
deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant, or condition
contained herein, whether of the same or a different character.
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SECTION 22 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
22.1 Governing Law.
This Construction Contract shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of
California, and venue shall be in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Santa Clara, and no other
place.
22.2 Compliance with Laws.
Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal and California laws and city laws, including, without
limitation, ordinances and resolutions, in the performance of work under this Construction Contract.
22.2.1 Palo Alto Minimum Wage Ordinance. Contractor shall comply with all requirements of
the Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 4.62 (Citywide Minimum Wage), as it may be amended from
time to time. In particular, for any employee otherwise entitled to the State minimum wage, who
performs at least two (2) hours of work in a calendar week within the geographic boundaries of the
City, Contractor shall pay such employees no less than the minimum wage set forth in Palo Alto
Municipal Code section 4.62.030 for each hour worked within the geographic boundaries of the City
of Palo Alto. In addition, Contractor shall post notices regarding the Palo Alto Minimum Wage
Ordinance in accordance with Palo Alto Municipal Code section 4.62.060.
SECTION 23 COMPLETE AGREEMENT.
23.1 Integration.
This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations, and contracts, either written or oral. This Agreement may be amended
only by a written instrument, which is signed by the parties.
SECTION 24 SURVIVAL OF CONTRACT.
24.1 Survival of Provisions.
The provisions of the Construction Contract which by their nature survive termination of the Construction
Contract or Final Completion, including, without limitation, all warranties, indemnities, payment obligations,
and City’s right to audit Contractor’s books and records, shall remain in full force and effect after Final
Completion or any termination of the Construction Contract.
SECTION 25 PREVAILING WAGES.
This Project is not subject to prevailing wages. Contractor is not required to pay prevailing wages in the
performance and implementation of the Project in accordance with SB 7, if the public works contract does
not include a project of $25,000 or less, when the project is for construction work, or the contract does not
include a project of $15,000 or less, when the project is for alteration, demolition, repair, or maintenance
(collectively, ‘improvement’) work.
Or
Contractor is required to pay general prevailing wages as defined in Subchapter 3, Title 8 of the California
Code of Regulations and Section 16000 et seq. and Section 1773.1 of the California Labor Code. Pursuant to
the provisions of Section 1773 of the Labor Code of the State of California, the City Council has obtained the
general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general rate for holiday and overtime work in this locality
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for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract for this Project from the
Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). Copies of these rates may be obtained at the
Purchasing Division’s office of the City of Palo Alto. Contractor shall provide a copy of prevailing wage rates
to any staff or subcontractor hired, and shall pay the adopted prevailing wage rates as a
minimum. Contractor shall comply with the provisions of all sections, including, but not limited to, Sections
1775, 1776, 1777.5, 1782, 1810, and 1813, of the Labor Code pertaining to prevailing wages.
SECTION 26 NON-APPROPRIATION.
26.1 Appropriations.
This Agreement is subject to the fiscal provisions of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto
Municipal Code. This Agreement will terminate without any penalty (a) at the end of any fiscal year in the
event that the City does not appropriate funds for the following fiscal year for this event, or (b) at any time
within a fiscal year in the event that funds are only appropriated for a portion of the fiscal year and funds for
this Construction Contract are no longer available. This section shall take precedence in the event of a
conflict with any other covenant, term, condition, or provision of this Agreement.
SECTION 27 AUTHORITY.
27.1 Representation of Parties.
The individuals executing this Agreement represent and warrant that they have the legal capacity and
authority to do so on behalf of their respective legal entities.
SECTION 28 COUNTERPARTS
28.1 Multiple Counterparts.
This Agreement may be signed in multiple counterparts, which shall, when executed by all the parties,
constitute a single binding agreement.
SECTION 29 SEVERABILITY.
29.1 Severability.
In case a provision of this Construction Contract is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
SECTION 30 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REFERENCES.
30.1 Amendments to Laws.
With respect to any amendments to any statutes or regulations referenced in these Contract Documents,
the reference is deemed to be the version in effect on the date that the Contract was awarded by City,
unless otherwise required by law.
SECTION 31 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CERTIFICATION.
31.1 Workers Compensation.
Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1861, by signing this Contract, Contractor certifies as follows:
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“I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to be
insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the
provisions of that code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the
Work on this Contract.”
SECTION 32 DIR REGISTRATION AND OTHER SB 854 REQUIREMENTS.
32.1 General Notice to Contractor.
City requires Contractor and its listed subcontractors to comply with the requirements of SB 854.
32.2 Labor Code section 1771.1(a)
City provides notice to Contractor of the requirements of California Labor Code section 1771.1(a), which
reads:
“A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the
requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for
public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work
pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid
that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or Section 10164 or 20103.5 of
the Public Contract Code, provided the contactor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section
1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.”
32.3 DIR Registration Required.
City will not accept a bid proposal from or enter into this Construction Contract with Contractor without
proof that Contractor and its listed subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial
Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work, subject to limited exceptions.
32.4 Posting of Job Site Notices.
City gives notice to Contractor and its listed subcontractors that Contractor is required to post all job site
notices prescribed by law or regulation and Contractor is subject to SB 854-compliance monitoring and
enforcement by DIR.
32.5 Payroll Records.
City requires Contractor and its listed subcontractors to comply with the requirements of Labor Code section
1776, including:
(i) Keep accurate payroll records, showing the name, address, social security
number, work classification, straight time and overtime hours worked each day
and week, and the actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman, apprentice,
worker, or other employee employed by, respectively, Contractor and its listed
subcontractors, in connection with the Project.
(ii) The payroll records shall be verified as true and correct and shall be certified
and made available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office
of Contractor and its listed subcontractors, respectively.
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(iii) At the request of City, acting by its project manager, Contractor and its listed
subcontractors shall make the certified payroll records available for inspection
or furnished upon request to the project manager within ten (10) days of receipt
of City’s request.
City requests Contractor and its listed subcontractors to submit the certified
payroll records to the project manager at the end of each week during the
Project.
(iv) If the certified payroll records are not produced to the project manager within
the 10-day period, then Contractor and its listed subcontractors shall be subject
to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per calendar day, or portion
thereof, for each worker, and City shall withhold the sum total of penalties from
the progress payment(s) then due and payable to Contractor. This provision
supplements the provisions of Section 15 hereof.
(v) Inform the project manager of the location of contractor’s and its listed
subcontractors’ payroll records (street address, city and county) at the
commencement of the Project, and also provide notice to the project manager
within five (5) business days of any change of location of those payroll records.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Construction Contract to be executed the
date and year first above written. CITY OF PALO ALTO
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney or designee
BEAR ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
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438664 Bear Electrical Solutions, Inc 1341 Archer Street Alviso CA 95002‐0924 United States DGS $58,550.00 Electronic 11/19/2019 10:01 Submitted Yes
425920 St Francis Electric 975 Carden Street San Leandro CA 94577 United States CADIR $93,840.00 Electronic 11/20/2019 12:05 Submitted Yes
CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
February 3, 2020
The Honorable City Council
Palo Alto, California
Appointment of 2020 Emergency Standby Council
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the selection of the following former
Council Members to serve as the 2020 Emergency Standby Council:
-Bern Beecham
-Pat Burt
-Peter Drekmeier
-Gail Price
-Greg Scharff
-Greg Schmid
-Nancy Shepherd
BACKGROUND
The Charter of the City of Palo Alto provides that, "the Council may, by Ordinance or
Resolution, provide for the preservation and continuation of government in the event
of disaster which renders unavailable a majority of the Council."
On August 7, 2006, the City Council adopted amendments to Section 2.12.090 of
the Palo Alto Municipal Code regarding the selection procedure for the City's
Emergency Standby Council. The adopted policy states that the Council shall
consider the following criteria for appointments to the Emergency Standby Council:
residency in the City of Palo Alto, availability, interest in serving and a lack of
conflicts of interest.
Seven members serve on the Emergency Standby Council. Members of the Standby
Council have the authority delegated to them under Chapter 2.12 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code. The members of the Emergency Standby Council continue to serve
until the Council appoints or reappoints the members at the beginning of each year.
Department Head: Beth Minor, City Clerk
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City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 2/3/2020
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Summary Title: Housing Work Plan Update
Title: Update and Discussion of the Planning and Development Services
Housing Work Plan and Direction to Modify or Direct new Assignments
Related to Housing and Other Department Assignments(Continued From
January 21, 2010)
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Planning and Development Services
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council review the Planning and Development Services (PDS)
Department’s status report on the 2018-2019 housing work plan and Council-directed assignments and
provide direction as appropriate.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides a status update on the City’s housing work plan and other initiatives directed by the
City Council. A list of in-progress and pending assignments with task descriptions, relevant updates and
notes are provided. The housing work plan includes a number of assignments that balance housing unit
preservation, protection and production. Despite the importance of the assigned work, staff is
concerned it may not result in near-term housing production without more focused attention on the
factors that motivate commercial property owners to file applications for housing developments. Mid-
and long-term housing unit production is more encouraging through efforts related to the North
Ventura Coordinated Area Plan and other discrete zoning amendments, but these initiatives are only
part of the solution needed to produce more housing.
BACKGROUND
Two years ago, the City Council adopted a housing work plan1 that was prepared in response to a City
Council Colleagues’ Memo.2 The Colleagues’ Memo stated the desire for zoning updates to encourage
1 City Council adopted housing work plan: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/63027
2 Colleagues Memo dated November 6, 2017: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/61770
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diverse housing near jobs, transit and services, and discussed a number of specific concepts, many of
which were also identified in the City’s Housing Element (adopted November 2014) and the updated
Comprehensive Plan (adopted November 13, 2017). This report provides an update on the housing work
plan and other housing-related Council-directed initiatives. Council will have an opportunity to make
refinements based on any updated priorities and available resources to achieve the City’s housing goals.
Many of the conditions that precipitated the Colleagues’ Memo, and which are articulated in the
housing work plan, continue. The median sales price for all homes in Palo Alto since the work plan was
prepared has increased from $2.24M in November 2017 to $2.72M through November 2019. The sales
price of a single family home over the same period increased from $2.77M to $3.01M, though
condominium prices fell from $1.53M to $1.37M. Rental housing listings increased from $3,500/month
for a two-bedroom unit to $4,280/month.3 The lack of affordable housing at all income levels
contributes to other impacts experienced in Palo Alto related to traffic congestion, increased motorist
travel time, higher vehicle miles traveled and greater greenhouse gas emissions, among other quality of
life issues. Employers have expressed concerns about the challenges of hiring and retaining low wage
workers due to the high transportation costs and commute travel times. And, while Palo Alto has taken
measures to curb office development in favor of housing production in recent years, the City continues
to have a high jobs to housing ratio, and office development continues in other nearby jurisdictions.
In terms of housing production, the City has permitted 555 units since 2015. The City’s comprehensive
plan has an expressed goal of producing between 3,545-4,420 new housing units from 2015 through
2030. Based on these numbers, the City would need to permit an average of 343 units each year for the
remaining ten years to achieve this goal at the mid-range count of 3,982 new units. There are 144 units
that have been entitled through the City’s review process, but applicants have not pulled building
permits. While some of the applicants are proceeding through plan review to obtain a permit, other
applicants have indicated they are not pursuing development at this time due to high construction and
labor costs and a lower-than-expected return on investment.
Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) building permit activity remains strong with 12, 36, and 62 permits issued
in 2017, 2018, and 2019 respectively. The state legislature and Governor recently made additional
changes to ADU regulations that became effective on January 1st, which is expected to further
incentivize homeowners to increase ADU production.4 Other recent state law changes include statewide
renter protections, updates to the state density bonus law, SB 35, among other measures.
The more HOMES Act of 2020 (SB 50) has been revised, including a delayed implementation date to
allow local jurisdictions time to develop land use policies that reflect a jurisdiction’s interests and that
achieve the bill’s goals related to housing density, reduced vehicle miles traveled and fair housing. For
SB 50 to advance in the legislature, the measure must move out of the Senate Appropriations
Committee by January 24, 2020, where it would go to the Senate floor and must be approved by January
3 Zillow Home Prices and Values for Palo Alto: https://www.zillow.com/palo-alto-ca/home-values/
4 On January 13, 2020, City Council adopted an urgency ordinance making changes to the local ordinance to align
with state law; the Council staff report is available online:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/74731
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31, 2020. If it advances, it would be subject to the typical bill deadlines for the 2020 session; it is
anticipated further amendments will likely to occur as this bill is reviewed in committee.
Lastly, at the state level, the Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) has signaled that
the upcoming housing element cycle (2022-2030) will result in a higher regional housing needs
assessment as it accounts for the region’s percentage of rent-burdened households and overcrowding.
HCD is also expected to impose new restrictions on housing opportunity sites, including limits on reusing
an opportunity site to account for future housing production if it had previously been identified in two
prior housing elements. Palo Alto, like many jurisdictions, has had mixed success meeting its RHNA
numbers over the last several housing cycles. The City’s ability to meet its above-moderate housing
targets influences the level of affordability required for streamlined review, as mandated by the passage
of SB 35 in 2017. Currently, qualifying housing projects that propose 50% of the units at low-income
housing levels qualify for streamlined review, as opposed to 10% on-site affordability requirement if the
City does not meet its above-moderate numbers.
Housing Work Plan
The 2018-2019 housing work plan identified a number of near-term actions desired by the Council to
advance the City’s housing policies. The tasks were divided into five categories: 1) Ongoing Projects and
Initiatives; 2) Comprehensive Plan Implementation and Housing Production Ordinances; 3) 2019
Proposed Ordinance; 4) Economic Analysis to Support BMR Housing; and, 5) Partnerships with Agencies
and Organizations.
Attachment A includes a summary of the progress made on the Housing Work Plan over the past two
years. Much has been completed, including changes to the City’s development standards to encourage
more housing development downtown, near California Avenue, and along the El Camino Real
commercial corridor. These changes convey greater development potential to a property owner than
can be achieved under SB 35 or the state density bonus. Some of these recent changes include the
following:
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• Streamlined Review. Eliminated the discretionary site and design review application process for
housing projects to reduce application processing times, application costs; no longer requires
public hearings before the PTC and City Council, unless a project is appealed.
• Reduced Parking. On-site parking requirements were reduced greater than 10% and lowered
parking-spaces-per-bedroom requirements across all housing types; 100% affordable housing
projects are eligible for a 100% reduction in parking based on maximum anticipated demand. A
parking exemption was also established for mixed-use housing projects with up to 1,500 square
feet of retail.
• 100% Affordable Housing Incentives. Further streamlined review by making discretionary
development incentives allowable by right for qualifying projects, eliminated the need for
legislative action to approve the affordable housing overlay, and exempted projects from the
retail preservation ordinance.
• Housing Incentive Program. This alternative to SB 35 and the state density bonus law increases
residential floor area downtown, in the California Avenue area, and most property along El
Camino Real; waives lot coverage restrictions.
• Housing Density in Commercial Zones. Residential density restrictions have been eliminated in
most commercial zones.
• Multi-Family Up-Zoning. RM-15 zoning was increased to RM-20, allowing for greater housing
density in these neighborhoods.
• Minimum Housing Density. The City now requires a minimum amount of housing units to be
built in multi-family residential districts.
• Redevelopment of Non-Complaint Housing Sites. Residential properties that exceed permitted
unit densities may be redeveloped at the same density.
• Rooftop Gardens/Landscaping. Established a uniform requirement for outdoor landscaping and
now allow rooftop gardens to count toward a portion of required open space. This allows for a
more efficient floor plan design and increased unit density while advancing other sustainability-
related interests achieved by greening more rooftops.
In addition, the City Council established two combining districts - an affordable housing and workforce
housing overlay zones, made changes to the City’s ADU regulations, reserved or dedicated over $23M of
affordable housing funds toward a future teacher housing project and Palo Alto Housing’s 100%
affordable housing project. Progress has also been made on the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan.
There are other tasks that were scheduled to be to be accomplished last year that remain outstanding.
Progress is underway, but not complete, on a review of the City’s inclusionary housing standards and
opportunities to possibly expand this program to include more on-site affordability and to extend these
requirements to rental housing. This report and recommendation are expected to be transmitted to the
PTC in March/April and then forwarded to the City Council. Other work efforts that have not been
started and remain outstanding include establishing protections for cottage clusters, exploring a no net-
housing loss policy, changes to the City’s pedestrian and transportation-oriented development (PTOD)
overlay, residential village zoning, and clearly defining objective development standards related to SB
35, among some other discrete tasks.
Comprehensive Plan & Housing Element
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In addition to the 2018-2019 Housing Work Plan, the City Council has adopted a number of policy
documents that require implementation. The 2017 Comprehensive Plan includes nearly 60 pages of
implementation initiatives to be carried out by various City departments. Some of this work is time
sensitive. The 2014 Housing Element also has a significant number of implementation policies that must
be completed prior to the end of the current housing cycle. The City reports on its progress each year to
HCD; the last report is available online5. The next report is scheduled to be presented to Council in
March.
Colleagues’ Memos
On September 10, 2018, the City Council considered a Colleagues’ Memo6 and directed staff work
related to a renter protection ordinance to establish relocation standards for tenants facing eviction.
