HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-11-12 City Council Agenda PacketCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting
Council Chambers
November 12, 2013
6:00 PM
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Call to Order
Closed Session 6:00-7:00 PM
Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees
pursuant to Merit System Rules and (James Keene, Pamela Antil,
Lalo Perez, David Ramberg, Joe Saccio, Kathryn Shen, Sandra Blanch,
Dania Torres Wong, Melissa Tronquet, Brenna Rowe, Molly Stump,
Khashayar Alaee)
Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union,
(SEIU) Local 521
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
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City Manager Comments 7:00-7:10 PM
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements 7:10-7:20 PM
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Oral Communications 7:20-7:35 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.
Consent Calendar 7:35-7:40 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
2. Approval of Construction Contract to D&M Traffic in the amount not to
exceed $180,000 for Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvements
at Various Locations
3. Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Amending
the City’s Renewable Energy Resources Procurement Plan in
Compliance with the California Energy Commission's Enforcement
Procedures for the Renewables Portfolio Standard for Local Publicly
Owned Electric Utilities
4. Approval of a Contract with Granite Construction Company in the
Amount of $2,700,818 for the FY2014 Asphalt Paving Project, the 2nd
of 2 Contracts in the FY 2014 Street Maintenance Program Project (CIP
PE-86070)
5. Approval of Professional Services Contract with Coalfire Systems, Inc.
for Information Security Risk Assessment in the Amount of $200,448
6. Second Reading of Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Adding Chapter 9.64 (Regulation of Community Facilities) of Title 9
(Public Peace, Morals, and Safety) to include Section 9.64.010 – Use of
Community Facilities Prohibited from 10:30pm to Sunrise (First
Reading; September 30, 2013, PASSED: 5-1-1 Holman no, Berman
abstaining, Kniss, Price absent)
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
7:40-8:40 PM
7. Policy and Services Committee Recommends Adoption of an Ordinance
to Add Chapter 16.61 to the Municipal Code to Establish a Public Art
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Program for Private Development; and Policy Direction to Initiate a
Public Art Master Planning Process
8:40-8:45 PM
8. Public Hearing: Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Record of Land Use Action for an Architectural Review Approval for the
Demolition of an Existing 7,000 square-foot, Two–story Commercial
Building and the Construction of a four-story, 50-foot, Mixed-use
Building with a New Floor Area of 15,000 square feet, Including a Non-
appealed Variance to Encroach into the Required Seven-foot Special
Setback along Hamilton Avenue and to Encroach into the Required Six-
foot Special Setback along Ramona Street, on a Parcel Zoned CD-
C(GF)(P) located at 240 Hamilton Avenue (STAFF REQUESTS THIS
ITEM BE CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN)
8:45-9:05 PM
9. Tefra Public Hearing Regarding Conduit Financing for the Gideon
Hausner Jewish Day School Project Located at 450, 470, 490 And 560
San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, and Approving the Issuance of Revenue
Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Purpose of
Financing and Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement
and Equipping of Various Educational Facilities and Certain Other
Matters Relating Thereto
Closed Session 9:05-11:30 PM
Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
10. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY
Subject: Written liability claim against the City of Palo Alto by
Chuck Fong & Grace Wood (Claim No. C12034)
Authority: Government Code section 54956.9
11. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY
Potential Litigation – One Matter
Subject: Construction of the Mitchell Park Library and Community
Center
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9
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12. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, CALIFORNIA,
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
Property: U.S. Post Office, 380 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto 94301
Agency Negotiators: James Keene, Lalo Perez, Hamid Ghaemmaghami,
Joe Saccio, Hillary Gitelman, Aaron Aknin, Meg Monroe, Molly Stump,
Cara Silver
Negotiating Parties: City of Palo Alto and United States Post Office
Under Negotiation: Purchase: Price and Terms of Payment
Adjournment
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Additional Information
Standing Committee Meetings
Policy and Services Committee Meeting Cancellation 11/12/13
Regional Housing Mandate Committee Meeting 11/14/13
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Public Letters to Council
Set One
City of Palo Alto (ID # 4226)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 11/12/2013
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Summary Title: Safe Routes to School Improvements
Title: Approval of Construction Contract to D&M Traffic in the amount not to
exceed $180,000 for Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvements at
Various Locations
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Planning and Community Environment
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a contract
with D&M Traffic Services, Inc. (Attachment A) in a total amount not to exceed $180,000.00 for
the Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvements project.
Background
The Palo Alto Safe Routes to School Program is a partnership between the City of Palo Alto, Palo
Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) and local Parent Teacher Association (PTA) groups to help
educate and encourage safe commuting habits for students. This is accomplished through in-
class curriculum, engineering improvements, enforcement in the field and on-going evaluation
measures to continually improve the program.
In 2010 the City received a grant from the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) – Vehicle
Emissions Reductions Based at Schools (VERBS) program to develop Suggested Walking and
Biking (Walk and Roll) maps for each of the 17 public schools within the PAUSD boundary
including Gunn and Palo Alto High Schools. As part of the Walk and Roll map development
process the City also identified near-term and long-term field improvements within both the
City and PAUSD jurisdictions. The Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvements project
includes community-identified areas of improvement to help improve locations where school-
aged pedestrians cross streets. Improvements include, but are not limited to enhanced
crosswalk markings, pedestrian warning signage, bike route stencils, etc., for the following
schools:
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Elementary: Barron Park, Duveneck, El Carmelo, Fairmeadow, Hoover, Juana
Briones, Ohlone, Palo Verde, and Walter Hays Elementary Schools
Middle: JLS and Terman Middle Schools
High: Gunn High School
Additional Safe Route to School Intersection Improvements projects will be developed and
released as the Walk and Roll process for the additional schools are completed.
The City released the current Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvements project for
bidding and is recommending award of a construction project to D&M Traffic Services, the most
responsive low-bid for the project.
Summary of Land Use Action
All work within the project is within public right-of-way, except for one signage improvement
that is on the grounds of Palo Verde School. This signage improvement is near the edge of the
public right-of-way, is intended to restrict vehicular movement on a City street. Both the Palo
Verde School Administrators and PAUSD Staff have approvedthe sign installation.
Summary of Key Issues
The City released a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the Safe Routes to School Intersection
Improvements on September 10, 2013. The City received three quotations in response to the
RFQ.
The solicitation and selection process is outlined below.
Quotation Description/Number Safe Routes to School
Intersection Improvements
Total Days to Respond to RFQ: 22 days
Pre-proposal Meeting Date: None
Number of Company Attendees at N/A
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Pre-proposal Meeting
Number of Quotations Received: 3
Quotations Received from: Location (City, State) Quote
D&M Traffic Services, Inc. Santa Clara, CA $174,811.45
Central Striping Service, Inc. Rancho Cordova, CA $191,810.50
Chrisp Company Fremont, CA $398,947.74
Quotations were evaluated based primarily on cost to the City but the following additional
criteria were also considered:
Qualifications and experience of the staff,
Quotation quality and completeness,
Response time and ability to perform the work,
D&M Traffic Services, Inc. submitted the lowest bid. D&M Traffic Services has direct work
experience in this area and has the experiences needed to complete the project. A contract
value of $180,000 is recommended to allow for contingency and additional minor
improvements if required.
Policy Implications
This project is consistent with key transportation goals in the City’s Comprehensive Plan,
including “Goal T-3: Facilities, Services and Programs that Encourage and Promote Walking and
Bicycling”, and “Goal 6: A High Level of Safety for Motorists, Pedestrians and Bicyclists on Palo
Alto Streets”. Specific relevant policies include:
Policy T-14: Improve pedestrian and bicycle access to and between local destinations,
including public facilities, schools, parks, open space, employment districts, shopping
centers and multi-modal transit stations.
Policy T-39: To the extent allowed by law, continue to make safety the first priority of
citywide transportation planning. Prioritize pedestrian, bicycle, and automobile safety
over vehicle level-of-service at intersections.
Policy T-40: Continue to prioritize the safety and comfort of school children in street
modification projects that affect school travel routes.
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Resource Impact
Funding for the Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvement project is included in the
Capital Improvement Program project, PL-00026, Safe Routes to School. There is sufficient
funding in the budget to cover the cost of the contract.
Timeline
The Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvement project includes improvements at 42
different intersections or locations around the City. Construction is anticipated to continue into
Spring 2014.
Environmental Review
All of the proposed improvements within the project include roadway marking and signage
improvements that are Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.
Attachments:
Attachment A: Contract with D&M Traffic Services (PDF)
CITY OF PALO ALTO CONTRACT NO. C14150009
GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into on the day of November, 2013, by and between the CITY O~'
PALO ALTO, a caJlfornia Chartered Municipal Corporation ("CITY"), and D&M TRAFFIC SERVICES,
INC. a Califuruia eorporatiOll, located at 845 Reed Street, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Telephone (408)591-3180
("CONTRACTOR"). In eonsideration ofthcir mutual covenants, the parties hereto agree as fullows:
1. SERVICES. CONTRACTOR shall provide or furnish the sen';,es ("Services") described in the Scope of
Services, attru:hed as Exhibit A.
2. EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are attaehed to and made a part ofthis Agreement:
IZI "A" -Scope of Services o "B" -Schedule of Performance IZI "C" -Compensation
~ liD" -Insurance Requirements
COIITRACT IS NOT COMPLETE UNLESS ALL EXHIBITS ARE ATTACHED.
3. TERM.
The term of this Agreement is from November ,20 13to June 30, 2014 inclusive, subject to the provisions
of Sections Q and V of the General Terms and Conditions.
4. SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE. CONTRACTOR sbaH complete the Services within the term of this
Agreement in a reasonably prompt alld timely manner based upon the circumstances and direction
communicated to CONTRACTOR, and if applicable, in accordance with the schedule set forth in the
Schedule of Performance, attached as Exhibit B. Time is of the essence in this Agreement.
5. COMPENSATION FOR ORIGINAL TERM. CITY sball pay and CONTRACTOR agrees to accept as
not to exceed compensation for the full performance oflhe Services and reimbursable expenses, if any:
Pi A sum calculated in accordance with the ree schedule set furth in Exhibit C, not to exceed a total
maximum compensation amount of One Hundred Eighty Thousand dollars (SI 80,000.00).
CONTRACTOR agrees that it can perform the Services for an a.tllount not 10 exceed the total maximum
compensation set furth above. Any hours worked or services perfonned by CONTRACTOR for which
payment would result in a lotal exceeding the maximum amount of compensation set forth above for
perfurmance of the Services shaU be at no cost to CITY.
6. COMPENSATION DURING ADDITIONAL TERMS.
PI CONTRACTOR'S compensation rates fur each additioIll!1 term shall be the same as the original
term.
7. INVOICING. Send all invoices to the CITY, Attention: Project Manager. The Project Manager is: Jaime
Rodrigues, Planning & Community Environment Dept.: Transportation Division, Telephone: (650) 329-
2136. Invoices shaH be submitted in arrears for Serviees perfurmed. Invoices shall not be submitted more
frequently than monthly. Invoices shall provide a detailed statement of Services performed during the
invoice period and are subject to verification by CITY. CITY shall pay the undisputed amount of invoices
within 30 days of receipt.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. ACCEPTANCE. CONTRACTOR accepts and agrees to all terms and conditions of this Agreement. This
Agreement includes and is limited to the terms and conditions set fonh in sections 1 through 6 above, these
general terms and conditions and the attached exhibits.
B. QUALIFICATIONS. CO:-ITRACTOR represeots and warrants that it baa the expertise and qualifications
to complete the services described in Section 1 of this Agreement, entitled "SERVICES," and that every
individual cbarged with the performance of the serviees under this Agreement has sufficient skill and
experience and is duly licensed or eertified, to the extent such licensing or eertification is required by law,
to perform the Services. CITY expressly relies on CONTRACTOR's representations regarding its skills,
knowledge, and certifications. CONTRACTOR shall perform all work in accordance with generally
accepted business practices and performance standards of the industry, including all federal, state, and local
operation and safety regulations.
C. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. It is understood and agreed that in the performance of this
Agreement, CONTRACTOR and any person employed by CONTRACTOR shaIl at all times be considered
an independent CONTRACTOR and not an agent or employee of CITY. CONTRACTOR shall be
responsible for employing or engaging all persons necessary to complete the work required under this
Agreement
D. SUBCONTRACTORS. CONTRACTOR may not use subcontractors to perform any Services under this
Agreement unless CONTRACTOR obtains prior written consent of CITY. CONTRACTOR shall be solely
responsible for directing the work of approved subcontractors and for any compensation due to
subcontractors.
E. TAXES AND CHARGES. CONTRACTOR sball be responsible for payment of all taxes, fees,
contributions or charges xpplicable to the .onduet of CO:-ITRACTOR's business.
F. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. CONTRACTOR shall in the performance ofthe Services comply with
all applicable federal, state and lo.allaws, ordinances, regulations, and orders.
G. DAMAGE TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY. CONTRACTOR sball, at its sole expense, repair
in kind, or as the City Manager or designee shall direct, any damage to public or private property that
occurs in connection with CO:-ITRACTOR's performance of the Services.
CITY may decline to xpprove and may withhold payment in whole or in part to such extent as may be
necessary to protect CITY from loss because of defective work not remedied or other damage to the CITY
occurring in connection with CONTRACTOR's perfurmance of the Services. CITY shall submit written
documentation in support of such withholding upon CONTRACTOR's request. When the grounds
described above are removed, payment shall be made for amounts withheld because of them.
H. WARRANTIES. CONTRACTOR expressly warrants that all services provided under this Agreement shall
be perfurmed in a professional and workmanlike manner in accordance with generally aceepted business
practices and performance standards of the industry and the requirements of this Agreement.
CONTRACTOR expressly warrants that all materials, gnods and equipment provided by CONTRACTOR
under this Agreement shall be fit for the particular purpose intended, shall be free from defects, and shall
conform to the requirements of this Agreement. CONTRACTOR agrees to promptly replace or corrcet any
material or service not in compliance with these warranties, including incomplete, inaccurate, or defective
material or service, at nO further cost to CITY. The warranties set forth in this section shall be in effect for
a period of one year from completion of the Services and shall survive the completion of the Servic<>s or
termination of this Agreement.
I. MO:'iITORING OF SERVICES. CITY may monitor the Services performed under this Agreement to
determine whether CONTRACTOR's work is completed in a Salsfru;tory manner and complies with the
provlsions of this Agreement.
J. CITY'S PROPERTY. Any reports, infurmation, data or other material (including copyright interests)
developed, coUected, assembled, prepared, or caused to be prepared Ill1der this Agreement will become the
property of CITY without restriction or limitation upon their use and will not be made available to any
individual or organization by CONTRACTOR or its subcontractors, if any, without the prior written
approval of the City Manager.
K. AUDITS. CONTRACTOR agrees to permit CITY and its authorized representatives to audit, at any
reasonable time during the term of this Agreement and fur three (3) years ftom the date of final payment,
CONTRACTOR', records pertaining to matters covered by this Agreement CONTRACTOR agrees to
maintain accurate books and records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for at
least three (3) following the terms of this Agreement.
L. !liO IMPLIED WAIVER. No payment, partial payment, acceptance, or partial acceptance by CITY shall
operate as a waiver on the part of CITY of any of its rights under this Agreement.
M. INSURANCE. CONTRACTOR, at its sole cost, shall purchase IlJld maintain in full force during the term
of this Agreement, the insurance coverage described in Exhibit D. Insurance must be provided by
companies with a Best's Key rating of A·;VII or higher and which are otherwise acceprable to the City's
Risk Manager. The City's Risk Manager must approve deductible, and self·insured retentions. In addition,
all policies, endorsements, certificates and/or binders are subject to approval by the Risk Manager as to
form and content. CONTRACTOR shall obtain a policy endorsement naming the City of Palo Alto as an
additional insured under any general liability or automobile policy. CONTRACTOR shall obtain an
endorsement stating that the insurance is primary coverage and will not be canceled or materially redueed
in coverage or limits until after providing 30 days prior written notice oftbe cancellation or modification to
the City's Risk Manager. CONTRACTOR shall provide certificates of such policies or other evidence of
coverage satisfactory to CITY's Risk Manager, together with the required endorsements and evidence of
payment of premiums, to CITY concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and shall throughout the
term of this Agreement provide current certificates evidencing the required insurance coverages and
endorsements to the CITY's Risk Manager. CONTRACTOR shall include all subcontractors as insured
under its policies or shall obtain and provide to CITY separate certificates and endorsements for each
subcontractor that meet all the requirements of this section. The procuring of such required policies of
insurance shall not operate to limit CONTRACTOR's liability or obligation to indemnifY CITY under this
Agreement
N. HOLD HARMLESS. To the fullest extent permitted by law and without limitation by the provisions of
section M relating to insurance, CONTRACTOR shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless CITY, its
Council members, officers, employees and agents ftom and against any and all demands, claims, injuries,
losses, or liabilities of any nature, including death or injury to any person, propertY damage or any nther
loss and including without limitation all damages, penalties, fines and judgments, associated investigation
and administrative .xpenses and defense costs, including, but not limited to reasonable attorney's rees,
courts costs and costs of alternative dispute resolution), arising out o( or resulting in any way ftom or in
conneetion with the performance ofthis Agreement. The CONTRACTOR's obligations under this Section
apply regardless of whether or not a liability is caused or contributed to by any negligent (passive or active)
act or omission of CITY, except that the CONTRACTOR shall not be obligated to indemnity for liability
arising ftom the sole negligence or willful misconduet of the CITY. The aceeptaoce of the Services by
CITY shall not operate as a waiver of the right of indemnifieation. The provisions of this Section survive
the completion of the Services or termination of this Contract.
O. NON· DISCRIMINATION. As set furth 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 stalus, 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 Nondiserimilllltion Requirements and the penalties fur violation thereof, and
agrees to meet all requirements of Section 2.30.510 pertaining to nondiscrimination in employment.
P. WORKERS' COMPENSATION. CONTRACTOR, by executing this Agreement, certifies that it is aware
of the provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California 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 certifies that it will eomply with such provisions, as applicable, before commencing and
during the performanee of the Services.
Q. TERMINATION. The City Manager may terminate this Agreement without cause by giving ten (10)
days' prior written notiee thereof to CONTRACTOR. If CONTRACTOR fuils to perform any of its
material obligations under this Agreement,' in addition to all otlter remedies provided by law, the City
Manager may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice of termination. upon receipt of
sueh notice of termination, CONTRACTOR shall immediately discontinue perfonnance. CITY, CITY
shall pay CONTRACTOR for services satisfactorily performed up to the effective date of termination. If
the termination if for cause, CITY may deduct from such payment tIte amount of aetual damage. if any,
sustained by CITY due to Contractor's fililme to perfurm its material obligations under this Agreement.
Upon termination, CONTRACTOR shall immediately deliver to the City Manager any and all copies of
studies, sketehes, drawings, computations, and other material or products, whether or not completed,
prepared by CONTRACTOR or given to CONTRACTOR, in connection with this Agreement. Such
materials shall become the property of CITY.
R.. ASSIGNMENTS/CHANGES. This Agreement binds the parties and tlteir successors and assigns to all
covenants of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be assigned or transfurred without the prior written
consent of the CITY. No amendments, changes or variations of any kind are authorized without the written
consent of the CITY.
S. CONFLICT OF INTEREST, [n aceepting this Agreement, CO;>;TRACTOR 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 ofthis Contract. CONTRACTOR further covenants
that, in the perfonnanee of this Contract, it will not employ any person having such an interest.
CONTRACTOR certifies that no City Officer, employee, or authorized representative has any financial
interest in the business of CONTRACTOR and that no person associated with contractor has any interest,
direct or indirect, which could conflict with the filithful performance of this Contract. CONTRACTOR
agrees to advise CITY if any conflict arises.
T. GOVERNING LAW. This contract shall be governed and interpreted by the laws of the State of
California.
U. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including all exhibits, represents the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the services that may be the subject of this Agreement. Any variance in
the exhibits does not affect the validity of the Agreement and the Agreement itself controls over any
conflicting provisions in the exhibits. This Agreemeot supersedes all prior agreements, representations,
statements, negotiations and undertakings whether oral or wTitten.
V. NON-APPROPRIATION. This Agreement is subject to the fiscal provisions of the Charter of the Cityof
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 fur tIte fullowing 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 Contraet are no longer available. This Seetion shall take precedenee in the event of a confliet
with any other covenant, term, condition, or provision of this Contract.
W. ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED PURCHASING AND ZERO WASTE REQUIREMENTS.
CONTRACTOR shall comply with the City's Environmentally Prefurred PlU'Chasing policies whieh are
available at the City's Purchasing Department which are incorpornted by rererence and may be amended
from time to time. CONTRACTOR shall comply with waste reduction, reuse, recycling and disposal
requirements of the 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, Contractor
shall eomply with the following zero waste requirements:
• All printed materials provided by Contractor to City generaled 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 the City's Project Manager. Any submitted materials
EXHIBIT "A"
SCOPE OF SERVICES
SUMMARY OF WORK
The work to be performed under this Contract shall consist of fumishing all tools,
equipment, materials, supplies, and manufactured articles and for furnishing all
transportation and services, including fuel, power, water, and essential communications,
and for the performance of all labor, work, or other operations required for the fulfillment
of the Contract in strict accordance with these SpecifICations and the Project Plans. The
work shall be complete, and all work, materials, and services not expressly shown or
called for in the Contract which may be necessary for the complete and proper
construction of the Work in good faith shall be performed, furnished and installed by the
Contractor, at no increase in cost to the City.
WORK COVERED BY CONTRACT
The work under this contract includes signing and striping, curb painting, and installing
rubber islands at various locations in the City of Palo Alto, as per the Project Plans and
these Specifications.
I: NOTIFICATION OF RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES
PART 1 --GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. WORK INCLUDED
1. "No Parking -Tow Away" signs shall be posted on a street in whiCh the work
is to be performed in accordance with these Specifications.
2. Traffic Control per Section 01570.
3. "Driveway Closure Notice", shall be distributed only to those residences that
may have their driveway access closed due to pavement repair work.
PART 2 --PRODUCTS
2.01 "NO PARKING -TOW AWAY" SIGNS
A. "No Parking -Tow Away" signs will be provided at the Pre-Construction meeting
by the City for the Contractor to post. Work Description Notices are to be
stapled to barricades at all times indicating type of work being executed by the
Contractor.
PART 3 --EXECUTION
3.01 DISTRIBUTION
A. Dated "No Parking -Tow Away" signs shall be posted a minimum of 72 hours in
advance of all work, which requires that cars not be parked in the construction
area. The Contractor shall notify the CPA Police Department and the Project
Engineer of this posting at the time of posting. The date and time of work shall
be written on these signs in 1" high black letters with a 14" felt marker. These
signs shall be placed on either barricades per these specifications or tied to
street trees located near the curb and gutter, no higher than 3 feet from sidewalk.
Nails or staples may not be used to attach the signs to the trees. All signs must
be removed immediately after the specific Work has been completed and is
ready for release to the public. Any cars which remain parked on the street in
violation of the posted "No Parking Tow Away' sign shall be towed away under
direction of the Palo Alto Police Department. The Contractor shall be responsible
for notifying the Police Department at the Communications Dispatch Center at
(650) 329-2413 of all vehiCles that are to be towed away. The owner of the towed
vehicle may contact the Police Department at (650) 329-2406. If the "No Parking
Tow Away" signs have not been posted for the required 72 hours and the car is
towed, the Contractor shall be liable for the cost of towing.
B. The Contractor shall call the Palo Alto Police Department Communications
Dispatch Center and the Project Engineer, prior to the start of work each day, to
report all street closures for that day.
C. Posting of "No Parking -Tow Away Zone" signs:
1. Sign Posting -"No Parking -Tow Away Zone"
a. All signs indicating a "No Parking -Tow Away" zone shall be:
1) posted a minimum of 72 hours in advance,
2) properly and completely filled out and initialed by the
Contractor,
3) posted to the barricade ortied or taped to a tree, and
4) placed on both ends of the "No Parking" zone.
b. The contractor shall commence worK the same day the "No
Parking" signs are posted for. If the work does not commence on
the date or dates noted, the contractor shall repost the "No
Parking" signs which require a minimum of 72 hours advance
notice.
c. All signs and the barricades shall be removed the same day
that the Work is completed.
d. The "No Parking -Tow Away" signs (see above) will be provided
by the City, and shall be ordered immediately after the Notice To
Proceed is issued.
e. The Palo Alto Police Department and the Project Engineer shall
be notified of the "No Parking -Tow Away" zone, before the 72
hour period begins.
2. Use of Barricades
All barricades shall be:
a. Type II barricades,
b. At intersections and at locations where a difference in grade exists,
Type II barricades with properly working and maintained flashing
lights shall be used.
c. placed at intervals of no greater than 50 feet or as deemed
appropriate by the Engineer,
d. placed in the street or in the parkway as close to the street as
possible where it is easily visible, and
e. removed from the street the same day the work is completed.
PART 4 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
4.01 NOTIFY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include all the work necessary to post "No Parking -
Tow Away" signs as required in these Specifications.
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid as part of the Traffic Control lump sum bid
item. Payment shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, eqUipment,
tools, and materials necessary to complete work in this section.
II: PROJECT SCHEDUL.ING
PART 1 GENERAL
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A. This Section describes the scheduling procedures for the work in this project.
PART 2 PRODUCTS (Not Required)
PART 3 EXECUTION
3.01 WORK SCHEDULE
A. The Contractor is required to provide the Engineer and Inspector an accurate
schedule of construction activity at least two weeks in advance. This is critical
since all the transit, public safety, medical emergency, and other agencies
affected by the project need to be notified. The Contractor shall follow the overall
progress schedule that indicates the critical path to prepare the weekly
schedules. The schedules shall be submitted at each Weekly Project Meeting.
The schedules should indicate the timing for the distribution of notices and
posting of "No Parking -Tow Away' signs and all phases of construction planned
for the ne)(! two weeks.
B. The Contractor shall submit an updated baseline schedule attached to each
month's progress payment invoice. All invoices will be held until this requirement
is met to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
C. The Contractor shall provide an updated two-week schedule at each weekly
meeting showing work to be done and "No Parking" sign posting schedule.
PART 4 --MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
A. Payment for work required in this section shall be included in the prices paid for
the various items of work involved.
III: PROJECT MEETINGS
PART 1 --GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION:
A. Work Included:
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1. Pre-Construction Conference.
2. Weekly Project Meetings.
B. Related Work:
1. The Contractor's relations with his subcontractors and materials suppliers,
and discussions relative thereto, are the Contractor's responsibility as
described in the General Conditions and are not part of project meetings
content.
1.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE:
A. Persons designated by the Contractor to attend and participate in project
meetings shall have all required authority to commit the Contractor to solutions
as agreed upon in the project meetings.
1.03 SUBMITI ALS:
A. To the maximum e)(!ent possible, advise the Engineer at least 24 hours in
advance of the project meeting regarding all items to be added to the agenda.
PART 2 -PRODUCTS (Not Required)
PART 3 -EXECUTION
3.01 MEETING SCHEDULE:
A. A Pre-construction conference will be held prior to the start of construction to
discuss the scope of work and sequence of operations. The Contractor, together
with the person to be designated as the Contractor's superintendent for the Work,
shall be present at this meeting, In addition, the Contractor may request the
attendance of other project supervisory personnel.
B, At this Pre-construction meeting, the Contractor shall present:
1 , A detailed construction schedule indicating the posting and distribution of
all notifications, and completion dates ofthe various stages of the work.
2. The proposed traffic control plans for any and all related multiple block
closureS. Typical plans will not be accepted.
3. The proposed construction schedUle and scheduling with as little
disruption to residents as possible.
4. The Contractor will not be allowed to proceed with construction until
the above items are submitted in an acceptable form to the
Engineer.
B, Weekly Project Meetings:
1. The Engineer will conduct weekly project meetings throughout the
construction period. The purpose of the weekly project meetings is to
review progress and resolve problems th at might arise between the City
and the Contractor relative to execution of the Work,
2. The Contractor shall provide an updated two-week schedule at each weekly
project meeting indicating but not limited to the following information per
street: proposed posting dates, tree trimming.
3. Work shall be stopped If a weekly schedule Is not provided to the City at
the cost of the Contractor.
3.02 MEETING MINUTES
A. The Contractor shall compile minutes of each project meeting and will distribute
copies to the City,
PART 4 -MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
A. Payment for work required in this section shall be included in the prices paid for
the various items of work involved.
IV: TRAFFIC CONTROL
PART 1 --GENERAL
1,01 WORK INCLUDED
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A. Construction Parking Control
B. Traffic Control Plans
C. Traffic Control Devices (barricades, cones, signs, flashing arrow signs, etc.)
D. Traffic Control Personnel
E. Project Notification and Postings per Section 01030
1.02 SUBMITTALS
A. Traffic Control Plans
1. A licensed or certified C·31 traffic control agency shall prepare the traffic
control plans for each type of traffic control required in accordance with
these project specifications and submit these plans for review by the
City.
2. The Contractor shall submit all traffic control plans at or before the Pre-
construction conference for review by the Engineer. Allow up to 14 days for
review, revision, and approval of temporary traffic control plans before
implementation.
3. The Contractor is required to submit a traffic control plan for each type of
traffic control required for each street project. This plan shall be designed to
maintain traffic circulation to abutting streets within the limits of the project.
These plans should show the following:
a. Signage and work area typical safety design for non-street closure
situations (i.e.: pavement repair, patching);
b. Signage and detour design for partial/full street closure situations
c. Proposed detour routing.
4. These traffic plans are required to detail all construction situations planned on
a given street project. If adjustment to tbese plans is required by the Resident
Project Inspector or Engineer due to safety concerns, it shall be considered as
conforming to the requirements of this Contract and is included in the lump
sum price of this Bid Item.
5. All traffic control plans shall show a detailed layout of work areas and all
traffic control devices required to control vehicular. pedestrian, and
bicycle traffic.
B. Signage Shop Drawings
1. Provide shop drewings for any notification or traffic signage to be fabricated or
utilized for approval by the Engineer. SUbmit the shop drawings with the traffic
control plans.
PART 2 --PRODUCTS
2.01 CONES, DELINEATORS AND BARRICADES
A. Cones, delineators and barricades used to direct traffic flow shall conform to Cattrans
Standard Specifications, Sections 12-3.02, 3.04 and 12-3.10. They are to be in good
condition and sufficiently clean so as to be easily visible to traffic.
B. Type II and III barricades wHh working flashers shall be used in locations of grade
changes, open pits, and at non-controlled traffic intersections. Type II non flashing
barricades shall be used for posting of signs.
C. At least one working flashing light must be installed on each barricade. Flashing lights
must be maintained in good working order throughout the duration ofthe work.
D. Crosswalk closing barricades shall be Type II with a 6" orange border at the base.
The Contractor shall submit the method of securing this border to the base of the
barricades to the Engineer for acceptance.
2.02 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS
A. Signs to be used for traffic control shall conform to the reqUirements of the California
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (California MUTCD).
B. Signs that are attached to existing poles shall not cause any damage to the poles
when they are attached or removed.
C. All of the hardware that is used when attaching signs to existing poles shall be
completely removed from the poles when the signs are removed.
D. If a construction sign is required in an area where it cannot be attached to an existing
pole, it shall be attached to a pole that is connected to a moveable concrete block.
The distance from the ground surface to the bottom of the sign shall be seven (7) feet.
2.03 FLASHING ARROW BOARDS
A. Flashing arrow boards shall be Type A or Type II as described in the California
MUTCD when identified for use on the traffic control plans.
2.04 TRAFFIC CONTROL CREW
A. The Contractor shall provide a certified professional traffic control crew that is
independent from the construction activity. This traffic control crew Shall be
responsible to the Contractor for implementing the traffiC control measures detailed in
this Contract. Traffic control crews are to be present at all times as per the traffic
control plan. The crew is subject to the approval of the Engineer.
PART 3 -EXECUTION
3.01 CONSTRUCTION PARKING CONTROL
A. The Contractor's employees are subject to all parking regulations in effect in the City
of Palo Alto.
3.02 GENERAL TRAFFIC CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
A. Work must be completed by November 22, 2013.
B. Refer to the Table below for permitted work hours and permitted hours for lane
closures and/or sidewalk closures. Extended work and closure hours will not
be permitted unless previously approved by the City Engineer. Extended work
and closure hours will be approved on a case-by-case and Intersectlon-by-
Intersection basis. Contractor shall maintain continuous safe passage for
pedestrians and bicyclists at all times.
Monday,
Monday-Tuesday, Wednesday Friday Thursday, &
Friday
Work Hours Hours for Lane Closures
and/or Sidewalk Closures
Arterial and collector
streets including:
Middlefield Road, East
Charleston Road,
Embarcadero Road, 9AM-4PM 9AM-2PM i 9AM-1 PM Arastradero Road, Loma
Verde Avenue, Coloraoo ! Avenue, East Meadow Drive,
Newell Road, Los Robles
Avenue, Amaranta Avenue,
and Louis Road
Loca I streets 9AM-6PM 9AM-2PM, 9AM-1 PM,
4PM-6PM 4PM-5PM
C. All signs anO other warning devices shall be provided by the Contractor and shall
.become his property after completion ofthe Contract. The cost of providing, installing
and maintaining signs, lights, caution tape, delineatora, flares, all temporary striping,
barricades and other facilities as directed by the Engineer for the convenience and
direction of public traffic shall be included in the lump sum price for the Traffic Control
Bid Item.
D. The Contractor shall supply, place, and maintain all necessary traffic control devices
during construction in accordance with the applicable requirements of the City of Palo
Alto Traffic Control Manual, the California MUTeD, the Caltrans Standard Plans and
Standard Specifications and the traffic control plans approved by the City.
E. All signs and other warning devices shall be provided by the Contractor and shall
become his property after completion of the Contract. The cost of providing, installing
and maintaining signs, lights, caution tape, delineators, flares, all temporary striping,
barricades and other facilHies as directed by the Engineer for the convenience and
direction of public traffic shall be included in the lump sum price for the Traffic Control
Bid Item.
F. The Contractor shall conduct his operations and schedule cleanup so as to cause the
least possible obstruction and inconvenience to traffic, pedestrians, bicyclists, and
adjacent property owners. All work areas shall be swept clean at the end of the day's
work and at other times when directed by the Engineer. A mobile street sweeper
shall be used when directed by the Engineer, Dust shall be suppressed to the
satisfaction of the Engineer, An additional street sweeper will be required along all
arterial and collector roads during the project,
G, The Contractor shall protect open excavations and trenches during construction with
fences, non-skid type steel plates and railings, as required, together with signs, lights,
and other warning devices sufficient to maintain safe pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular
traffic to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
H. Damage done by the Contractor during the course of his work to adjacent City or
private property shall be replaced in kind, or as directed by the Engineer, at the
Contractor's expense. This includes the repair of pavement, traffic loop detectors,
striping, signs, markings, curb & gutter, etc.
I. The Contractor shall remove all forms, debris, and undesirable material from the job
site at the end of each work day.
J. The Contractor shall not remove the barricades in the street at any given location until
the asphalt concrete patching adjacent to the gutter or the overlay has been done and
a hazard to bicycles, pedestrians and motorists no longer exists,
K. The Contractor shall notify the abutting property owners of the construction work in
accordance with Section 01030 of these Specifications.
L Spillage resulting from hauling operations along or across any public traveled way
shall be removed immediately by the Contractor at h is expense.
M. Even during permitted sidewalk closure hours, the Contractor shall keep sidewalks
open whenever possible. During sidewalk closures, an alternate pedestrian facility
shall be provided forthe duration of the closure.
N. Contractor shall maintain access to all driveways except when actually doing
construction within the driveway boundaries, at which time partial access will be
maintained unless alternate arrangements can be made with the property owners or
tenants in advance. If the driveway to any garage or parking area is to be closed for
construction work, this notice shall state the apprOximate time it will be reopened, The
notice will be posted 72 hours in advance. The Contractor shall post "No Parking -
Tow Away" signs as required.
O. Each pedestrian crosswalk and/or ramp that, when crossed by construction
excavation or demolition, is not accessible shall be provided with a safe pedestrian
crossing platform. The Contractor shall submit the types of temporary ramps and
temporary platforms for review and acceptance by the Engineer.
P. Work shall. not restrict visibility of any traffic control device and or restrict visibility at
intersections without stop signs,
Q, Flashing arrow boards shall be used for lane reductions on all applicable streets (i.e.
major collectors and arterials),
R, City of Palo Alto Truck Routes for all hauling shall be used when possible.
S. If complaints are received from the public regarding the performance of the traffic
control measures, the Palo Alto Police Department will review the Contractor's
operations. If the operations are determined to be unsafe and are not corrected after
a warning by the Police Department, police personnel will take over the traffic control
at the expense of the Contractor.
T. The Contractor assumes sole and complete responsibility for the job and site
conditions during the course of construction, including the safety of all persons and
property. This requirement shall apply continuously 24 hours/day and shall not be
limited to normal work hours.
U. If traffiC is detoured to another street, it is the Contractor's responsibility to provide
adequate control and signing through the detour route.
3.03 DETAILED TRAFFIC CONTROL REQUIREMENTS
A. TYPES OF TRAFFIC CONTROL REQUIRED -The Contractor's traffic control plans
shall contain provisions to maintain access for emergency vehicles at all times
throughout the project.
TYPE 1 --FULL STREET CLOSURE
The street shall be closed to all traffic during the construction operation. The street
shall be closed with cones or Type III barricades. Traffic control signs shall be placed
in appropriate locations both at, and in advance of, the closure points, informing
motorists that the stnset is closed and prohibiting all turns onto the street. This
signage shall indicate the approximate time of the reopening of the street. There
should also be signage to show an appropriate detour route for through traffic.
TYPE 2 --% STREET CLOSURE, MAINTAIN ONE-WAY TRAFFIC, PROVIDE FLAGMEN
The street shall remain partially open during the construction operation. The
Contractor shall work on one side of the street at a time. The street shall be closed to
traffic in one direction, leaving a minimum width of 11-feet open for traffic in the
opposite direction. The Contractor shall provide at least one flagman to direct public
traffic to detour routes. One side of the street shall be closed with cones or Type III
barricades. Traffic control signs shall be placed in appropriate locations both at, and
in advance of, the closure points, informing motorists that the street is closed and
prohibiting all turns onto the closed portion of the street. The Contractor shall use
cones to separate the remaining one-way traffic from the construction operation.
TYPE 3 --PARTIAL STREET CLOSURE, MAINTAIN TWO-WAY TRAFFIC, PROVIDE
FLAGMEN, ONE TRAFFIC LANE
This type of traffic control may be used for partial closures extending either the full
length or a portion of the length of a street. Street shall remain open during the
construction operation. Part of the street shall be coned off, leaving a minimum width
of 11-feet open for traffic. The Contractor shall rnaintein two-way traffiC on this street
by utilizing at least two flagmen (on cul-de-sacs and closures less than 100 feet in
length, one flagman will be acceptable). The flagmen shall allow one direction of
traffic at a time to travel in the one remaining 11-foot lane. Traffic control signs shall
be placed in appropriate locations both at, and in advance of, the closure points,
informing motorists of any detour and the presence of the flagmen. The Contractor
shall use cones to separate the traffic from the construction operation.
TYPE 4 --PARTIAL STREET CLOSURE, MAINTAIN TWO-WAY TRAFFIC, PROVIDE
TWO TRAFFIC LANES
This type of traffic control may be used for partial closures extending either the full
length or a portion of the length of a street Street shall remain open during
construction operation. Part of the street shall be coned off, and two-way traffic shall
be maintained at all times by dividing the remainder of the street into two 11'-wide
(minimum width) traffic lanes and directing traffic onto the detour with appropriate
cones and traffic control signs. Traffic control signs and reduced speed limit signs
shall be placed in appropriate locations both at and in advance of the closure pOints,
informing motorists of any detour and directing them to the proper lane. The
Contractor shall use cones to separate the traffic from the construction operation.
PART 4 -MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
4.01 TRAFFIC CONTROL, NOTIFICATION AND POSTINGS
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item includes all traffic control sign age, project signs, temporary
striping and all project notifications and postings per Section 01030 as required in
these specifications and in preparing the traffic control plans to be approved by the
Engineer and providing all the traffic controls required for the project as required in
these Specifications.
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a lump sum basis. Payment shall include
full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools, and materials necessary to
provide traffic control as required by these specifications including independent traffic
control crew, barricades with flashers, traffic cones, signs, and traffic control plans.
END OF SECTION
V: SITE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANUP
PART 1 --GENERAL
1.01 DESCRIPTION
A. Work included:
1. Throughout the construction period, maintain the site in a standard of
cleanliness as described in this Section.
2. Tie-out marking removal.
B. Related Work:
1. Docurnents affecting work of this Section include, but are not necessarily
limited to, the City of Palo Alto Standard SpeCifications and pertinent
other Sections of these SpeCifications.
2. In addition to standards described in this Section, the Contractor shall
comply with requirements for cleaning as described in pertinent other
Sections of these Specifications.
1.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. A daily inspection, and more often if necessary, shall be conducted by the
Engineer to verify that requirements for cleanliness are being met.
B. In addition to the standards described in this Section, the Contractor shall comply
with pertinent requirements of other governmental agencies having jurisdiction
over this Work.
PART 2 --PRODUCTS
2.01 CLEANING MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
A. The Contractor shall provide required personnel, equipment, and materials
needed to maintain the specified standard of cleanliness.
PART 3 --EXECUTION
3.01 PROGRESS CLEANING
A. General
1. Any stored items shall be placed in an orderly arrangement allowing
maximum access, not impeding traffiC or drainage, and providing required
protection of materials.
2. The accumulation of scrap, debris, waste material and other items not
required for construction of the Work shall not occur.
B. Site:
1. The Contractor shall inspect the site on a daily, and more often if necessary,
basis and ensure that all scrap, debris, and waste material is removed.
2. The Contractor shall maintain the site in a neat and orderly condition at all times.
80th public and private areas shall be cleaned of all materials attributed to or
involved in the Work on a daily basis. It is especially important for contractors
perfonming concrete work to ensure that the site is left in a safe condition every
day, especially from loose lumber and nails.
3. The Contractor shall use sandbags or other protective devices, approved by the
Engineer, to prevent the discharge of construction debris, such as, soil, concrete,
asphalt, and saw cut slurry, into the storm drains. Malerial that is stockpiled in
the street shall be located no closer than ten feet from a catch basin and, during
rainy weather, shall be covered with a waterproof covering. All loose malerial
shall be swept up and removed from gutters at the end of each workday.
4. The Contractor shall remove all utility, striping tie-oul and USA marking on
asphalt concrete pavement and P.C.C. curb & gutter, sidewalk, driveway and
curb ramp.
5. The method of tie-out and USA marking removal shall be approved by the
Engineer prior to commencement of the work.
3.02 FINAL CLEANING
A. The Contractor shall ensure that all tools, surplus materials and soil, equipment,
scrap. debris, and waste are removed from the project sites and storage area
prior to the final inspection. If this has not been done satisfactorily in the
Enginee~sestimation, the final progress payment and/or retention payment may
be held up until it has been satisfactorily resolved. If the Contractor does not
satisfactorily resolve this issue and it extends past the end of the contract time,
the Contractor may be liable for liquidated damages.
B. Site:
1. Unless otherwise specifically directed by the Engineer, clean paved areas
on the site with a mobile street sweeper.
2. Completely remove resultant debris.
C. SChedule final cleaning as approved by the Engineer to enable the City to accept
completely clean Work.
3.03 DUST CONTROL
A. The Contractor shall use all means as possibly feasible to reduce dust during the
asphalt milling processes of this Contract.
B. The Contractor will be required at the discretion of the Engineer to utilize vacuum
sweepers to help alleviate dust from the project site in addition to utilizing
additional applications of weter on the roadway prior to release of traffic.
PART 4-MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
A. Payment for work required in this section shall be included in the prices paid for
the various items of work involved.
END OF SECTION
VI: SITE PREPARATIONITREE TRIMMING
PART 1 --GENERAL
1.01. WORK INCLUDED
A. Removal of vegetation including weeds, low and medium ground cover, shnubs
and trees.
B. Removal of tree roots.
C. Trimming of tree branches
1.02 RELATED SECTIONS
A. Section 01030 -Notification of Residents and Businesses
B. Section 01710 -Site Maintenance and Cleanup
PART 2 -PRODUCTS (not required)
PART 3 -EXECUTION
3.01 SITE PREPARATION
A. At locations shown on the project plans, trees or other vegetation that limit
visibility of traffic control devices need to be trimmed.
B. The Contractor will be assessed charges for any damage to City trees and
foliage including, but not limited to, broken limbs and damaged trunks. Charges
will be determined by the City Arborist.
C. Pruning of Vegetation
1. When milling or overlay of a street is required, the Contractor shall prune
vegetation 6 inches from edge of pavement
2. When curb and gutter, sidewalk, driveway and walkway replacement is
required, the Contractor shall prune vegetation 6 inches from back of curb
and gutter, sidewalk, driveway or walkway.
D. Pruning of Tree Roots
1. If required, tree roots shall be removed to a depth of 24 inches below
proposed top of adjacent curb grade. When tree roots are greater than 2
inches in diameter are encountered, the Contractor shall contact the City
Arborist, prior to cutting, for a decision on treatment.
2. Root pruning method shall be approved by the Engineer.
3. Root pruning shall be by Vermeer saw or approved equal. Prior to their
removal, roots shall be completely severed between work area and the
tree. Tree roots shall not be torn or ripped by a backhoe or other by other
means. All final root pruning cuts shall be a clean cut.
4. When demolition exposes roots two inches or greater in diameter, take
care to preserve any and all roots not within the grading/excavation plane.
Take all reasonable steps as directed to protect exposed roots to remain,
such as covering with moistened soil or burlap to prevent drying of live
roots.
5. If roots to be cut are within 12" of the vertical portion of the tree trunk, the
Contractor shall contact the City Arborisl, prior 10 cutting, for a decision on
treatment.
6. Contractor shall repair all utility and irriga~on lines damaged during root
pruning at no cost to the City. All repairs must be done within seven {7l
calendar days.
E. Tree Branch Trimming
1. Where City street trees obstruct the Contractor's ability to perform the
Work in this Contract, the Contractor shall be responsible for all trimming
necessary to create clearance for construction operations.
2. When milling or overlay of a street is required, the Contractor shall trim
tree branches that extend over the back of curb line to ensure a minimum
clearance of 14 feet.
3. The trimming of these branches shall be performed by a certified (ISA)
tree trimmer.
4. If a cut is to be made on the branch which is larger than 4 inches in
diameter, the City Arborist must be notified prior to any cutting.
5. The schedule for tree trimming must be submitted to the CPA Arborist in
addition to the CPA Public Works Inspector and the Engineer at least one
week prior to commencing work.
6. The Contractor shall remove and dispose of all leaves, branches and
debris generated as the result of the work at the end of every work day.
F. During Construction
1. All trees that overhang the project site shall be protected from impact of
any kind.
2. The Contractor shall be responsible for the repair or replacement of any
publicly owned trees that are damaged during the course of construction,
pursuant to Section 8.04.070 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code.
3. The following tree preservation measures apply to all trees to be retained:
a. No storage of material, topSOil, vehicles or equipment shall be
permitted within the tree enclosure area.
b. The ground around the tree canopy area shall not be altered.
PART 4 --MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
A. Payment for work required in this section shall be included in the prices paid for
various items of work involved.
END OF SECTION
VII: STRIPING, LEGENDS, MARKERS AND SIGNAGE,CURB PAINTING, AND RUBBER
ISLANDS
PART 1 --GENERAL
1.01 WORK INCLUDED
A. Removal and Disposal of Yellow Thermoplastic and Yellow Painted Stripe
B. Removal and Disposal of WhITe Themnoplastic and White Painted Stripe and
Pavement Markings
C. Cat track
D. Installation of New Yellow and WhITe Pavement Striping and Pavement Markings
E. Removal of Signage
F. Installation of Signage
G. Curb Painting
H. Installation of Rubber ISlands
1.02 REFERENCES
A. Caltrans Standard Specifications.
B. Caltrans Standard Plans
C. California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (California MUTCD)
1.03 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Use adequate numbers of skilled workmen who are thoroughly trained and
experienced in the necessary crafts and who are completely familiar with the
specified requirements and the methods needed for proper perfomnance of the
Work of this Section.
B. All lane lines and striping shall confomn to the California MUTCD unless indicated
otherwise on the project plans.
1.04 SUBMITTALS
A. Within 14 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall submit:
1. Materials list of iterns proposed to be provided under this Section.
2. Manufacturer's recommended installation procedures which, when
approved by the Engineer, will become the basis for accepting or
rejecting actual installation procedures used on the work.
B. The Contractor shall submit striping tie-out drawings at the pre-
construction meeting. The tie-out drawings need to show the locations of all
existing striping and at a legible scale and in legible writing for approval.
C. The Contractor shall submit a written abatement work plan for removal, storage,
and disposal of yellow themnoplastic and yellow painted traffic stripe and
pavement markings to the Engineer for approval not less than thirty (30) days
prior to the start of the removal operations. The work plan shall comply with all
state regulations including the Contractor's Lead Compliance Program. Removal
operations shall not be started until the Engineer has approved the work plan.
PART 2 --PRODUCTS
2.01 THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL
A. The thermoplastic material and glass beads shall conform to the California
Standard Specifications Section 84-2 except as noted below.
S. The solid resin for the thermoplastic materials shall be "maleic-modified glycerol
ester resin" (alkyd binder). This binder shall consist of a mixture of synthetic
resins, at least one of which is solid at room temperature, and high boiling point
plasticizers. At least one-third of the binder composition shall be solid maleic-
mod Hied glycerol ester resin and shall be no less than 8 percent by weight of the
entire material formulation. The binder shall not contain petroleum based
hydrocarbon resins.
2.02 PAVEMENT MARKERS
A. Reflective and non-reflective pavement markers shall conform to Section 85 of
the California Standard Specification.
B. Hot melt bituminous adhesive shall be used to cement pavement markers to the
pavement. .
PART 3 --EXECUTION
3.01 REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF YELLOW THERMOPLASTIC AND YELLOW PAINTED
TRAFFIC STRIPE AND PAVEMENT MARKING
A. Waste from removal of yellow thermoplastic and yellow painted traffic stripe and
pavement marking contains lead chromate. The removed yellow thermoplastic
and yellow paint shall be disposed of at a Class 1 disposal facility or a Class 2
disposal facility permitted by the Regional Water Quality COntrol Board in
conformance with the requirements of the disposal facility operator.
B. Prior to removing yellow thermoplastic and yellow traffic striping and pavement
marking, personnel who have no prior training, shall complete safety training
program provided by the Contractor that meets the requirements of Title 8,
California Code of Regulations, Section 1532.1, "Lead," and the Contractor's
Lead Compliance Program.
C. Where grinding or other methods approved by the Engineer are used to remove
yellow thermoplastic and yellow painted traffic stripe and pavement markings, the
removed residue, including dust, shall be contained and collected immediately.
Sweeping equipment shall not be used.
D. Collection shall be by a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter equipped
vacuum attachment operated concurrently with the removal operations or other
equally effective methods approved by the Engineer.
3.02 REMOVAL OF ALL OTHER THERMOPLASTIC AND PAINTED STRIPE AND
PAVEMENT MARKING
A. All methods of removal shall be reviewed and approved by the Engineer.
B. The stripe and marking grinding shall be vacuumed for dust control. If the
Contractor decides to sweep the grinding causing dust, the Engineer shall
request that the Contractor use different methods of grinding removal.