This work was completed, but Council also directed staff to present the Colleagues’ Memo to the Policy
and Services Committee for review and further consideration of the following:
• Review of the City’s existing renter protection ordinance and comparable ordinances in the San
Francisco Bay Area;
• Evaluate reasonable relocation assistance to be provided for tenants of properties with 2 or
more units displaced due to a change of use, sizable rental increases, or eviction without just
cause, while protecting the fair rights of property owners;
• Strengthen enforcement measures to ensure compliance with and penalties for violations of
Palo Alto’s existing requirement to offer an annual lease to tenants; and
• Consider other updates to existing renter protection and mediation programs as needed to
continue a healthy and diverse community.
Another Colleagues’ Memo7 was discussed by the City Council on September 23, 2019, regarding
affordable housing and goals to address socio-economic diversity and affordability. At that meeting,
Council directed staff to prioritize the following assignments, some of which were previously identified
in the Housing Work Plan and others that were new assignments:
• Continue prioritizing the City’s work on the Palmer Fix;
• Direct staff to do a nexus study for commercial projects;
• Direct staff to transmit to Council an informational report on the state and local density bonus
Ordinance;
• Explore feasibility of in-lieu fees or off-site replacement if existing residential units are removed
from the housing stock;
• Focus on the Housing Work Plan and Comprehensive Plan language related to low-density
zoning such as cottage cluster developments and existing duplexes in the R-1, R-2 RMD and
commercial districts; and
5 2018 Annual Comprehensive Plan and Housing Element Report:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=60751.24&BlobID=69492
6 Colleagues memo dated September 10, 2018:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=65189.46&BlobID=66602
7 Colleagues’ Memo dated September 23, 2019:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/73361
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• Explore citywide protections and regulations to prevent existing housing to be converted to
commercial/hotel use.
DISCUSSION
The following is a list of Council-directed assignments for PDS that are actively being worked on or
pending. Each task is sourced to the Council action directing the work, if applicable. The numbered order
generally reflects a possible prioritization. Where appropriate, comments are made and/or requests for
clarification or direction is needed.
Assignments – Currently Resourced and Active
1. North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP)
Date Assigned: November 6, 2017
Description: Data-driven public process to develop policies and development standards that
reflect Council adopted goals of a mixed-use neighborhood with interconnected, multi-modal
connections and which balances diverse community interests.
Status: The project publicly started in October 2018 with an initial meeting with the Council-
appointed working group members. There have been several working group meetings since
then, a community meeting and a joint session with the City Council. Previously directed work
by Council and the need to adjust the project scope and costs were supported by Council with
an updated and approved scope of services, but Council did not support needed funding to
implement these changes. The limited budget has forced staff and the consultants to seek ways
to eliminate activities without jeopardizing the core activities of the project. Due to this, some
responsibilities have been shifted to the PDS’ on-call planning firms, and some activities (such as
studies the City Council requested in April 2019) have been eliminated.
The consultant team has prepared three draft plan alternatives. These drafts will be modified
with feedback from the community, the PTC, the Architectural Review Board, and other boards
and commissions as appropriate. Staff anticipates providing City Council with a preferred plan
alternative by May 2020. At that time, the City Council can consider the plan, provide feedback,
and identify the preferred plan. The plan documents would then be refined, evaluated for
environmental impacts, and return to City Council for adoption in late 2020.
Other Considerations: Some members in the working group have signaled their concern that
development activity can continue in the plan area before the coordinated area plan is finished;
some members have expressed their desire for a moratorium in the project area. Council may
want to consider whether such action is warranted at this stage of the planning effort.
The City Council is also aware that one of the largest landowners in the area has indicated their
interest in retaining the building at 340 Portage (formally Fry’s and other present day uses, such
as Global Playground). This building has been identified as an historic resource by the City’s
consultant and some community members have expressed their interests in the building’s
preservation. Another reason the owner may be interested in retaining the building is due to the
existing office space located within the building. Despite being zoned RM-30, the zoning code
permits the continued operation of office and other commercial uses at this location. However,
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revenue generated from the office use in this building means there is less motivation or interest
in providing housing units in the numbers contemplated in the housing element, which is
approximately 215 units.
While it is envisioned that redevelopment of this area will include commercial uses, and,
notwithstanding future consideration of the historic status of the existing structures, the City
Council may want to explore whether an amortization study of the 340 Portage Avenue
property is warranted to preserve opportunities that maximize housing development at this
location. Either a moratorium or amortization of the structure at 340 Portage would require
significant additional analysis in coordination with the City Attorney’s Office.
2. Inclusionary Housing Program Changes
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Tasks 3.10 & 3.11; Colleagues’ Memo
9.23.19)
Description: Explore increasing below-market-rate percentage requirements in market-rate
development up to 20% and implementing inclusionary housing requirements for rental
housing.
Status: Staff has hired a consultant and work continues to determine the extent inclusionary
requirements can be increased and whether it can be extended to rental housing. Initial findings
are expected to be presented to the PTC in March.
3. ADU Regulations
Date Assigned: N/A
Description: Update the City’s ADU regulations to respond to recent state law changes; revise
ADU regulations to streamline and simplify regulations; evaluate other regulations and fees that
may present a barrier to ADU production; and, use SB 2 grant funding to develop ADU
prototypes and application packages that facilitate over-the-counter approvals.
Status: The City Council approved an urgency ordinance on January 13, 2020 to codify state law
changes. Work continues on another ordinance to revise the ADU and JADU regulations
consistent with the above description. Hearings will be scheduled before the PTC and
anticipated to be presented to the City Council before the summer recess.
4. Downtown In-Lieu Parking Study
Date Assigned: December 3, 2018
Description: Prepare a detailed study and recommendation regarding whether to continue a
one-year ban on allowing commercial office above the ground floor from participating in the
downtown parking in-lieu program.
Status: Not started.
Notes: When reviewing the 2018 housing ordinance, Council debated whether to continue
allowing office floor area above the ground floor to participate in the in-lieu parking program.
Eliminating this opportunity would be a departure for a long-standing policy, but it is also seen
as one of many levers to begin to shift the incentive for housing development downtown over
new office growth. In its final action, the City Council concluded that it would suspend the
provision for one year and directed the PTC to further evaluate this issue and forward its
recommendation to Council prior to April 1, 2020.
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Staff has not been able to advance this policy direction due to competing priorities and there is
insufficient time to have any significant policy analysis on this topic before the deadline. Staff
will present the discussion topic to PTC and hold at least one public hearing to receive public
input before returning to the Council with a recommendation to extend or lift the ban before
April 1st.
5. EV Chargers & Related Amendments
Date Assigned: N/A
Description: Existing City parking requirements limit placement of electric vehicle charging
stations in commercial and residential areas. This ordinance would align the City’s parking
regulations with recently-enacted state legislation and make further refinements that would
allow property owners to reduce code-required parking or parking dimensions to the minimum
extent necessary to accommodate state-mandated stall dimensions for electric vehicle chargers
parking spaces. A variety of other parking-related changes are proposed to address compliance
with the American with Disabilities Act and routine repaving of existing parking lots.
Status: A public hearing is anticipated before the PTC on January 29th followed by review and
possible action by the City Council in March.
6. Safe Parking Pilot Program (Tier 1)
Date Assigned: June 10, 2019 (Colleagues Memo)
Description: Council assigned this to staff and referred the topic to the Policy and Services
Committee: to identify and determine interest in expanding vehicle dwelling management and
transition services with local area nonprofits; to identify large commercial lots that could be
used for a managed overnight program and possibly seed a program using city-owned land
located on Geng Road; and to engage the County of Santa Clara to explore funding assistance
and for additional program to support enabling individuals to find employment and housing.
Status: The City Council adopted the first reading of an ordinance on January 13, 2020 to
establish a Tier 1 pilot program authorizing religious institutions to establish a safe parking
program for up to four vehicles per location, in compliance with specific regulations. Remaining
staff work includes preparing the second reading of the ordinance, staff training, updating the
City’s website, holding a forum with interested properties to explain the pilot program and
application requirements, creating a new application, and working with the Chief
Communications Officer to publicize the pilot program.
7. PDA / PCAs Applications
Date Assigned: January 13, 2019
Description: The City Council directed staff to submit applications to establish a priority
development area downtown and two priority conservation areas, one in the Foothills and
another in the Baylands.
Status: Council approved the filing of PDA and PCA applications to MTC/ABAG on January 13th.
Limited additional staff work is anticipated on this item.
8. Wireless Ordinance
Date Assigned: April 15, 2019 (Council Motion)
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Description: Return to City Council within one year with an updated ordinance that considers
hierarchies of preferred locations and antenna types based zoning, local context, and
installation type; clearly define the term “infeasibility,” as used in the ordinance; create a list of
City-owned buildings that would serve as appropriate antenna sites; recommend distances from
homes and schools and between installations to preserve aesthetics; recommend best practices
for post-construction wireless communication facilities; conduct federal legislative advocacy
related to wireless facilities regulations; and review ordinance effectiveness after one year.
Status: Following adoption of the ordinance and accompanying resolution, staff returned on
June 17, 2019 to correct an administrative error on the resolution and establish a 300-foot
distance of wireless facilities from schools. Another amendment to the resolution was made on
August 12, 2019 to address a conflict with street light pole replacement requirements. On
December 16, 2019, staff returned with a comprehensive revision to the administrative
standards that address a significant component of the above direction to staff. In April, staff will
return to Council to present updates to the City’s wireless ordinance that address the balance of
items from Council’s direction.
9. Reach Code Follow Up / Substantial Remodel Amendment
Date Assigned: September 23, 2019 (Colleagues’ Memo)
Description: Direction to return with ordinances that mandate an all-electric service for new
construction before the end of 2020, including a plan for electrification of accessory dwelling
units. Amend the city’s zoning and building codes as appropriate to define the term “substantial
remodel” to specify when a remodeled residential or commercial building becomes new
construction and therefore subject to current zoning and building codes, including electrification
requirements.
Status: Initial staff work is underway; public engagement expected to begin at the start of the
second quarter of 2020 (April), with ordinance recommendations to Council near the beginning
of the fourth quarter (Sept/Oct).
10. SB 35 Objective Standards
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Tasks 2.2, 2.3)
Description: Develop objective standards based on the City’s existing discretionary review
findings and other subjective criteria in the code that would be applied to qualifying SB 35
housing projects and other development as appropriate; use available SB 2 grant funding to help
resource consultant services.
Status: Staff has hired a consultant to review the code and recommend requisite changes. An
initial hearing is scheduled before the Architectural Review Board in March to describe the
project and receive feedback. This effort is expected to be completed within two years.
Assignments – Pending
11. Increase Commercial Housing Development Impact Fees
Date Assigned: September 23, 2019 (Colleagues Memo)
Description: Update the City’s nexus study and review Santa Clara County’s recent nexus study
to determine the extent to which the City could increase commercial housing development
impact fees and return to Council.
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Status: Staff is preparing a contract to initiate this work, which is tentatively scheduled to begin
in February.
12. Renter Protection Research & Ordinance
Date Assigned: September 10, 2018 (Colleagues Memo)
Description: Refer the 9/10/18 Colleagues’ Memo to the Policy and Services Committee for
review. The review should include at least the following:
i. review of the City’s existing renter protection ordinance and comparable ordinances in
the San Francisco Bay Area;
ii. evaluate reasonable relocation assistance to be provided for tenants of properties with
2 or more units displaced due to a change of use, sizable rental increases, or eviction
without just cause, while protecting the fair rights of property owners;
iii. strengthen enforcement measures to ensure compliance with and penalties for
violations of Palo Alto’s existing requirement to offer an annual lease to tenants; and
iv. consider other updates to existing renter protection and mediation programs as needed
to continue a healthy and diverse community.
Status: Staff is seeking assistance through a challenge grant (below) for supporting resources to
advance this policy direction. Applications have already been filed and this work is expected to
begin in spring 2020.
Notes: Recent state legislation8 has provided some protections that relate to the above direction
including caps on rent and requiring just cause to evict a renter. Enforcement is not addressed in
the state legislation.
PDS has also applied for a challenge grant from the Partnership for the Bay’s Future, which will
be managed by the San Francisco Foundation. Palo Alto is one of several jurisdictions that
applied for the grant and the Foundation is expected to formally award grants to qualifying
applicants. Participation in this effort will supplement staff work with a mid-career fellow,
provide access to technical assistance, and peer cohort support. It is expected that once the
fellow begins work that it will take approximately 2 years to complete this effort through final
Council action. More information about the challenge grant is available online:
https://www.baysfuture.org/press-release-challenge-grants/
13. Protections and Incentives for Cottage Clusters, Duplexes, Triplexes, Fourplexes
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Task 2.9)
Description: Develop protections for cottages and duplexes in the R-1 and R-2 districts and
consider zoning changes to allow additional cottage clusters, duplexes and fourplexes where
appropriate.
Status: Not started.
Notes: There are limited options for preserving existing cottage clusters. Offering fee reductions
and flexible development standards as noted the housing element implies some form of
redevelopment of the property, which could be disruptive and counter to the cottage cluster
aesthetic and character. One approach that would encourage preservation of the physical form
8 AB 1482 (Tenant Protections Act of 2019) signed into law on October 8, 2019:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1482
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and overall layout would be to allow these parcels to be subdivided and sold to individual
owners, though further economic analysis would be required, as well as exploring other possible
changes to City regulations to ensure there is sufficient incentive and a path to allow the
subdivision. Additionally, concerns regarding housing displacement would be analyzed.
Exploring incentives, including allowing subdivision of single-family zoned parcels, and fee
reductions could be used to spur new cottage housing.
14. PTOD & Village Residential Zoning Amendments
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Task 2.10)
Description: Review pedestrian and transit-oriented development and village residential zoning
overlay process to remove constraints/complexity and expand usage.
Status: Not started.
15. Safe Parking Pilot Program (Tier 2 and 3)
Date Assigned: June 10, 2019 (Colleagues’ Memo)
Description: Council assigned this to staff and referred the topic to the Policy and Services
Committee: to identify and determine interest in expanding vehicle dwelling management and
transition services with local area nonprofits; to identify large commercial lots that could be
used for a managed overnight program and possibly seed a program using city-owned land
located on Geng Road; and to engage the County of Santa Clara to explore funding assistance
and for additional program to support enabling individuals to find employment and housing.
Status: The City Council adopted Tier 1 on January 13, 2020. Only preliminary work has begun to
expand the pilot program to include more than four vehicles on a private lots (Tier 2) and City-
owned property (Tier 3), but resources were shifted to focus on Tier 1. A significant amount of
work remains outstanding to advance this project.
16. Housing Element Update
Date Assigned: N/A
Description: The sixth cycle of the regional housing needs assessment is underway and covers an
eight-year timeframe from 2022 through 2030. The state HCD identifies the total number of
housing units across all income groups that are needed for the nine county Bay Area. The
Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) then distributes the allocation to each city and
county. Local jurisdictions must then update their housing elements in the comprehensive plan
to show how the local entity has planned to meet its share of the region’s housing need. Draft
housing allocations are tentatively scheduled to be released in January 2021 and final
allocations published July 2021. Housing elements must be updated by December 2022.
Status: Not started; staff anticipates making a funding request to secure a consultant for the
upcoming housing element update during the next budget cycle in May.
17. Conversations with Stanford
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Tasks 5.6; 5.6.1; 5.6.2; and, 5.6.3)
Description: Initiate conversations with Stanford University regarding potential residential uses
at Stanford Research Park; potential residential uses near Stanford University Medical Center,
potential residential uses at the Stanford Shopping Center.
Status: Not started.
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18. Seismic and Resiliency Ordinance
Date Assigned: 11/13/2017
Description: Prepare updates to the City’s seismic ordinance
Status: On September 15, 2014, the City Council referred to the Policy and Services Committee a
discussion on 1) an update of the inventory of soft-story and unreinforced masonry buildings; 2)
Staff alternatives regarding how to prioritize the highest risk buildings – if prioritization is
feasible; 3) referral of best or strongest practices by other cities to enforce the upgrades; 4)
summary of retrofit programs and incentives that exist today; and 5) discussion of any
recommendation we have for state legislation to support these initiatives. On December 9,
2014, the Policy and Services Committee recommended the City Council authorize a request for
proposal to prepare an update to the City’s Seismic Hazards Identification Program (Ordinance
3666) and update the inventory of structurally deficient buildings in the multi-family,
commercial and industrial areas of the City, categorizing building on various typologies. On
August 17, 2015, Council approved a contract with Rutherford + Chekene to prepare a study and
recommendations on the City’s ordinance. The findings of this report were presented to Council
on April 17, 2017. On November 13, 2017, Council authorized staff to begin the process of
drafting updates to local regulations, policies, and procedures including an analysis of any
potential CEQA requirements. This direction anticipated staff returning to Council for a request
to enter into a new contract(s) for technical services and then work with the Policy and Services
Committee and ultimately the City Council to review revised language, options, and implications
associated with modifications to seismic compliance in our municipal code. Staff anticipates
submitting a budget request to Council in the upcoming budget cycle for funds to support this
work effort.
19. Co-Housing and Small Units (2.8)
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Task 2.8)
Description: Review and revise allowed uses and permit requirements (i.e., by right, use
permits) for small units, co-housing, etc.
Status: Not started.
20. Special Needs Housing
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Task 2.4.7)
Description: Review the code and recommend removing any constraints to special needs
housing.
Status: Not started.
21. No Net-Loss Housing Policy
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Task 3.3)
Description: Explore implementing a ‘no net-loss’ policy when housing is redeveloped.