3.03 PAVEMENT STRIPING AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS
A. If existing striping and pavement markings are not shown on the project
plans to be removed and are damaged due to the Contractor's activity, the
Contractor shall notify the Engineer and the striping and pavement
markings shall be' repaired or replaced, In kind, at the Contractor's
expense.
8. Temporary traffic striping and legends shall be placed per the following general
requirements:
1. All temporary stop bars and crosswalks shall be placed temporarily
at a width of 12" using reflective white tape.
C. Alignment lines shall be established by the application of cat tracks or dribble
lines, the use of laser guidance devices or a combination of both, as detailed in
Caltrans Specifications Section 84-1.01 through 1.03.
D. The Contractor shall provide the Engineer a schedule of striping work at least
one week in advance.
Thermoplastic material shall be applied only to dry pavement surfaces and only
when the pavement surface temperature is above 50 degree Fahrenheit.
F. Pavement markers shall be placed in accordance with the California Standard
Specifications, Section 85, and manufacturer's installation procedures.
G. Thermoplastic material shall be applied in accordance with the California
Standard Specifications, Section 84-2.04, and manufacturer's installation
procedures.
H. The Contractor must contact the CPA Utilities Department at (650) 496-6991 at
least 3 working days prior to field marking of proposed bicycle loop detector
stencils to have loops located in the field.
I. Install precast wheel stops by driving not less than two ;;." diameter (min.)
galvanized bars in predrilled holes in the concrete bumpers not less than 2'
through the existing pavement into the earth. These bars shall be epoxied into
place.
J. Themnoplastic maferial shall be applied in a Single uniform layer by extrusion
methods as per section 84-2.04 of the Caltrans Standard Specifications.
K. The work described in this section shall include striping and pavement markings
shown to be refreshed on the project plans.
L. Contractor shall notify Engineer at least 48 hours prior to striping removal
or placement to allow for adequate Inspection. Failure to do so may result
in partial or reduced payment of striping bid Items.
3.04 REMOVAL OF SIGNAGE
A. Contractor shall remove roadside signs at locations shown on the project plans.
B. Where the project plans call for the removal of an existing sign post, the sign post
removal shall include removal of the sign post footing and disposal and backfill of the
remaining posthole with Portland cement concrete set flush with existing concrete.
C. Existing roadside signs shall not be removed until replacement signs have been installed
or until the existing signs are no longer required for the direction of public traffic, unless
otherwise directed by the Engineer.
D. Per the project plans, the Contractor shall return all existing and salvageable signs to the
City of Palo Alto Municipal Service Center.
3.05 PROVIDE AND INSTALL SIGNAGE
A. Contractor shall provide and install new signage per the project plans.
B. Installation of a new sign post shall include coordination with U.S.A. Underground, the
use of a core drill with a a-inch bit to cut through existing concrete, installation of a new
2-inch sign post, and the use of a portland cement to secure post and finishing to grade.
Signs shall be installed so the bottom of the sign is a minimum of 7 feet from the
sidewalk or existing grade. New sign post installations shall not use any pole risers to
accommodate the new sign installation(s), unless otherwise stated on the project plans.
C. For locations shown on the plans where new signs will be installed on existing sign posts
and post risers are to be installed, addition of a riser shall include the threading of the
existing sign post, installation of a coupling bracket, and pole extension to support the
new sign.
D. Unless stated otherwise on the project plans, the City of Palo Alto Standard
Specifications, or these Specifications, the Contractor shall be responsible for providing
all sign materials, including sign bracketing materials. Signs shall be installed with the
sign hardware shown in Appendix A of these Specifications.
E. Contractor shall notify Engineer as least 72 hours before start of work to allow time for
Engineer to mark out sign locations in the field.
F. Contractor shall provide and install red retrorefJective casings on sign posts with STOP
signs at locations shown on the project plans.
3.06 PAINT RED CURB/EDGE OF PAVEMENT
A. Contractor shall paint or refresh curbs and edges of pavement, at
locations shown on the project plans, in conformance with the State
Standard Specification Section 59-6. Paint material used for street curbs
shall be Ennis Paint Company -Standard Dry paint, or approved equal,
that meets Federal specification TT-P-1952B.
3.07 INSTALL CITY-FURNISHED RUBEBER ISLAND
A. Contractor shall install City-furnished rubber island per the project plans.
PART 4 --MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
4.01 REMOVE YELLOW STRIPING
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include the removal of yellow pavement
striping as shown on the project plans and as required in these
Specifications,
8. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per linear foot basis, Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item, including
the removal of existing raised pavement markers included in the State's
traffic stripe details for the existing striping to be removed.
4,02 REMOVE WHITE STRIPING
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include the removal of white pavement striping
as shown on the project plans and as required in these Specifications,
8. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per linear foot basis. Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, eqUipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item, including
the removal of existing raised pavement markers included in the State's
traffic stripe details for the existing striping to be removed,
4.03 REMOVE WHITE PAVEMENT MARKINGS
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include the ramoval of existing white
pavement markings as required in these Specifications,
8. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per square foot basis.
Payment shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor,
equipment, tools, and materials necessary to complete the work for this
bid item,
4,04 REMOVE ROADSIDE SIGN AND POST
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include the removal of roadside signs and
existing sign posts as shown on the project plans and as required in these
Specifications.
8, MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
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This item shall be measured and paid on a per each basis. Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item, including.
the removal of the existing sign post footing and disposal and backfill of
the remaining posthole with Portland cement concrete set flush with
existing concrete.
4.05 REMOVE ROADSIDE SIGN
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include the removal of roadside signs as
shown on the project plans and as required in these Specifications.
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per each basis. Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item.
4.06 THERMOPLASTIC STRIPING, YELLOW, 12 INCHES WIDE
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include the placement of a 12 inch wide yellow
thermoplastic stripe as required in these SpeCifications.
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid 'on a per linear foot basis. Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item.
4.07 THERMOPLASTIC STRIPING, WHITE, 12 INCHES WIDE
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include placement of a 12 inch wide white
thennoplastic stripe as required in these Specifications.
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per linear foot basis. Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item.
4.08 THERMOPLASTIC STRIPING, CAL TRANS (STATE) DETAILS 6, 21,28
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for these bid items shall include placement of thermoplastic striping
per the referenced Caltrans (State) Detail.
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
These items shall be measured and paid on a per linear foot basis.
Measurement of any pavement marker linear footege will include the
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space between the stripes, Payment shall include full compensation for
furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,and materials necessary to
complete the work for this bid item, including raised pavement markers
included as part of the Caltrans Detail.
4,09 PAINT RED CURB/EDGE OF PAVEMENT
A DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include painting existing curb or edge of
pavement with red paint per the project plans and as required in these
Specifications,
B, MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per linear foot basis, Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item,
4,10 PAINT STREET ADDRESS NUMERALS ON CURB OR EDGE OF PAVEMENT
A Payment for work required to paint street address numerals, per the
project plans, on existing curb or edge of pavement, shall be included in
the prices paid for the various items of work involved,
4,11 YELLOW AND WHITE PAVEMENT MARKINGS
A DESCRIPTION
Work for these bid items shall include the installation of pavement
markings as shown on the project plans and as required in these
Specifications,
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
These items shall be measured and paid on a per square foot basis,
Payment shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor,
equipment, tools, and materials necessary to complete the work for this
bid item.
4,12 INSTALL ROADSIDE SIGN AND SIGN POST
A, DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include the installation of roadside signs and
sign posts as shown on the project plans and as required in these
Specifications,
B, MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per each basis, Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete, the work for this bid item,
4,13 INSTALL ROADSIDE SIGN
A DESCRIPTION
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Work for this bid item shall include the installation of roadside signs on
existing and new sign posts as shown on the project plans and as
required in these Specifications.
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per each basis. Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item.
4.14 INSTALL RED RETRORELFECTIVE CASING ON SIGN POST
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include the installation of red retroreflective
casings on sign posts as shown on the project plans and as required in
these Specifications.
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per each basis. Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item.
4.15 INSTALL CITY-FURNISHED RUBBER ISLAND
A. DESCRIPTION
Work for this bid item shall include the installation of City-furnished rubber
island as shown on the project plans and as required in these
Specifications.
B. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
This item shall be measured and paid on a per each basis. Payment
shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, equipment, tools,
and materials necessary to complete the work for this bid item.
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EXHIBITC
SCHEDULE OF FEES
CITY shall pay CONTRACTOR according to the following rate schedule. The maximum amount of
compensation to be paid to Contractor, including both payment for services and reimbursable ,expenses,
shall not exceed One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($180,000.00). Any services provided or hours
worked for which payment would result in a total exceeding the maximum amount of compensation set
forth herein shall be at no cost to City.
RATE SCHEDULE
ITE QTY. UNIT DESCRIPTION UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE
M
Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to
01 1 Lump provide traffic controt, including notifications/postings, per $59,400.00 $59,400.00
Sum the specifications.
Linear Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to
02 926 foot remove yellow striping per the specifications $2.50 $2,315.00
Linear Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to
03 538 foot remove white striping per the specifications $2.50 $1,345.00
Provide necessary labor, eqUipment, materials and tools to
04 14 Each remove roadside sign and sign post per the specifications. $1.50 $2,100.00
Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to
05 114 Each remove roadside sign per the specifications .. $80. $9,120.00
Square Provide necessary labor, eqUipment, materials and tools to
06 515 foot remove white pavement markings per the specifications $2.50 $1,287.50
Linear Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to
07 9836 foot install 12" yellow striping per the specifications $2.95 29,016.20
Linear Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to
08 7770 foot install 12" white striping perthe specifications. $2.95 $22,921.50
Linear Provide necessary labor, eqUipment, materials and tools to
09 130 foot install State Detail 6 per the specifications $2.25 $292.50
Linear Provide necessary labor, eqUipment, materials and tools to $2.25 $4,425.75
10 1967 foot install State Detail 21 per the specifications
Linear Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to $3.00 $150.00
11 50 foot install State Detail 28 per the specifications
Linear Provide necessary labor, eqUipment, materials and tools to $1.00 $2398.00
12 2398 foot paint red curb/edge of pavement per the specifications
Square Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to $5.00 $395.00
13 79 Foot install yellow pavement markings per the specifications.
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. I I UNIT I ITE : QTY, : DESCRIPTION UNIT PRICE TOTAl PRICE
M
I
I s Provide necessary labor, equipment materials and tools to $5,00 : $7,495,00
14 1499' Quar. Install white pavement markings per the specifications, I : Foot I
!
: Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to $75,00 ' $13,725,00
! 15 183 Each I Install sign per the specifications
! I
I : Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to : $65,00 I $1,625,00 1
16 I 25 Each Install red retno-reflective casing on sign post per the
I i
specifications,
i
I I
Provide necessary labor, eqUipment, materials and tools to 1$220.00 $12,320,00
I 17 56 Each Install sign and sign post per the specifications, !
18 I Provide necessary labor, equipment, materials and tools to 1$850,00 $1,700.00
2 Each Install City-furnished rubber Island per the specifications.
I
1
19
I Provide necessary labor, equipment materials and tools to $160,00 . $1280
I 8 Hour I provide tree trimming per the specifications, I
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EXIllBITD
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACTORS TO TIlE CITY OF PALO ALTO (CITY), AT TIlEIR SOLE EXPENSE" SHALL FOR TIlE TERM
OF TIlE CONTRACT OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN INSURANCE IN TIIE AMOUNTS FOR TIlE COVERAGE
SPECIFIED BELOW, AFFORDED BY COMPAI'<lES 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 WITII CITY'S INSURA'ICE REQUIREMENTS, AS SPECIFIED,
BELOW'
MINIMUM LWITS
REQUIRED TYPE OF COVERAGE REQUIREMENT EACH
YES
YES
YES
,
YES
NO
: YES
l.
OCCURRENCE AGGREGATE
WORKER'S COMPENSATION STA1UTORY
EMPWYER'S UABILITY i STATUTORY
BODlL Y INJURY $1,000,000 81,000,000
GENERAL LL<illILITY, lNCLUDING
PERSONAL lNJURY, BROAD PeRM PROPERTY DAMAGE $1,000,000 81,000,000 •
PROPERTY DAMAGE BLANKET
CON1RACTUAL, AND FIRE LEGAL BODILY INJURY & PROPERlY $1,000,000 SI,OOO,OOO
LIABILITY DA.MAGE COMBINED. ,
BODILY lNJURY $1,000,000 $1,000,000
-EACH PERSON $1,000,000 $1,000,000
AUTOMOBILE LTABlLITY, -EACH OCCURRENCE $1,000,000 $1,000,000
iNCLUDING ALL OWNED, HIRED,
NON~Ow:-lED PROPERTY DAMAGE Sl,OOO,OOO $1,000,000
BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY $1,000,000 • $1,000,00~
DAMAGE COMBlNED
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY, I INCLUDING, ERRORB MID
OMISSIONS, MALPRACTICE (WIlEN
APPLICABLE), AND NEGLIGENT I PERFORMANCE ALL DAMAGES $1000 000
THE CITY OF PALO ALTO IS TO BE NAMED AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED: CONTRACTOR, AT.
Irs 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, EMPWYER'S LIABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE, NAMING AS
ADDITIONAL INSUREDS CITY, ITS COUNCIL MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.
INSURANCE COVERAGE MlJSTINCLUDE:
A. A PROVISION FOR A WRITTEN TIIIRTY DAY ADV A'fCE r.;OTICE TO CITY OF CHA.'l"GE
IN COVERAGE OR OF COVERAGE CA.'<CELLATIOK; AND
B. A COKTRACTIJAL LIABILITY ENDORSEMEKT PROVIDING INSURANCE COVERAGE
FOR CONTRACTOR'S AGREEMEKT TO INDEMNIFY CITY.
C. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF $5,000 REQUIRE CITY'S PRIOR AFPROV AL.
II. CONTACTOR MUST SUBMIT CERTIFICATES(S) OF INSURANCE EVIDENCING REQUIRED
COVERAGE.
III. ENDORSEMENT PROVISIONS, V.1TH RESPECT TO TIlE INSURANCE AFFORDED TO
"ADDITIONAL INSUREDS"
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A. PRIMARY COVERAGE
WI1li RESPECT TO CLAIMS ARlSING OUT OF TIlE OPERATIONS OF TIlE NAMED INSURED,
INSURANC'E AS AFFORDED BY THIS POLICY IS PRIMARY AND IS NOT ADDmONAL TO OR
CONTRIBUTING \\-11M ANY OlliER INSURANCE CARRIED BY OR FOR TIlE BENEFIT OF TIlE
ADDITIONAL INSUREDS.
B. CROSS LIABILITY
TIlE NAMING OF MORE 1HAN ONE PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION AS INSUREDS UNDER TIlE
POLlCY SHALL NOT, FOR THAT REASON ALONE, EXTINGUISH ANY RIGHTS OF HlE INSURED
AGAINST AN011lER, BUT HllS ENDORSEMENT, AND HlE NAMING OF MULTIPLF INSUREDS,
SHALL NOT INCREASE 11lE TOTAL IJABlLlTY OF 11lE COMPANY UNDER TIllS POLICY.
C. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
L IF TIlE POLlCY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE EOR ANY
REASON OlliER TIL<\}! TIlE NON·PA YMENT OF PREMIUM, TIlE ISSUING
COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE CITY AT LEAST A 11IlRTY (30) DAY WRITTEN
N011CE BEFORE TIlE EFFECTIVE DATE OFCA:'lCELLA TION ..
2. IF 11lE POLICY IS CANCELED BEFORE ITS EXPIRATION DATE FOR TIlE NON·
PAYblENT OF PREMIUM, TIlE ISSUING COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE CITY AT
LEAST A TEN (10) DAY WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE TIlE EFFECl1VE DATE OF
CANCELLATION.
NOTICES SHALL BE MAILED TO:
PURCIIASING ArID
COJl.'TRACT ADMINISTRA nON
CITY OF PALO ALTO
P.O. BOX 16250
PALOAL·ro,CA 94303
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City of Palo Alto (ID # 4168)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 11/12/2013
City of Palo Alto Page 1
Summary Title: Renewable Energy Procurement Program Update
Title: Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Amending
the City’s Renewable Energy Resources Procurement Plan in Compliance with
the California Energy Commission's Enforcement Procedures for the
Renewables Portfolio Standard for Local Publicly Owned Electric Utilities
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Utilities
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Council of the City of Palo Alto adopt a resolution (Attachment A)
amending the City of Palo Alto Electric Utility’s Renewable Energy Resources Procurement Plan
consistent with the “Enforcement Procedures for the Renewables Portfolio Standard for Local
Publicly Owned Electric Utilities” (RPS Regulations), recently adopted by the California Energy
Commission (CEC).
Executive Summary
Palo Alto has a Council-approved goal to provide 33% of the City’s electricity needs from
renewable energy resources by 2015. The City’s goal exceeds California’s Renewable Portfolio
Standard (RPS) mandate of 33% by 2020. Section 399.30 of California’s Public Utilities Code
requires the City to formally adopt an RPS procurement plan that recognizes certain elements
of the State’s RPS law. The Council first adopted the City’s electric utility Renewable Energy
Resources Procurement Plan (RPS Procurement Plan) in December 2011, and since then, the
CEC adopted new RPS regulations, effective October 1, 2013. Palo Alto must update its RPS
Procurement Plan to reflect additional requirements in the CEC’s regulations. One of the key
new provisions reflected in the proposed RPS Procurement Plan is a way to use the City’s early
investments in renewable energy to count towards future compliance requirements.
Staff requests that Council approve the amended RPS Procurement Plan (Attachment C) to
comply with state law and CEC regulations. Adoption of the proposed plan does not preclude
the City’s implementation of its more stringent RPS goals.
City of Palo Alto Page 2
Background
California’s RPS Policy History
The State of California has an RPS program that is intended to increase the amount of electricity
generated each year from eligible renewable energy resources. In 2002, Senate Bill (SB) 1078
established California's first RPS, which required investor owned utilities (IOUs) to generate at
least 20% of their electric retail sales per year with eligible renewable energy resources by
2017. This objective was accelerated in 2006 under SB 107, which required IOUs to achieve the
20% target by 2010. While both of these laws applied specifically to IOUs, SB 1078 directed
local publicly owned utilities (POUs)—such as Palo Alto—to implement and enforce an RPS that
“recognizes the intent of the Legislature to encourage renewable resources, while taking into
consideration the effect of the standard on rates, reliability, and financial resources and the
goal of environmental improvement.” POU governing boards, including Palo Alto’s City Council,
are granted discretion over the mix and costs of resources procured for their own RPS
programs, and can also adopt more stringent standards.
In April 2011 California’s Governor Brown signed SB 2 of the First Extraordinary Session (SB X1-
2), known as the California Renewable Energy Resources Act, into law, which extended
California’s RPS mandate to 33% by 2020. In addition, this new RPS law applied to all electricity
retailers (or load serving entities, LSEs) in the state—including POUs such as Palo Alto. SB X1-2
directed the CEC to adopt regulations specifying procedures for enforcement of a Renewables
Portfolio Standards for POUs. After some delay, the CEC adopted its final RPS Regulations,
which became effective October 1, 2013. The CEC RPS Regulations are provided in Attachment
D.
One of the key differences between SBX1-2 and the two previous state RPS laws is that the new
law explicitly gives state regulators the authority to enforce the RPS mandate on POUs. Under
SB 1078 and SB 107 the CEC was responsible only for certifying renewable facilities as eligible
for the RPS and for developing a tracking and verification system to prevent the double-
counting of renewable energy output. In contrast, SBX1-2 permits the California Air Resources
Board (CARB) to impose financial penalties upon POUs for failure to comply with state RPS
regulations.
Palo Alto’s RPS Policy
In March 2011, Council adopted Palo Alto’s current renewable resource portfolio standard as
part of the updated Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan (LEAP) (Resolution 9152, Staff Report
No. 1317). The relevant portion of the applicable LEAP Strategy #3 is as follows:
City of Palo Alto Page 3
Renewable Portfolio Standard – Reduce the carbon intensity of the electric
portfolio by acquiring renewable energy supplies by:
A. Pursuing a target level of renewable purchases of 33% by 2015 with the
following attributes:
The contracts for investment in renewable resources shall not exceed 30
years in term.
Pursue only renewable resources deemed to be eligible by the CEC.
Evaluate use of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to meet RPS.
B. Ensuring that the retail rate impact for renewable purchases does not exceed
0.5 ¢/kWh on average.
Despite having adopted a more stringent goal than required by the state mandate, California’s
Public Utilities Code requires the City to formally adopt an RPS procurement plan that
recognizes certain elements of the State’s RPS law. Specifically, the City’s Plan must show how
the City will achieve RPS procurement requirements for each compliance period. Council first
adopted the City’s electric utility RPS Procurement Plan on December 12, 2011 (Resolution No.
9215, Staff Report No. 2225). The subject of this report is an update to Palo Alto’s RPS
procurement plan to reflect the new requirements and provisions adopted in the CEC’s
regulations. Included in the update is the City’s adoption of rules dealing with cost limitation,
excess renewables procurement, the historic carryover of pre-2011 procurement, portfolio
balance requirement reductions and delay of timely compliance. In December 2011, Council
also adopted an enforcement plan for the RPS program, which may also be updated in the next
few months, but is not the subject of this report
Discussion
RPS Procurement Plan
Attachment C presents the proposed amended RPS Procurement Plan. The RPS Procurement
Plan references the Public Utilities Code and CEC RPS Regulations but does not reproduce the
regulatory language. The RPS Procurement Plan requires CPAU to procure a minimum quantity
of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources as a specified percentage of
CPAU’s total kilowatt hours sold to its retail end-use customers. This quantity is measured
during each of three compliance periods, and annually thereafter, to achieve the targets
specified in SB X1-2 and the CEC’s RPS Regulations. In addition to establishing minimum
procurement targets, the City’s RPS procurement plan includes the following elements:
1. Adopts the CEC’s definitions of the Procurement Content Categories (PCCO, PCC1, PCC2,
and PCC3) for the different types of renewable energy as a function of when contracts
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were executed, where the generation supply is located and how the renewable
attributes are bundled with the energy generation;
2. Adopts the CEC’s limits on portfolio balance requirements in terms of the percentage of
PCC1, PCC2, and PCC3 that can be contained in CPAU’s RPS portfolio.
3. Describes the process, calculation and criteria for using historic carryover, whereby
historic carryover recognizes early investments in renewable energy by allowing pre-
December 31, 2010 generation to count towards future compliance requirements under
certain conditions;
4. Outlines procedures for applying excess renewable energy from one compliance period
to a subsequent period;
5. Describes procedures allowing for a delay of timely compliance due to mitigating
circumstances;
6. Allows for the adoption of cost limitations for procurement expenditures;
7. Allows for the reduction or relaxation of the portfolio balance requirements;
8. Summarizes external reporting requirements; and
9. Provides for an annual review of the plan.
Attachment B highlights the changes made to the City’s original RPS Procurement Plan to
reflect the changes and additions included in the CEC’s RPS Regulations effective October 1,
2013.
Resource Impact
Adoption of the proposed RPS Procurement Plan amendments is not expected to have an
immediate impact on resources because Council has already adopted RPS goals that exceed the
State mandates. Therefore, adoption of this RPS Procurement Plan does not add any further
procurement requirements and it is unlikely the City will be out of compliance with California’s
RPS program and subject to fines imposed by CARB.
Policy Implications
Adoption of an RPS Procurement Plan is required under California Public Utilities Code section
399.30. This does not prevent the City from setting and implementing more aggressive RPS
targets, as it has already done.
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Environmental Review
Adoption of the RPS Procurement Plan does not meet the definition of a project pursuant to
Public Resources Code Section 21080, subdivision (b)(8), thus no California Environmental
Quality Act review is required.
Attachments:
Attachment A: Resolution (PDF)
Attachment B: RPS Procurement Plan Redline (PDF)
Attachment C: RPS Procurement Plan November 2013 (PDF)
Attachment D: CEC RPS Regulations (PDF)
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Resolution No. _________
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the City
of Palo Alto’s Renewable Energy Resources Procurement Plan in
Compliance with the California Energy Commission’s Enforcement
Procedures for the Renewables Portfolio Standard for Local Publicly
Owned Utilities
R E C I T A L S
A. In April 2011, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill X1-2, the California Renewable
Energy Resources Act, into law.
B. Senate Bill X1-2 states that the intent of the Legislature is to increase the amount
of electricity generated per year from eligible renewable resources to an amount that averages
20 percent of total electricity sold to retail customers in California by December 31, 2013, and
at least 33 percent by December 31, 2020.
C. Senate Bill X1-2 applies to local publicly owned utilities, including the City of Palo
Alto acting by its Utilities Department (“CPAU”).
D. The City’s Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan’s (“LEAP”) Objectives, Strategies,
and Implementation Plan sets an RPS goal that requires 33 percent of City of Palo Alto’s
electricity retail sales be served by eligible renewable energy resources by year-end 2015
(Resolution Number 9152).
E. On December 12, 2011, the Council adopted Resolution Number 9215, approving
the City’s Electric Utility Renewable Energy Resources Procurement Plan (“CPAU RPS
Procurement Plan”), in compliance with Senate Bill X1-2. This action did not preclude Council’s
implementation of the more aggressive Renewables Portfolio Standards it adopted earlier that
year.
F. Senate Bill X1-2 also directed the CEC to adopt regulations specifying procedures
for enforcement of the Renewables Portfolio Standards for publicly owned utilities such as
CPAU. The CEC subsequently developed and adopted their “Enforcement Procedures for the
Renewables Portfolio Standard for Local Publicly Owned Electric Utilities” (“CEC RPS
Regulations”), effective October 1, 2013.
G. The 2013 CEC RPS Regulations contain additional requirements, including
specific formulae for calculating the RPS targets, content category definitions and reporting
deadlines, which require a revision to the City’s RPS Procurement Plan. The CEC RPS Regulations
also provide more optional compliance measures that have been included in the amended RPS
Procurement Plan.
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The Council for the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby finds and declares:
1. Changes in law, reflected in Senate Bill X 1-2, require the City of Palo Alto to
conform to California’s Renewable Energy Resources Program by increasing
the amount of electricity generated from eligible renewable energy resources
per year, so that amount equals at least 33% of total retail sales of electricity
in California by year-end 2020. Though the requirements of the State’s RPS
program are applicable to local publicly owned utilities, the Council as the
local governing body is responsible for implementation of those requirements
and the enforcement is delegated to the CEC and the California Air Resources
Board.
2. The City must adopt the procurement requirements set forth in California
Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 13, Sections 3200 ‐ 3208 and
Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 1240 (“CEC RPS Regulations”).
3. The City adopts rules permitting CPAU to apply historic carryover due to
CPAU’s early investment in renewable energy resources, to be applied to
CPAU’s RPS procurement target for the compliance period ending December
31, 2013, or for any subsequent compliance period, according to the
requirements set forth in section 3206 (a)(5) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
4. The City adopts rules permitting CPAU to apply excess procurement in one
compliance period to subsequent compliance periods, according to the
requirements set forth in section 3206 (a)(1) D. of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
5. The City adopts rules regarding conditions that allow for a waiver of timely
compliance and cost limitations, according to the requirements set forth in
Public Utilities Code section 399.15 and the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
6. The City adopts rules permitting CPAU to reduce its portfolio balance
requirements, according to the requirements set forth in section 3206 (a)(4)
of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
7. The City has provided at least 10 days’ advance notice to the public and the
CEC regarding the proposed adoption of the City’s RPS Procurement Plan.
SECTION 2. The Council approves the amendments to the City of Palo Alto Renewable
Energy Resources Procurement Plan and its effective date of November 12, 2013. The City
Manager or his designee, the Director of Utilities, shall review the CPAU RPS Procurement Plan
annually in order to determine the City’s compliance with California’s RPS program, and shall
comply with the reporting requirements as described in Section 3207 of the CEC’s RPS
Regulations.
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SECTION 3. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not constitute a
project under the California Environmental Quality Act, California Public Resources Code
section 21080, subdivision (b)(8).
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
___________________________ ___________________________
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
___________________________ ___________________________
Senior Deputy City Attorney City Manager
___________________________
Director of Utilities
___________________________
Director of Administrative Services
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CITY OF PALO ALTO ELECTRIC UTILITY’S
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES PROCUREMENT PLAN
Per SENATE BILL X1 2
Version 2
Last Revised: October 21, 2013
REVISION HISTORY
Version Date Resolution Description
2 11/04/13 Updated to reflect adoption of final CEC regulations,
effective 10/1/13, permitting the City to adopt rules for
Excess Procurement, Compliance Delay, Cost
Limitations, Portfolio Balancing Reductions, and Historic
Carryover..
Removed sections that duplicated regulatory language
and provided references in place.
Other non-substantive language and document clean
up.
1 12/12/11 9215 Original version per Senate Bill X1 2 requirements
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INTRODUCTION:
This document presents City of Palo Alto Utilities’ (CPAU) Renewable Energy Resources
Procurement Plan, as required for compliance with Senate Bill (SB) X1 2.1 This legislation, which
was enacted signed into law in the 2011-2012 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature,
modifies modified the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) program and sets forth new
RPS requirements applicable to publicly owned utilities (POUs). CPAU, as a publicly owned
utilityPOU, is covered under the new legislationmust comply with SB X1 2. Pursuant to Public
Utility Code § 399.30(a) each publicly owned utilityPOU must adopt and implement a
renewable energy resources procurement plan (RPS Procurement Plan).
SB X1 2 also directed the California Energy Commission's (CEC) to adopt regulations specifying
procedures for enforcement of the Renewables Portfolio Standards for POUs. This
Pprocurement Pplan replaces the RPS Procurement Plan approved by the Council of the City of
Palo Alto (CPA Council) on December 12, 2011 (Resolution No. 9215, Staff Report No. 2225) and
is consistent with the provisions set forth in the “Enforcement Procedures for the Renewables
Portfolio Standard for Local Publicly Owned Electric Utilities2” (CEC’s RPS Regulations), adopted
by the CEC and effective October 1, 2013.
In addition to the development of an RPS Procurement Plan, SBX1 2 requires publicly owned
utilities to adopt and implement a separate program for the enforcement of the RPS
Procurement Planthe CPAU enforcement program by January 1, 2012.3 City of Palo Alto’s
enforcement program is not addressed in this document, but rather, in a separate report.
CPAU’s RPS Procurement Plan, as reflected in Sections 1-13 below consists of: (1)
A. Purpose of the plan;
B. pPlan elements that are directly mandated by the legislationPlan Elements; (2)
C. measures Measures that address each of the optional provisions set forth in §399.30(d)
and RPS Regulations Ssection 3206; and (3)
D. RPS reportingAdditional provisions.
Where appropriate, this RPS Procurement Plan includes section citations to the legislationPublic
Utilities Code (PUC) and the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
1 SB 2 1X (Simitian, Stats. 2011, ch.2011 1) was signed by California’s Governor on April 12, 2011, and made
significant revisions to Public Utilities Code sections 399.11-399.32, the California Renewable Portfolio Standard
Program. Various provisions of sections 399.11, et seq., were subsequently modified.
2 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 13, Sections 3200 ‐ 3208 and Title 20, Division 2,
Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 1240.
3 Pursuant to § 399.30(e), POUs must adopt a “program for enforcement” of the RPS Procurement Plan on or
before January 1, 2012, at a publicly noticed meeting with not less than 30 days prior notice given to the public.
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1A. PURPOSE (PUC § 399.30(a))
In order to fulfill unmet long-term generation resource needs, CPAU the CityCPA Council of the
City of Palo Alto (the Council) shall adopts and implements this RPS Procurement Plan that
requires the utility to procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible
renewable energy resources, including renewable energy credits, as a specified percentage of
CPAU’s total kilowatt hours sold to its retail end-use customers, during each compliance period,
to achieve the targets specified in SBX1 2 and the RPS Regulations.
The CPA Council voluntarily adopted targets for CPAU that exceed those of SB X1 2 (Resolution
9152, Staff report No. 1317, March 2011). This RPS Procurement Plan establishes the
framework for achieving the minimum requirements under SB X1 2 and the RPS Regulations,
and does not include or preclude actions taken by CPAU to achieve the CPA Council’s goals.
B. PLAN ELEMENTS
CPAU will comply with the requirements for renewables procurement targets set forth in SBX1-
2 and the and consistent with the provisionsapplicable enforcement procedures codified in of
the CEC’s RPS Regulations, including implementation of the following Plan Elements:.
1. Compliance Period Definitions
CPAU adoptshas adopted the relevant compliance period definitions peridentified in
PUC § 399.30(b).
2. Compliance Period Definitions
CPAU shall meet or exceed the following procurement targets of renewable energy
resources for each compliance period per PUC §§ 399.30(c)(1) and (2) and the CEC’s RPS
Regulations:.
Compliance Period 1 Target ≥ 20% × (CPAU Retail Sales2011_+ CPAU Retail Sales2012 + CPAU
Retail Sales2013).
Compliance Period 2* Target ≥ 20% × CPAU Retail Sales2014 + 20% × CPAU Retail Sales2015 +
25% × CPAU Retail Sales2016
Compliance Period 3* Target ≥ 27% × CPAU Retail Sales2017 + 29% × CPAU Retail Sales2018 +
31% × CPAU Retail Sales2019 + 33% × CPAU Retail Sales2020
Annually thereafter, CPAU shall procure renewable energy resources equivalent to at least
thirty-three percent (33%) of retail kilowatt hours sales
* The annual procurement targets in Compliance periods 2 and 3 are soft targets. That is,
by the end of each procurement period, CPAU’s RPS total for the period has to equal the
sum of the annual targets, but the targets do not have to be achieved in any one year.
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3. Portfolio Content Categories (PCC)
CPAU adopts the definitions for qualifying electric products and Portfolio Content
Categories (PCC) per PUC § 399.16 andSections 3202 and 3203 of the CEC’s RPS
Regulations.
a. How CPAU Plans to Achieve its RPS Requirements per Section 3205(a)(1) of the
CEC’s RPS Regulations
CPAU’s RPS portfolio will include grandfathered contracts (commonly
referred to as “PCC 0”), which are executed prior to June 1, 2010, and PCC 1
eligible resources, which are typically directly or dynamically connected to a
California balancing authority. CPAU’s RPS portfolio may also include PCC 2
eligible resources that are scheduled into a California balancing authority, and
PCC 3 eligible resources, which are typically unbundled renewable energy credits
(RECs). CPAU shall determine to whichthe category to which each procured
resource belongs.
The grandfathered or PCC 0 resources are those electricity products
defined in Section 3202(a)(2) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations that are procured
pursuant to a contract or ownership agreement executed before June 1, 2010,
and that count in full towards CPAU’s RPS procurement requirements. PCC 1, 2,
and 3 resources are defined in Section 3203 of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
In its 2011 and 2012 RPS Compliance Report, CPAU listed a number of
PCC 0 contracts. All of these contracts extend through the end of Compliance
Period 3. All but one of the PCC 0 resources have achieved commercial
operation, and the remaining resource is currently under construction and is
expected to achieve commercial operation early 2014. CPAU anticipates being
able to meet its RPS targets through Compliance Period 2 with its PCC 0
contracts.
CPAU has currently executed four contracts for PCC 1 resources. The
first, executed in 2012, has not yet commenced construction, but the contract
specifies that the project must commence operation in 2014. The three others,
executed in 2013, are contracted to commence operation in 2016. With these
four PCC 1 resources, CPAU forecasts that its renewable energy supplies will be
well in excess of Compliance Period 3 requirements.
In addition, CPAU issued an RFP in the fall of 2013 for renewable power
for terms ranging from 5 to 30 years from any resource that meets the CEC’s RPS
eligibility criteria (with a strong preference for proposals that would qualify as
PCC 1).
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4. Portfolio Balancing Requirements
Should any of CPAU’s existing contracts fail to achieve operation, such that additional
resources must be acquired to meet the requirements contained in the CEC’s RPS
Regulations, then CPAU shall meet the portfolio balancing requirements specifying the
limits on quantities for PCC 1 and PCC 3 per PUC § 399.30(c)(3), §§ 399.16(c)(1) and (2).
CPAU shall apply the formulae specified in Section 3204(c) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations
to determine these portfolio balance requirements.
5. Reasonable Progress
CPAU shall demonstrate that it is making reasonable progress towards ensuring that it
shall meet its compliance period targets during intervening years per PUC §§
399.30(c)(1) and (2).
2. Compliance Periods (§ 399.30(b))
A. Compliance Period 1: January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, inclusive.
B. Compliance Period 2: January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2016, inclusive.
C. Compliance Period 3: January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2020, inclusive.
D. Annual Compliance Periods: Annually after 2020.
3. Procurement Targets of Renewable Energy Resources for Each Compliance Period (§§
399.30(c)(1) and (2))
A. During Compliance Period 1, January 1, 2011 to December 31, 201, CPAU
shall procure renewable energy resources equivalent to an average of at
least twenty percent (20%) of retail sales
B. By the end of Compliance Period 2, December 31, 2016, CPAU shall procure renewable
energy resources equivalent to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of retail sales
C. By the end of Compliance Period 3, December 31, 2020, CPAU shall procure
renewable energy resources equivalent to at least thirty-three percent (33%) of
retail sales.-()
D. Commencing on December 31, 2021, and annually thereafter, CPAU shall
procure renewable energy resources equivalent to at least thirty-three percent
(33%) of retail sales.
4. Reasonable Progress Towards Meeting Compliance Period Targets During Intervening
Years (§§ 399.30(c)(1) and (2))
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A. By December 31, 2014, CPAU shall demonstrate that it is making reasonable
progress towards ensuring that it shall meet the twenty-five percent (25%) RPS
target by 2016.
B. By December 31, 2015, CPAU shall demonstrate that it is making reasonable
progress towards ensuring that it shall meet the twenty-five percent (25%) RPS
target by 2016.
C. By December 31, 2017, CPAU shall demonstrate that it is making reasonable
progress towards ensuring that it shall meet the thirty-three percent (33%) RPS
target by 2020.
D. By December 31, 2018, CPAU shall demonstrate that it is making reasonable
progress towards ensuring that it shall meet the thirty-three percent (33%) RPS
target by 2020.
E. By December 31, 2019, CPAU shall demonstrate that it is making reasonable
progress towards ensuring that it shall meet the thirty-three percent (33%) RPS
target by 2020.
5. Procurement Requirements – Definitions for Content Categories (§399.30(c)(3))
CPAU’s RPS Procurement Plan shall consist of procurement Content Categories that
meet the criteria for the following eligible renewable energy resource electricity
products:
A. Content Category 1 (consistent with § 399.16(b)(1): Resources in this
category shall either:
(A) Have a first point of interconnection with a California balancing
authority, have a first point of interconnection with distribution facilities used to
serve end users within a California balancing authority area, or are scheduled
from the eligible renewable energy resource into a California balancing authority
without substituting electricity from another source. The use of another source
to provide real-time ancillary services required to maintain an hourly or
subhourly import schedule into a California balancing authority shall be
permitted, but only the fraction of the schedule actually generated by the
eligible renewable energy resource shall count toward this portfolio content
category.
(B) Have an agreement to dynamically transfer electricity to a California
balancing authority.
B. Content Category 2 (consistent with § 399.16(b)(2)): Resources in
this category shall include firmed and shaped eligible renewable energy resource
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electricity products providing incremental electricity and scheduled into a
California balancing authority.
C. Content Category 3 (consistent with § 399.16(b)(3)): Resources in
this category shall include eligible renewable energy resource electricity
products, or any fraction of the electricity generated, including unbundled
renewable energy credits, that do not qualify under the criteria of Content
Category 1 or Content Category 2.
D. Grandfathered Resources (§ 399.16(d)): Any contract or
ownership agreement originally executed prior to June 1, 2010, shall count in full
towards the procurement requirements, if all of the following conditions are
met:
(1) The renewable energy resource was eligible under the rules in place
as of the date when the contract was executed.
(2) Any contract amendments or modifications occurring after June 1,
2010, do not increase the nameplate capacity or expected quantities of annual
generation, or substitute a different renewable energy resource.
(3) The duration of the contract may be extended if the original contract
specified a procurement commitment of fifteen (15) or more years.
(4) “Eligible renewable energy resource” means an electrical generating
facility that meets the definition of a “renewable electrical generation facility” in
Section 25741 of the Public Resources Code, subject to the following: . . . (C) A
facility approved by the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility
prior to June 1, 2010, for procurement to satisfy renewable energy procurement
obligations adopted pursuant to former Section 387, shall be certified as an
eligible renewable energy resource by the Energy Commission pursuant to this
article, if the facility is a “renewable electrical generation facility” as defined in
Section 25741 of the Public Resources Code. (§ 399.12(e)(1)(C).
Resources procured prior to June 1, 2010 shall be counted for RPS
compliance without regard to the limitations on the use of each portfolio
Content Category as described in Section 6.
6. Procurement Requirements – Quantity for Content Categories (§ 399.30(c)(3),
§ 399.16(c)(1) and (2))
A. Compliance Period 1 Procurement Requirements: For Compliance Period 1,
CPAU shall procure not less than fifty percent (50%) of the eligible renewable
energy resource electricity products associated with contracts executed after
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June 1, 2010 from Content Category 1, and not more than twenty-five percent
(25%) from Content Category 3.
B. Compliance Period 2 Procurement Requirements: For Compliance Period 2,
CPAU shall procure not less than sixty-five percent (65%) of the eligible
renewable energy resource electricity products associated with contracts
executed after June 1, 2010 from Content Category 1, and not more than fifteen
percent (15%) from Content Category 3.
C. Compliance Period 3 Procurement Requirements: For Compliance Period 3,
CPAU shall procure not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the eligible
renewable energy resource electricity products associated with contracts
executed after June 1, 2010 from Content Category 1, and not more than ten
percent (10%) from Content Category 3.
D. Annual Procurement Requirements After 2020: Beginning in calendar year 2021
and annually thereafter, CPAU shall procure not less than seventy-five percent
(75%) of the eligible renewable energy resource electricity products associated
with contracts executed after June 1, 2010 from Content Category 1, and not
more than ten percent (10%) from Content Category 3.
C. OPTIONAL COMPLIANCE MEASURES
As permitted by Section 3206(a) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations, CPA Council hereby adopts rules
permitting the use of each the following five optional compliance measures included in the
CEC’s RPS Regulations: Excess Procurement, Delay of Timely Compliance, Cost Limitations,
Portfolio Balance Requirement Reduction, and Historic Carryover. historic carryover, excess
procurement, delay of timely compliance, cost limitations, and portfolio balance requirement
reduction.
Delay of timely compliance, cost limitations, and portfolio balance requirement reduction will
only be triggered by unexpected circumstances and upon review and approval by the CPA
Council.
e. Council Review.
71. Excess Procurement (PUC § 399.30(d)(1), §399.13(a)(4)(B))
a. Adoption of Excess Procurement Rules.
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules permitting CPAU to apply excess
procurement in one compliance period to a subsequent compliance period, as
described in Section 3206(a)(1) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
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b. Limitations of CPAU’s’ Use of Excess Procurement.
At the CPA Council’s sole discretion, CPAU shall be allowed to apply excess
procurement (Excess Procurement) from one compliance period to subsequent
compliance periods as long as the following conditions are met:
A 1a. CPAU may accumulate, beginning on January 1, 2011, Excess
Procurement from one Compliance Period to be applied in any subsequent
Compliance Period, including compliance years following 2020.
B 2b. In calculating the quantity of Excess Procurement, CPAU shall
deduct from actual procurement quantities, the total amount of
procurement associated with contracts of less than ten (10) years in
duration.
C 3c. Eligible resources must be from Content Category 1 or Content
Category 2 or Grandfathered Resources to be Excess Procurement. Resources
from Content Category 3 will not count towards Excess Procurement.
c. Excess Procurement Calculation.
CPAU willshall calculate its Excess Procurement according to formulae in section
3206 (a)(1) D. of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
d. Council Review.
CPAU’s use of the Excess Procurement to apply towards CPAU’s RPS
procurement target in any compliance period will be reviewed by CPA Council
during its annual review as per section D.3. of this RPS Procurement Plan.
82. Waiver Delay of Timely Compliance (§ 399.30(d)(2), § 399.15(b)(5))
Aa. Adoption of Delay of Timely Compliance Rules.
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules permitting CPAU’s Council to make a
finding that conditions beyond CPAU’s control exist to delay timely compliance
with RPS procurement requirements, as described in Section 3206(a)(2) of the
CEC’s RPS Regulations.
b. Delay of Timely Compliance Findings.
The CPA Council may make a finding, based on sufficient evidence presented by
CPAU staff, and as described in this Section 3, that is limited to one or more of
the following causes of delay, and shall demonstrate that CPAU would have met
its RPS procurement requirements but for the cause of the delay:
Waiver of Timely Compliance: Pursuant to Public Utilities Code § 399.15 and § 399.30
and the CEC RPS Regulations, CPAU adopts the option of requesting the CPA
Council’s approval to delay CPAU’s timely compliance with SB X1 2 and the CEC
RPS Regulations in the event under conditions beyond CPAU’s control.
Enforcement of timely compliance shall be waived if CPAU demonstrates to the
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Council that any of the following conditions are beyond CPAU’s control, and will
prevent timely compliance:
(1.) Inadequate Transmission (§ 399.15(b)(5)(A)):
i. There is inadequate transmission capacity to allow for
sufficient electricity to be delivered from CPAU’s proposed eligible
renewable energy resource projects using the current operational
protocols of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
Balancing Authority Area. In making its findings relative to the existence
of this condition, CPAU’s deliberations shall include, but not be limited to
the following:
ii. If the CPA Council’s delay finding rests on circumstances
related to CPAU’s transmission resources or transmission rights, the CPA
Council may find that
:
(i) Whether a.) CPAU has
undertaken, in a timely fashion, reasonable measures under its
control and consistent with its obligations under local, state, and
federal laws and regulations, to develop and construct new
transmission lines or upgrades to existing lines intended to
transmit electricity generated by eligible renewable energy
resources, in light of its expectation for cost recovery.
b.) CPAU has taken all reasonable operational measures
to maximize cost-effective purchases of electricity from eligible
renewable energy resources in advance of transmission
availability..
In determining the reasonableness of a CPAU’s actions, CPAU shall consider its expectations for
full-cost recovery for these transmission lines and upgrades, and
(ii) Whether CPAU has taken all reasonable operational measures
to maximize cost-effective deliveries of electricity from eligible renewable
energy resources in advance of transmission availability.
(2.) Permitting, interconnection, or other factors that delayed procurement or
insufficient supply. (399.15(b)(5)(B)).
i. Permitting, interconnection, or other circumstances have
delayed procured eligible renewable energy resource projects, or there is
an insufficient supply of eligible renewable energy resources available to
CPAU.
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ii. In making its findings relative to the existence of this
condition, CPA Council’s deliberations shall include, but not be limited to
the following:
(ia) Whether CPAU prudently managed portfolio risks,
including, but not limited to, holding solicitations for RPS-eligible
resources with outreach to market participants and relying on a
sufficient number of viable projects;
(iib) Whether CPAU sought to develop one of the
following: its own eligible renewable energy resources,
transmission to interconnect to eligible renewable energy
resources, or energy storage used to integrate eligible renewable
energy resources.
(iiic) Whether CPAU procured an appropriate minimum
margin of procurement above the minimum procurement level
necessary to comply with the renewables portfolio standard to
compensate for foreseeable delays or insufficient supply;
(ivd) Whether CPAU has taken reasonable measures,
under its control to procure cost-effective distributed generation
and allowable unbundled renewable energy credits;
(v) Whether any of CPAU’s existing and operating renewable
energy resources suffers a force majeure event that causes the complete
or partial destruction of the generator resource or significant damage to
the generator resource thus necessitating an extended forced outage.
(3.) Unanticipated curtailment to address needs of the balancing authority.
(§ 399.15(b)(5)(C)).
Bc. Procedures Upon Approving Waiver:
In the event of a Waiver of Timely Compliance due to any of the factors set forth
above, CPAU shall implement the following procedures:
(1.) Establish additional reporting for intervening years to demonstrate that
reasonable actions under the CPAU’s control are being taken
(§399.15(b)(6)).
(2.) Require a demonstration that all reasonable actions within the CPAU’s
control have been taken to ensure compliance in order to grant the
waiver (§ 399.15(b)(7)).
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C. Prior Deficits: In no event shall deficits from prior compliance periods be added
to future compliance periods (§ 399.15(b)(9)).
93. Cost Limitations for Expenditures (PUC § 399.30(d)(3), § 399.15(c))
Aa. Cost Limitations for Expenditures: Adoption of Delay of Cost Limitation RulesCost
Limitations for Expenditures.
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules for cost limitations on the
procurement expenditures used to comply with CPAU’s procurement
requirements, as described in Section 3206(a)(3) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
CPA CouncilCity of Palo Alto, at its sole discretion, may elect to establish new
cost limitations for all eligible renewable energy resources used to comply with
the renewables portfolio standard. Any suchThese cost limitation ruless will be
developedare intended to be consistent with PUC §399.15(c).
b. Considerations in Development of Cost Limitation Rules.
In adopting cost limitation rules, the CPA Council has relied on the following:
(1) In adopting new rules, CPA Council shall rely on
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the expected cost of building, owning, and operating eligible renewable
energy resources; and
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delayed or canceled; and
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(2) In addition to sectionPUC §399.15(c), CPA Council may take into account
Llocal and regional economic conditions and the ability of CPAU’s
customers to afford produced or procured energy products. These
economic conditions may include but are not limited to unemployment,
wages, cost of living expenses, the housing market, and cost burden of
other utility rates on the same customers. CPAThe CPA Council may also
consider cost disparities between customer classes within Palo Alto, and
between CPA customers and other POU and IOU customers in the region.
dc. Cost Limitations.
City of Palo Alto’s current RPS policy requires that CPAU pursue a target level of
renewable purchases of 33% while “[e]nsuring that the retail rate impact for
renewable purchases does not exceed 0.5 ¢/kWh on average”, i.e., the
incremental cost of the renewable resource over and above current market
prices for the estimated cost of an equivalent volume and shape of alternative
non-RPS resources shall not exceedcause a retail rate impact in excess of 0.5
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¢/kWh on average. This limit was first established by CPAthe CPA Council in
October 2002 based on public input, and the goal of balancing resource
reliability and cost considerations in the consideration of investment in
renewable and energy efficiency resources. . City of Palo Alto
ed. Actions to be Taken if Costs Exceed Adopted Cost Limitation.
If costs are anticipated to exceed the cost limitations set by CPA Council, staff
will present proposals to the City of Palo Alto’s Utilities Advisory Commission
(UAC) to either reduce the RPS requirements or increase the cost limitation.
Staff and UAC’s recommendations will then be taken to CPA Council for action.
Sec. 3206(a)(3)(E) requires a list of actions to be taken if the projected costs
exceed the cost limitation. It’s up to you what to include. I’d suggest starting
with UAC/Council review of an approach presented by Staff.
shall review the need for cost limitations as part of the annual review process
described in Section 12.
4. Portfolio Balance Requirement Reduction
a. Adoption of Portfolio Balance Requirement Reduction Rules.
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules that allow for the reduction of the
portfolio balance requirement for PCC 1 for a specific compliance period,
consistent with PUC Section 399.16(e), as described in Section 3206(a)(4) of the
CEC’s RPS Regulations.
b. Portfolio Balance Requirement Reduction Rules.
CPAU may reduce the portfolio balance requirement for PCC1 for a specific
compliance period, consistent with PUC §399.16 (e) and the following:
1. The need to reduce the portfolio balance requirements for PCC 1 must
have resulted because of conditions beyond CPAU’s control, as provided
in Section 3206(a)(2) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
2. CPAU may not reduce its portfolio balance requirement for PCC 1 below
65 percent for any compliance period after December 31, 2016.