Status: Not started.
22. In-lieu Payment or Off-Site Housing Replacement
Date Assigned: September 23, 2019 (Colleagues Memo)
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Description: Explore feasibility of in-lieu fees or off-site replacement if existing residential units
are removed from the housing stock.
Status: Not started.
Notes: This is related to no-net loss policy analysis (#21 above).
23. Restrict Loss of Housing to Commercial Uses
Date Assigned: September 23, 2019 (Colleagues Memo)
Description: Explore citywide protections and regulations to prevent existing housing to be
converted to commercial/hotel use.
Status: Not started.
24. Incentives to Use TDRs for Residential Development.
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Task 2.7)
Description: Consider changes to transferred development rights (TDR) ordinance to increase its
use for residential FAR/density.
Status: Not started.
Notes: TDR transfers are presently only allowed downtown and in the south of Forest Avenue
coordinated area plan. Current law allows TDRs to be used for residential projects but given the
return on investment for office development, TDRs are not used for residential floor area. Some
possible incentives to encourage more use of TDRs for residential development may include
parking reductions or exemptions when applied to housing, or discounting TDR floor area when
used for housing by 50%, for example, and possibly a combination of both. The actual reduction
has not been tested and is presented for illustration purposes. However, even with these
incentives, other constraints are likely to emerge, such as building height, that unless also
changed, may not yield significant results.
25. In Lieu Parking Fees for Housing Downtown and California Avenue
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Task 2.4.5)
Description: Allow parking reductions based on payment of parking in lieu fees for housing
Downtown and California Avenue.
Status: Not started.
Notes: Downtown has an in-lieu parking program that currently does not apply to residential
uses. If amended to apply, a subsidized rate would be required as the current fee of $106,171 is
cost prohibitive for a housing development. A 636-space parking garage is being built in the
California Avenue area, but Planning staff is unaware of any discussion that some of these
spaces would be earmarked for in-lieu parking.
26. Informational Report on State and Local Density Bonus Law
Date Assigned: September 23, 2019 (Colleagues Memo)
Description: Direct Staff to transmit to Council an informational report on the state and local
density bonus Ordinance.
Status: Not started.
Notes: While staff has not yet prepared a report, the following links from the League of
California Cities provide background on the state law as of October 2016:
https://www.cacities.org/Resources-Documents/Member-Engagement/Professional-
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Departments/City-Attorneys/Library/2016/Annual-2016/10-2016-
Annual_Hutchins_Tiedemann_Not-Just-Density.aspx
Here is the accompanying PowerPoint presentation:
https://www.cacities.org/Resources-Documents/Member-Engagement/Professional-
Departments/City-Attorneys/Library/2016/Annual-2016/10-2016-
Annual_Hutchins_Tiedemann_Not-Just-Density.aspx
There are some changes in the law since 2016 that are not reflected above links. The City’s local
implementation of the density bonus program is also available online:
http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/California/paloalto_ca/title18zoning*/chapter1815r
esidentialdensitybonus?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:paloalto_ca$anc=JD_Cha
pter18.15
27. Annual Office Limit: Four Year Implementation Report
Date Assigned: May 21, 2018
Description: In its review of the annual office limit ordinance, Council directed staff to return in
two to four years with a report to provide data regarding business development in the areas
affected by the annual office limit cap. Staff anticipates returning to Council with a report prior
to May 2022.
Status: Not started.
28. Request for Funding from HCD to Implement Housing Bills
Date Assigned: February 5, 2018 (Housing Work Plan Task 1.6)
Description: Transmittal of a request for funding to implement new housing bills to the state
HCD.
Status: Not started; staff requests this item be removed from the work plan.
Other Assignments
The above list does not include other initiatives contained in City policy documents, directed by Council,
or that require attention for other reasons, including;
• implementation of adopted comprehensive plan and housing element programs;
• routine work, including quarterly and annual reports to Council and regional entities;
• coordination with City departments on other policy initiatives, including implementation of the
pedestrian and bicycle master plan, sustainability and climate action plan, green infrastructure,
urban forestry master plan, and the Baylands master plan, among other policy documents;
• responding to federal and state-legislation, draft bills and implementation as appropriate;
• other areas of focus that staff is aware of or regards as important topics requiring study, such as:
o Downtown land use and transportation coordinated area plan to address or respond
direction regarding grade separation, transit center improvements, housing policy,
urban design interests and mobility and parking solutions
o Review of parking requirements for California Avenue commercial zones
o Working with community partners to explore supportive housing opportunities9
9 As an information note to Council, the Santa Clara County Continuum of Care is in the process of updating its
5-year Community Plan to End Homelessness. The plan seeks to guide governmental actors, nonprofits, and
other community members as they make decisions about funding, programs, priorities, and needs. To develop
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o Revisit San Antonio Road as a place for more housing opportunities
o Review City and regional land use and transportation policies for El Camino Real
Department Resources
Much of the work directed to staff that was accomplished above occurred despite significant
organizational changes, including City Council appointment of a new City Manager and several new
department heads. For the planning department, transportation-related functions were separated from
planning and turned into the Office of Transportation, whose work is directed by the City Manager. The
City’s development services (building permits and inspections) and planning operations were merged.
For the past year, vacancies have been a critical challenge for the department. While many positions
have since been filled, staff in the long-range planning program, which is principally charged with
carrying out the above work, has significant vacancies. This program is resourced to include a planning
manager that is supported by four other full-time employees and one hourly employee. At present,
three of the five full time positions are vacant including the manager, the City’s housing specialist, and a
senior-level policy planner. One new member of the long-range planning team has transitioned from the
program responsible for application processing, but has other assignments not related to housing, such
as advancing code changes related to wireless communication facilities.
These vacancies and work related to merging city department operations has resulted in less progress
being made on the Housing Work Plan and the two Colleagues’ Memos. It is anticipated it will take
another four to six months to recruit and onboard these outstanding positions, which have been difficult
positions to fill. Staff has consultant resources it is using to advance some of this work, but this also
requires oversight. The department’s director and assistant director are also taking on some
assignments, most notably related to the inclusionary housing expansion and NVCAP, but this competes
with other responsibilities required of these positions.
ANALYSIS / ALTERNATIVES
The above work program has a significant number of assignments that exceeds available resources to
complete in a timely manner. Even when fully staffed, the workload is extensive and is not static. Except
as may be adjusted by Council, staff will continue to work on these assignments, generally in the order
listed above, understanding that things may shift as new Council priorities or interests emerge.
The housing-related work plan assignments address the need to protect, preserve and produce housing
in Palo Alto, which are the cornerstones to a comprehensive housing strategy. However, the projects
a draft plan, a community plan work group, comprised of staff from the County of Santa Clara Office of
Supportive Housing, the County Executive's Office, Destination: Home and the City of San Jose, and other
community partners, have been gathering feedback from community-based service organizations, local
government, philanthropy, business, community members, and people with lived experience through a series
of community meetings, surveys, and focus groups. A draft plan is expected to be shared publicly in January
2020 and the workgroup will host another community meeting to gather additional feedback before the final
plan is adopted by the Continuum of Care. The Board of Supervisors and city councils will be asked to endorse
the plan in early 2020.
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listed above, while meaningful and important, are not likely to advance the City toward its aspirational
goal of 300 or more new housing units a year.
Work related to the NVCAP and possible amendments to the PTOD combining district would likely result
in the greatest increase in commercial zoning housing production. However, it is anticipated that
changes to parking, floor area and height may be required to encourage more housing. Moreover, these
planning efforts that will take at least a year or more to complete. Following Council approval of any
legislative action, there is still a considerable amount of time required for property owners and
developers to propose and file projects, time to process applications, and time to build the project.
Accordingly, it could take at least five years before any housing units are produced as a result of these
distinct initiatives and this does not address other areas of the City where housing is desired, such as
downtown.
If the Council is interested in a timelier production of housing units, it may want to consider allowing for
a modified version of the planned community zoning designation – one that eliminates the need for a
negotiated public benefit. Staff has had several conversations with property owner representatives who
have a range of housing projects they are interested in pursuing, but inevitably are challenged by one or
more development standards, typically involving parking, but also floor area and modest adjustments to
height. Planned community zoning has received significant criticism for a variety of reasons and Council
has indefinitely placed a freeze on any further planned community applications. However, it is worth
noting that over the past 20 years, the City entitled approximately 3,330 housing units with planned
community zoning and development agreement applications accounting for 39% and 25%, respectively
– or nearly 64% (2,120 units) of the combined units produced over this period.
As an alternative to the planned community application, the City Council could establish a new housing
overlay or housing combining district that could include some of the following attributes:
• Allowed only for housing projects, including mixed use housing projects.
• No negotiation over public benefits; housing alone, including required affordable housing, would
be the public benefit.
• A certain percentage of pre-determined on-site affordable units at specified income levels could
be mandated based on proposed housing type (rental v. ownership).
• For mixed use projects, housing units, sufficient to address any job-related housing needs
generated by the project, must be provided on-site.
• Cannot exceed any of the City’s office cap limits.
• Developers may request to deviate from the zoning code development standards, including but
not limited to, parking, floor area, height, unit density, etc.
• A prescreening application would be required before the City Council, prior to application
submittal and public hearings before the PTC, ARB and City Council. City Council would have
final approval authority over any application.
To redevelop property, there needs to be sufficient profit incentive for a property owner to build
housing that overcomes revenues that can be generated by existing or proposed non-residential uses on
property - and sufficient return to attract investors. City regulatory processes, fees, inclusionary
requirements and zoning regulations play a key role in what it costs to build in Palo Alto. Combined with
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other factors,10 projects in Palo Alto tend to result in a lower return on investment, which discourages
lenders or results in an insufficient profit to offset the risk of development.
In the past, the City has tried to incrementally increase development incentives to encourage housing
while minimizing community impacts. This process, however, takes time. The recently adopted housing
incentive program has not yielded any significant projects and it remains to be seen whether the
standards were sufficient in the current economic climate.
Using the housing combining district potentially creates another tool that allows the City to articulate its
housing development expectations and gives property owners and developers an opportunity to present
a project and show how those housing goals can be advanced on a project by project basis.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
This report transmits an update on the Housing Work Plan and other priority initiatives that are
balanced with available staff resources. Many of the tasks on the work plan advance important policy
objectives related to housing preservation, protection and production. Concern is expressed in the
report that near-term housing production is not anticipated to reach the expressed interest of 300+
units a year. This is due to the length of some of the policy initiatives, but also due to the variability
among properties in terms of creating sufficient incentive to motivate an owner to redevelop a site with
housing.
This document is intended to serve as a status update and to receive direction from Council on updates
to the work plan or other areas that require more focus and attention.
RESOURCE IMPACT
The recommendation in this report does not have any fiscal or budgetary impacts.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The PDS work plan has been developed over time and directed by Council at several public meetings and
is largely based on community planning initiatives such as the comprehensive plan and public comment
received at various community meetings.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The recommendation in this report is not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act as it does not meet the definition of a ‘project’ as defined in Public Resource Code Division
13, Section 21065.
Attachments:
A: 2018 2019 Housing Work Plan Status Matrix (DOCX)
10 https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/construction-costs-series
Housing Work Plan 2018-2019: Summary Status Update
Description Status Notes
Ongoing Projects & Initiatives
1.1. Preparation and consideration of a code
clean up ordinance with provisions relating to
the State Density Bonus Law
Completed 4/1/19i
1.2. Preparation and consideration of an
ordinance making technical changes to the
City’s ADU regulations to conform with new
State laws effective January 1, 2018
Completed 2/26/18ii
1.3. A one-year review of the City’s ADU
regulations followed by preparation and
consideration of an ordinance making desired
adjustments
Completed 11/5/18iii
1.4. Development of an intake checklist and
internal procedures related to
implementation of SB 35 (the “by right”
housing bill) and changes to the Housing
Accountability Act
Completed 7/23/19iv
1.5. Preparation and consideration of an
ordinance establishing procedures for
streamlined review under SB 35
Started, but not complete. Consultant hired
to advance project.
Relates to tasks 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3.
1.6. Transmittal of a request for funding to
implement new housing bills to the State
Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD)
Not started.
1.7. Preparation and consideration of an
ordinance to allow for “pilot” projects aimed
at providing workforce housing on Public
Completed 6/25/18v
Facilities (PF) zoned parcels. This initiative
also includes a specific proposal on the old
VTA parking lot at El Camino Real and Page
Mill Road
1.8. Preparation and consideration of an
ordinance to create an affordable housing
(AH) overlay district that could be used to
support housing on Palo Alto Housing’s site at
El Camino Real and Wilton Court
Completed 5/7/18vi
1.9. Preparation and review of the City’s
annual report regarding Housing Element
implementation
Completed 3/4/19vii
1.10. Adoption of goals/objectives and a
schedule for the North Ventura Coordinated
Area Plan process, such that a final plan can
be considered for adoption at the end of
2019
Completed 3/5/18viii
1.11. Completion of a literature review and
data collection regarding parking demand for
different housing types/locations in Palo Alto
Completed 8/29/18ix
Comprehensive Plan Implementation and Housing Production Ordinances
2.1 Identify By Right Project Procedures (SB
35)
2.2. Strengthen objective standards (SB 35)
2.3. Comp Plan and SOFA plan changes to
strengthen objective standards (SB 35)
Started – ongoing.
A consultant has been hired, Lexington
Planning, to identify subjective standards in
the zoning code and SOFA CAP and to suggest
revisions to make these standards clear and
objective. Streamlined, by-right,
development in accordance with SB35
requires a housing project with at least 2/3rds
of the developed dedicated toward housing
with 50% of the housing units deed restricted
to low income, among other criteria. These
thresholds will remain in effect through the
remainder of the current RHNA cycle ending
in 2023. No qualifying SB35 housing project
has been filed to date.
This initiative is scheduled to be completed
by the end of 2022.
2.4. Provide incentives and remove
constraints for multifamily housing in the
Downtown (CD-C), Cal Ave., (CC(2)/PTOD)
and El Camino Real (CN and CS) districts
Completed 4/1/19i Changes in PTOD zoning were not proposed
in the 2018 housing ordinance. This district
requires a specific study and analysis to
review and adjust development standards
that facilitate greater housing development
consistent with the district’s objectives.
2.4.1. Review and revise development
standards (e.g., landscaping, open space)
Completed 4/1/19i
2.4.2. Consider eliminating dwelling unit
densities and relying on FAR and average unit
sizes
Completed 4/1/19i
2.4.3. Review and revise permitted uses and
use mix (e.g., allow 100% residential w/
retail)
Completed 4/1/19i
2.4.4. Review and revise level of permitting
and site plan review required
Completed 4/1/19i
2.4.5 Allow parking reductions based on TDM
plans and on payment of parking in lieu fees
for housing (Downtown and Cal Ave.)
Partially Completed 4/1/19i TDM plans can be used to reduced parking
reductions, including a zero-parking
requirement for certain qualifying affordable
housing projects.
California Avenue does not have an in lieu
parking program and to establish one would
require direction from Council and is a
specific and dedicated assignment.
Downtown has an in-lieu parking program
that does not apply to residential uses – if
amended to apply, a subsidized rate would
be required as the current fee of $106,171 is
cost prohibitive for a housing development.
2.4.6. Convert some non-residential FAR to
residential FAR
Completed 4/1/19i
2.4.7. Remove any constraints to special
needs housing in particular
Started, but deferred A fee waiver was considered in the housing
ordinance that would further reduce
development costs, but this requires further
study and analysis prior to advancing a policy
recommendation.
Support multifamily housing in the RM
districts (2.5):
Completed 4/1/19i
2.5.1. Consider establishment of minimum
densities in all RM zones
2.5.2. Allow redevelopment (replacement) of
existing residential units on sites that are
nonconforming because of the number of
units or FAR
Completed 4/1/19i
Provide incentives and remove constraints in
all zoning districts (2.6):
2.6.1. Adjust parking requirements to reduce
costs (based on study in item 1.11)
Completed 4/1/19i
2019 Proposed Ordinance
2.7. Consider changes to TDR Ordinance to
increase its use for residential FAR/density
Not started
2.8. Review and revise allowed uses and
permit requirements (i.e., by right, use
permits) for smaller units, co-housing, etc., in
all zoning districts
Started, but deferred This concept was explored in the 2018
housing ordinance with the introduction of
micro units, but recommendations for
reduced parking for these units was not
supported.
Work on co-housing was a concept
anticipated to be explored in the NVCAP, but
the need to streamline this work effort to
align with remining funds is not expected to
result in any new policy.
2.9. Develop protections for cottages and
duplexes in the R-1 and R-2 districts and
consider zoning changes to allow additional
cottage clusters, duplexes, and fourplexes
where appropriate
Not started
2.10. Review PTOD and Village Residential
zoning overlay process to remove
constraints/complexity, and expand usage
Started, but deferred As part of the housing ordinance, staff
reviewed the PTOD and Village Residential
zoning standards and determined the level of
effort to complete this task required a
significant work effort and a decision was
made to defer this work in order to advance
the other Council-directed initiatives.
Changes to PTOD and Village Residential
zoning relates to items 2.4 and 2.9,
respectively.
These are two discrete work assignments and
should be separated.