CPAU must comply with the requirements of section 3206 (a)(4) of the CEC’s RPS
Regulations should it proceed with this option.
3. Any reduction in portfolio balance requirements for PCC 1 must be
adopted at a publicly noticed meeting, providing at least 10 calendar
days’ notice to the CEC, and include an updated renewable energy
resources procurement plan detailing the portfolio balance requirement
changes.
CPAU must receive the CPA Council’s approval at a publicly noticed meeting to
reduce its portfolio balance requirement.
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5. Historic Carryover
a. Adoption of Historic Carryover Rules
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules to permit its use of Historic
Carryover, as defined in Section 3206(a)(5) of the RPS Regulations, to meet its
RPS procurement targets. Current calculations indicate that CPAU has Historic
Carryover due to CPAU’s early investment in renewable energy resources.
b. Historic Carryover Procurement Criteria
CPAU’s use of Historic Carryover is subject to section 3206 (a)(5) of the CEC’s RPS
Regulations, including the following:
1) Procurement generated before January 1, 2011 may be applied to
CPAU’s RPS procurement target for the compliance period ending
December 31, 2013, or for any subsequent compliance period; and
2) The procurement must also meet the criteria of Section 3202 (a)(2) of
the CEC’s RPS Regulations; and
3) The procurement must be in excess of the sum of the 2004-2010
annual procurement targets defined in Section 3206(a)(5)(D) of the
CEC’s RPS Regulations; and
4) The procurement cannot have been applied to the RPS of another
state or to a voluntary claim.
5) The Historic Carryover must be procured pursuant to a contract or
ownership agreement executed before June 1, 2010.
6) Both the Historic Carryover and the procurement applied to CPAU’s
annual procurement targets must be from eligible renewable energy
resources that were RPS-eligible under the rules in place for retail
sellers at the time of execution of the contract or ownership
agreement, except that the generation from such resources need not
be tracked in the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information
System.
c. Historic Carryover Formula
CPAU will calculate its Historic Carryover according to formulae in section 3206
(a)(5)C) and (D) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
d. Historic Carryover Claims
The number of RECs qualifying for Historic Carryover is dependent upon the
acceptance by the CEC of CPAU’s applicable procurement claims for January 1,
2004 – December 31, 2010, which are due to the CEC within 90 calendar days
after the effective date of the CEC’s RPS Regulations (October 30, 2013). The
Historic Carryover submittal shall also include baseline calculations, annual
procurement target calculations, and any other pertinent data.
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e. Council Review
CPAU’s use of the Historic Carryover to apply towards CPAU’s RPS procurement
target in any compliance period will be reviewed by CPA Council during its
annual review as per section D.3. of this RPS Procurement Plan.
D. ADDITIONAL PLAN COMPONENTS
101. Exclusive Control (PUC §399.30(mk)): In all matters regarding compliance with the RPS
Procurement Plan, CPAU shall retain exclusive control and discretion over the following:
Aa. The mix of eligible renewable energy resources procured by CPAU and those
additional generation resources procured by CPAU for purposes of ensuring
resource adequacy and reliability.
Bb. The reasonable costs incurred by CPAU for eligible renewable energy resources
owned by it.
112. Reporting (PUC § 399.30(f), § 399.30(g), § 399.30(l))
Aa. Deliberations on Procurement Plan (§399.30(f)):
(1.) Public Notice: Annually, CPAU shall post notice of meetings if the Council
of the City of Palo Alto (Council)CPA CPA Council will deliberate in public
regarding this RPS Procurement Plan.
(2.) Notice to the California Energy Commission (CEC): Contemporaneous
with the posting of a notice for such a meeting, CPAU shall notify the CEC
of the date, time and location of the meeting in order to enable the CEC
to post the information on its Internet website.
(3.) Documents and Materials Related to Procurement Status and Plans:
When CPAU provides information to the CPA CPA Council related to its
renewable energy resources procurement status and future plans, for the
CPA CPA Council’s consideration at a noticed public meeting, CPAU shall
make that information available to the public and shall provide the CEC
with an electronic copy of the documents for posting on the CEC’s
Internet website.
Bb. Compliance Reporting (Section 3207 of the CEC RPS Regulations)
(1) CPAU shall submit an annual report to the CEC by October 31, 2013 for
2011 and 2012 data, and by July 1 for each year thereafter. The reports
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shall include the information specified in Section 3207(c) of the CEC RPS
Regulations.
(2) By July 1, 2014; July 1, 2017; July 1, 2021; and by July 1 of each year
thereafter, CPAU shall submit to the CEC a compliance report that
addresses the annual reporting requirements of the previous section and
information for the preceding compliance period as specified in Section
3207(d) of the CEC RPS Regulations.
Annual Report to CEC regarding Contract Execution (§399.30(g))
1. Annually, CPAU shall submit a report to the CEC regarding procurement contracts
executed during the prior year.
2. CPAU’s annual report to the CEC regarding contract execution shall include all of the
following:
a. A description of the eligible renewable energy resource, including the duration of the
contract or electricity purchase agreement.
b. A description and identification of the electrical generating facility providing the eligible
renewable energy resource under the contract.
c. An estimate of the percentage increase in CPAU’s total retail sales of electricity from
eligible renewable energy resources that will result from the contract.
C. Report to CEC and Customers (§399.30(l))
1. Annually, CPAU shall provide a report to the CEC and customers regarding renewable
resources.
2. CPAU’s annual report to the CEC regarding renewable resources shall include all of the
following:
a. Expenditures of public goods funds collected pursuant to Section 385 for eligible
renewable energy resource development, including a description of programs, expenditures,
and expected or actual results.
b. The resource mix used to serve its customers by energy source.
c. CPAU’s status in implementing the renewables portfolio standard pursuant to §
399.30(a) and CPAU’s progress toward attaining the standard following implementation of the
RPS Procurement Plan.
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123. Annual Review
CPAU’s RPS Procurement Plan shall be reviewed annually by the CPA Council in accordance with
CPAU’s “RPS Enforcement Program.”
134. Plan Modifications/Amendments
This RPS Procurement Plan may be modified or amended by an affirmative vote of the CPA
Council during a public meeting. Any CPA Council action to modify or amend the plan must be
publicly noticed in accordance with Section 11D.2.a.
Effective Date: This plan shall be effective on January November 112, 20122013.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _________ day of __________________, 20112013.
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CITY OF PALO ALTO ELECTRIC UTILITY’S
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES PROCUREMENT PLAN
Version 2
Last Revised: October 21, 2013
REVISION HISTORY
Version Date Resolution Description
2 11/04/13 Updated to reflect adoption of final CEC regulations,
effective 10/1/13, permitting the City to adopt rules for
Excess Procurement, Compliance Delay, Cost
Limitations, Portfolio Balancing Reductions, and Historic
Carryover.
Removed sections that duplicated regulatory language
and provided references in place.
Other non-substantive language and document clean
up.
1 12/12/11 9215 Original version per Senate Bill X1 2 requirements
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INTRODUCTION:
This document presents City of Palo Alto Utilities’ (CPAU) Renewable Energy Resources
Procurement Plan, as required for compliance with Senate Bill (SB) X1 2.1 This legislation, which
was signed into law in the 2011-2012 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature, modified
the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) program and set forth RPS requirements
applicable to publicly owned utilities (POUs). CPAU, as a POU, must comply with SB X12.
Pursuant to Public Utility Code § 399.30(a) each POU must adopt and implement a renewable
energy resources procurement plan (RPS Procurement Plan).
SB X1 2 also directed the California Energy Commission (CEC) to adopt regulations specifying
procedures for enforcement of the Renewables Portfolio Standards for POUs. This
Procurement Plan replaces the RPS Procurement Plan approved by the Council of the City of
Palo Alto (CPA Council) on December 12, 2011 (Resolution No. 9215, Staff Report No. 2225) and
is consistent with the provisions set forth in the “Enforcement Procedures for the Renewables
Portfolio Standard for Local Publicly Owned Electric Utilities2” (CEC’s RPS Regulations), adopted
by the CEC and effective October 1, 2013.
CPAU’s RPS Procurement Plan consists of:
A. Purpose of the plan;
B. Plan Elements;
C. Measures that address each of the optional provisions set forth in §399.30(d) and RPS
Regulations Section 3206; and
D. Additional provisions.
Where appropriate, this RPS Procurement Plan includes section citations to the Public Utilities
Code (PUC) and the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
A. PURPOSE (PUC § 399.30(a))
In order to fulfill unmet long-term generation resource needs, the CPA Council adopts and
implements this RPS Procurement Plan that requires the utility to procure a minimum quantity
of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources, including renewable energy
credits, as a specified percentage of CPAU’s total kilowatt hours sold to its retail end-use
customers, during each compliance period, to achieve the targets specified in SBX1 2 and the
RPS Regulations.
1 SB 2 1X (2011 1) was signed by California’s Governor on April 12, 2011, and made significant revisions to Public
Utilities Code sections 399.11-399.32, the California Renewable Portfolio Standard Program. Various provisions of
sections 399.11, et seq., were subsequently modified.
2 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 13, Sections 3200 ‐ 3208 and Title 20, Division 2,
Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 1240.
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The CPA Council voluntarily adopted targets for CPAU that exceed those of SB X1 2 (Resolution
9152, Staff report No. 1317, March 2011). This RPS Procurement Plan establishes the
framework for achieving the minimum requirements under SB X1 2 and the RPS Regulations,
and does not include or preclude actions taken by CPAU to achieve the CPA Council’s goals.
B. PLAN ELEMENTS
CPAU will comply with the requirements for renewables procurement targets set forth in SBX1-
2 and the applicable enforcement procedures codified in the CEC’s RPS Regulations, including
implementation of the following Plan Elements:
1. Compliance Period Definitions
CPAU has adopted the relevant compliance period definitions identified in PUC §
399.30(b).
2. Compliance Period Definitions
CPAU shall meet or exceed the following procurement targets of renewable energy
resources for each compliance period per PUC §§ 399.30(c)(1) and (2) and the CEC’s RPS
Regulations:
Compliance Period 1 Target ≥ 20% × (CPAU Retail Sales2011_+ CPAU Retail Sales2012 + CPAU
Retail Sales2013).
Compliance Period 2* Target ≥ 20% × CPAU Retail Sales2014 + 20% × CPAU Retail Sales2015 +
25% × CPAU Retail Sales2016
Compliance Period 3* Target ≥ 27% × CPAU Retail Sales2017 + 29% × CPAU Retail Sales2018 +
31% × CPAU Retail Sales2019 + 33% × CPAU Retail Sales2020
Annually thereafter, CPAU shall procure renewable energy resources equivalent to at least
thirty-three percent (33%) of retail kilowatt hours sales
* The annual procurement targets in Compliance periods 2 and 3 are soft targets. That is,
by the end of each procurement period, CPAU’s RPS total for the period has to equal the
sum of the annual targets, but the targets do not have to be achieved in any one year.
3. Portfolio Content Categories (PCC)
CPAU adopts the definitions for qualifying electric products and Portfolio Content
Categories (PCC) per Sections 3202 and 3203 of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
a. How CPAU Plans to Achieve its RPS Requirements per Section 3205(a)(1) of the
CEC’s RPS Regulations
CPAU’s RPS portfolio will include grandfathered contracts (commonly
referred to as “PCC 0”), which are executed prior to June 1, 2010, and PCC 1
eligible resources, which are typically directly or dynamically connected to a
California balancing authority. CPAU’s RPS portfolio may also include PCC 2
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eligible resources that are scheduled into a California balancing authority, and
PCC 3 eligible resources, which are typically unbundled renewable energy credits
(RECs). CPAU shall determine the category to which each procured resource
belongs.
The grandfathered or PCC 0 resources are those electricity products
defined in Section 3202(a)(2) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations that are procured
pursuant to a contract or ownership agreement executed before June 1, 2010,
and that count in full towards CPAU’s RPS procurement requirements. PCC 1, 2,
and 3 resources are defined in Section 3203 of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
In its 2011 and 2012 RPS Compliance Report, CPAU listed a number of
PCC 0 contracts. All of these contracts extend through the end of Compliance
Period 3. All but one of the PCC 0 resources have achieved commercial
operation, and the remaining resource is currently under construction and is
expected to achieve commercial operation early 2014. CPAU anticipates being
able to meet its RPS targets through Compliance Period 2 with its PCC 0
contracts.
CPAU has currently executed four contracts for PCC 1 resources. The
first, executed in 2012, has not yet commenced construction, but the contract
specifies that the project must commence operation in 2014. The three others,
executed in 2013, are contracted to commence operation in 2016. With these
four PCC 1 resources, CPAU forecasts that its renewable energy supplies will be
well in excess of Compliance Period 3 requirements.
In addition, CPAU issued an RFP in the fall of 2013 for renewable power
for terms ranging from 5 to 30 years from any resource that meets the CEC’s RPS
eligibility criteria (with a strong preference for proposals that would qualify as
PCC 1).
4. Portfolio Balancing Requirements
Should any of CPAU’s existing contracts fail to achieve operation, such that additional
resources must be acquired to meet the requirements contained in the CEC’s RPS
Regulations, then CPAU shall meet the portfolio balancing requirements specifying the
limits on quantities for PCC 1 and PCC 3 per PUC § 399.30(c)(3), §§ 399.16(c)(1) and (2).
CPAU shall apply the formulae specified in Section 3204(c) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations
to determine these portfolio balance requirements.
5. Reasonable Progress
CPAU shall demonstrate that it is making reasonable progress towards ensuring that it
shall meet its compliance period targets during intervening years per PUC §§
399.30(c)(1) and (2).
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C. OPTIONAL COMPLIANCE MEASURES
As permitted by Section 3206(a) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations, CPA Council hereby adopts rules
permitting the use of each the following five optional compliance measures included in the
CEC’s RPS Regulations: Excess Procurement, Delay of Timely Compliance, Cost Limitations,
Portfolio Balance Requirement Reduction, and Historic Carryover.
1. Excess Procurement (PUC § 399.30(d)(1), §399.13(a)(4)(B))
a. Adoption of Excess Procurement Rules
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules permitting CPAU to apply excess
procurement in one compliance period to a subsequent compliance period, as
described in Section 3206(a)(1) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
b. Limitations of CPAU’s’ Use of Excess Procurement
CPAU shall be allowed to apply Excess Procurement from one compliance period
to subsequent compliance periods as long as the following conditions are met:
1. CPAU may accumulate, beginning on January 1, 2011, Excess
Procurement from one Compliance Period to be applied in any subsequent
Compliance Period, including compliance years following 2020
2. In calculating the quantity of Excess Procurement, CPAU shall deduct
from actual procurement quantities, the total amount of procurement
associated with contracts of less than ten (10) years in duration.
3. Eligible resources must be from Content Category 1 or Content Category
2 or Grandfathered Resources to be Excess Procurement. Resources from
Content Category 3 will not count towards Excess Procurement.
c. Excess Procurement Calculation
CPAU shall calculate its Excess Procurement according to formulae in section
3206 (a)(1) D. of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
d. Council Review
CPAU’s use of the Excess Procurement to apply towards CPAU’s RPS
procurement target in any compliance period will be reviewed by CPA Council
during its annual review as per section D.3. of this RPS Procurement Plan.
2. Delay of Timely Compliance (§ 399.30(d)(2), § 399.15(b)(5))
a. Adoption of Delay of Timely Compliance Rules
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules permitting CPAU’s Council to make a
finding that conditions beyond CPAU’s control exist to delay timely compliance
with RPS procurement requirements, as described in Section 3206(a)(2) of the
CEC’s RPS Regulations.
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b. Delay of Timely Compliance Findings
The CPA Council may make a finding, based on sufficient evidence presented by
CPAU staff, and as described in this Section 3, that is limited to one or more of
the following causes of delay, and shall demonstrate that CPAU would have met
its RPS procurement requirements but for the cause of the delay:
(1) Inadequate Transmission
i. There is inadequate transmission capacity to allow for
sufficient electricity to be delivered from CPAU’s proposed eligible
renewable energy resource projects using the current operational
protocols of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
Balancing Authority Area.
ii. If the CPA Council’s delay finding rests on circumstances
related to CPAU’s transmission resources or transmission rights, the CPA
Council may find that :
a.) CPAU has undertaken, in a timely fashion, reasonable
measures under its control and consistent with its obligations
under local, state, and federal laws and regulations, to develop
and construct new transmission lines or upgrades to existing lines
intended to transmit electricity generated by eligible renewable
energy resources, in light of its expectation for cost recovery.
b.) CPAU has taken all reasonable operational measures
to maximize cost-effective purchases of electricity from eligible
renewable energy resources in advance of transmission
availability.
(2) Permitting, interconnection, or other factors that delayed procurement or
insufficient supply.
i. Permitting, interconnection, or other circumstances have
delayed procured eligible renewable energy resource projects, or there is
an insufficient supply of eligible renewable energy resources available to
CPAU.
ii. In making its findings relative to the existence of this
condition, CPA Council’s deliberations shall include, but not be limited to
the following:
a) Whether CPAU prudently managed portfolio risks,
including, but not limited to, holding solicitations for RPS-eligible
resources with outreach to market participants and relying on a
sufficient number of viable projects;
b) Whether CPAU sought to develop its own eligible
renewable energy resources, transmission to interconnect to
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eligible renewable energy resources, or energy storage used to
integrate eligible renewable energy resources.
c) Whether CPAU procured an appropriate minimum
margin of procurement above the minimum procurement level
necessary to comply with the renewables portfolio standard to
compensate for foreseeable delays or insufficient supply;
d) Whether CPAU has taken reasonable measures, under
its control to procure cost-effective distributed generation and
allowable unbundled renewable energy credits;
(3) Unanticipated curtailment to address needs of the balancing authority.
c. Procedures Upon Approving Waiver:
In the event of a Waiver of Timely Compliance due to any of the factors set forth
above, CPAU shall implement the following procedures:
(1) Establish additional reporting for intervening years to demonstrate that
reasonable actions under the CPAU’s control are being taken
(§399.15(b)(6)).
(2) Require a demonstration that all reasonable actions within the CPAU’s
control have been taken to ensure compliance in order to grant the
waiver (§ 399.15(b)(7)).
3. Cost Limitations for Expenditures (PUC § 399.30(d)(3), § 399.15(c))
a. Cost Limitations for Expenditures
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules for cost limitations on the
procurement expenditures used to comply with CPAU’s procurement
requirements, as described in Section 3206(a)(3) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
These cost limitation rules are intended to be consistent with PUC §399.15(c).
b. Considerations in Development of Cost Limitation Rules
In adopting cost limitation rules, the CPA Council has relied on the following:
1) This Procurement Plan;
2) Procurement expenditures that approximate the expected cost of
building, owning, and operating eligible renewable energy resources;
3) The potential that some planned resource additions may be delayed or
canceled; and
4) Local and regional economic conditions and the ability of CPAU’s
customers to afford produced or procured energy products. These
economic conditions may include but are not limited to unemployment,
wages, cost of living expenses, the housing market, and cost burden of
other utility rates on the same customers. The CPA Council may also
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consider cost disparities between customer classes within Palo Alto, and
between CPA customers and other POU and IOU customers in the region.
c. Cost Limitations
City of Palo Alto’s current RPS policy requires that CPAU pursue a target level of
renewable purchases of 33% while “[e]nsuring that the retail rate impact for
renewable purchases does not exceed 0.5 ¢/kWh on average”, i.e., the
incremental cost of the renewable resource over and above the estimated cost
of an equivalent volume and shape of alternative non-RPS resources shall not
cause a retail rate impact in excess of 0.5 ¢/kWh on average. This limit was first
established by the CPA Council in October 2002 based on public input, and the
goal of balancing resource reliability and cost considerations in the consideration
of investment in renewable and energy efficiency resources.
d. Actions to be Taken if Costs Exceed Adopted Cost Limitation
If costs are anticipated to exceed the cost limitations set by CPA Council, staff
will present proposals to the City of Palo Alto’s Utilities Advisory Commission
(UAC) to either reduce the RPS requirements or increase the cost limitation.
Staff and UAC’s recommendations will then be taken to CPA Council for action.
4. Portfolio Balance Requirement Reduction
a. Adoption of Portfolio Balance Requirement Reduction Rules
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules that allow for the reduction of the
portfolio balance requirement for PCC 1 for a specific compliance period,
consistent with PUC Section 399.16(e), as described in Section 3206(a)(4) of the
CEC’s RPS Regulations.
b. Portfolio Balance Requirement Reduction Rules
CPAU may reduce the portfolio balance requirement for PCC1 for a specific
compliance period, consistent with PUC §399.16 (e) and the following:
1. The need to reduce the portfolio balance requirements for PCC 1 must
have resulted because of conditions beyond CPAU’s control, as provided
in Section 3206(a)(2) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
2. CPAU may not reduce its portfolio balance requirement for PCC 1 below
65 percent for any compliance period after December 31, 2016.
3. Any reduction in portfolio balance requirements for PCC 1 must be
adopted at a publicly noticed meeting, providing at least 10 calendar
days’ notice to the CEC, and include an updated renewable energy
resources procurement plan detailing the portfolio balance requirement
changes.
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5. Historic Carryover
a. Adoption of Historic Carryover Rules
The CPA Council has elected to adopt rules to permit its use of Historic
Carryover, as defined in Section 3206(a)(5) of the RPS Regulations, to meet its
RPS procurement targets. Current calculations indicate that CPAU has Historic
Carryover due to CPAU’s early investment in renewable energy resources.
b. Historic Carryover Procurement Criteria
CPAU’s use of Historic Carryover is subject to section 3206 (a)(5) of the CEC’s RPS
Regulations, including the following:
1) Procurement generated before January 1, 2011 may be applied to
CPAU’s RPS procurement target for the compliance period ending
December 31, 2013, or for any subsequent compliance period; and
2) The procurement must also meet the criteria of Section 3202 (a)(2) of
the CEC’s RPS Regulations; and
3) The procurement must be in excess of the sum of the 2004-2010
annual procurement targets defined in Section 3206(a)(5)(D) of the
CEC’s RPS Regulations; and
4) The procurement cannot have been applied to the RPS of another
state or to a voluntary claim.
5) The Historic Carryover must be procured pursuant to a contract or
ownership agreement executed before June 1, 2010.
6) Both the Historic Carryover and the procurement applied to CPAU’s
annual procurement targets must be from eligible renewable energy
resources that were RPS-eligible under the rules in place for retail
sellers at the time of execution of the contract or ownership
agreement, except that the generation from such resources need not
be tracked in the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information
System.
c. Historic Carryover Formula
CPAU will calculate its Historic Carryover according to formulae in section 3206
(a)(5)C) and (D) of the CEC’s RPS Regulations.
d. Historic Carryover Claims
The number of RECs qualifying for Historic Carryover is dependent upon the
acceptance by the CEC of CPAU’s applicable procurement claims for January 1,
2004 – December 31, 2010, which are due to the CEC within 90 calendar days
after the effective date of the CEC’s RPS Regulations (October 30, 2013). The
Historic Carryover submittal shall also include baseline calculations, annual
procurement target calculations, and any other pertinent data.
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e. Council Review
CPAU’s use of the Historic Carryover to apply towards CPAU’s RPS procurement
target in any compliance period will be reviewed by CPA Council during its
annual review as per section D.3. of this RPS Procurement Plan.
D. ADDITIONAL PLAN COMPONENTS
1. Exclusive Control (PUC §399.30(k)): In all matters regarding compliance with the RPS
Procurement Plan, CPAU shall retain exclusive control and discretion over the following:
a. The mix of eligible renewable energy resources procured by CPAU and those
additional generation resources procured by CPAU for purposes of ensuring
resource adequacy and reliability.
b. The reasonable costs incurred by CPAU for eligible renewable energy resources
owned by it.
2. Reporting (PUC § 399.30(f), § 399.30(g), § 399.30(l))
a. Deliberations on Procurement Plan (§399.30(f)):
(1) Public Notice: Annually, CPAU shall post notice of meetings if the CPA
Council will deliberate in public regarding this RPS Procurement Plan.
(2) Notice to the California Energy Commission (CEC): Contemporaneous
with the posting of a notice for such a meeting, CPAU shall notify the CEC
of the date, time and location of the meeting in order to enable the CEC
to post the information on its Internet website.
(3) Documents and Materials Related to Procurement Status and Plans:
When CPAU provides information to the CPA Council related to its
renewable energy resources procurement status and future plans, for the
CPA Council’s consideration at a noticed public meeting, CPAU shall make
that information available to the public and shall provide the CEC with an
electronic copy of the documents for posting on the CEC’s Internet
website.
b. Compliance Reporting (Section 3207 of the CEC RPS Regulations)
(1) CPAU shall submit an annual report to the CEC by October 31, 2013 for
2011 and 2012 data, and by July 1 for each year thereafter. The reports
shall include the information specified in Section 3207(c) of the CEC RPS
Regulations.
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(2) By July 1, 2014; July 1, 2017; July 1, 2021; and by July 1 of each year
thereafter, CPAU shall submit to the CEC a compliance report that
addresses the annual reporting requirements of the previous section and
information for the preceding compliance period as specified in Section
3207(d) of the CEC RPS Regulations.
3. Annual Review
CPAU’s RPS Procurement Plan shall be reviewed annually by the CPA Council in accordance with
CPAU’s “RPS Enforcement Program.”
4. Plan Modifications/Amendments
This RPS Procurement Plan may be modified or amended by an affirmative vote of the CPA
Council during a public meeting. Any CPA Council action to modify or amend the plan must be
publicly noticed in accordance with Section D.2.a.
Effective Date: This plan shall be effective on November 12, 2013.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _________ day of __________________, 2013.