Economic Analysis to Support BMR Housing
3.1. Explore increasing BMR percentage
requirements in market rate development up
to 20%
Ongoing These two tasks are being prepared
concurrently. Initial draft analysis suggests
different inclusionary standards may be
appropriate for different geographic areas of
the City and this is being further vetted with
consultant.
Early progress on this task required revisions
with the passage of the (April 2019) housing
ordinance. Further delays incurred due to
limited staff resources.
Estimated timeline for completion:
Report to the PTC in March.
Recommendation to Council in April.
3.2. Explore implementing inclusionary BMR
program for rental units (“Palmer fix”)
Ongoing
3.3 Explore implementing a “no net-loss”
policy when housing is redeveloped
Not started This is anticipated to be a significant policy
initiative involving planning staff and the City
Attorney’s office. A preliminary review of no
net-loss policies in other jurisdictions did not
reveal any existing standards to model.
Leveraging City Funds
4.1. Issue a Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) and solicit proposals from non-profit
developers for use of the City’s Commercial
and Residential Housing Funds
Completedx With the City Council’s action to reserve $3M
for a future teacher housing project and its
funding commitments to Wilton Court, now
totaling $20M, the remaining balance does
not warrant issuance of a Notice of Funding
Availability – though the objective of task 4.2
has been accomplished.
4.2. Select projects for funding that maximize
the use of the City’s funds for development
of new affordable units and preservation of
existing units that are at risk
Partnerships with Agencies and Organizations
5.1. Explore the opportunity for developing
housing over parking on City-owned
downtown parking lots by participating in the
2019 NAIOP Challenge, a competition
between business school students from
Stanford and Cal hosted by the Bay Area
chapter of a national real estate development
association (See www.naiopsfba.org/28th-
annual- real-estate-challenge-winner/)
Not started No resources are currently planned for or
dedicated to this task.
5.2. Work with the County to explore the
opportunity for developing housing at the
County courthouse site near California
Avenue
Ongoing The City Council reserved $3 million from the
City’s affordable housing fund to support this
project. It is anticipated modification to the
City’s Workforce Housing ordinance may
require modification to accommodate this
project. The County is the project lead for any
future project.
5.3. Work with PAUSD representatives to
explore opportunities for housing as part of
the Cubberley Master Plan or at other
publicly-owned sites
Ongoing A draft concept plan has been released for
the Cubberley Center and both the City and
the school district have engaged in a
discussion regarding their respective visions
for the area.
5.4. Support the regional establishment of a
coordinated effort to provide shared housing
arrangement facilitation
Ongoing While efforts to form a County subregion did
not materialize, discussions continue about a
possible Planning Collaborative to create a
forum for regional housing discussions.
5.5. Work with the San Andreas Regional
Center to implement an outreach program
that informs families in Palo Alto about
housing and services available for persons
with developmental disabilities
Not Started
Initiate conversations with Stanford
University regarding (5.6):
5.6.1. Potential residential uses at Stanford
Research Park
Not started
5.6.2. Potential residential uses near Stanford
University Medical Center (SUMC)
5.6.3. Potential residential uses at the
Stanford Shopping Center
5.7. Maintain an ongoing conversation with
the community, regarding the need for
affordable housing, the financial realities of
acquiring land and building affordable
housing, and the reasons that affordable
housing projects need higher densities to be
feasible developments
Ongoing Some discussions have been held by the PTC
and the City Council has similarly raised many
of these issues. Staff will continue to find
opportunities to advance community
conversations.
i Second Reading Staff Report and Ordinance dated April 1, 2019: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=52156.04&BlobID=69992
ii Second Reading Staff Report and Ordinance dated February 26, 2018: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/63523
iii Second Reading Staff Report and Ordinance dated November 5, 2018: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/67438
iv Updated application planning application form: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/73097
v Staff Report and Ordinance, dated June 25, 2018: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/65525
vi Staff Report and Ordinance, dated May 7, 2018: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/64798
vii Staff Report, dated March 4, 2019: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=60751.24&BlobID=69492
viii Staff Report, dated March 5, 2018: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/63646
ix Revised parking study presented to PTC; parking study begins on page 42: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/66513
x Teacher Housing Staff Report, dated June 25, 2018: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/65670; Wilton Court Housing $10 Million
Commitment Staff Report, dated June 3, 2019: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/71434; an additional $10 Million request will be
considered by the City Council on February 13, 2020.
City of Palo Alto (ID # 10949)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 2/3/2020
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Council Priority: Fiscal Sustainability
Summary Title: Acceptance of FY 2021 - FY 2030 Long Range Financial
Forecast
Title: Finance Committee Recommends Council Accept the Fiscal Year 2021 -
Fiscal Year 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast and Fiscal Year 2021 Budget
Development Guidelines
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Administrative Services
RECOMMENDATION
Finance Committee and staff recommend that the City Council accept the Fiscal Year 2021 to
2030 General Fund Long Range Financial Forecast (Base Case), City Manager’s Report 10727
(Attachment A), including the Fiscal Year 2021 annual Budget Development Guiding Principles.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Long Range Financial Forecast (LRFF), which details the City of Palo Alto’s projected
financial outlook through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 – FY 2030, was presented to the Finance
Committee on December 3, 2019 (City Manager’s Report 10727, Attachment A). Action minutes
of the Finance Committee meeting are available on the City’s website for reference. This LRFF
continues to incorporate direction from the City Council to budget pension costs more
conservatively than CalPERS’ projections. Detailed explanation and analysis of the LRFF and
assumptions can be found in the original staff report presented to the Finance Committee.
The Finance Committee accepted the LRFF and Budget Development Guiding Principles
unanimously with a 3-0 vote and directed that the LRFF and Budget Development Guiding
Principles be forwarded to the City Council for approval.
The FY 2021 to 2030 General Fund LRFF marks the beginning of the FY 2021 annual budget
process. It includes projected General Fund financials over the next ten years based on current
City Council approved service levels as well as three alternative financial models. The current
Base Case LRFF projects a surplus in the General Fund of $1.1 million in FY 2021, followed by
annual gaps where expenses outpace forecasted revenue growth ranging from a deficit of $2.4
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million in FY 2023, to $1.1 million in FY 2025, before reaching significant surpluses in the final
years of the forecast. The Base Case provides a preliminary forecast that can assist in gauging
effects of major policy interventions against a likely “status quo” version of the future. It
assumes that the world continues to change and unfold in line with current expectations.
City staff will continue to review and refine these projections to establish the FY 2021 Base
Budget through the FY 2021 budget process. Based on this Forecast, it is anticipated that
guidance to prioritize spending will again be necessary to ensure continued financial stability.
More detailed guidelines to inform the development of the FY 2021 Budget are available as an
attachment to City Manager’s Report 10727 (Attachment A).
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
The LRFF represents the beginning of the FY 2021 budget development process. As in previous
years, the LRFF was discussed with the Finance Committee and is coming to the City Council.
Those conversations will provide direction to staff in the budget development process. It is
anticipated that conversations with City Council and the community will occur through public
budget hearings in Spring 2020, according to the standard budget adoption process.
RESOURCE IMPACT
Financial implications from this report and input from the Finance Committee will be
considered in the City Manager’s development of the FY 2021 budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
This report is not a project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act.
Attachments:
• Attachment A: FY 2021 - FY 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast, CMR # 10727
City of Palo Alto (ID # 10727)
Finance Committee Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 12/3/2019
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Council Priority: Fiscal Sustainability
Summary Title: FY 2021 - FY 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast
Title: Review and recommend that Council Accept FY 2021 - FY 2030 Long
Range Financial Forecast and FY 2021 Budget Development Guidelines
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Administrative Services
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Finance Committee review and recommend that the City Council
accept the Fiscal Year 2021 to 2030 General Fund Long Range Financial Forecast (Base Case),
and the annual Budget Development Guiding Principles (Attachment C).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 to 2030 General Fund Long Range Financial Forecast (LRFF), marks the
beginning of the FY 2021 annual budget process. It includes projected General Fund financials
over the next ten years based on current City Council approved service levels as well as three
alternative financial models. The current Base Case financial forecast projects a surplus in the
General Fund of $1.1 million in FY 2021, followed by annual gaps where expenses outpace
forecasted revenue growth ranging from a deficit of $2.4 million in FY 2023, that tapers to $1.1
million in FY 2025, before reaching significant surpluses in the final years of the forecast. The
Base Case provides a preliminary forecast that can assist in gauging effects of major policy
interventions against a likely “status quo” version of the future. It assumes that the world
continues to change and unfold in line with current expectations.
City staff will continue to review and refine these projections to establish the FY 2021 Base
Budget and provide direction to Departments on the FY 2021 budget process. Based on this
Forecast, it is anticipated that guidance to prioritize spending will again be necessary to ensure
continued financial stability. More detailed guidelines to inform the development of the FY
2021 Budget are discussed at the end of this document (Attachment C).
Looking forward, the City continues to face several pressures from the 2014 Council approved
Infrastructure Plan (including a new public safety building) to the growing costs of pension
Attachment A
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benefits and labor costs due to the current labor market and cost of living around Palo Alto. The
policy direction from the City Council in November 2018 regarding proactively addressing the
pension obligations, including the direction to assume a lower discount rate in calculating
pension costs, is contained in the Base Case forecast model. If this direction were excluded
from the model, the General Fund would maintain surpluses throughout the forecast, as seen in
alternative scenario A. This scenario reflects the tough choices and the hard work of the City
over the past few years to structurally balance the budget. The City will continue to face critical
choices in order to balance future financial challenges and any unforeseen program needs or an
economic downturn, plus any addition proactive funding contributions to pension liabilities.
The review of this Long Range Financial Forecast and the planning that follows it will be critical
since the City is facing many requests and has identified several key programs that the
community would like to fund and complete.
Included in this report and subsequent documents are the following:
- Discussion of the current financial climate of the United States to the local economy of
the City of Palo Alto
- Base Case for the Long Range Financial Forecast including Revenue and Expense
modeling assumptions beginning in FY 2021
o Current financial status of the General Fund as of the FY 2020 Adopted Budget,
and a brief discussion of revised FY 2020 revenue estimates by category
- Three Alternative Scenarios including a) CalPERS’ Pension Rates, b) an economic
downturn (modeled beginning partway through FY 2021 of the forecast), and c) the
impact of an additional 1% in salary increases for salary (only beginning once bargaining
units past the term of current agreements)
- FY 2021 Budget Development Guidelines to inform the Budget process (Attachment C)
BACKGROUND
Annually the Office of Management and Budget produces a ten-year General Fund Long Range
Financial Forecast (LRFF). The LRFF reflects staff’s best estimates on the projected revenues and
expenditures over the next ten years based on the information that is currently available. It is
important to note that the LRFF is a planning document and is separate and distinct from the
development of the City’s annual Operating and Capital Budgets. There are assumptions and
parameters modeled in the LRFF, but these assumptions are revised and refined as more
information becomes available through the budget development process.
The LRFF contains a comprehensive review of the costs to provide current City Council
approved service levels, including current contracts, updates to salaries and benefits based on
the current population of employees, and the current labor contracts in effect. Important to
note in this LRFF is the ongoing budget adjustments that were approved in the FY 2020
Adopted Budget. Many approved budget adjustments assumed either a phase in period or the
identification of the ongoing reduction later; this LRFF assumes that those adjustments
materialized as planned in the FY 2020 Adopted Budget. The LRFF also reviews the status of the
current economy and various economically sensitive revenues such as Sales Tax, Documentary
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Transfer Tax, Property Tax, and Transient Occupancy Tax to explain key trends in those areas.
This Forecast allows staff and City Council to look at both the short-term and long-term
financial status of current service levels in the General Fund to inform daily policy decisions and
evaluate long-term goals and ongoing challenges.
Since the great recession, the City has approved many strategies to mitigate rising costs,
especially the rising increase in salaries and benefits. Strategies that have been used include: a
second pension tier, employees sharing in health plan cost increases, and shifting from
employer-paid member contributions to employee pick-up of a portion of the employer share
for pensions. Since 2016, rounds of negotiations with bargaining units have included employees
not only paying their full portion of CalPERS contributions but also beginning a cost-sharing
program wherein employees contribute a certain percentage of the City’s required employer
pension contribution. These strategies have helped to create the financial capacity to invest
proactively in the City’s Pension Trust, supporting the City’s commitments to employees while
ensuring fiscal sustainability.
The City Council continues to invest in the community and approved significant improvements
in June 2014 with the Infrastructure Plan (IP) in the original amount of $125.8 million. However,
the nine projects identified in the plan are estimated to cost substantially more due to updated
designs, rising construction costs, and minimum and prevailing wage requirements. In addition,
a tenth project was approved by the Council to be added to the IP in the FY 2020 Adopted
Budget. These changes have led to an updated cost of approximately $280.6 million for the IP
projects. Capital projects are one example of known items that are not fully included in this
Forecast. Both the capital cost to build and the operating and maintenance costs once projects
are completed and the new facilities are actively used, are estimated with the most current
information available. These estimates will be refined during the budget process as more
information becomes available and the projects are closer to award and completion.
Palo Alto serves a diverse community with a broad range of unique services that adds to the
significant complexity of managing a balanced budget and healthy long-range financial outlook.
The demands and conflicts emerging from our vibrant economy have heightened the intensity
of the “Palo Alto Process”. New analyses and data generation demands require deep dives into
complex problem-solving within an engaged public process across a wide range of issues. These
forecast figures present staff with the challenge of prioritizing the growing needs of the City
with the long-term fiscal sustainability of these needs.
The Economy
National, state, regional and local economic indicators are mixed. Unemployment remains low,
job growth is slowing down, and the trade war is negatively showing up in the economic data.
U.S. economy’s national gross domestic product (GDP) grew by an annualized 1.9 percent in the
third (calendar) quarter of 2019, with the next 12-month GDP growth outlook projected to be
less than 2 percent. The national consumer price index (CPI), as of September 2019, has grown
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1.7 percent. Consumer consumption, government spending and exports contributed to the GDP
increase, offset by declines in business investments and imports. Consumer spending is
expected to slow as real income and job growth further slowdown in 2020. The following
graphs depict the GDP and unemployment trends over the past few years.
Table 1: U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Rate
The nation continues to operate at what is considered “full employment” levels of 3.6 percent
unemployment as of October 2019, compared to 3.5 percent the previous month. As of the end
of September, California maintained 4.0 percent unemployment but the unemployment rate
for the Bay Area region was lower at 2.2 percent. These levels have not occurred in almost 20
years, last appearing at the height of the dot.com boom. Bay Area job growth has been led by
the Peninsula and for the past several years, the local economy continues to outpace the
unemployment rate at the state and national level. Compared to other regions in California, the
Bay Area experienced the second strongest job growth at 2.1 percent in 2018 and is forecasted
to have the strongest growth of 2.2 percent in 2019.
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Table 2: U.S. Unemployment Rate
It is anticipated that the national job market may slow and the make-up of the market may
change as immigration decelerates and labor participation from the Baby-Boomer generation
declines. According to the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy (CCSCE),
trends indicate stable job growth in the Bay Area. However, cities are faced with serious
challenges that can impact job growth and population, specifically housing supply and
affordability and transportation. Immigration and housing policies are important factors to
supporting future job growth at the national, state, and local level.
Economically sensitive revenue sources such as transient occupancy tax and documentary
transfer tax are showing a decline. In spite of this decline, the strong foundations of the local
economy – stable housing market, diverse and favorable mix of business segments lead by
professional and technology industries, and academic and medical properties – somewhat
dampen the financial impact of a severe economic downturn.
DISCUSSION
Included in this section are both the Base Case and alternative scenarios. As with all forecasts,
there is uncertainty regarding the revenue and expenditure estimates contained in this
document. For example, General Fund revenues may exceed or fall below expectations based
on changes in economic or non-economic conditions. Various cost elements can also vary from
year to year.
Base Case
The following table displays the projected General Fund revenues and expenditures over the
next decade and the total cumulative surplus. In addition to the cumulative surplus, the
incremental surplus or shortfall (assuming each preceding surplus or shortfall is addressed
completely with ongoing solutions in the year it appears) for each year of the forecast is
included. Because it is the City’s goal to remain in balance on an ongoing basis, the incremental
figure is useful in that it shows the additional surplus and/or shortfall attributed to a particular
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fiscal year. To the extent that a shortfall is not resolved, or a surplus is not expended on an
ongoing basis, it is important to understand that the remaining budget gap or surplus will carry
over to the following year. The hard work of the City in FY 2019 and FY 2020 to proactively
balance the budget is seen in the surplus reflected in FY 2021, and in the decreased deficit seen
in the middle of the forecast when compared to prior years’ forecasts.
Although a small surplus is contemplated in FY 2021, this is not sustained throughout the
forecast. The Forecast anticipates gaps ranging from $2.4 million to $1.1 million in the middle of
the forecast with surpluses beginning in FY 2026 at $2.3 million and increasing through the final
years of the forecast. The need to proactively plan for a structurally balanced budget on an
ongoing basis will inform the development of the FY 2021 Budget.