California Energy Commission
ADOPTED REGULATIONS
APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES FOR THE
RENEWABLES PORTFOLIO STANDARD
FOR LOCAL PUBLICLY OWNED
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
California Code of Regulations,
Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 13, Sections 3200 ‐ 3208
Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 1240
CALIFORNIA
ENERGY COMMISSION
Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor
AUGUST 2013
CEC‐300‐2013‐002‐CMF
CALIFORNIA
ENERGY COMMISSION
Robert B. Weisenmiller, Ph.D.
Chair
Commissioners
Karen Douglas, J.D.
Andrew McAllister
David Hochschild
Janea A. Scott
Emily Chisholm
Lorraine Gonzalez
Angela Gould
Primary Author(s)
Kate Zocchetti
Acting Office Manager
Renewable Energy Office
Suzanne Korosec
Deputy Director
Renewable Energy Division
Robert P. Oglesby
Executive Director
California Code of Regulations
Title 20. Public Utilities and Energy
Division 2. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
Chapter 13. Enforcement Procedures for the Renewables Portfolio Standard
for Local Publicly Owned Electric Utilities
(Sections 3200 through 3208)
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Chapter 13. Enforcement Procedures for the Renewables Portfolio Standard for
Local Publicly Owned Electric Utilities
0BSection 3200 – Scope
The regulations in this chapter implement enforcement procedures for the Renewables Portfolio
Standard for local publicly owned electric utilities established in Article 16 (commencing with
section 399.11) of Chapter 2.3 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section 399.30, Public Utilities Code.
1BSection 3201 – Definitions
The following definitions apply to this chapter:
(a) “Annual procurement target” means the amount of procurement that a POU must meet for
a particular year for the purposes of calculating historic carryover.
(b) “Balancing authority” means a balancing authority as defined in Public Utilities Code
section 399.12 (b).
(c) “Balancing authority area” means a balancing authority area as defined in Public Utilities
Code section 399.12 (c).
(d) “Baseline” means the initial RPS procurement of a POU that will form the basis of that
POU’s annual procurement targets.
(e) “Bundled” means an electricity product that, when procured by the POU claiming the
electricity product to satisfy its RPS procurement requirements, includes both the electricity
and the associated renewable energy credits from an eligible renewable energy resource.
(f) “California balancing authority” means a balancing authority primarily located in
California with more than 50 percent of its end‐use electric load physically located within
the political boundaries of California. This includes balancing authority areas operated by
the California Independent System Operator Corporation, Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power, Balancing Authority of Northern California, Imperial Irrigation District,
and Turlock Irrigation District.
(g) “Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission, commonly known as the California Energy Commission.
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(h) “Compliance period” means the compliance period as defined in Public Utilities Code
section 399.30 (c).
(i) “Compliance report” means the report that each POU files with the Commission by July 1 of
the calendar year following the end of a compliance period as specified in section 3207.
(j) “Electricity product” means either:
(1) Electricity and the associated renewable energy credit generated by an eligible
renewable energy resource.
(2) An unbundled renewable energy credit.
(k) “Eligible renewable energy resource” means an electrical generating facility that the
Commission has determined meets the definition of a ʺrenewable electrical generation
facilityʺ in section 399.12 (e) of the Public Utilities Code, including a facility satisfying the
criteria of section 399.12.5 of the Public Utilities Code, and has certified as an RPS‐certified
facility.
(l) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Commission, or his or her
designee.
(m) “Historic carryover” means a POU’s procurement that satisfies the following criteria: 1) the
procurement is for electricity and the associated renewable energy credit generated in 2004‐
2010 by an eligible renewable energy resource that met the Commission’s RPS eligibility
requirements in effect when the original procurement contract or ownership agreement was
executed by the POU, 2) the original contract or ownership agreement was executed by the
POU prior to June 1, 2010, and 3) the procurement is in excess of the sum of the 2004 – 2010
annual procurement targets defined in section 3206 (a)(5)(D) and was not applied to the RPS
of another state or to a voluntary claim.
(n) “Megawatt‐hour” or “MWh” means a unit of energy equivalent to one megawatt of
electricity supplied for one hour.
(o) “NERC e‐Tag” means an electronic record that contains the details of a transaction to
transfer energy from a source point to a sink where the energy is scheduled for transmission
across one or more balancing authority area boundaries. For purposes of this definition,
“source point” refers to the generation source of the energy, and “sink” refers to the
balancing authority in which the electric load is located.
(p) “Ownership agreement” includes:
(1) An agreement between a POU and a third party to acquire or develop an electrical
generation facility or
(2) If the POU built and owns the electrical generation facility and therefore has no such
agreement with a third party, the arrangement by which the POU built the facility, in
which case the date of the arrangement for the purposes of section 3202(a) is the
commercial operation date of the facility.
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(q) “Portfolio balance requirement” refers to the portfolio content category minimum and
maximum requirements defined in Public Utilities Code section 399.16.
(r) “Portfolio content category” refers to one of three categories of electricity products procured
from an eligible renewable energy resource, as specified in section 3203.
(s) “POU” or “Local publicly owned electric utility” means a local publicly owned electric
utility as defined by Public Utilities Code section 224.3.
(t) “Procure” means to acquire electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources,
either directly from the eligible renewable energy resource or from a third party, through
executed contracts or ownership agreements.
(u) “Renewable electrical generation facility” means a facility as defined in Public Resources
Code section 25741(a).
(v) “Renewable energy credit” or “REC” means a certificate of proof, as defined in Public
Utilities Code section 399.12 (h), associated with the generation of electricity from an eligible
renewable energy resource.
(w) “Renewables Portfolio Standard” or “RPS” has the same meaning as defined in Public
Utilities Code section 399.12 (i).
(x) “RPS‐certified facility” means a facility that the Commission has certified as being eligible
for the RPS pursuant to the Commission’s RPS Guidelines, or that the Commission has
granted limited RPS certification in place for the duration of that facility’s contract or
ownership agreement term pursuant to the Commission’s RPS Guidelines.
(y) “RPS Guidelines” means the guidelines adopted by the Commission pursuant to Public
Resources Code section 25747 (a) to implement the RPS.
(z) ”RPS procurement requirements” refers to both the portfolio balance requirement and the
RPS procurement target with which a POU must comply.
(aa) ”RPS procurement target” means the specified percentage of retail sales that a POU must
procure of electricity products from eligible renewable energy resources for each
compliance period as defined in Public Utilities Code section 399.30 (c). For POUs that meet
the criteria listed in Public Utilities Code section 399.30 (j), the procurement target is the
annual specified percentage of the portion of electricity demand not met by the POU’s
qualifying hydroelectric generation, or the soft target for that year, whichever is less, that
must be procured from eligible renewable energy resources.
(bb) “Retail sales” means sales of electricity by a POU to end‐use customers and their tenants,
measured in MWh. This does not include energy consumption by a POU, electricity used by
a POU for water pumping, or electricity produced for onsite consumption (self‐generation).
(cc) “Retire” means to claim a renewable energy credit in the tracking system established by the
Commission pursuant to Public Utilities Code section 399.25 (c) and thereby commit the
renewable energy credit to be used for compliance with the RPS.
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(dd) “Soft target” means an amount equivalent to the percentage of retail sales for a single year
within a compliance period that is used to calculate the RPS procurement target for that
compliance period. For example, the soft target for 2014 is equal to 20 percent of retail sales
for that year.
(ee) “Unbundled REC” means a REC from an eligible renewable energy resource that is not
procured as part of the same contract or ownership agreement with the underlying energy
from that eligible renewable energy resource; this includes RECs that were originally
procured as a bundled product but were subsequently resold separately from the
underlying energy.
(ff) “Western Electricity Coordinating Council” or “WECC” means the electricity coordinating
council as defined in Public Utilities Code section 399.12 (k). WECC is part of the North
American Electric Reliability Corporation and the regional entity responsible for
coordinating and promoting bulk electric system reliability in the Western Interconnection
serving all or part of the 14 western states and portions of Mexico (in northern Baja
California) and Canada (in British Columbia and Alberta).
(gg) “Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System” or “WREGIS” refers to the
independent, renewable energy tracking system implemented for the region covered by the
Western Electricity Coordinating Council.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 25741 and 25747, Public Resources Code; and section
399.30, Public Utilities Code.
2BSection 3202 – Qualifying Electricity Products
(a) For an electricity product to be used for compliance toward the RPS procurement
requirements specified in section 3204, the electricity product must meet one of the
following requirements:
(1) The electricity product is procured pursuant to a contract or ownership agreement
executed on or after June 1, 2010.
(A) Procurement must be classified into a portfolio content category in accordance with
section 3203.
(B) Procurement will be included in the calculation of the portfolio balance requirements
as defined in section 3204 (c), unless the procurement is retired by a POU that meets
the criteria of section 3204 (a)(7), 3204 (a)(8), or 3204 (a)(9).
(2) The electricity product is procured pursuant to a contract or ownership agreement
executed before June 1, 2010, and the electricity product is associated with generation
from an eligible renewable energy resource that met the Commission’s RPS eligibility
requirements that were in effect when the original procurement contract or ownership
agreement was executed by the POU.
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(A) Except as provided in paragraphs (B) and (C), the electricity product shall count in
full toward the RPS procurement requirements, subject to the following:
1. If the associated REC is retired within 36 months of the date the electricity
product is generated, the electricity product will count toward the RPS
procurement targets as defined in section 3204 (a).
2. The electricity product will not be classified within a portfolio content category
and will not count toward the requirements of section 3204 (c).
3. Electricity products associated with contracts of less than 10 years will not be
subtracted when calculating excess procurement in accordance with section
3206 (a).
(B) If contract amendments or modifications after June 1, 2010, increase nameplate
capacity or expected quantities of annual generation, increase the term of the
contract except as provided in 3202 (a)(2)(C), or substitute a different eligible
renewable energy resource, only the MWhs or resources procured prior to
June 1, 2010, shall count in full toward the RPS procurement targets. The remaining
procurement must be classified into a portfolio content category and follow the
portfolio balance requirements in accordance with section 3204 (c).
(C) The term of such procurement contract may be extended if the initial term of the
contract specified a procurement commitment of 15 years or more.
(3) The electricity product is procured pursuant to a contract or ownership agreement
executed before June 1, 2010, but the eligible renewable energy resource did not meet the
Commission’s RPS eligibility requirements when the original procurement contract or
ownership agreement was executed by the POU.
(A) Procurement must be classified into a portfolio content category in accordance with
section 3203.
(B) Procurement will not be included in the calculation of portfolio balance
requirements in section 3204 (c).
(b) If any electricity products procured pursuant to a contract or ownership agreement
executed prior to June 1, 2010, are resold on or after June 1, 2010, and the resale is not
explicitly included in the original contract or ownership agreement terms, the electricity
products must be classified in a portfolio content category and follow the portfolio balance
requirements of section 3204 (c), unless the procurement is retired by a POU that meets the
criteria of section 3204 (a)(7), section 3204 (a)(8) or 3204 (a)(9).
(c) A POU may not use a REC associated with electricity products to meet its RPS procurement
requirements unless it is retired within 36 months from the initial month of the generation
of the associated electricity. For example, a POU can retire a REC associated with electricity
generated in February 2011 no later than February 28, 2014, to claim the REC toward the
POU’s RPS procurement requirements. RECs may not be retired for purposes of the RPS
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procurement requirements of a compliance period if that compliance period begins after the
date of retirement.
(d) A POU may not use a REC to meet its RPS procurement requirements for a compliance
period that precedes the date of generation of the electricity associated with that REC. For
example, a POU may not retire a REC associated with electricity generated in April 2014 to
meet its RPS procurement requirements for the 2011‐2013 compliance period.
(e) A POU may not use a REC to meet its RPS procurement requirements for a compliance
period that precedes the date the POU procured that REC. For example, a POU may not
retire a REC associated with electricity generated in November 2013 that the POU procured
in February 2014 to meet its RPS procurement requirements for the 2011‐2013 compliance
period.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 399.13, 399.16, 399.21, and 399.30, Public Utilities
Code.
3BSection 3203 – Portfolio Content Categories
(a) Portfolio Content Category 1
(1) Portfolio Content Category 1 electricity products must be procured bundled to be
classified as Portfolio Content Category 1, and the POU may not resell the underlying
electricity from the electricity product back to the eligible renewable energy resource
from which the electricity product was procured. The electricity products must be
generated by an eligible renewable energy resource that is interconnected to a
transmission network within the WECC service territory. For purposes of this section
3203, the first point of interconnection to the WECC transmission grid is the substation
or other facility where generation tie lines from the eligible renewable energy resource
interconnect to the network transmission grid. Portfolio Content Category 1 electricity
products must also meet one of the following criteria:
(A) Electricity products must be generated by an eligible renewable energy resource that
has its first point of interconnection within the metered boundaries of a California
balancing authority area.
(B) Electricity products must be generated by an eligible renewable energy resource that
has its first point of interconnection to an electricity distribution system used to serve
end users within the metered boundaries of a California balancing authority area.
For purposes of this section 3203, the first point of interconnection to an electricity
distribution system is within the service area boundaries of a utility distribution
company.
(C) Electricity products from the eligible renewable energy resource with a first point of
interconnection outside the metered boundaries of a California balancing authority
must be scheduled into a California balancing authority without substituting
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electricity from another source. For purposes of this section 3203, electricity
generated by the eligible renewable energy resource must be scheduled into a
California balancing authority on an hourly or subhourly basis, and the POU’s
governing board or other authority, as delegated by the POU governing board, must
have approved an agreement, before the electricity is generated, to schedule the
electricity from the eligible renewable energy resource into the California balancing
authority on an hourly or subhourly basis. If there is a difference between the
amount of electricity generated within an hour and the amount of electricity
scheduled into a California balancing authority within that same hour, only the
lesser of the two amounts shall be classified as Portfolio Content Category 1.
(D) Electricity products must be subject to an agreement between a California balancing
authority and the balancing authority in which the eligible renewable energy
resource is located, executed before the product is generated, to dynamically transfer
electricity from the eligible renewable energy resource into the California balancing
authority area.
(2) Electricity products originally qualifying in Portfolio Content Category 1 and resold
must meet the following criteria to remain in Portfolio Content Category 1:
(A) The original contract for procurement of the electricity products meets one of the
criteria in section 3203 (a)(1)(A) – (D).
(B) The resale contract transfers only electricity and RECs that have not yet been
generated prior to the effective date of the resale contract.
(C) The electricity and associated RECs must be transferred by the resale contract to the
ultimate buyer, and the electricity must be transferred in real time.
(D) For those electricity products that satisfy section 3203 (a)(1)(C), the original hourly or
subhourly schedule is maintained, and the criteria of section 3203 (a)(2)(A) – (C) are
met.
(3) Electricity products originally qualifying in Portfolio Content Category 1 and resold that
do not meet the criteria of section 3203 (a)(2)(A) – (D) shall not be counted in Portfolio
Content Category 1.
(b) Portfolio Content Category 2
(1) Portfolio Content Category 2 electricity products must be generated by an eligible
renewable energy resource that is interconnected to a transmission network within the
WECC service territory, and the electricity must be matched with incremental electricity
that is scheduled into a California balancing authority.
(2) Portfolio Content Category 2 electricity products must be procured bundled and must
meet all of the following criteria:
(A) The first point of interconnection to the WECC transmission grid for both the eligible
renewable energy resource and the resource providing the incremental electricity
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must be located outside the metered boundaries of a California balancing authority
area.
(B) The incremental electricity used to match the electricity from the eligible renewable
energy resource must be incremental to the POU. For purposes of this section 3203,
“incremental electricity” means electricity that is generated by a resource located
outside the metered boundaries of a California balancing authority area and that is
not in the portfolio of the POU claiming the electricity products for RPS compliance
prior to the date the contract or ownership agreement for the electricity products
from the eligible renewable energy resource, with which the incremental electricity is
being matched, is executed by the POU or other authority, as delegated by the POU
governing board.
(C) The contract or ownership agreement for the incremental electricity is executed by
the governing board or other authority, as delegated by the POU governing board, at
the same time or after the contract or ownership agreement for the electricity
products from the eligible renewable energy resource is executed.
(D) The incremental electricity must be scheduled into the California balancing authority
within the same calendar year as the electricity from the eligible renewable energy
resource is generated.
(E) The electricity from the eligible renewable energy resource must be available to be
procured by the POU and may not be sold back to that resource.
(3) Electricity products originally qualifying in Portfolio Content Category 2 and resold
must meet the following criteria to remain in Portfolio Content Category 2:
(A) The original contract for procurement of the electricity products meets the criteria of
section 3203 (b)(2)(A) – (E).
(B) The resale contract transfers only electricity and RECs that have not yet been
generated prior to the effective date of the resale contract.
(C) The resale contract transfers the original arrangement for incremental electricity,
including the source and quantity for the incremental electricity.
(D) The resale contract retains the scheduling of the incremental electricity into the
California balancing authority as set out in the original transaction.
(E) The transaction provides incremental electricity for the POU claiming the transaction
for RPS compliance.
(F) The incremental electricity is scheduled into the California balancing authority.
(4) Electricity products originally qualifying in Portfolio Content Category 2 and resold that
do not meet the criteria above must be counted in Portfolio Content Category 3.
(c) Portfolio Content Category 3
(1) All unbundled renewable energy credits and other electricity products procured from
eligible renewable energy resources located within the WECC transmission grid that do
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not meet the requirements of either Portfolio Content Category 1 or Portfolio Content
Category 2 fall within Portfolio Content Category 3.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 399.16 and 399.30, Public Utilities Code.
4BSection 3204 – RPS Procurement Requirements
(a) RPS procurement targets for each compliance period:
(1) For the compliance period beginning January 1, 2011, and ending December 31, 2013, a
POU shall demonstrate it has procured electricity products sufficient to meet or exceed
an average of 20 percent of its retail sales over the three calendar years in the compliance
period. The numerical expression of this requirement is:
(EP2011 + EP2012 + EP2013) ≥ 0.20
(RS2011 + RS2012 + RS2013)
EPX = Electricity products retired for the specified year X; this may include excess procurement
and historic carryover that the POU has chosen to apply to the compliance period containing
year X
RSX = Total retail sales made by the POU for the specified year X
No POU may apply Portfolio Content Category 3 RECs in excess of the maximum limit
calculated in 3204 (c)(5) toward its RPS procurement target for this period.
(2) For the compliance period beginning January 1, 2014, and ending December 31, 2016, a
POU shall demonstrate it has procured electricity products within that period sufficient
to meet or exceed the sum of 20 percent of its 2014 retail sales, 20 percent of its 2015
retail sales, and 25 percent of its 2016 retail sales. The numerical expression of this
requirement is:
EP2014 + EP2015 + EP2016 ≥ 0.20(RS2014) + 0.20(RS2015) + 0.25(RS2016)
No POU may apply Portfolio Content Category 3 RECs in excess of the maximum limit
calculated in 3204 (c)(6) toward its RPS procurement target for this period.
(3) For the compliance period beginning January 1, 2017, and ending December 31, 2020, a
POU shall demonstrate it has procured electricity products within that period sufficient
to meet or exceed the sum of 27 percent of its 2017 retail sales, 29 percent of its 2018
retail sales, 31 percent of its 2019 retail sales, and 33 percent of its 2020 retail sales. The
numerical expression of this requirement is:
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(EP2017 + EP2018 + EP2019 + EP2020) ≥ 0.27(RS2017) + 0.29(RS2018) + 0.31(RS2019) + 0.33(RS2020)
No POU may apply Portfolio Content Category 3 RECs in excess of the maximum limit
calculated in 3204 (c)(7) toward its RPS procurement target for this period.
(4) For the calendar year ending December 31, 2021, and each calendar year thereafter, a
POU shall procure electricity products sufficient to meet or exceed 33 percent of its retail
sales by the end of that year. No POU may apply Portfolio Content Category 3 RECs in
excess of the maximum limit calculated in 3204 (c)(8) toward its RPS procurement target
for the calendar year ending December 31, 2021, or for any calendar year thereafter.
(5) For a POU that is a joint powers authority of districts established pursuant to state law
on or before January 1, 2005, that furnishes electric services other than to residential
customers, and is formed pursuant to the Irrigation District Law (Division 11
[commencing with section 20500] of the Water Code), the percentage of total retail sales,
upon which the RPS procurement targets in section 3204 (a)(1)‐(4) are calculated, shall be
based on that POU’s average annual retail sales over the seven years preceding the end
of each year within that compliance period. (For example, for the compliance period
ending December 31, 2013, the retail sales for 2011 shall equal the average annual retail
sales for January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2011, the retail sales for 2012 shall equal the
average annual retail sales for January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2012, and the retail sales
for 2013 shall equal the average annual retail sales for January 1, 2007 – December 31,
2013.) If the POU has not furnished electric service for the seven years preceding the end
of a compliance period, then the calculation shall be based on average annual retail sales
over the number of completed years during which the authority has provided electric
service.
(6) Notwithstanding section 3204 (a)(1) – (4) or section 3204 (c)(1)‐(9), a POU that meets the
criteria listed in Public Utilities Code section 399.30 (g) shall be deemed to be in
compliance with this section.
(A) A POU shall demonstrate that it meets the criteria listed in section 399.30 (g) by
providing the Commission documentation showing the POU receives all of its
electricity pursuant to a preference right adopted and authorized by the United
States Congress pursuant to section 4 of the Trinity River Division Act of August
12, 1955 (Public Law 84‐386). The documentation shall include a copy of any
written notice filed with the United States Secretary of the Interior or the Western
Area Power Administration declaring the POU’s intent to exercise its preference
rights under the Trinity River Diversion Act and any integrated resource plan filed
with the Western Area Power Administration confirming the POU’s election to
receive all of its electricity pursuant to its preference rights, and any updates or
amendments to those written notices and integrated resource plans. The POU shall
initially submit documentation to the Commission within 30 calendar days of the
effective date of these regulations. Thereafter, the POU shall submit to the
Commission a copy of any new or updated written notices or integrated resource
plans filed with the United States Secretary of the Interior or the Western Area
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Power Administration. Copies of such notices and plans shall be submitted to the
Commission within 30 calendar days of the date the notices and plans are filed
with the United States Secretary of the Interior or the Western Area Power
Administration. The Commission may request additional documentation if
necessary to determine whether the POU meets the criteria listed in Public Utilities
Code section 399.30 (g).
(7) Notwithstanding section 3204 (a)(1) – (4) or section 3204 (c)(1)‐(9), a POU that meets the
criteria listed in Public Utilities Code section 399.30 (j) shall be deemed to be in
compliance with this section 3204 for a given calendar year if all of the POU’s electricity
demand in that calendar year is satisfied with its qualifying hydroelectric generation or
if the POU meets the requirements of paragraph (D).
(A) For purposes of this section 3204 (a)(7), “qualifying hydroelectric generation” is
generation from a facility that meets the following criteria:
1. The facility is located within the state.
2. The facility is owned and operated by the POU.
3. The facility is a hydroelectric facility but does not meet the definition of a
renewable electrical generation facility and is not RPS‐certified based on the
definition of a renewable electrical generation facility.
(B) For purposes of this section 3204 (a)(7), “electricity demand” means consumption of
electricity by all end‐use customers and their tenants, including but not limited to
the POU itself, measured in MWh.
(C) A POU shall demonstrate that it meets the criteria listed in Public Utilities Code
section 399.30 (j) by providing the Commission documentation showing the POU
received at least an average of 67 percent of its electricity demand in the seven years
preceding each compliance period from qualifying hydroelectric generation. The
POU shall initially submit documentation for the seven years immediately preceding
January 1, 2011, within 30 calendar days of the effective date of these regulations.
New documentation shall be submitted within 90 calendar days of the end of each
compliance period.
(D) If a POU meeting the criteria listed in Public Utilities Code section 399.30 (j) has
electricity demand unsatisfied by its qualifying hydroelectric generation in any given
year, the POU shall procure electricity products equal to the lesser of the following:
1. The portion of the POU’s electricity demand unsatisfied by the POU’s qualifying
hydroelectric generation.
2. The soft target listed in section 3204 (a)(1) – (4) corresponding to the year during
which the POU’s qualifying hydroelectric generation was insufficient to meet its
annual electricity demand.
(8) A POU that meets the criteria of Public Utilities Code section 399.30 (h) shall not be
subject to the requirements in section 3204 (c)(1)‐(9). A POU shall demonstrate that it
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meets the criteria listed in Public Utilities Code section 399.30 (h) by providing the
Commission documentation showing the POU was in existence on or before January 1,
2009, that it provides retail electric service to 15,000 or fewer customer accounts in
California, and that it is interconnected to a balancing authority primarily located
outside California but within the WECC.
(9) A POU that meets the criteria of Public Utilities Code section 399.18 shall not be subject
to the requirements in section 3204 (c)(1)‐(9). A POU shall demonstrate that it meets
these criteria by providing the Commission documentation showing that the POU is a
successor to an electrical corporation that had 1,000 or fewer customer accounts in
California as of January 1, 2010, and was not interconnected to any transmission system
or to the Independent System Operator as of January 1, 2010.
(b) RPS procurement requirements deficits incurred by a POU in any compliance period shall
not be added to the RPS procurement requirements of the POU in a future compliance
period.
(c) In meeting the RPS procurement targets as defined in section 3204 (a), each POU shall also
be subject to the following portfolio balance requirements:
(1) For the compliance period beginning January 1, 2011, and ending December 31, 2013,
not less than 50 percent of electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1)
and credited toward the RPS procurement target shall meet the definition of Portfolio
Content Category 1 specified in section 3203 (a).
The numerical expression of this requirement is:
PCC12011‐2013 ≥ 0.50 × (POST2011‐2013)
PCC1X = Electricity products retired and applied to the RPS procurement target for compliance
period X that must meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) and the definition of Portfolio
Content Category 1 specified in section 3203 (a)
POSTX = Portion of electricity products procured pursuant to a contract or ownership agreement
executed on or after June 1, 2010, that is retired and applied toward the RPS procurement
target for compliance period X
(2) For the compliance period beginning January 1, 2014, and ending December 31, 2016, not
less than 65 percent of electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) and
credited toward the RPS procurement target shall meet the definition of Portfolio
Content Category 1 specified in section 3203 (a).