TABLE 3: FY 2021 – 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast
Base Case
Adopted
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Total Revenue $232,101 $241,527 $248,358 $255,808 $263,083 $271,318 $280,028 $289,307 $299,625 $310,488 $321,728
4.1%2.8%3.0%2.8%3.1%3.2%3.3%3.6%3.6%3.6%
Total Expenditures $230,809 $240,447 $250,168 $258,194 $265,396 $272,465 $277,743 $283,366 $291,169 $298,276 $304,382
4.2%4.0%3.2%2.8%2.7%1.9%2.0%2.8%2.4%2.0%
Net One-Time Surplus/(Gap)$1,292 $1,080 ($1,810)($2,386)($2,313)($1,147)$2,284 $5,941 $8,457 $12,212 $17,347
Cumulative Net Operating Margin (One-Time)$39,664
Net Operating Margin $1,080 ($2,890)($576)$73 $1,166 $3,431 $3,657 $2,516 $3,755 $5,135
Cumulative Net Operating Margin $17,347
Assumes that the annual shortfalls are solved with ongoing solutions and annual surpluses are spent for ongoing expenditures.
TABLE 4: FY 2021 – 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast Net Operating Margin
Base Case
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Revenue Assumptions
Overall, economic indicators are providing mixed signals. While the overall U.S. economy
continues to be strong, the growth rate has been weaker. The Bay Area economy continues to
outperform the state and the nation with strong foreign trade, but this is being negatively
impacted by the continuing trade disputes. These disputes and the global economic malaise
pose significant challenges to conducting a long-term revenue forecast. Other challenges
include an expected slowdown in Bay Area job growth and potential impacts to the local
housing market. Despite these challenges, healthy and robust tax revenues for the City are
anticipated throughout the term of the forecast in a cautiously optimistic modeling. Tax
revenues constitute slightly more than 60 percent of General Fund resources. In FY 2021, the
forecast projects a $9.8 million, or 7.0 percent, tax revenue increase compared to the levels in
the Adopted FY 2020 Budget. These tax increases are partially offset by reductions in other
revenue categories. In total, revenues are anticipated to increase by $9.4 million, from $232.1
included in the FY 2020 Adopted Budget to $241.5 million in FY 2021. The changes by revenue
category, as well as the current expected FY 2020 status of many of the categories, are
discussed in greater detail below.
TABLE 5: FY 2021 – 2030 General Fund Revenue Forecast
Base Case
Revenue & Other Sources Adopted 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
CAGR 10
Years
Sales Taxes $34,346 $37,595 $39,149 $40,670 $42,169 $43,682 $45,162 $46,701 $48,326 $50,075 $51,842 4.2%
Property Taxes 48,634 52,863 55,034 57,061 59,303 62,393 66,193 70,344 74,952 80,102 85,668 5.8%
Transient Occupancy Tax- General Purpose 17,534 16,896 17,344 17,838 18,356 18,906 19,494 20,089 20,716 21,422 22,251 2.4%
Transient Occupancy Tax- Infrastructure 11,774 14,576 14,963 15,389 15,835 16,310 16,818 17,331 17,871 18,481 19,196 5.0%
Documentary Transfer Tax 8,369 7,952 8,189 8,428 8,666 8,957 9,264 9,590 9,936 10,297 10,694 2.5%
Utility Users Tax 17,581 18,199 18,962 19,804 20,354 20,859 21,465 22,156 22,815 23,222 23,626 3.0%
Other Taxes and Fines 2,032 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 -0.2%
Subtotal: Taxes 140,270 150,071 155,630 161,180 166,673 173,097 180,386 188,200 196,605 205,589 215,266 4.4%
Charges for Services 21,834 21,180 21,637 21,988 22,290 22,578 22,723 22,861 23,151 23,423 23,633 0.8%
Stanford Fire & Dispatch Services 7,885 8,127 8,466 8,758 9,005 9,233 9,396 9,587 9,819 10,038 10,176 2.6%
Permits and Licenses 9,076 8,990 8,997 9,003 9,008 9,012 9,015 9,017 9,021 9,026 9,029 -0.1%
Return on Investments 1,388 1,850 1,822 1,844 1,869 1,896 1,950 2,006 2,065 2,127 2,196 4.7%
Rental Income 16,399 15,590 15,088 15,480 15,884 16,300 16,728 17,169 17,623 18,091 18,573 1.3%
From Other Agencies 980 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 -6.1%
Charges to Other Funds 10,908 11,577 11,948 12,290 12,586 12,865 12,962 13,031 13,320 13,586 13,628 2.3%
Other Revenue 2,362 2,259 2,260 2,260 2,261 2,262 2,263 2,264 2,264 2,265 2,266 -0.4%
Total Non-Tax Revenue 70,832 70,093 70,737 72,143 73,423 74,666 75,555 76,454 77,784 79,076 80,022 1.2%
Operating Transfers-In 20,999 21,363 21,990 22,485 22,988 23,555 24,087 24,652 25,236 25,823 26,440 2.3%
BSR Contribution (One-Time)
Golf Operating Loss Reserve Liquidation
Total Source of Funds $232,101 $241,527 $248,358 $255,808 $263,083 $271,318 $280,028 $289,307 $299,625 $310,488 $321,728 3.3%
This table is available in a larger format in Attachment A.
Sales Tax
The sales tax revenue forecast is driven by strong personal income and spending growth and a
larger share of consumer spending online. New and innovative retail formats have helped
revive physical retail presence. Stores that were once strictly online are now finding physical
presence within communities. As the nation transitions from a shopping center country to
online sales, a surge in online retail sales will partially displace tax revenue from traditional
industry segments to state and county pools. Based on activity and receipts for the recent
quarter close, it is estimated that sales tax revenue will exceed the FY 2020 Adopted Budget by
$1.6 million, or 4.6 percent, and will generate a total of $35.9 million by year-end of FY 2020. In
FY 2021, sales tax is expected increase to $37.4 million, or 4.2 percent, above the revised FY
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2020 forecast. This revenue category is currently tracking above budgeted levels in FY 2020 and
it is anticipated that appropriate adjustments will be brought forward for the FY 2020 Budget
through the mid-year budget process. Segments contributing to this growth include
restaurants, office equipment, and auto sales and leases. Department and furniture/appliance
sales experienced declines. The FY 2021 – FY 2030 LRFF anticipates a compounded annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2 percent through the term of the forecast, with FY 2021’s significant
growth over FY 2020’s Adopted Budget level tapering down through the out-years.
Property Tax
Property tax revenue is the General Fund’s largest revenue source and represents 21.9 percent
of total revenues. Over the last three-year period, property tax revenue has grown 20.2
percent, from $39.4 million in FY 2017 to $47.3 million in FY 2019 due to higher assessed
values. These higher assessed values reflect continued robust commercial and residential real
estate markets. In addition, fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 included receipts of $0.7 million,
$1.4 million, and $2.7 million, respectively, for excess Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund
(ERAF) distributions from the County of Santa Clara. ERAF is the fund used to collect and
disburse property taxes that are shifted to/from cities, the County, and special districts prior to
their reallocation to K-14 school agencies. When the state shifts more local property tax than
required to support schools these funds are returned and known as excess ERAF. As a result of
the volatility of ERAF, it is not considered a permanent local revenue source.
The FY 2020 Adopted Budget assumes $48.6 million in total property tax and is expected to
grow to $50.5 million, a $1.9 million increase, by year-end which includes $3.8 million in Excess
ERAF. This trend, with the exception of Excess ERAF, continues in FY 2021, where property tax
revenue is expected to increase by an additional $2.3 million, or 4.5 percent, to total $52.8
million. Due to the uncertainties around the continued receipt of Excess ERAF at the current
levels, this revenue sources is being eliminated from the forecast over the next four years and is
completed eliminated in FY 2024. This results in lower forecasted growth rates between FY
2022 and FY 2025.
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TABLE 6: City of Palo Alto Property Tax Actuals and Forecast through FY 2030
City staff meets with the County quarterly to obtain the latest assessed valuation and
assessment roll data used to forecast of property tax revenues. The above graph displays ten
years of actual revenue and 11 years of forecast, including the year-end projection for FY 2020.
The forecast assumes the anticipated cooling of the housing market and an economic downturn
that is spread over the length of the 10-year forecast. Over the 21-year period displayed, there
has been some unpredictability in the revenue growth rate, from a negative 1.1 percent in FY
2011 to a high of 11.5 percent in FY 2015.
Meeting the property tax revenue forecast is contingent on maintaining property turn over and
the median sales price. Data for the first four months of FY 2020 show property sales volume is
14.3 percent lower than the same period for FY 2019 while the price is 7.4 percent higher.
According to Zillow, as of September 2019, residential median sales price in Palo Alto is $2.8
million, a decrease of 11.9 percent over the prior year, and lower than the peak seen in June
2018 when the median price was $3.3 million.
Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT)
In FY 2020, TOT revenue is expected to reach $27.2 million. This is $1.5 million, or 6.0 percent,
above the FY 2019 audited revenue amount which includes the April 1, 2019 rate increase of
1.5 percent to TOT. That rate increase resulted in a new total TOT rate of 15.5 percent.
Compared to the FY 2020 Adopted Budget, the FY 2020 estimate represents a decrease of 7.2
percent, or $2.1 million. Starting with FY 2019, 4th quarter, the base TOT decreased by 5.4
percent with average occupancy declining by 1.8 percent but average room rates increasing by
2.6 percent. This tread continued in the first quarter of FY 2020 with the base TOT decline of
4.8 percent. If these trends continue, a downward mid-year budget adjustment is expected.
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For the first quarter of FY 2020, daily average room rates increase by 1.9 percent from $275.83
per day to $282.79 per day while occupancy rate declined by 4.8 percent from 83.8 percent to
79.8 percent. In the Northern California regions, for September 2019, a similar trend occurred
for occupancy and, for daily room rates, half the region had increases and half had declines. The
below table compares average room rates and occupancy percentage in September 2019 for
northern California regions and the City of Palo Alto.
TABLE 7: Northern California Hotel – Motel Business Trends as of September 2019
Month of September 2019
Avg. Daily Room Rate ($) Occupancy Percentage (%)
2019 ($) 2018 ($) Chg. 2019 2018 Chg.
San Francisco $326.79 $332.33 -1.7% 88.8% 88.9% -0.2%
San Francisco Airport 219.28 229.72 -4.5% 87.9% 88.9% -1.1%
San Jose/Peninsula 237.81 231.84 2.6% 79.8% 83.7% -4.6%
Oakland/East Bay 182.23 184.22 -1.1% 82.0% 83.7% -2.0%
Monterey/Carmel 363.44 332.69 9.2% 82.8% 83.4% -0.8%
Central Valley 106.26 104.62 1.6% 77.2% 77.0% 0.3%
Sacramento 142.72 141.08 1.2% 80.3% 80.7% -0.6%
Marin County 207.73 215.13 -3.4% 79.3% 87.9% -9.8%
Napa County 326.59 320.93 1.8% 82.6% 80.2% 3.0%
Sonoma County 230.80 233.73 -1.3% 85.3% 85.9% -0.6%
Other Northern California 123.68 120.54 2.6% 79.0% 78.4% 0.8%
Overall Average 227.21 226.67 0.2% 82.7% 83.9% -1.4%
City of Palo Alto (September only) 298.77 287.54 3.9% 80.23% 84.2% -4.7%
Table source: TRENDS® in the Hotel Industry Northern California, compiled and produced by CBRE Hotels,
Consulting
TOT realized double digit growth in FYs 2015 and 2016 due the 2 percent rate increase (from 12
percent to 14 percent tax rate), the recovering economy, and the addition of the three large
hotels. Since then, TOT revenue has moderated, however, with 1.5 percent rate increase (from
14 percent to 15.5 percent tax rate) partially offset by declining occupancy percentage there is
a healthy growth that is anticipated for FY 2020 and beyond. In addition, in FY 2021, two new
Marriot hotels with approximately 300 rooms are expected to open. Primarily as a result of
these two new hotels, FY 2021 is forecasted to be $4.3 million, or 15.8 percent, above the
current FY 2020 estimate, totaling $31.5 million.
Utility User’s Tax (UUT)
The UUT is levied on electric, gas, and water consumption, as well as on telephone usage. In
total, FY 2020 revenues were budgeted at $17.6 million and are currently on target to be
realized before rising to $18.2 million in FY 2021.
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UUT telephone revenues rose from $6.0 million in FY 2018 to $6.6 million in FY 2019. This
revenue has realized high single digit growth and is forecasted to reach $7.1 million in FY 2020.
UUT revenue from Utility sales came in at $9.8 million in FY 2019 and is anticipated to reach
nearly $10.4 million in FY 2020. Rate increases of 8.0 percent for electric, 5.0 percent for gas,
and 1.0 percent for water, consistent with the financial plans discussed in Spring 2019 with
Finance Committee and City Council, are the primary drivers of this revenue growth. This
revenue is expected to rise to $10.9 million in FY 2021.
Documentary Transfer Tax (DTT)
In FY 2015, DTT peaked at $10.1 million. This milestone was a consequence of several large
commercial transactions on Page Mill Road and in the Stanford Research Park. Since that time,
DTT has significantly moderated, with $6.9 million earned in FY 2019. Though this revenue from
July through October in FY 2019 is running nearly 7.4 percent above the same period in FY
2018, staff anticipates modifying the FY 2020 Adopted Budget at midyear from $8.4 million
down to $7.7 million. For FY 2021, revenues are expected be slightly above the FY 2020
projected levels at $7.9 million.
As in past years, this revenue source is challenging to forecast since it is highly dependent on
sales volume and the mix of commercial and residential sales. The number of transactions
through October 2019 (186) are running lower than those through October 2018 (217);
however, the total value of these transactions has increased by 7.4 percent. Though the Palo
Alto housing market remains strong, as discussed in the Property Taxes section, residential
median sales price in Palo Alto has declined. Although pressure on the housing market and local
economy has driven down property turnover, there is enough of a baseline trend in the Palo
Alto housing market to signal a stable 3.0 to 3.9 percent growth in revenue over the length of
this forecast.
Rental Income
Rental Income of $15.6 million primarily reflects rent paid to the General Fund from the City’s
Enterprise Funds and the Cubberley Community Center. There is a slight decrease in rental
income from FY 2020 to FY 2021 that continues in FY 2022; this decrease represents the phase-
out of payments from the Refuse Fund to the General Fund associated with the Landfill. Steady
growth after that reflects a 2.6 percent increase for this area partially offset by minor
adjustments throughout the forecast. The annual increase for rental revenue is based on a
review of the changes in the California Consumer Price Index (CCPI) in the San Francisco Bay
Area from the August to August period. It is expected that revenues will be reviewed and
revised subsequent to this forecast based on updated information, typically the December to
December change in the CCPI. The City is also examining the rent it is currently charging to the
various enterprise and special revenue funds and will incorporate adjustments through the
budget process as appropriate.
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Charges for Services and Permits and Licenses
Revenues in the ‘Charges for Services’ and the ‘Permits and Licenses’ categories are anticipated
to be $21.2 million and $8.9 million, respectively, in Fiscal Year 2021. These amounts are
slightly lower than the Fiscal Year 2020 Adopted Budget levels for each category primarily due
to the reduction of revenue related to Animal Shelter services that were previously provided by
the Police Department but are now provided by the City’s non-profit partner Pets-in-Need.
These budget categories also include revenues associated with the Golf Course and after
analyzing prior year actuals, some of the Golf Course revenue estimates have been reduced.
Associated expenses for the Golf Course have also been reduced and are accounted for in the
Contracts Services section of this document. The revenue estimates in these categories are
primarily driven by the cost of staff to provide services to the community; therefore, revenues
are impacted by personal service costs. Staff analyzed prior year revenue collections in these
categories and determined that actual collections were somewhat below budgeted revenue.
Revenue estimates in these categories have therefore been kept generally consistent over the
forecast period. One exception to this was for Development Services activities and related
revenue. Development Services has been modeled as cost neutral through the forecast, which
accounts for the fluctuations in the growth rate over the forecast period, because the average
increase in general salaries and benefits for Development Services staff is changing over the
ten-year forecast. Staff will analyze municipal fee revenue activity as part of the FY 2021 Budget
development process and bring forward adjustments as appropriate.
Stanford Fire and Dispatch Services
The City has two separate agreements with Stanford University to provide its response and
emergency dispatch services. The City and Stanford entered into a new agreement effective
July 1, 2018 outlining both terms for service levels and a new cost allocation methodology as
the baseline for the contract costs. This contract extends through June 30, 2023 with a renewal
through 2028 unless otherwise terminated.
The contract included a new staffing deployment model for suppression and medical services,
which was approved by the City Council in October 2017 and deployed in January 2018. This
forecast assumes this new staffing model and, in accordance with the contract, increases to this
revenue from Stanford have been aligned with the year-over-year growth of the operating
expenses in the Fire Department over the forecast period. Similarly, increases to the revenue
received for dispatching services have been aligned with the year-over-year growth of the
operating expenses in the Technical Services Division of the Police Department through which
these services are provided.
Charges to Other Funds
The main source of revenues in this category is General Fund administrative cost allocation plan
charges to the Enterprise and Internal Service Funds. Internal support departments such as
Administrative Services, Human Resources, and Council Appointed Offices provide services to
Enterprise and Internal Service Funds. The costs for these services are recovered through the
administrative cost allocation plan charges. The FY 2021 estimate for Charges to Other Funds of
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$11.6 million reflects growth of 6.1 percent from the FY 2020 Adopted Budget of $10.9 million;
this is primarily attributable to year over year increases in costs for salary and benefits and
allocated charges in the Internal Support Departments. After the first year of FY 2021, growth is
more moderate ranging from 0.5 percent up to 3.2 percent annual increases throughout the
forecast period.
Return on Investment
The return on investment category reflects the interest earnings on the City’s investment
portfolio. This category is a combination of past investments, new investments at current
market rates, and available investable cash which fluctuates seasonally and annually. Staff had
anticipated the decline in interest rate would occur sooner and at a faster rate than it has
occurred, so the City experienced a higher than anticipated return on investments. In addition,
prudent investments further resulted in higher investment yields and earnings.
The average portfolio rate of return for FY 2019 was 2.30 percent, in FY 2020 first quarter it was
2.35 percent and as of mid-November it’s 2.32 percent. The revised FY 2020 interest earning
forecast of $1.90 million is $0.52 million higher than the adopted budgeted of $1.39 million. In
FY 2021, the forecast is $1.85 million which reflects the declining interest rate environment.
Since the City’s portfolio is laddered over a ten-year period, in a given year, around 10 percent
to 16 percent of investments mature that is typically reinvested at the current market rates. As
a result, the City’s portfolio yield and earnings decline more gradually than the market rate
declines.
Operating Transfers-in
Operating Transfers-in materialize as expenses in other funds throughout the City and as a
revenue in the General Fund. This budget category includes the equity transfer from the Electric
and Gas funds. In accordance with a methodology approved by the City Council in June 2009,
the equity transfer is calculated by applying a rate of return on the capital asset base of the
Electric and Gas funds. This rate of return is based on PG&E's rate of return on equity as
approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Using the Utility Department’s
projections from the Electric and Gas Five Year Financial Forecasts, as approved by the City
Council in spring 2019, the equity transfer from the Electric and Gas funds are projected to
increase over the course of this forecast from $21.4 million in FY 2021 to $26.4 million in FY
2030. Overall, the Operating Transfers-in are estimated to increase slightly to $21.4 million in
FY 2021, a 1.7 percent increase from the FY 2020 Adopted Budget level of $21.0 million.
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Expense Assumptions
As part of developing the FY 2021 Forecast expenditure budget, the General Fund expense
categories have been adjusted by removing FY 2020 Adopted Budget one-time expenses and
updating major cost elements such as salary and benefits costs. The tables below display the
expense forecast and when compared to the FY 2020 Adopted Budget, growth of 4.1 percent is
expected in FY 2021, with growth ranging from 1.9 percent to 4.0 percent throughout the ten-
year forecast.
TABLE 8: FY 2021 – 2030 General Fund Expense Forecast
Base Case
Expenditures & Other Uses
Adopted
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
CAGR
10
Years
Salary 75,506$ 78,289$ 81,100$ 83,509$ 85,774$ 88,007$ 90,051$ 91,973$ 93,882$ 95,790$ 97,702$ 2.6%
Benefits 59,042 62,695 65,921 69,089 71,631 73,917 74,743 75,642 78,340 80,726 82,123 3.4%
Subtotal: Salary & Benefits 134,548 140,985 147,022 152,598 157,405 161,924 164,794 167,615 172,222 176,515 179,825 2.9%
Contract Services 23,429 23,832 24,355 24,998 25,607 26,224 26,862 27,520 28,188 28,878 29,589 2.4%
Supplies & Material 3,365 3,343 3,432 3,524 3,619 3,715 3,815 3,917 4,022 4,130 4,240 2.3%
General Expense 12,089 11,267 12,509 12,676 12,818 13,071 13,090 13,413 14,079 14,356 14,535 1.9%
Rents & Leases 1,734 1,762 1,777 1,793 1,809 1,825 1,843 1,860 1,878 1,897 1,916 1.0%
Facilities & Equipment 771 516 530 544 559 574 589 605 621 638 655 -1.6%
Allocated Charges 20,889 22,065 22,551 23,120 23,670 24,197 24,755 25,348 25,947 26,425 26,861 2.5%
Committed Additions 223 674 708 728 764 787 825 849 890 916
Total Non Sal/Ben Before Transfers 62,277 63,009 65,828 67,363 68,811 70,372 71,740 73,489 75,584 77,215 78,712 2.4%
Operating Transfers-Out 5,023 4,317 4,411 4,508 4,607 4,708 4,817 4,923 5,037 5,154 5,268 0.5%
Transfer to Infrastructure - Base/Cubb 17,187 17,561 17,945 18,337 18,739 19,152 19,575 20,009 20,455 20,912 21,381 2.2%
Transfer to Infrastructure - TOT 11,774 14,576 14,963 15,389 15,835 16,310 16,818 17,331 17,871 18,481 19,196 5.0%
Total Use of Funds $230,809 $240,447 $250,168 $258,194 $265,396 $272,465 $277,743 $283,366 $291,169 $298,276 $304,382 2.8%
This table is available in a larger format in Attachment B.
Salary and Benefits
Table 8 above (also included in Attachment B) depicts the estimated General Fund salaries and
benefits costs for the next decade. Over the forecast period, the salaries and benefits costs
remain relatively consistent in comparison to the total expenditure budget. In FY 2021, salaries
and benefits costs represent approximately 60 percent of the General Fund budget
expenditures and remain near that level of General Fund budget expenditures through FY 2030.
Salary
Consistent with the City’s salary budget methodology for recent budgets, positions are
budgeted at the actual rate of pay of employees including benefits as of Fall 2019. Then, by
position, salary costs are updated in accordance with applicable Memorandum of Agreements
(MOA) between the City and its labor groups and the Management and Professional Personnel
and Council Appointees Compensation Plan(s). In 2018, the City completed the bargaining
process and reached agreements with all seven represented units1; MOA’s for Police and Fire
1 Represented units include the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association
(PAFCA), Palo Alto Peace Officers’ Association (PAPOA), Palo Alto Police Management Association (PAPMA),
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Utilities Management Professional Association of Palo Alto
(UMPAPA), and Management and Professional Personnel (MGMT). The most recent agreements can be found
here: www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/human_resources/labor_relations/default.asp
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personnel continue through June 30, 2021, SEIU through December 31, 2021, and UMPAPA and
MGMT for a one-year period through June 30, 2020.
The Forecast assumes step increases for employees in applicable positions, including SEIU, IAFF,
and PAPOA and assumes merit increases for Management and Professional employees.
Additional general wage adjustments of 2.0 percent are included in each year of the Forecast
for all employees in years when there is not a MOA in effect. This is consistent with prior
Council direction to use the 2.0 percent increase as a forecasting model, not as a commitment
to future negotiations. If agreements are negotiated with salary increases greater than
presumed in the forecast, then expenses will increase accordingly.
Benefits
Pension: The Forecast includes pension rates from CalPERS as of the June 30, 2018 valuation
(CMR 10641) for the City’s Miscellaneous and Safety plans for the first six years of the Forecast
and projections from the City’s actuarial consultant (Bartel Associates) consistent with the
CalPERS methodology for the final years of the Forecast. CalPERS has lowered the discount rate
from 7.5 percent to 7.0 percent over three years which has resulted in significant impacts to the
City’s pension liability. For Fiscal Year 2021, the final year of this three-year phase in, CalPERS
used a 7.0 percent discount rate.
CalPERS determines the City’s total contributions for a given Fiscal Year as the sum of two
factors: Normal Cost (NC) and Unfunded Accrued Liability (UAL). Together the NC and the UAL
expressed as a percentage of payroll is the ‘blended rate’ and is used to represent total costs in
the discussion below
The Normal Cost (NC) is expressed as a percentage of payroll and is paid as part of the payroll
reporting process of active employees. Commonly referred to as the ‘pay-go’ cost, the NC is
variable and increases or decreases directly with the salary levels of the City. It represents the
necessary funding for the City to pay for employees presuming that CalPERS makes its stated
investment returns.
In a year that CalPERS does not make its stated investment return, a loss in assets is realized.
The accumulation of these losses represents the City’s Unfunded Accrued Liability (UAL), which
is calculated by CalPERS and is commonly referred to as the ‘catch-up’ cost. The UAL is
expressed as a dollar amount and is calculated over an amortized period with defined annual
payments, similar to a mortgage. The contributions for UAL are billed as a flat dollar amount as
opposed to a percentage of payroll due to potential funding issues that could arise from a
declining payroll or number of active members in the plan. However, CalPERS provides an
estimated percentage of payroll for UAL to allow a consistent comparison of total costs.
For the miscellaneous plan, the projected blended pension contribution rate will increase from
the current 35.6 percent in FY 2020 to 38.4 percent in FY 2021. This includes the continued
phase-in of the lower discount rate, which will be completed in FY 2021. The rate steadily
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increases to a peak of 42.8 percent in FY 2025 before tapering down over a two-year period to
37.0 percent in FY 2027. This projection is consistent with actuarial assessments done by Bartel
Associates which anticipated a slight temporary decline in pension costs associated with various
amortization factors including the pay-down of previously sustained losses and benefit
improvements offered to employees. This decline in pension costs in FY 2026 is a significant
factor of the surplus projected in the Base Case beginning in FY 2026. It also accounts for
dampened impacts in other areas that are impacted by salary and benefits, such as charges to
other funds.
The Safety plan follows a more consistent trend line with steady increases throughout the years
of the forecast. In the first year, the safety plan is projected to grow to 65.33 percent of payroll
from the current 59.4 percent of payroll and increases steadily to reach a level of 79.5 percent
in FY 2030. As with the miscellaneous plan, this initial growth is primarily driven by the phase-in
of the 7.0 percent discount rate instead of the previous 7.5 percent discount rate.
The table below shows CalPERS’ projected FY 2020 – FY 2030 blended retirement rates. As
discussed above, it should be noted that the numbers in FY 2027 are not provided by CalPERS
(they only provide a forecast through FY 2026) but have been calculated using a methodology
consistent with CalPERS actuarial analysis. These rates are before the employee pick-ups of the
employer share are factored in; that pick-up materializes as savings in the City’s pension costs.
The forecast does presume that, consistent with applicable MOAs, employees in the
miscellaneous plan will pick up 1% of the employer pension cost and that safety plan members
will pick up percentages between 3% to 4% depending on the year and the unit.
TABLE 9: CalPERS’ Projected FY 2020-2030 Blended Retirement Rates
(percentage of payroll)
FY
2020
FY
2021
FY
2022
FY
2023
FY
2024
FY
2025
FY
2026
FY
2027
FY
2028
FY
2029
FY
2030
Miscellaneous 35.6 38.4 40.3 41.7 42.3 42.8 40.2 37.0 37.7 38.0 38.5
Safety 59.4 65.3 69.4 72.7 74.4 75.6 75.6 76.6 77.6 78.5 79.5
In addition to the required contribution to CalPERS, the forecast includes supplemental
contributions to the City’s irrevocable Section 115 Pension Trust (“Pension Trust Fund”). In
January 2017 the City council authorized the establishment of a Pension Trust Fund with the
Public Agency Retirement Service (PARS) (CMR 7553). To date, more than $22.0 million in
principal contributions has been made into the PARS Trust. Contributions were initially made on
an ad-hoc basis, using one-time savings or excess revenues. In October 2018, the City Council
directed staff to include in budget assumptions the NC for pension benefits at an equivalent of
6.2 percent discount rate and a transfer of the additional funding beyond CalPERS actuarial
determined contribution levels to the Pension Trust Fund (CMR 9740). This change in
methodology has been factored into this forecast and is anticipated to generate an
approximately $5.0 million in ongoing additional contributions across the organization in all
funds.
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The marginal costs of the lower discount rates, approximately $3.4 million in the General Fund,
have been factored into the entirety of the forecast. In the General Fund, it is anticipated the
City will spend a total of $34.3 million on total pension costs in FY 2021, including both CalPERS
contributions and additional contributions. This increases to a peak of $45.8 million in FY 2030.
These expenses represent approximately 14% of the General Fund’s total expenses.
This Base Case does not contemplate the implications of further contributions beyond what
was directed by the City Council in October 2018. Alternative Forecast A contemplates how the
Long Range Financial Forecast would change if the marginal costs associated with the lower
discount rate were excluded from the forecast.
Retiree Medical: Retiree Medical is based on the most recent actuarial study prepared by
Bartel Associates, which is completed every two years. The most recent study was completed in
FY 2018 and presented to the City Council as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 Adopted Budget (CMR
9213). The table below details the cost to the General Fund for every year through FY 2028
based on that actuarial study. The final two years represent an extrapolation of the actuarial
study but are consistent with the year over year growth seen throughout the time period.
Consistent with City Council direction, as recommended by staff, the City continues to budget
for the full payment of the Actuarial Determined Contribution (ADC) for retiree healthcare.
Since CalPERS blends active employees with pre-Medicare retirees and charges the same
medical premium, even though younger employees on average consume less healthcare and
thereby subsidize older employees and retirees, there is an implied subsidy that effectively
lowers the funding necessary to meet the ADC. The table below excludes the implied subsidy.
TABLE 10: FY 2021 – FY 2030 Retiree Medical General Fund Contributions (Millions)
FY
2021
FY
2022
FY
2023
FY
2024
FY
2025
FY
2026
FY
2027
FY
2028
FY
2029
FY
2030
General
Fund $9.1 $9.3 $9.5 $9.7 $9.9 $10.2 $10.5 $10.9 $11.2 $11.5
The City’s CERBT Trust, which contains prefunding for the City’s Other Post Employment Benefit
(OPEB) liabilities, maintains a very healthy fund balance. The CERBT Trust currently has over
$120 million in assets. As the City continues through the next few years, there will be
important impacts to examine associated with Retiree Medical as there may be opportunities
over the course of this forecast to subsidize the City’s ADC payments with withdrawals from the
OPEB CERBT Trust. That savings could possibly be used for other competing priorities, such as
prepaying an additional portion of the City’s pension UAL. Staff anticipates returning with an
updated actuarial study presented by Bartel Associates as part of the development of the FY
2021 Budget.
Healthcare: Consistent with the most recent labor agreements between the City and its
bargaining units in the General Fund, the City’s contribution amounts towards medical costs for
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employees are based on a flat rate contribution from the City, with the employee contributing
towards the remaining medical plan premium. Like salaries, healthcare costs are updated in
accordance with applicable Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) between the City and its labor
groups and the Management and Professional Personnel and Council Appointees
Compensation Plan(s). Consistent with the prior year’s forecast, this forecast assumes an
inflation factor of four percent on healthcare and two percent on dental and vision costs to the
City in each year of the Forecast for all employees in years when there is not a MOA in effect.
Contract Services
This forecast assumes contract services of $23.8 million in FY 2021, reflecting a 1.7% increase
from the FY 2020 Adopted budget of $23.4 million. This increase is driven primarily by aligning
the costs of outside legal counsel in the City Attorney’s office and other important contract
increases for contractual obligations already approved by the City Council for items such as tree
maintenance, landscape maintenance, and janitorial services, among other items. These
Increases are partially offset by the reduction of one-time dollars for items such as the second
year of the FTA Grant in FY 2020 as well as a reduction for Golf Course expenses to align with
revenue reductions related to actual activity in the prior year. Through the Forecast, a 2.7
percent annual escalator was modeled to capture anticipated growth in this expense category
beginning in FY 2021.
Supplies and Materials
The FY 2020 Adopted Budget for the General Fund included $3.4 million for Supplies and
Materials, which is anticipated to decrease slightly to $3.3 million in FY 2021. This decrease is
due to the removal of one-time expenses budgeted in FY 2020 for Computer Aided Dispatch
(CAD) software and Protective Personnel Equipment (PPE) and uniforms for Fire Department
recruits. An escalator of 2.7 percent was applied to this expense category to capture
anticipated growth over the course of the forecast.
General Expense
This category includes costs for travel and meetings, telephone and non-city utilities,
contingency accounts, bank card service charges, and subsidies and grants provided through
the Human Services Resource Allocation Program (HSRAP). The FY 2020 Adopted Budget of
$12.1 million included $1.6 million in a Budget Uncertainty Reserve that has been removed in
FY 2021 and partially accounts for the reduction to $11.3 million in FY 2021. That reduction is
partially offset by a contribution to the Budget Stabilization Reserve (BSR), which is captured in
this category for the purposes of this forecast, to maintain the BSR at the City Council target of
18.5 percent. In FY 2021, $0.6 million is needed to fund the BSR at the 18.5 percent; this
amount changes somewhat over the course of the forecast based on the adjustments to the
annual expenses. Further discussion of the BSR is detailed later in this document. An annual
escalator of 2.7 percent was applied to this category, excluding BSR contributions, to capture
anticipated growth over the course of the forecast. These figures do not include General
Expenses for the Cubberley Lease, which is explained in further detail below.
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General Expense - Cubberley Lease: In FY 2015, the City and Palo Alto Unified School District
(PAUSD) agreed to an extension of the Cubberley Lease by five years starting January 1, 2015
and expiring December 31, 2019. On October 7, 2019, Council directed Staff to negotiate with
PAUSD to extend the lease agreement an additional five years, though December 31, 2024
(CMR 10730), these negotiations are ongoing. As part of the original lease agreement, the City
Council approved creation of a fund for Cubberley infrastructure improvements. It is expected
that the lease continues an annual $1.9 million transfer to the Cubberley Property
Infrastructure Fund. Therefore, the $1.9 million is classified as an Operating Transfer Out which
is discussed in further detail below. With the Cubberley infrastructure funds set aside, the FY
2020 Budget includes $6.3 million for Cubberley Lease payments; this includes extended child
daycare sites which may be included in a separate agreement. For planning purposes it is
assumed that the current agreement will continue during the entire Forecast period.