The numerical expression of this requirement is:
PCC12014‐2016 ≥ 0.65 × (POST2014‐2016)
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(3) For the compliance period beginning January 1, 2017, and ending December 31, 2020,
not less than 75 percent of electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1)
and credited toward the RPS procurement target shall meet the definition of Portfolio
Content Category 1 specified in section 3203 (a).
The numerical expression of this requirement is:
PCC12017‐2020 ≥ 0.75 × (POST2017‐2020)
(4) For the calendar year ending December 31, 2021, and each calendar year thereafter, not
less than 75 percent of electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) and
credited toward the RPS procurement target shall meet the definition of Portfolio
Content Category 1 specified in section 3203 (a).
The numerical expression of this requirement is:
PCC1Y ≥ 0.75 × (POSTY)
PCC1Y = Electricity products retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for
compliance year Y that must meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) and the definition of
Portfolio Content Category 1 specified in section 3203 (a)
POSTY = Portion of electricity products procured pursuant to a contract or ownership agreement
executed on or after June 1, 2010, that is retired and applied toward the RPS procurement
target for compliance year Y
(5) For the compliance period beginning January 1, 2011, and ending December 31, 2013, no
more than 25 percent of electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1)
and credited toward the RPS procurement target shall meet the definition of Portfolio
Content Category 3 specified in section 3203 (c).
The numerical expression of this requirement is:
PCC32011‐2013 ≤ 0.25 × (POST2011‐2013)
PCC3X = Electricity products retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for
compliance period X that must meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) and the definition of
Portfolio Content Category 3 specified in section 3203 (c)
(6) For the compliance period beginning January 1, 2014, and ending December 31, 2016, no
more than 15 percent of electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1)
and credited toward the RPS procurement target shall meet the definition of Portfolio
Content Category 3 specified in section 3203 (c).
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The numerical expression of this requirement is:
PCC32014‐2016 ≤ 0.15 × (POST2014‐2016)
(7) For the compliance period beginning January 1, 2017, and ending December 31, 2020, no
more than 10 percent of electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1)
and credited toward the RPS procurement target shall meet the definition of Portfolio
Content Category 3 specified in section 3203 (c).
The numerical expression of this requirement is:
PCC32017‐2020 ≤ 0.10 × (POST2017‐2020)
(8) For the calendar year ending December 31, 2021, and each calendar year thereafter, no
more than 10 percent of electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1)
and credited toward the RPS procurement target shall meet the definition of Portfolio
Content Category 3 specified in section 3203 (c).
The numerical expression of this requirement is:
PCC3Y ≤ 0.10 × (POSTY)
PCC3Y = Electricity products retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for
compliance year Y that must meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) and the definition of
Portfolio Content Category 3 specified in section 3203 (c)
(9) Except as otherwise required by section 3204 (c), electricity products meeting the
definition of Portfolio Content Category 2 specified in section 3203 (b) may be used to
meet RPS procurement requirements.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 399.13, 399.16 and 399.30, Public Utilities Code.
5BSection 3205 – Procurement Plans and Enforcement Programs
(a) Renewable Energy Resources Procurement Plan
(1) Within 60 calendar days of the effective date of these regulations, each POU shall adopt
a renewable energy resources procurement plan detailing how the POU will achieve its
RPS procurement requirements for each compliance period. The renewable energy
resources procurement plan, and any revisions or updates to the plan, shall be
submitted to the Commission within 30 calendar days of adoption. A POU that has
previously adopted a renewable resources procurement plan before the effective date of
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these regulations does not need to adopt a new renewable energy resources
procurement plan and submit the plan to the Commission if no changes are made to the
plan after the effective date of these regulations.
(2) A POU that meets the criteria listed in Public Utilities Code section 399.30 (j) shall adopt
a renewable energy resources procurement plan detailing how the POU will achieve its
RPS targets annually. The renewable energy resources procurement plan shall
additionally provide a forecast of the qualifying hydroelectric generation expected to
meet the POU’s forecasted annual electricity demand. The renewable energy resources
procurement plan, and any revisions or updates to the plan, shall be submitted to the
Commission within 30 calendar days of adoption.
(3) Each POU shall provide the following notice regarding new or updated renewable
energy resources procurement plans:
(A) The POU shall post notice, in accordance with Chapter 9 (commencing with section
54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, whenever its
governing board will deliberate in public on its renewable energy resources
procurement plan.
(B) Contemporaneous with the posting of the notice of a public meeting to consider the
renewable energy resources procurement plan, the POU shall notify the Commission
of the date, time, and location of the public meeting to consider the procurement
plan. This requirement is satisfied if the POU provides the Commission with the
uniform resource locator (URL) that directly links to the notice for the public
meeting. Alternatively, an e‐mail with information on the public meeting in Portable
Document Format (PDF) may also be provided to the Commission.
(C) The POU must notify the Commission if any URL provided by the POU pursuant to
this section 3205 no longer contains the correct link, and the POU must send the
Commission a corrected URL that links to the information or a PDF containing the
information as soon as it becomes available.
(b) Enforcement Program
(1) As of January 1, 2012, each POU shall have adopted an enforcement program detailing
actions the POU will take if the POU determines that it will not meet its RPS
procurement requirements in accordance with section 3204. The enforcement program,
and any revisions or updates to the program, shall be submitted to the Commission
within 30 calendar days of adoption.
(2) Each POU shall provide notice regarding new or updated enforcement programs. The
enforcement program must be adopted at a publicly noticed meeting offering all
interested parties an opportunity to comment.
(A) No less than 30 calendar days notice shall be given to the public of any meeting
held for purposes of adopting the enforcement program.
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(B) If the enforcement program is modified or amended, no less than 10 calendar days
notice shall be given to the public before any meeting is held to make a
substantive change to the enforcement program.
(3) Contemporaneous with the posting of the notice of a public meeting to consider the
enforcement program, the POU shall notify the Commission of the date, time, and
location of the public meeting to consider the enforcement program. This requirement is
satisfied if the POU provides the Commission with the URL that directly links to the
notice for the public meeting. Alternatively, an e‐mail with information on the public
meeting in PDF may also be provided to the Commission.
(4) The POU must notify the Commission if any URL provided by the POU pursuant to this
section 3205 no longer contains the correct link, and the POU must send the Commission
a corrected URL that links to the information or a PDF containing the information as
soon as it becomes available.
(c) If a POU distributes information to its governing board related to its renewable energy
resources procurement status or future procurement plans or enforcement programs, for the
governing board’s consideration at a public meeting, the POU shall make all that
information available to the public at the same time it is distributed to its governing board
and shall provide an electronic copy of that information to the Commission for posting on
the Commission’s website.
(1) This requirement is satisfied if the POU provides to the Commission the URL that
directly links to the documents or information regarding other manners of access to the
documents. Alternatively, an e‐mail with the information in PDF may also be provided
to the Commission.
(2) The POU must notify the Commission if any URL provided by the POU pursuant to this
section 3205 no longer contains the correct link, and the POU must send the Commission
a corrected URL that links to the information or a PDF containing the information as
soon as it becomes available.
(d) Notwithstanding section 3205 (a) – (c), a POU that meets the criteria listed in Public Utilities
Code section 399.30 (g) is not required to provide the Commission with a renewable energy
resources procurement plan, enforcement program, or public notice or information
concerning any such procurement plans or enforcement programs.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 399.30, Public Utilities Code.
6BSection 3206 – Optional Compliance Measures
(a) In meeting its RPS procurement requirements, the governing board of a POU may adopt at
a noticed public meeting any of the following measures:
(1) Excess procurement
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(A) A POU may adopt rules permitting the POU to apply excess procurement in one
compliance period to a subsequent compliance period, as specified in paragraphs
(B) – (D) and subject to the following limitations:
1. Electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) or section 3202
(a)(3), and are classified in Portfolio Content Category 3 may not be counted
as excess procurement.
2. Electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) and that
exceed the maximum limit for Portfolio Content Category 3, as specified in
section 3204 (c), must be subtracted from the calculation of excess
procurement.
3. Electricity products procured under contracts of less than 10 years in
duration shall be subtracted from the calculation of excess procurement,
unless the electricity product meets the criteria in section 3202 (a)(2).
(B) A POU that opts to allow the application of excess procurement as part of its
renewable energy resources procurement plan or enforcement program may begin
accruing excess procurement no earlier than January 1, 2011.
(C) Electricity products qualifying as excess procurement may be applied toward any
future compliance periods, including compliance years following 2020.
(D) Excess procurement shall be calculated as follows:
1. The numerical expression of the excess procurement permitted for the
compliance period ending December 31, 2013, is:
Excess Procurement = (EP2011-2013) – (RPS2011-2013 + S32011-2013 + STC2011-2013)
EPX = Electricity products retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target
for the compliance period X
RPSX = The RPS procurement target calculated in section 3204 (a) for compliance
period X
S3X = Retired PCC 3 RECs that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1)
in excess of the maximum calculated in section 3204 (c) for compliance period X
STCX = All electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) or section
3202 (a)(3), are associated with contracts less than 10 years in duration, and are
retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for compliance period X
2. The numerical expression of the excess procurement permitted for the
compliance period ending December 31, 2016, is:
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Excess Procurement = (EP2014-2016) – (RPS2014-2016 + S32014-2016 + STC2014-2016)
3. The numerical expression of the excess procurement permitted for the
compliance period ending December 31, 2020, is:
Excess Procurement = (EP2017-2020) – (RPS2017-2020 + S32017-2020 + STC2017-2020)
4. The numerical expression of the excess procurement permitted for the
compliance period ending December 31, 2021, and each annual compliance
period thereafter is:
Excess Procurement = (EPY) – (RPSY+ S3Y + STCY)
EPY =Electricity products retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for
the compliance year Y
RPSY = The RPS procurement target calculated in section 3204 (a) for compliance
year Y
S3Y = Retired PCC 3 RECs that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) in excess of
the maximum calculated in section 3204 (c) for compliance year Y
STCY = All electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) or section
3202 (a)(3), are associated with contracts less than 10 years in duration, and are
retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for compliance year Y
(E) Notwithstanding section 3206 (a)(1)(A)‐(D), a POU that meets the criteria of section
3204 (a)(8) or section 3204 (a)(9) may adopt rules permitting the POU to apply excess
procurement in one compliance period to a subsequent compliance period, subject to
the following limitations.
1. Unbundled RECs that do not meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(2) may not
be counted as excess procurement. Electricity products that exceed the
maximum limit for unbundled RECs specified in paragraph 5 must be
subtracted from the calculation of excess procurement.
2. Electricity products procured under contracts of less than 10 years in
duration shall be subtracted from the calculation of excess procurement,
unless the electricity product meets the criteria in section 3202 (a)(2).
3. A POU that opts to allow the application of excess procurement as part of its
renewable energy resources procurement plan or enforcement program may
begin accruing excess procurement no earlier than January 1, 2011.
4. Electricity products qualifying as excess procurement may be applied toward
any future compliance periods, including compliance years following 2020.
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5. Excess procurement shall be calculated as follows:
i. The numerical expression of the excess procurement permitted for the
compliance period ending December 31, 2013, is:
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xcess Procurement = (EP2011-2013) – (RPS2011-2013 + UR2011-2013 + STC2011-2013)
UR2011‐2013 = Unbundled RECs that do not meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(2)
and are retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for
compliance period ending December 31, 2013, that exceed an amount equal
to 25 percent of the electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202
(a)(1) and are retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target.
ii. The numerical expression of the excess procurement permitted for the
compliance period ending December 31, 2016, is:
Excess Procurement =
(EP2014-2016) – (RPS2014-2016 + UR2014-2016 + STC2014-2016)
UR2014‐2016 = Unbundled RECs that do not meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(2)
and are retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for
compliance period ending December 31, 2016, that exceed an amount equal
to 15 percent of the electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202
(a)(1) and are retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target.
iii. The numerical expression of the excess procurement permitted for the
compliance period ending December 31, 2020, is:
Excess Procurement =
(EP2017-2020) – (RPS2017-2020 + UR2017-2020 + STC2017-2020)
UR2017‐2020 = Unbundled RECs that do not meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(2)
and are retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for
compliance period ending December 31, 2020, that exceed an amount equal
to 10 percent of the electricity products that meet the criteria of section 3202
(a)(1) and are retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target.
iv. The numerical expression of the excess procurement permitted for the
compliance period ending December 31, 2021, and each annual
compliance period thereafter is:
Excess Procurement = (EPY) – (RPSY + URY + STCY)
URY = Unbundled RECs that do not meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(2) and
are retired and applied toward the RPS procurement target for compliance
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year Y that exceed an amount equal to 10 percent of the electricity products
that meet the criteria of section 3202 (a)(1) and are retired and applied
toward the RPS procurement target.
(2) Delay of timely compliance
(A) A POU may adopt rules permitting the POU to make a finding that conditions
beyond the control of the POU exist to delay the timely compliance with RPS
procurement requirements, as defined in section 3204. Such a finding shall be limited
to one or more of the following causes for delay and shall demonstrate that the POU
would have met its RPS procurement requirements but for the cause of delay:
1. There is inadequate transmission capacity to allow sufficient electricity to be
delivered from eligible renewable energy resources, or proposed eligible
renewable energy resource projects, to the extent applicable, using the current
operational protocols of the balancing authority in which the POU operates. A
POU that owns transmission or has transmission rights may find that:
i. The POU has undertaken all reasonable measures under its control and
consistent with its obligations under local, state, and federal laws and
regulations to develop and construct new transmission lines or upgrades to
existing lines intended to transmit electricity generated by eligible renewable
energy resources, in light of its expectation for cost recovery.
ii. The POU has taken all reasonable operational measures to maximize cost‐
effective purchases of electricity from eligible renewable energy resources in
advance of transmission availability.
2. Permitting, interconnection, or other circumstances have delayed procured
eligible renewable energy resource projects, or there is an insufficient supply of
eligible renewable energy resources available to the POU. The POU must also
find that:
i. The POU prudently managed portfolio risks, including, but not limited
to, holding solicitations for RPS‐eligible resources with outreach to
market participants and relying on a sufficient number of viable projects
to achieve RPS procurement requirements.
ii. The POU sought to develop either its own eligible renewable energy
resources, transmission to interconnect to eligible renewable energy
resources, or energy storage used to integrate eligible renewable energy
resources.
iii. The POU procured an appropriate minimum margin of procurement
above the level necessary to comply with the RPS to compensate for
foreseeable delays or insufficient supply.
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iv. The POU had taken reasonable measures to procure cost‐effective
distributed generation and allowable unbundled RECs.
3. Unanticipated curtailment of eligible renewable energy resources was necessary
to address the needs of a balancing authority.
(3) Cost limitations
(A) A POU may adopt rules for cost limitations on the procurement expenditures used
to comply with its RPS procurement requirements.
(B) Such cost limitation rules shall ensure that:
1. The limitation is set at a level that prevents disproportionate rate impacts.
2. The costs of all procurement credited toward achieving the RPS are counted
toward the limitation.
3. Procurement expenditures do not include any indirect expenses including,
without limitation, imbalance energy charges, sale of excess energy, decreased
generation from existing resources, transmission upgrades, or the costs
associated with relicensing any POU‐owned hydroelectric facilities.
(C) In adopting cost limitation rules, the POU shall rely on all of the following:
1. The most recent renewables energy resources procurement plan.
2. Procurement expenditures that approximate the expected cost of building,
owning, and operating eligible renewable energy resources.
3. The potential that some planned resource additions may be delayed or canceled.
(D) When applying procurement expenditures under an adopted cost limitation rule, the
POU shall apply only those types of procurement expenditures that are permitted
under the adopted cost limitation rule.
(E) Adopted cost limitation rules shall include planned actions to be taken in the event
the projected cost of meeting the RPS procurement requirements exceeds the cost
limitation.
(4) Portfolio balance requirement reduction
(A) A POU may adopt rules that allow for the reduction of the portfolio balance
requirement for Portfolio Content Category 1 for a specific compliance period
consistent with Public Utilities Code section 399.16 (e).
(B) The need to reduce the portfolio balance requirements for Portfolio Content
Category 1 must have resulted because of conditions beyond the control of the POU
as provided in section 3206 (a)(2).
(C) A reduction of the portfolio balance requirement for Portfolio Content Category 1
below 65 percent for any compliance period after December 31, 2016, will not be
considered consistent with Public Utilities Code section 399.16 (e).
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(D) A POU that reduces its portfolio balance requirements for Portfolio Content
Category 1 must adopt these changes at a publicly noticed meeting, providing at
least 10 calendar days advance notice to the Commission, and must include this
information in an updated renewable energy resources procurement plan submitted
to the Commission. The notice to consider the portfolio balance requirement
reduction and the procurement plan must include the following information:
1. The compliance period for which the reduction may be adopted.
2. The level to which the POU has reduced the requirement.
3. The reason or reasons the POU has proposed for adopting the reduction.
4. An explanation of how the needed reduction resulted from conditions beyond
the control of the POU as provided in section 3206 (a)(2).
(5) Historic Carryover
(A) A POU may adopt rules that allow for procurement generated before
January 1, 2011, that meets the criteria of section 3202 (a)(2), that is in excess of the
sum of the 2004 – 2010 annual procurement targets defined in section 3206 (a)(5)(D)
and that was not applied to the RPS of another state or to a voluntary claim, to be
applied to the POU’s RPS procurement target for the compliance period ending
December 31, 2013, or for any subsequent compliance period.
(B) The historic carryover must be procured pursuant to a contract or ownership
agreement executed before June 1, 2010. Both the historic carryover and the
procurement applied to the POU’s annual procurement targets must be from eligible
renewable energy resources that were RPS‐eligible under the rules in place for retail
sellers at the time of execution of the contract or ownership agreement, except that
the generation from such resources need not be tracked in the Western Renewable
Energy Generation Information System. If the contract or ownership agreement is
executed prior to April 21, 2004, the procurement must be from resources that were
RPS‐eligible under the rules in the RPS Guidelines in place as of April 21, 2004.
(C) Historic carryover shall be calculated by subtracting procurement generated
between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2010, in an amount that is equal to the
sum of the 2004 – 2010 annual procurement targets defined in section 3206 (a)(5)(D)
and the amount of procurement that was sold, claimed for a voluntary program, or
claimed for compliance with the RPS of another state, from the total procurement
generated during that same period. If a POU was not in existence as of
January 1, 2004, historic carryover shall be calculated based on procurement
generated between the first full calendar year during which the POU became
operational and December 31, 2010.
(D) The RPS compliance obligation used to calculate a POU’s historic carryover shall be
based on the following:
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1. A baseline of an amount equal to 2001 procurement divided by 2001 total retail
sales, multiplied by 2003 total retail sales, plus 1 percent of 2001 total retail sales
(or, if the POU was not in existence in 2001, “2001” in this calculation shall be
replaced by the first full calendar year in which the POU was operational, and
“2003” in this calculation shall be replaced by the second full calendar year after
which the POU was operational). The numerical expression of the baseline is:
Baseline = (EP2001 ÷ RS2001) × RS2003 + (0.01 × RS2001)
EPX = Electricity products procured and retired and applied toward the RPS
procurement target for the specified year X
RSX = Total retail sales made by the POU for the specified year X
2. Annual procurement targets for 2004‐2010 that are equal to the lesser of 20
percent of the previous year’s retail sales or 1 percent of the previous year’s retail
sales greater than the annual procurement target for the previous year. The
POU’s annual procurement target for 2004 shall be equal to the lesser of 20
percent of 2003 retail sales or the baseline plus 1 percent of 2003 total retail sales,
and the annual procurement target for 2010 shall be an amount equal to 20
percent of 2010 total retail sales. For POUs that were not in existence in 2001,
“2003” in this calculation shall be replaced by the second full calendar year after
which the POU became operational, and “2004” in this calculation shall be
replaced by the third full calendar year after which the POU became operational.
(E) A POU that adopts rules allowing for the use of historic carryover shall submit all
applicable procurement claims for January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2010 (or the date
on which the POU became operational through December 31, 2010), baseline
calculations, annual procurement target calculations, and any other pertinent
documentation to the Commission within 90 calendar days after the effective date of
these regulations. All applicable procurement claims must be retired and reported to
the Commission within 90 calendar days after the effective date of these regulations
to qualify as historic carryover.
(b) Rules adopted under this section 3206 shall be in place and described in a POU’s renewable
energy resources procurement plan or enforcement program for a given compliance period
if the POU intends to rely on these rules to satisfy or delay its RPS procurement
requirements. The Commission may, when hearing a complaint against a POU under
section 1240, consider the date of adoption of any rules adopted pursuant to this section that
the POU relied upon to satisfy or delay its RPS procurement requirements.
(c) Any rule or rule revision adopted under this section 3206 shall be submitted to the
Commission within 30 calendar days after adoption. The rule or rule revision shall be
submitted along with all reports, analyses, findings, and any other information upon which
the POU relied in adopting the rule or rule revision.
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(d) A POU may request the Executive Director of the Commission to review any rule or rule
revision adopted under this section 3206 to determine its consistency with the requirements
of Public Utilities Code section 399.30. The Executive Director shall make a determination,
to the extent reasonably possible, within 120 days of receipt of a complete request for
review. A complete request for review shall include the rule or rule revision and all reports,
analyses, findings, and any other information upon which the POU relied in adopting the
rule or rule revision. The Executive Director may request additional information from the
POU or solicit information from the public to make a determination. Failure of the
Executive Director to make such determination within 120 days of receipt of the complete
request for review shall not be deemed a determination that such rule or rule revision is
consistent with the requirements of Public Utilities Code section 399.30.
(e) In determining a POU’s compliance with the RPS procurement requirements, the
Commission will not consider the application of any rule or rule revision adopted by a POU
under this section 3206 that the Commission determines does not comply with Public
Utilities Code section 399.30, these regulations, or any applicable order or decision adopted
by the Commission pertaining to the RPS.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 399.13, 399.15, 399.16 and 399.30, Public Utilities
Code.
7BSection 3207 – Compliance Reporting for POUs
(a) Each POU shall submit the following reports to the Commission as required by this section.
(b) Within 90 calendar days after the effective date of these regulations, any POU that has
adopted rules allowing for historic carryover, in accordance with section 3206 (a)(5), shall
submit documentation to the Commission including all applicable procurement claims by
RPS‐certified facility and generation month for January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2010 (or the
date on which the POU became operational through December 31, 2010), baseline
calculations used to determine the amount of historic carryover claimed, annual
procurement target calculations for 2004‐2010, and any other pertinent documentation
necessary.
(c) By September 1, 2013, or 30 calendar days after the effective date of these regulations,
whichever is later, and by July 1 of each year thereafter, each POU shall submit an annual
report to the Commission that includes the information in paragraphs (1) ‐ (4) below for the
prior calendar year. The report submitted in 2013 shall include information required by
paragraphs (1)‐(4) below for both the 2011 and 2012 calendar years. The format for the
annual report shall be specified by the Commission, but the information contained in the
annual report may be combined with other existing reports that contain the same
information and are also supplied to the Commission. If the annual report refers to
information provided to the Commission through existing reports, the annual report shall
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reference the information by identifying the name, submittal date, and page number of the
existing report.
(1) POU identifying information, including:
(A) POU name, contact name, mailing address, phone number, and e‐mail address.
(B) Year the POU was established.
(C) Number of end‐use retail customer accounts in California.
(2) RPS annual progress information for the prior calendar year, including:
(A) Amount of total retail sales to end‐use customers, in MWh, and projected retail sales
for the current compliance period.
(B) Amount of procured electricity products retired, in MWh.
(C) WREGIS compliance report for procurement claims in the prior calendar year. For
any procurement claims not tracked through WREGIS as permitted by the RPS
Guidelines, the POU shall report procurement claims using the interim tracking
system established by the Commission prior to the implementation of WREGIS.
(D) An initial, nonbinding classification of retired electricity products qualifying for each
portfolio content category or qualifying to count in full in accordance with section
3202 (a)(2).
(E) A description of each of the eligible renewable energy resources with which the POU
has executed contracts or ownership agreements during the prior year, including but
not limited to the contracted amount of MWh, the contracted amount of MWh as a
percentage of retail sales, resource fuel type, the execution date of the procurement
contract or ownership agreement, the duration of the procurement contract or
ownership agreement, a summary of the procurement contract or ownership
agreement, the operational status of the resource, the date the resource came on‐line,
the date the resource came on‐line using a renewable fuel or technology, if different,
the date on which procurement of electricity products begins, if different, RPS
certification status, the county, state, and country in which the resource is located,
and a summary of the resource names and identification numbers.
(F) Documentation demonstrating the portfolio content category classification claimed
for procured electricity products. This documentation may include interconnection
agreements, NERC e‐Tag data, scheduling agreements, firming and shaping
agreements, and electricity product contract information.
(G) An explanation of any public goods funds collected for eligible renewable energy
resource development, including a description of programs, expenditures, and
expected or actual results.
(H) A description of any identified issues that occurred that have the potential to delay
the POU’s timely compliance with the RPS procurement requirements defined in
section 3204, and planned actions to minimize the delay of timely compliance. Such
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issues may include, but are not limited to, inadequate transmission to allow for
procurement to be delivered from eligible renewable energy resources, permitting,
interconnection, or other circumstances that have delayed the procurement from
eligible renewable energy resources, unanticipated curtailment of a contracted or
owned eligible renewable energy resource, and higher‐than‐expected costs for the
procurement or development of eligible renewable energy resources.
(I) An attestation, signed by an authorized agent of the POU, affirming that the
information provided in the report is true and correct.