Rents and Leases
The Rents and Leases expense category for FY 2021 is estimated to increase by 1.6 percent
from $1.7 million in FY 2020 to $1.8 million in FY 2021. This category includes the lease
agreement for some of the Development Services staff at locations outside City Hall. However,
funding for those leases have not been increased as part of this forecast due to the uncertainty
of the extended need for these leases. Space is anticipated to become available at City Hall
after the completion of the Public Safety Building, estimated in FY 2022, however tenant
improvements will be necessary. Development Services activities have been modeled as cost
neutral through the forecast. If increased expenses for rent for Development Services are
needed, corresponding revenue offsets will be incorporated through the budget process to
ensure Development Services maintains its cost recovery levels. As a result of excluding these
Development Services lease costs from the increases, the growth throughout the forecast is
projected at approximately 1.0 percent for this category.
Facilities and Equipment
The Facilities and Equipment expense category is expected to decrease from the FY 2020
Adopted level of $771,000 to $516,000 in FY 2021. This reflects the annualization of one-time
costs that were included in the FY 2020 Operating Budget, including the procurement of solar
battery by the Office of Emergency Services and equipment, such as a gurney and air monitors,
by the Fire Department. This budget category includes subscription payments for equipment
like public safety radios as well as other non-capital equipment. Growth of approximately 2.7
percent is modeled through the forecast to capture anticipated increases.
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Allocated Charges
Allocated Charges represent expense allocations by the City’s Enterprise and Internal Service
Funds for services and products they provide to General Fund departments. The FY 2020
Adopted Budget for the General Fund included $20.9 million for these expenses, including
utilities usage, general liability insurance, technology costs, vehicle equipment maintenance
and replacement costs and other charges. The FY 2021 allocated charges in the Forecast update
the revenues and expenses for these various allocations based on the information available at
the time of the Forecast development. FY 2021 is anticipated to experience an increase of 5.6
percent to a total of $22.1 million. This change is primarily due to general CPI and rate increases
applied to various charges as well as an increase in Excess General Liability Insurance costs.
Based on initial conversations with the City’s broker, a significant increase in the City’s Umbrella
Excess Liability insurance costs is anticipated beginning in FY 2021 and continuing through the
forecast.
Operating Transfers Out
Operating Transfers Out include transfers from the General Fund to Debt Service Funds, the
Technology Fund, and various other funds but excludes transfers to the Capital Improvement
Fund, which are detailed in the following Transfer to Infrastructure section. Transfers to debt
service funds include the debt issued to fund the renovation of the golf course. This reflects a
change first seen in last year’s Long Range Financial Forecast, where no expenses in the Debt
Service category appear in the General Fund, but are instead captured as transfers to the
appropriate Debt Service Fund. These payments continue throughout the term of the forecast.
The FY 2020 Adopted Budget included Operating Transfers Out of $5.0 million, including a one-
time operating subsidy transfer of $0.7 million from the General Fund to the Residential Parking
Permit (RPP) Programs Fund to cover an operating deficit. In FY 2021, Operating Transfers Out
are anticipated to decrease to $4.3 million as a result of annualizing, or removing, that one-time
transfer.
Transfer to Infrastructure
In FY 2020, the adopted General Fund transfer to the Capital Improvement Fund is $28.3
million, which includes the base transfer of $16.5 million, including $1.2 million in interest
earnings, and $11.8 million from additional TOT proceeds generated through a 3.5 percentage
point TOT increase as well as through the addition of new hotels. Incremental TOT increases
from the rate increase and new hotels are dedicated to the Capital Improvement Fund to
support the 2014 Council Infrastructure Plan, consistent with City Council direction. This
transfer is anticipated to increase to $17.6 million for the base transfer in FY 2021 and $14.6
million for the dedicated TOT funds per Council priorities. The increase to the dedicated TOT
funds is due to the anticipation of new Marriot hotels coming online in FY 2021 and generating
additional TOT revenue. This budget category also includes the separate $1.9 million transfer to
the Cubberley Property Infrastructure Fund, described earlier in this document. This transfer
remains consistent throughout this Forecast despite the sunset date of the current lease in FY
2024 for Cubberley to capture the anticipated costs.
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Committed Additions - NEW
As highlighted in the FY 2020 Adopted Capital Budget, staff focused on updating and including
operating and maintenance (O&M) costs that would begin once the capital projects were
complete in the 2020-2025 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Continuing this effort, a new
category, Committed Additions, has been included in the 2021-2030 Long Range Financial
Forecast to account for the estimated O&M costs in the years they are anticipated to
materialize in the General Fund. These costs can vary from project to project depending on
what was previously budgeted for a facility and generally include, but are not limited to, costs
for fixtures and equipment to outfit a new or expanded facility; custodial, landscaping, and
maintenance services; utilities; and additional staff to support operations at the facility.
Most of the costs in this category are related to the 2014 Council Infrastructure Plan projects
that will be coming online over the next five years. A majority of the O&M costs will come
online in FY 2021 and 2022 for projects like the fire station replacement, the New Public Safety
Building, and the Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge. O&M costs for projects related to
parking have not been included in the General Fund forecast, because it is assumed that
parking fees in separate parking funds will be collected to support the O&M costs for these
projects. However, depending on funding needs, loans between funds to support investments
and operating costs may be needed.
There are also a number of capital projects that are included in the five-year CIP that do not
have an O&M estimate, either because the full scope of the projects has not yet been defined,
or the projects require an initial study in order to establish the full scope of the project. These
projects and their subsequent O&M costs would generally fall under the category of
Assumptions Not Included in the Forecast which are detailed further below in this document;
examples include the new Junior Museum and Zoo.
TABLE 11: FY 2021 – FY 2030 Committed Additions (Millions)
FY
2021
FY
2022
FY
2023
FY
2024
FY
2025
FY
2026
FY
2027
FY
2028
FY
2029
FY
2030
General
Fund $0.2 $0.7 $0.7 $0.7 $0.8 $0.8 $0.8 $0.8 $0.9 $0.9
Budget Stabilization Reserve
The City's Budget Stabilization Reserve (BSR) serves as the primary General Fund reserve. By
policy, the BSR is maintained in the range of 15 to 20 percent of General Fund operating
expenditures, with a target of 18.5 percent. Any reduction to the reserve below 15 percent
requires City Council approval. At the discretion of the City Manager, any BSR balance above
18.5 percent may be transferred to the Infrastructure Reserve (IR), which was established to
provide funding for maintenance and rehabilitation of the City’s capital assets. As recently
discussed with the Finance Committee, on November 18, 2019 the BSR is anticipated to remain
above the 18.5 percent target for FY 2020 at $43.7 million after anticipated qualifications for
excess BSR.
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The BSR is used to fund unanticipated one-time costs as opposed to ongoing or recurring
operating expenditures. The City's intent is to fund ongoing programs and services with ongoing
dollars. This forecast assumes that the BSR meets or exceeds the City Council approved target
of 18.5 percent of anticipated expenses in any given year. Maintaining the BSR at 18.5 percent
of anticipated expenses does impact the forecast, worsening the deficits beginning in FY 2022
and dampening the surpluses through the end of the forecast. However, maintaining the BSR at
18.5 percent also provides flexibility to the City do deal with unforeseen issues that may arise.
Furthermore, establishing, and following, sound fiscal reserve policies has been a strong factor
in the City being rated AAA by rating agencies.
Assumptions NOT Included in Forecast
It should be noted that this Forecast does not include several potential impacts to the FY 2021
projected budget and the out years of the Forecast. Below is a list of a few items not included.
This is not intended to be a comprehensive list nor in any priority order.
Labor negotiations: Although the City has recently concluded negotiations with four safety
units, these contracts only extend through the first few years of the forecast. These safety units
are the Palo Alto Peace Officers Association (PAPOA), the International Association of Fire
Fighters (IAFF), Fire Chiefs Association (FCA), and Palo Alto Police Management Association
(PAPMA). Each of those contracts expires June 30, 2021. Additionally, the Service Employees
International Union (SEIU) MOA expires in December 2021. The Base Case Forecast models only
modest increases to salaries in years where there is not a contract. This region’s competition
for a qualified workforce remains a significant pressure on the City’s anticipated salary costs.
Capital Infrastructure Plan: As referenced earlier, the June 2014 Council approved
Infrastructure Plan of $125.8 million in projects was based on construction and design costs
with data from 2012. As construction costs have increased and the City is required to pay
prevailing wages, the Infrastructure Plan’s funding status has shifted. The FY 2020 Adopted
Capital Budget anticipated that these projects would cost $280.6 million. In addition, this
Forecast does not assume ongoing operating and maintenance impacts as a result of the
Infrastructure Plan, such as the operating costs associated with the new Public Safety building,
but future forecasts will incorporate operating cost impacts as the specific projects are
designed and implemented.
Grade Separation: The City is currently in the process of exploring locations for grade
separations. As the City continues the process of determining the number and type of grade
separations to pursue the financial impacts are difficult to define. Additionally, it may make
sense to undertake a coordinated area plan for transit in the downtown area to synchronize
with the grade separation process. Costs for these items are not included in this forecast.
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Parks Master Plan: The Parks Master Plan was finalized in 2017; however, when approved it
identified a need to develop a funding strategy and this is still in process. As such, this Forecast
does not yet contemplate the necessary investments to fully execute this plan.
Other Capital Improvement Projects: A number of assets and planned projects remain on the
horizon, however, none have resulted in formalized capital improvement projects. Major
improvements such as an update to the animal care shelter, rail grade separation, the former
ITT site, and the acquisition of land or assets are not factored into the Forecast.
City owned assets operated by non-profit organizations: This Forecast does not include any
additional capital or operating investments for the Avenidas Senior Center (beyond the current
$5 million pledge), the Palo Alto History Museum, the Ventura Child Care Center, the Junior
Museum and Zoo, nor the Sea Scout Building. As costs around potential capital or operating
investments for these assets solidify, staff will return to City Council to address them as
appropriate.
Cubberley Community Center Concept Plan: The City is in the process of designing a Cubberley
Community Center Concept Plan; however, costs to implement that concept plan in excess of
the dedicated Cubberley infrastructure funding included in the existing agreement between the
PAUSD and the City are not assumed in this Forecast.
Loans for special projects: From time to time the City’s General Fund will assist other City
operations with modest cash flow loans to bridge fiscal years. For example, the City provided
over $3 million in loans to the Airport Fund as it works to secure significant grant funding from
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for capital improvement costs. As of the FY 2020
Adopted Budget, the Airport Fund has begun to pay back the loan to the General Fund. As
mentioned in the Committed Additions section, the Base Case presumes that the parking funds
will be able to sustain the ongoing operating and maintenance costs of new parking related
capital infrastructure. However, these additions and other initiatives may need financial
support from the General Fund to ensure they are fully implemented. Additional loans from the
General Fund are not assumed in this Forecast.
Legislative Updates: Various actions at the state and federal level that could impact the City of
Palo Alto have not been incorporated into this forecast due to the changing context and
uncertainty of the quantitative impacts of potential legislative changes. This includes the
Cadillac Healthcare Tax at the federal level, property tax changes at a state level, and state-level
efforts focused on the provision of affordable housing. Property Tax changes may be impacted
by a potential state level ballot measure in November 2020. As uncertainty regarding the
potential impact of various legislative initiatives is clarified, appropriate adjustments will be
identified and brought forward as part of the development of the FY 2021 Operating Budget.
Greater CalPERS City contributions: The City has had ongoing conversations with the Finance
Committee about options for addressing the City’s long-term pension liability including an initial
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discussion regarding development of a pension funding policy. Currently, CalPERS assumes an
annual investment return of 7.0 percent. Further, the CalPERS Board approved a gradual de-
risking strategy, which is intended to reduce the assumed investment return to 6.5% over the
next 20 years. In accordance with the City Council’s direction for the FY 2020 Adopted budget,
this forecast assumes a discount rate of 6.2% to more aggressively fund the City’s long-term
pension liability. It is anticipated that a formal pension funding policy will be discussed with the
City Council in early 2020.
Tax revenue alignment with updated Comprehensive Plan: The City Council recently completed
updating its Comprehensive Plan, including the potential fiscal impact of various land use
scenarios. The fiscal impact of this plan and various land use scenarios are not factored into this
Forecast.
Changes in the local, regional, and national economy: This Forecast assumes a moderately
growing local economy. Any changes may have positive or negative impacts on economically
sensitive revenues such as Sales Tax and the Transient Occupancy Tax.
Alternative Forecast A: CalPERS’ Pension Rates
As discussed in the Salary and Benefits section above, the base forecast includes approximately
$3.4 million in additional pension expenses in this Long-Range Financial Forecast. These costs
capture the direction from City Council to budget the Normal Cost using a 6.2 percent discount
rate to proactively prefund the City’s pension liability. This assumption deviates from the
current CalPERS actuarial assumptions for investment earnings; CalPERS currently assumes a
7.0 percent discount rate in FY 2021. This alternative forecast models the impact of using the
CalPERS’ discount rate to determine the City’s annual pension contributions. The summary
table for this alternative forecast and the Net Operating Margin graph for this alternative
forecast are below. Additional discussion for this alternative follows these figures.
TABLE 12: FY 2021 – FY 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast
Alternative Forecast A
Adopted
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Total Revenue $232,101 $241,527 $248,358 $255,808 $263,083 $271,318 $280,028 $289,307 $299,625 $310,488 $321,728
4.1%2.8%3.0%2.8%3.1%3.2%3.3%3.6%3.6%3.6%
Total Expenditures $230,809 $236,393 $246,665 $254,647 $261,814 $269,000 $274,160 $279,706 $287,435 $294,468 $300,499
2.4%4.3%3.2%2.8%2.7%1.9%2.0%2.8%2.4%2.0%
Net One-Time Surplus/(Gap)$1,292 $5,134 $1,692 $1,161 $1,269 $2,319 $5,867 $9,600 $12,191 $16,020 $21,229
Cumulative Net Operating Margin (One-Time)$76,482
Net Operating Margin $5,134 ($3,442)($532)$108 $1,049 $3,549 $3,733 $2,590 $3,829 $5,209
Cumulative Net Operating Margin $21,229
Assumes that the annual shortfalls are solved with ongoing solutions and annual surpluses are spent for ongoing expenditures.
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TABLE 13: FY 2021 –2030 Long Range Financial Forecast Net Operating Margin
Alternative Forecast A
Compared to the Base Case, the General Fund would run a greater surplus in the first year and
then maintain net one-time surpluses through the forecast. However, unlike the base case, no
additional contribution to the City’s Section 115 Pension Trust Fund is presumed in this model.
This scenario represents the significant efforts the City has taken over the past few years to
structurally balance the budget through reprioritization of work and reductions to the City’s
full-time staffing in order to help contain rising pension costs. It is anticipated that the City will
continue to discuss its options for prefunding its long-term pension obligations through ongoing
discussion and development of a pension funding policy.
Alternative Forecast B: Major Tax Revenue Sensitivity Analysis
For modeling purposes, the base case assumes a smoothed recession throughout the length of
the forecast. The base case takes this approach to accommodate any one-time, unusual, or
unexpected drops in revenue that may occur throughout the forecast.
This alternative scenario models the potential impact if the economy contracted and the
growth that would be anticipated for the remainder of the forecast. For modeling purposes,
this economic contraction is assumed to occur in January 2021, midway through FY 2021. The
lower revenue estimates would continue through the forecast but would recover toward the
final years of the forecast. These lower revenue estimates through the initial years of the
forecast would significantly constrain the City’s resources.
As discussed in the Revenue Assumptions section of this report, tax revenue accounts for
approximately 60 percent of the General Fund’s total revenues. This alternative scenario
assumes that average tax receipts contract by 1.7 percent, from $140.3 million at FY 2020
Adopted to $137.9 million in FY 2021. The scenario models a further decline in FY 2022 to
$131.3 million in tax revenues in FY 2022 and stays consistent in FY 2023. Consistent with
growth seen after other recessions, tax revenues begin to grow significantly in FY 2024 through
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the end of the forecast. If all other assumptions in the base case remain constant and a major
recession were to occur of a magnitude similar to the dot-com bust or the Great Recession, the
loss in revenue would be approximately $12.6 million in FY 2021 (half a year) and $24.6 million
in FY 2022.
In this alternative scenario, the City’s expenses would exceed revenues in the first six years of
the forecast before turning positive at the end of the time period. The single greatest one-time
gap occurs in FY 2023, with a $32.2 million deficit, before narrowing to $12.7 million in FY 2026
and turning slightly positive in FY 2027. The summary table for this Alternative Scenario and the
corresponding graph showing the Net Operating Margin are included below.
TABLE 14: FY 2021 – FY 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast
Alternative Forecast B
Adopted
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Total Revenue $232,101 $229,313 $223,830 $226,020 $237,704 $250,122 $265,085 $283,416 $310,495 $341,969 $378,923
-1.2%-2.4%1.0%5.2%5.2%6.0%6.9%9.6%10.1%10.8%
Total Expenditures $230,809 $240,447 $250,168 $258,194 $265,396 $272,465 $277,743 $283,366 $291,169 $298,276 $304,382
4.2%4.0%3.2%2.8%2.7%1.9%2.0%2.8%2.4%2.0%
Net One-Time Surplus/(Gap)$1,292 ($11,134)($26,338)($32,174)($27,693)($22,343)($12,658)$50 $19,326 $43,694 $74,542
Cumulative Net Operating Margin (One-Time)$5,271
Net Operating Margin ($11,134)($15,204)($5,836)$4,482 $5,350 $9,684 $12,708 $19,276 $24,368 $30,848
Cumulative Net Operating Margin $74,542
Assumes that the annual shortfalls are solved with ongoing solutions and annual surpluses are spent for ongoing expenditures.
TABLE 15: FY 2021 – 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast Net Operating Margin
Alternative Forecast B
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Alternative Forecast C: Change in Long Range Financial Forecast Assumptions Related to
Salary for Bargaining Units Outside of MOA Terms
During Finance Committee discussions regarding the Long Range Financial Forecast in the past
few years there have been conversations regarding the appropriate methodology for modeling
salary and benefit increases year-over-year. Per previous City Council direction and past
practice, the Base Case assumes a two percent general wage adjustment in the years beyond
the terms of existing MOAs. This is consistent with past direction to use two percent as a
forecasting assumption, not as a commitment for future negotiations. As part of the expense
sensitivity analysis on the City’s finances, a third alternative forecast is presented here that
analyzes a general wage adjustment of three percent for all employees in years when MOAs
have not yet been negotiated. As with other alternative models in the LRFF, this model is for
forecasting purposes and is not a commitment to future labor negotiations.
In this scenario, the initial surplus in FY 2021 is lessened somewhat compared to the Base Case
and wider gaps between revenues and expenses would occur in next few years of the forecast.
Through the ten years of the forecast, this change in the modeling would increase expenses
significantly. In FY 2021, only the management group would be impacted by this change, so a
relatively modest increase in expenses of $285,000 is seen. The City’s agreements with the
safety units expire at the end of FY 2021 and the agreement with SEIU ends midway through FY
2022. Due to the expiration dates, FY 2023 is the first year that shows the full cost of an
additional one percent raise for the General fund. As a result of the increased expenses
modeled for the safety units and SEIU the costs increase by $1.1 million in FY 2022 before
escalating by $1.9 million in FY 2023.
Overall, the general trends of the Base Case persist through this third alternative scenario,
despite the changes to the salary and benefit parameters. The Base Case projected that by FY
2026, the City would have a positive net one-time surplus; this alternative forecast extends the
deficit to FY 2026 but still projects a positive net one-time surplus in FY 2027.
TABLE 16: FY 2021 – FY 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast
Alternative Forecast C
Adopted
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Total Revenue $232,101 $241,527 $248,358 $255,808 $263,083 $271,318 $280,028 $289,307 $299,625 $310,488 $321,728
4.1%2.8%3.0%2.8%3.1%3.2%3.3%3.6%3.6%3.6%
Total Expenditures $230,809 $240,732 $251,229 $260,093 $268,112 $275,996 $282,090 $288,528 $297,146 $305,069 $311,991
4.3%4.4%3.5%3.1%2.9%2.2%2.3%3.0%2.7%2.3%
Net One-Time Surplus/(Gap)$1,292 $795 ($2,871)($4,286)($5,028)($4,678)($2,062)$779 $2,479 $5,418 $9,738
Cumulative Net Operating Margin (One-Time)$284
Net Operating Margin $795 ($3,666)($1,415)($742)$350 $2,616 $2,841 $1,700 $2,939 $4,319
Cumulative Net Operating Margin $9,738
Assumes that the annual shortfalls are solved with ongoing solutions and annual surpluses are spent for ongoing expenditures.
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TABLE 17: FY 2021 – 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast Net Operating Margin
Alternative Forecast C
FY 2021 Budget Development Guidelines
As discussed earlier in this document, the Long Range Financial Forecast represents the initial
steps of the FY 2021 budget development process. In the FY 2019 – FY 2028 Long Range
Financial Forecast presented in December 2018, staff included budget development guidelines
based on the trends that were identified and the anticipated fiscal condition of the City. Due to
the clear overlap of projecting the City’s fiscal condition over the next ten years and the need to
shape service level expectations over the same time period, staff recommends that the
inclusion of Budget Development Guidelines be incorporated into the Long Range Financial
Forecast on an ongoing basis.
This year, the FY 2021 Budget Development Guidelines are detailed in Attachment C. They are
meant to reflect the anticipated fiscal condition of the City and to provide high-level budgetary
direction to the organization. These guidelines will shape and inform the annual financial
planning and the allocation of resources across the organization, especially in the General Fund.
When the Fiscal Sustainability Workplan (CMR 10267) was approved by the City Council on April
22nd, 2019 drafting a budget development policy was listed as part of the “Newly proposed or
potential activities proposed to be completed”. The inclusion of Budget Development
Guidelines in this, and future years’, Long Range Financial Forecast represents staff’s
recommended method of addressing this referral. Pairing Budget Development Guidelines with
the Long Range Financial Forecast links the anticipated fiscal condition of the organization with
the necessary context regarding service delivery prioritization and resource allocation that will
be further explored through the process. Including the Budget Development Guidelines with
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the Long Range Financial Forecast ensures that the City is able to proactively address
anticipated changes in its fiscal condition through the budget process.
Conclusion
The FY 2021 – 2030 Long Range Financial Forecast provides context for balancing high city
service expectations against the limited resources available to meet them in a timely manner.
The City’s work over the past few years to structurally balance the budget has better positioned
the City through the forecast with relatively minor deficits projected, even as the City makes
proactive pension contributions, and as costs for salaries and benefits continue to escalate.
However, the City must continue to exercise diligence to remain fiscally sustainable and balance
the ecosystem of resources, the cost of doing business, and service delivery levels. A continued
scrutiny of the expansion and enhancement of existing services, the addition of new services,
and the priorities of the community will be necessary, especially as a slowing of the economy is
anticipated in the coming years. As the Finance Committee and Council continue to discuss
major projects such as pension, infrastructure, and grade separation, the ability to manage
expectations and implement innovative solutions will be critical. A prioritization of needs and
one-time investments to modernize and advance service delivery models will be necessary to
ultimately ensure that we operate within available resources. These strategies are essential to
sustaining the City’s sound financial future.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
The Long Range Financial Forecast represents the beginning of the fiscal year 2021 budget
development process. As in previous years, the LRFF will be discussed with the City Council
after Finance Committee and those conversations will provide direction to staff in the budget
development process. It is anticipated that conversations with City Council and the community
will occur through public budget hearings in Spring 2020, according to the standard budget
adoption process.
RESOURCE IMPACT
Financial implications from this report and input from the Finance Committee will be
considered in the City Manager’s development of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
This report is not a project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act.
Environmental review is not required.
Attachments:
• Attachment A: Long Range Financial Forecast Base Case Revenues Table
• Attachment B: Long Range Financial Forecast Base Case Expenses Table
• Attachment C: FY 2021 Budget Development Guidelines
FY 2021‐2030 Long Range Financial Forecast Base Case Revenue Table ATTACHMENT A
Revenue & Other Sources Adopted 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
CAGR 10
Years
Sales Taxes $34,346 $37,595 $39,149 $40,670 $42,169 $43,682 $45,162 $46,701 $48,326 $50,075 $51,842 4.2%
Property Taxes 48,634 52,863 55,034 57,061 59,303 62,393 66,193 70,344 74,952 80,102 85,668 5.8%
Transient Occupancy Tax‐ General Purpose 17,534 16,896 17,344 17,838 18,356 18,906 19,494 20,089 20,716 21,422 22,251 2.4%
Transient Occupancy Tax‐ Infrastructure 11,774 14,576 14,963 15,389 15,835 16,310 16,818 17,331 17,871 18,481 19,196 5.0%
Documentary Transfer Tax 8,369 7,952 8,189 8,428 8,666 8,957 9,264 9,590 9,936 10,297 10,694 2.5%
Utility Users Tax 17,581 18,199 18,962 19,804 20,354 20,859 21,465 22,156 22,815 23,222 23,626 3.0%
Other Taxes and Fines 2,032 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 1,989 ‐0.2%
Subtotal: Taxes 140,270 150,071 155,630 161,180 166,673 173,097 180,386 188,200 196,605 205,589 215,266 4.4%
Charges for Services 21,834 21,180 21,637 21,988 22,290 22,578 22,723 22,861 23,151 23,423 23,633 0.8%
Stanford Fire & Dispatch Services 7,885 8,127 8,466 8,758 9,005 9,233 9,396 9,587 9,819 10,038 10,176 2.6%
Permits and Licenses 9,076 8,990 8,997 9,003 9,008 9,012 9,015 9,017 9,021 9,026 9,029 ‐0.1%
Return on Investments 1,388 1,850 1,822 1,844 1,869 1,896 1,950 2,006 2,065 2,127 2,196 4.7%
Rental Income 16,399 15,590 15,088 15,480 15,884 16,300 16,728 17,169 17,623 18,091 18,573 1.3%
From Other Agencies 980 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 ‐6.1%
Charges to Other Funds 10,908 11,577 11,948 12,290 12,586 12,865 12,962 13,031 13,320 13,586 13,628 2.3%
Other Revenue 2,362 2,259 2,260 2,260 2,261 2,262 2,263 2,264 2,264 2,265 2,266 ‐0.4%
Total Non‐Tax Revenue 70,832 70,093 70,737 72,143 73,423 74,666 75,555 76,454 77,784 79,076 80,022 1.2%
Operating Transfers‐In 20,999 21,363 21,990 22,485 22,988 23,555 24,087 24,652 25,236 25,823 26,440 2.3%
BSR Contribution (One‐Time)
Golf Operating Loss Reserve Liquidation
Total Source of Funds $232,101 $241,527 $248,358 $255,808 $263,083 $271,318 $280,028 $289,307 $299,625 $310,488 $321,728 3.3%
Revenue & Other Sources 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Sales Taxes 9.0% 4.1% 3.9% 3.7% 3.6% 3.4% 3.4% 3.5% 3.6% 3.5%
Property Taxes 8.4% 4.1% 3.7% 3.9% 5.2% 6.1% 6.3% 6.6% 6.9% 6.9%
Transient Occupancy Tax ‐ General Purpose ‐3.9% 2.7% 2.9% 2.9% 3.0%3.1% 3.0% 3.1% 3.4% 3.9%
Transient Occupancy Tax ‐ Infrastructure 26.1% 2.6% 2.8% 2.9% 3.0% 3.1% 3.1%3.1% 3.4% 3.9%
Documentary Transfer Tax ‐5.4% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 3.4%3.4% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.9%
Utility Users Tax 3.5% 4.2% 4.4% 2.8% 2.5% 2.9% 3.2% 3.0% 1.8% 1.7%
Other Taxes and Fines ‐2.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Subtotal: Taxes 6.9% 3.7% 3.6% 3.4% 3.9% 4.2% 4.3% 4.5% 4.6% 4.7%
Charges for Services ‐3.0% 2.2% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3%0.6% 0.6% 1.3% 1.2% 0.9%
Stanford Fire & Dispatch Services 3.1% 4.2% 3.4% 2.8%2.5% 1.8% 2.0%2.4% 2.2% 1.4%
Permits and Licenses ‐0.9% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Return on Investments 24.3%‐1.5% 1.2% 1.4% 1.4% 2.8% 2.9% 2.9% 3.0% 3.2%
Rental Income ‐4.9%‐3.2% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 2.7% 2.7%
From Other Agencies ‐46.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Charges to Other Funds 6.1% 3.2% 2.9% 2.4% 2.2% 0.8% 0.5% 2.2% 2.0% 0.3%
Other Revenue ‐4.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total Non‐Tax Revenue ‐1.0% 0.9% 2.0% 1.8% 1.7%1.2% 1.2% 1.7% 1.7% 1.2%
Operating Transfers‐In 1.7% 2.9% 2.2% 2.2% 2.5%2.3% 2.3% 2.4% 2.3% 2.4%
BSR Contribution (One‐Time)
Golf Operating Loss Reserve Liquidation
Total Source of Funds 4.0% 2.8% 3.0% 2.8% 3.1% 3.2% 3.3% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
FY 2021‐2030 General Fund Long Range Financial Forecast Base Case Expense Table ATTACHMENT B
Expenditures & Other Uses
Adopted
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
CAGR
10
Years
Salary 75,506$ 78,289$ 81,100$ 83,509$ 85,774$ 88,007$ 90,051$ 91,973$ 93,882$ 95,790$ 97,702$ 2.6%
Benefits 59,042 62,695 65,921 69,089 71,631 73,917 74,743 75,642 78,340 80,726 82,123 3.4%
Subtotal: Salary & Benefits 134,548 140,985 147,022 152,598 157,405 161,924 164,794 167,615 172,222 176,515 179,825 2.9%
Contract Services 23,429 23,832 24,355 24,998 25,607 26,224 26,862 27,520 28,188 28,878 29,589 2.4%
Supplies & Material 3,365 3,343 3,432 3,524 3,619 3,715 3,815 3,917 4,022 4,130 4,240 2.3%
General Expense 12,089 11,267 12,509 12,676 12,818 13,071 13,090 13,413 14,079 14,356 14,535 1.9%
Rents & Leases 1,734 1,762 1,777 1,793 1,809 1,825 1,843 1,860 1,878 1,897 1,916 1.0%
Facilities & Equipment 771 516 530 544 559 574 589 605 621 638 655 ‐1.6%
Allocated Charges 20,889 22,065 22,551 23,120 23,670 24,197 24,755 25,348 25,947 26,425 26,861 2.5%
Committed Additions 223 674 708 728 764 787 825 849 890 916
Total Non Sal/Ben Before Transfers 62,277 63,009 65,828 67,363 68,811 70,372 71,740 73,489 75,584 77,215 78,712 2.4%
Operating Transfers‐Out 5,023 4,317 4,411 4,508 4,607 4,708 4,817 4,923 5,037 5,154 5,268 0.5%
Transfer to Infrastructure ‐ Base/Cubb 17,187 17,561 17,945 18,337 18,739 19,152 19,575 20,009 20,455 20,912 21,381 2.2%
Transfer to Infrastructure ‐ TOT 11,774 14,576 14,963 15,389 15,835 16,310 16,818 17,331 17,871 18,481 19,196 5.0%
Total Use of Funds $230,809 $240,447 $250,168 $258,194 $265,396 $272,465 $277,743 $283,366 $291,169 $298,276 $304,382 2.8%
Expenditures & Other Uses
Adopted
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Salary 3.7% 3.6% 3.0% 2.7% 2.6% 2.3% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0%
Benefits 6.2% 5.1% 4.8% 3.7% 3.2% 1.1% 1.2% 3.6% 3.0% 1.7%
Subtotal: Salary & Benefits 4.8% 4.3% 3.8% 3.2% 2.9% 1.8% 1.7% 2.7% 2.5% 1.9%
Contract Services 1.7% 2.2% 2.6% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5%
Supplies & Material ‐0.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7%
General Expense ‐6.8% 11.0% 1.3% 1.1% 2.0% 0.1% 2.5% 5.0% 2.0% 1.2%
Rents & Leases 1.6% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
Facilities & Equipment ‐33.0% 2.6% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% 2.7% 2.7%
Allocated Charges 5.6% 2.2% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 1.8% 1.6%
Committed Additions N/A 202.6% 5.0% 2.9% 4.9% 2.9% 4.9% 2.9% 4.8% 2.9%
Total Non Sal/Ben Before Transfers 1.2% 4.5% 2.3% 2.1% 2.3% 1.9% 2.4% 2.9% 2.2% 1.9%
Operating Transfers‐Out ‐14.1% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2%
Transfer to Infrastructure ‐ Base/Cubb 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2.2%
Transfer to Infrastructure ‐ TOT 23.8% 2.6% 2.8% 2.9% 3.0% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.4% 3.9%
Total Use of Funds 4.2% 4.0% 3.2% 2.8% 2.7% 1.9% 2.0% 2.8% 2.4% 2.0%
Attachment C
1) Develop a structurally balanced budget that brings ongoing revenues and
expenses into alignment. Develop a plan for any structural imbalance to ensure
that the City maintains it fiscal sustainability over the short, medium, and long-
term.
2) Allocate one-time resources for one-time needs rather than committing one-time
resources to ongoing services. Examine appropriate uses of revenue surpluses
that exceed forecasted levels including planning for recession needs.
3) Ensure appropriate resource allocation for City Council’s existing priorities.
4) Focus on business process redesign to enhance quality, flexibility, and cost-
effectiveness of service delivery (include examining opportunities to streamline,
simplify, reorganize, and reallocate resources to avoid duplication of effort).
5) Explore alternative service delivery models (such as partnerships with non-profits
or other public/private sector groups) to minimize overlap, maximize cost share,
and effectively use resources.
6) Continue to thoroughly analyze non-personnel/equipment/other costs, such as
contract services, for cost savings opportunities.
7) Explore the expansion of existing revenue sources or the addition of new
revenue sources, including the alignment of existing charges for services and the
opportunity to establish new fees, when appropriate.
8) Continue to analyze and prioritize resource augmentations, seeking to offset
augmentations with reductions elsewhere for net-zero impacts to the budget
whenever possible.
FY 2021 Budget Development Guidelines