(3) Actions taken by the POU demonstrating reasonable progress toward meeting its RPS
procurement requirements. The information reported shall include, but not be limited
to, a discussion of the following actions taken by the POU during the prior calendar
year:
(A) Solicitations released to solicit bid for contracts to procure electricity products from
eligible renewable energy resources to satisfy the POU’s RPS procurement
requirements.
(B) Solicitations released to solicit bid for ownership agreements for eligible renewable
energy resources to satisfy the POU’s RPS procurement requirements.
(C) Actions taken to develop eligible renewable energy resources to satisfy the POU’s
RPS procurement requirements, including initiating environmental studies,
completing environmental studies, acquiring interests in land for facility siting or
transmission, filing applications for facility or transmission siting permits, and
receiving approval for facility or transmission siting permits.
(D) Interconnection requests filed for eligible renewable energy resources to satisfy the
POU’s RPS procurement requirements.
(E) Interconnection agreements negotiated and executed for eligible renewable energy
resources to satisfy the POU’s RPS procurement requirements.
(F) Transmission‐related agreements negotiated and executed to transmit electricity
products procured from eligible renewable energy resources to satisfy the POU’s
RPS procurement requirements.
(G) Other planning activities to procure electricity products from eligible renewable
energy resources.
(4) In addition to the information specified in subparagraphs (c)(3)(A) – (G), the POU shall
include a description of all actions planned by the POU in the current calendar year to
demonstrate progress toward achieving the POU’s RPS procurement requirements. The
description of actions planned shall include, but not be limited to, a discussion of
activities specified in subparagraphs (c)(3)(A) – (G).
(d) By July 1, 2014; July 1, 2017; July 1, 2021; and by July 1 of each year thereafter, each POU
shall submit to the Commission a compliance report that addresses the reporting
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requirements of section 3207 (c) and the following information for the preceding compliance
period:
(1) Classification per RPS‐certified facility of the amount of procurement qualifying for each
portfolio content category and procurement that shall count in full in accordance with
section 3202 (a)(2).
(2) The POU’s RPS procurement target for the compliance period, in MWh.
(3) The amount of excess procurement, in MWh, from previous compliance periods, if any,
and historic carryover, if any, that the POU is applying to the compliance period.
(4) The amount of procurement retired, in MWh, that the POU wishes to claim toward the
RPS procurement target for calculating the portfolio balance requirements.
(5) The amount of excess procurement, in MWh, for the compliance period, if any, that may
be applied toward future compliance periods, as determined by applying the calculation
in section 3206 (a)(1)(D) or section 3206 (a)(1)(E), as applicable.
(6) If a POU’s compliance report indicates that the POU’s RPS procurement requirements
were not met, the POU shall provide documentation to justify the application of any
optional compliance measures adopted by the POU in accordance with section 3206. The
documentation shall include all reports, analyses, proposed findings, and any other
information upon which the POU relied in applying the measure. The POU shall also
submit an updated enforcement program and/or procurement plan that includes a
schedule identifying potential sources of electricity products currently available or
anticipated to be available in the future for meeting the POU’s shortfall.
(A) If a POU applies adopted cost limitation measures, the POU shall report that cost
limitation to the Commission in dollars spent during the compliance period. The
POU shall also provide the Commission with an estimate of the total cost for the
POU to procure sufficient electricity products to meet its RPS procurement
requirements for the preceding compliance period. The POU shall additionally
report on actions taken in response to RPS procurement expenditures meeting or
exceeding the cost limitation.
(e) Notwithstanding section 3207 (a) – (d), a POU that meets the criteria listed in Public Utilities
Code section 399.30 (g) shall submit to the Commission documentation as specified in
section 3204 (a)(6).
(f) In addition to the applicable reporting requirements in section 3207 (a) – (d), a POU that
meets the criteria listed in Public Utilities Code section 399.30 (j) shall annually submit to the
Commission, by the deadline for annual reports specified in section 3207 (c), documentation
demonstrating that the POU provides electric services to a local government that is both a
city and county of the state, that the POU receives greater than 67 percent of its electricity
sources to meet its electricity demands on an annual basis from qualified hydroelectric
facilities as defined in section 3204 (a)(7). The Commission may request additional
documentation if necessary to determine whether the POU meets the criteria listed in Public
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Utilities Code section 399.30 (j). A POU that meets the criteria listed in Public Utilities Code
section 399.30 (j) must additionally submit its total electricity demand and documentation of
its annual qualifying hydroelectric generation, and provide evidence that any electricity
demands unsatisfied by its qualifying hydroelectric generation in any given year are met
with procurement from eligible renewable energy resources, including renewable energy
credits.
(g) Incorrect and incomplete reports.
(1) If the Executive Director determines a report submitted by a POU pursuant to this
section is incorrect or incomplete, he or she shall issue a written notice to the POU
specifying what information is missing or needs to be corrected in the report. If a POU
submits the missing or correct information to the Commission within ten (10) business
days of receipt of such notice, the POU’s initial failure to submit a complete and correct
report shall not be processed as a separate violation under these regulations. Written
notices issued pursuant to this subdivision may include e‐mail or other written
communications.
(2) A POU may request an extension of time to submit the missing or correct report
information specified in the written notice issued by the Executive Director. Such a
request for an extension of time must be received by the Commission no later than the
date the missing or correct information is due to the Commission. The Executive
Director shall act on a request for an extension of time within five business days after it
is received by the Commission and may grant an extension of time of up to 30 calendar
days from the date the missing or correct report information is due under the written
notice if he or she finds that there is good cause for an extension. The POU’s initial
failure to submit a complete and correct report shall not be deemed a separate violation
under these regulations if the Commission receives the complete or correct report
information by the date specified in the extension. In determining whether good cause
exists for purposes of this subdivision, the Executive Director may consider, without
limitation, the following factors:
(A) Whether the POU was diligent in gathering the information necessary to submit a
complete and correct report to the Commission and preparing the report for
submission by the due date.
(B) Whether there were circumstances beyond the control of the POU that prevented the
POU from gathering and producing a complete and correct report to the
Commission by the due date.
(C) Whether the extension of time is likely to enable the POU to submit a complete and
correct report by the extended due date.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30
and 9508, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section 25747, Public Resources Code; and sections
399.13, 399.15, 399.16, 399.30, 9507 and 9508, Public Utilities Code.
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8B Section 3208 – Enforcement
(a) Any complaint against a POU pertaining to the enforcement of a RPS requirement, or any
regulation, order, or decision adopted by the Commission pertaining to the RPS, shall be
filed in accordance with Title 20, section 1240 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) A complaint may be issued for a POU’s failure to comply with any of the requirements in
these regulations, including, but not limited to any of the following:
(1) Failure to meet an RPS procurement target as specified in subdivision (a) of section
3204 for reasons other than the POU’s adopted cost limitations and/or delay of timely
compliance rules which the Commission determines comport with the RPS
requirements as specified in subdivisions (a)(2) and (3) of section 3206
(2) Failure to meet a Portfolio Content Category 1 portfolio balance requirement as
specified in subdivision (c) of section 3204 for reasons other than the POU’s adopted
cost limitation and/or delay of timely compliance rules which the Commission
determines comport with the RPS requirements as specified in subdivisions (a)(2) and
(3) of section 3206
(3) Failure to adopt an RPS procurement plan, enforcement program or plan, or provide
notice, disclosure, or other information to the Commission and public as specified in
section 3205
(4) Failure to submit a complete annual, compliance, or other report, or other
documentation or information as specified by section 3207.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section 399.30, Public Utilities Code.
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California Code of Regulations
Title 20. Public Utilities and Energy
Division 2. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
Chapter 2. Rules of Practice and Procedures
Article 4.Complaints and Investigations
(Section 1240)
____________________________________________________________________________
9BSection 1240 – Renewables Portfolio Standard Enforcement
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, the following shall apply to any
complaint pertaining to a Renewables Portfolio Standard requirement, or any regulation,
order, or decision adopted by the Commission pertaining to the Renewables Portfolio
Standard, for local publicly owned electric utilities.
(b) Complaints
(1) No complaint for the failure of a local publicly owned electric utility to meet a
Renewables Portfolio Standard requirement, or any regulation, order, or decision
adopted by the Commission pertaining to the Renewables Portfolio Standard for local
publicly owned electric utilities, may be filed by any person or entity listed in section
1231, except Commission staff.
(2) A complaint for the failure of a local publicly owned electric utility to meet a
requirement of the Renewables Portfolio Standard, or any regulation, order, or decision
adopted by the Commission pertaining to the Renewables Portfolio Standard for local
publicly owned electric utilities, shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) A statement of facts upon which the complaint is based.
(B) A statement indicating the statute, regulation, order, or decision upon which the
complaint is based.
(C) The action the Commission is requested to take.
(D) The authority for the Commission to take such action.
(3) A declaration under penalty of perjury shall not be required for the filing of a complaint
under this section 1240.
(c) Any person or entity may participate in a proceeding filed under this section but shall not
be entitled to intervene or otherwise become a party to the proceeding. Participation
includes the ability to provide oral and written comments in the proceeding.
(d) Answer
(1) The local publicly owned electric utility shall file an answer with the Chief Counsel
within 45 calendar days after service of the complaint. In addition to those matters set
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out in section 1233 (b), the answer shall include all data, reports, analyses, and any other
information deemed relevant by the local publicly owned electric utility to any claims,
allegations, or defenses made in the answer. The answer may also include information
deemed relevant by the local publicly owned electric utility to support findings of fact
regarding any mitigating factors related to any alleged violation.
(2) In the event that the local publicly owned electric utility includes in the answer any
confidential business information, trade secrets, or other information sought to be
withheld from public disclosure, respondent shall submit such information in a separate
filing, under seal, at the time the local publicly owned electric utility files the answer.
The information shall be submitted to the Executive Director along with a complete
request for confidential designation in accordance with section 2505.
(e) Response
(1) Commission staff may file with the Chief Counsel a response to the answer no later than
15 calendar days after receipt of the answer. The response shall be served upon the local
publicly owned electric utility upon filing.
(2) In the event that Commission staff files a response under (e)(1), the local publicly owned
electric utility may file with the Chief Counsel a reply to such response no later than 10
calendar days from receipt of such response. The reply shall be served upon
Commission staff upon filing.
(f) Hearing
(1) A hearing on the complaint shall be scheduled to commence no sooner than 30 calendar
days after the filing of a staff response pursuant to subdivision (e) of this section.
(2) A notice of hearing on the complaint shall be provided in accordance with section 1234
(b). Such notice shall be provided no later than 30 calendar days after the last filing is
made.
(3) The hearing may be scheduled before the full Commission, a committee designated by
the Commission, or a hearing officer assigned by the Chair at the request of the
committee as provided in section 1205.
(4) If the hearing is not held before the full Commission, the proposed decision set out in
section 1235 shall be forwarded to the full Commission, to the extent reasonably
possible, no later than 45 calendar days after the hearing has been concluded. If the
hearing is held before the full Commission, to the extent reasonably possible, the
Commission shall publish its decision within 45 calendar days after the hearing has been
concluded.
(g) The decision of the full Commission shall be a final decision. There is no right of
reconsideration of a final decision issued under this section 1240. The decision will include
all findings, including findings regarding mitigating and aggravating factors, upon which
the Air Resources Board may rely in assessing a penalty against a local publicly owned
electric utility pursuant to Public Utilities Code section 399.30, subdivisions (l) and (m).
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(h) Referral
(1) No sooner than five days after the time for filing a petition for writ of mandate in
accordance with Public Resources Code section 25901 has passed, Commission staff
shall forward a notice of violation, based on the final decision of the full Commission,
together with the record of proceedings, to the Air Resources Board for determination of
a penalty. The record of proceedings shall include all filings made in the course of the
proceedings, the transcripts of the hearing and any exhibits used during the course of
that hearing, and any correspondence between the respondent and the Commission
pertaining to the proceedings.
(2) If a petition for writ of mandate is filed by respondent, Commission staff shall not
forward the notice of violation to the Air Resources Board until the matter is fully and
finally determined. In the event a petition for writ of mandate is filed by respondent,
the record of proceedings shall also include all filings made by all parties in the action
and any appeals thereof.
NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 25213 and 25218 (e), Public Resources Code; and section 399.30,
Public Utilities Code. Reference: Section 399.30, Public Utilities Code.
City of Palo Alto (ID # 4158)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 11/12/2013
City of Palo Alto Page 1
Summary Title: Contract for FY 2014 Asphalt Paving Project
Title: Approval of a Contract with Granite Construction Company in the
Amount of $2,700,818 for the FY2014 Asphalt Paving Project, the 2nd of 2
Contracts in the FY 2014 Street Maintenance Program Project (CIP PE-86070)
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Public Works
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council:
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the
attached contract with Granite Construction Company (Attachment A) in an
amount not to exceed $2,700,818 for the Palo Alto FY 2014 Asphalt Paving
Project Capital Improvement Project PE-86070 and PL-04010; and
2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to negotiate and execute one or
more change orders to the contract with Granite Construction Company for
related, additional but unforeseen work which may develop during the
project, the total value of which shall not exceed $270,082.
Background
The Public Works Engineering Services Division manages construction contracts
for concrete repair, preventive maintenance, resurfacing and reconstruction of
various city streets on an annual basis. The candidate streets are surveyed
biannually by Public Works Engineering staff and then rated by a computerized
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pavement maintenance management system (PMMS). This contract is the 2nd of
2 contracts for the FY 2014 streets program.
All streets have been coordinated with the City’s Utilities Department and the
Planning and Community Environment Department’s Transportation Division to
minimize cutting newly resurfaced streets. Extensive public outreach will be
conducted before and during the construction phase to inform the community
step by step throughout the process, including flyers sent to adjacent residences
and businesses, and notices posted on Nextdoor and the City’s website. In
addition, staff will interface with the Palo Alto Downtown Business and Profession
Association, neighborhood associations, and other organizations and business as
appropriate.
Discussion
Project Description
Staff is recommending approval of the 2nd of 2 street resurfacing contracts to be
implemented this fiscal year as part of an enhanced program to increase the
condition of Palo Alto’s streets. This project’s $2,700,818 expenditure for 705,000
square feet of improvements is estimated to raise the City’s Pavement Condition
Index (PCI) by approximately 1.4 points. Palo Alto has a goal of raising the
citywide average PCI to 85, representing very good or excellent conditions, by
2019. The City’s 2012 year end PCI was 77.
This project includes repaving nine (9) lane miles of streets (705,000 square feet)
of new asphalt. Additionally, the project scope includes more than 41,000 square
feet of concrete road base repair and 7,000 lineal feet of new curb and gutter.
The list of streets being resurfaced in this project is included as Attachment C.
Additionally, maps of the FY 2014 street maintenance work and the 5-year plan
for street repaving are available at www.cityofpaloalto.org/streets.
Forest Avenue will be receiving 10 continuous blocks of pavement restoration
from Ramona Street to Lincoln Avenue. Palo Alto Avenue from Alma Street to
Bryant Street will receive surface treatments as well as green bike lanes as part of
the new striping plan developed by the Planning and Community Environment
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Department’s Transportation Division to enhance the bike boulevards. This
project also includes repaving more than 50% of the Southgate neighborhood in
coordination with the Southgate Neighborhood Storm Drain Capital Improvement
Project, SD-10101.
Bid Process
On September 20, 2013, a notice inviting formal bids (IFB) for the Palo Alto
FY2014 Asphalt Paving Project was posted at City Hall and was sent to 14 builder’s
exchanges and 23 contractors. The bidding period was 26 calendar days. Bids
were received from eight contractors on October 15, 2013 as listed on the
attached Bid Summary (Attachment B).
Summary of Bid Process
Bid Name/Number Palo Alto FY 2014 Asphalt Paving Project
Proposed Length of Project 150 calendar days
Number of Bid Packages Sent
to Contractors 23
Number of Bid Packages Sent
to Builder’s Exchanges 14
Total Days to Respond to Bid 26
Pre-Bid Meeting? No
Number of Bids Received: 8
Bid Price Range
(base bid only) From a low of $2,219,993 to a high of $2,940,103
Bids ranged from a high of $2,940,103 to a low bid of $2,219,993 and ranged from
29% above to 3% below the engineer’s estimate of $2,285,479. Staff has
reviewed all bids submitted and recommends that the base bid and Add
Alternates 1 and 2 totaling $2,700,818 submitted by Granite Construction
Company be accepted and that Granite Construction Company be declared the
lowest responsible bidder. The change order amount of $270,082, which equals
City of Palo Alto Page 4
ten percent of the total contract, is requested for related, additional, but
unforeseen work which may develop during the project.
Staff reviewed other similar projects performed by the lowest responsible bidder,
Granite Construction Company including past paving projects performed for the
City. There were no significant complaints with their previous work. Staff also
checked with the Contractor's State License Board and found that the contractor
has an active license on file.
Resource Impact
Funding for the Palo Alto FY2014 Asphalt Paving Project is available in Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) Projects PE-86070 Street Resurfacing Program and
CIP Project PL-04010 Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Plan Implementation
Project. The funding allocation is as follows:
Funding
Source Contract Contingency
Total
Encumbrance
1 PE-86070 $ 2,654,978 $ 265,498 $ 2,920,476
2 PL-04010 $ 45,840 $ 4,584 $ 50,424
Totals $ 2,700,818 $ 270,082 $ 2,970,900
Policy Implications
This project is in conformance with the City of Palo Alto’s Comprehensive Plan
and does not represent any changes to existing City policies.
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Environmental Review
Street resurfacing projects are categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15301c of the CEQA Guidelines
as repair, maintenance and/or minor alteration of the existing facilities and no
further environmental review is necessary.
Attachments:
A - Contract (PDF)
B - Bid Summary (PDF)
C - Street List (PDF)
InvitationforBid(IFB)Package 1 Rev.July2012
CONSTRUCTIONCONTRACT
CONSTRUCTIONCONTRACT
ContractNo.C14151905
CityofPaloAlto
and
GraniteConstructionCompany
PROJECT
FY2014AsphaltPavingProject
InvitationforBid(IFB)Package 2 Rev.July2012
CONSTRUCTIONCONTRACT
CONSTRUCTIONCONTRACT
TABLEOFCONTENTS
SECTION1.INCORPORATIONOFRECITALS ANDDEFINITIONS………………………………......................5
1.1 Recitals ................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Definitions ........................................................................................................... 5
SECTION2.THEPROJECT………………………………………………………………………………..............................5
SECTION3.THECONTRACT DOCUMENTS…………………………………………………………..........................5
3.1ListofDocuments…………………………………………………………………………………………......5
3.2OrderofPrecedence ……………………………………………………………………………................6
SECTION4.THEWORK …………………………………………………………………………………..............................7
SECTION5.PROJECTTEAM …………………………………………………………………………...............................7
SECTION6.TIMEOFCOMPLETION …………………………………………………………………............................7
6.1 TimeIsof Essence ........................................................................................……… 7
6.2 Commencementof Work..................................................................................... 7
6.3 ContractTime ....................................................................................................... 7
6.4 LiquidatedDamages ............................................................................................. 7
6.4.1 Entitlement…………………………………………………………………………………………….7
6.4.2 DailyAmount………………………………………………………………………………………….8
6.4.3 ExclusiveRemedy…………………………………………………………………………………..8
6.4.4 OtherRemedies…………………………………………………………………………………...8
6.5 AdjustmentstoContract Time...........................................................................… 8
SECTION7.COMPENSATIONTOCONTRACTOR………………………………………………………………………...8
7.1 ContractSum………………………………………………………………………………………………………1
7.2 FullCompensation……………………………………………………………………………………………..9
7.3 CompensationforExtraorDeletedWork…………………………………………………………….9
7.3.1 SelfPerformedWork…………………………………………………………………………………9
7.3.2 Subcontractors………………………………………………………………………………………….9
SECTION8.STANDARDO FCARE...................................................................................................9
SECTION9.INDEMNIFICATION......................................................................................................10
9.1 HoldHarmless……………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
9.2 Survival……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10
SECTION10.NONDISCRIMINATION ..............................................................................................10
SECTION11.INSURANCEAND BONDS..........................................................................................10
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SECTION12.PROHIBITION AGAINSTTRANSFERS ..........................................................................11
SECTION13.NOTICES....................................................................................................................11
13.1 MethodofNotice………………………………………………………………………………………………..11
13.2 NoticeReci pients.................................................................................................11
13.3 ChangeofAddress ............................................................................................... 12
14.1 ResolutionofContract Disputes........................................................................... 12
14.2 ResolutionofOther Disputes............................................................................... 12
14.2.1 NonContractDisputes……………………………………………………………………………….12
14.2.2 Litigation,CityElection……………………………………………………...........................13
14.3 SubmissionofContractDispute…………………………………………………………………………..13
14.3.1 ByContractor………………………………………………………………………………………….13
14.3.2 ByCity…………………………………………………………………………………………………….13
14.4 ContractDisputeResolution Process...............................................................…… 13
14.4.1 DirectNegotiation…………………………………………………………………………………….13
14.4.2 DeferralofContractDisputes…………………………………………………………………14
14.4.3 Mediation………………………………………………………………………………………………….14
14.4.4 BindingArbitration……………………………………………………………………………………15
14.5 NonWaiver…………………………………………………………………………………………………………16
SECTION15.DEFAULT ...................................................................................................................16
15.1 NoticeofDefa ult.................................................................................................. 16
15.2 OpportunitytoCure Default................................................................................ 16
SECTION16.CITY'SRIGHTS ANDREMEDIES ..................................................................................16
16.1 RemediesUponDefault ....................................................................................... 16
16.1.1 DeleteCertainServic………………………………………………………...........................16
16.1.2 PerformandWithhold…………………………………………………………………………….16
16.1.3 SuspendTheConstructionContract………………………………………………………….16
16.1.4 TerminatetheConstructionContractforDefault……………………………………..17
16.1.5 InvokethePerformanceBond………………………………………………………………….17
16.1.6 AdditionalProvisions……………………………………………………………………………….17
16.2 DelaysbySureties ................................................................................................ 17
16.3 DamagestoCity ................................................................................................... 17
16.3.1 ForContractor'sDefault…………………………………………………………………………..17
16.3.2 CompensationforLosses………………………………………………………………………….17
16.5 SuspensionbyCityfor Convenience ..................................................................... 18
16.6 TerminationWithout Cause................................................................................. 18
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16.6.1 Compensation………………………………………………………………………………………….18
16.6.2 Subcontractors…………………………………………………………………………………………18
16.7 Contractor’sDutiesUponTermination ................................................................. 19
SECTION17.CONTRACTOR'SRIGHTSAND REMEDIES ...................................................................19
17.1 Contractor’sRemedies ......................................................................................... 19
17.1.1 ForWorkStoppage…………………………………………………………………………………..19
17.1.2 ForCity'sNonPayment……………………………………………………………………………19
17.2 DamagestoContractor ........................................................................................ 19
SECTION18.ACCOUNTING RECORDS............................................................................................19
18.1 FinancialManagementandCity Access..........................................................……. 19
18.2 CompliancewithCityR equests........................................................................…. 20
SECTION19.INDEPENDEN TPARTIES.............................................................................................2 0
SECTION20.NUISANCE.................................................................................................................20
SECTION21.PERMITS ANDLICENSES............................................................................................2 0
SECTION22.WAIVER....................................................................................................................20
SECTION23.GOVERNING LAW.....................................................................................................20
SECTION24.COMPLETE AGREEMENT...........................................................................................21
SECTION25.SURVIVALO FCONTRACT ..........................................................................................21
SECTION26.PREVAILING WAGES..................................................................................................21
SECTION27.NON APPROPRIATION..............................................................................................21
SECTION28.GOVERNMENTAL POWERS........................................................................................21
SECTION29.ATTORNEY FEES........................................................................................................21
SECTION30.COUNTERPARTS........................................................................................................22
SECTION31.SEVERABILITY...........................................................................................................22
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CONSTRUCTIONCONTRACT
CONSTRUCTIONCONTRACT
THISCONSTRUCTIONCONTRACTenteredintoonNovember12,20 13(“ExecutionDate”)byandbetween
the CITY OF PALO ALTO, a California chartered municipal corporation ("City"), and GRANITE
CONSTRUCTIONCOMPANY("Contractor"),is madewithreferencetothefollowing:
RECITALS:
A. Cityisamunicipalcorporationdulyorganized andvalidlyexistingunderthelawsoftheStateof
Californiawiththepowertocarryonitsbusinessasiti snowbeingconductedunderthestatutesofthe
StateofCaliforniaandtheCharterofCity.
B. Contractorisa CaliforniaCorporationdulyorganizedandin goodstandingintheStateofCa,
Contractor’sLicenseNumber89.Contracto rrepresentsthatitisdulylicensed bytheStateofCaliforniaand
hasthebackground,knowledge,experienceand expertisetoperformtheobligationssetforthinthis
ConstructionContract.
C. OnSeptember 20,2013,City issuedanInvitationforBids(IFB)t ocontractorsfortheFy2014
AsphaltPavingProject(“Project”).Inresponset otheIFB,Contractorsubmittedabid.
D. CityandContractordesiretoenterinto thisConstructionContractfortheProject,andother
servicesasidentifiedintheBidDocumentsfortheProjectuponthefollowingtermsandconditions.
NOWTHEREFORE,inconsiderationofthemutual promisesandundertakings hereinaftersetforth
andforothergoodandvaluableconsideration,thereceiptandsufficiencyofwhicharehereby
acknowledged,itismutuallyagreedbyand betweentheundersignedpartiesas follows:
SECTION1 INCORPORATIONOFRECITALSANDDEFINITIONS.
1.1 Recitals.
Alloftherecitalsare incorporatedhereinbyreference.
1.2 Definitions.
CapitalizedtermsshallhavethemeaningssetforthinthisConstructionContractand/orinthe
GeneralConditions.IfthereisaconflictbetweenthedefinitionsinthisConstructionContractand
intheGeneralConditions,thedefinitionsin thisConstructionContractshallprevail.
SECTION2 THEPROJECT.
TheProjectistheconstructionoftheFY2014AsphaltPavingProject("Project").
SECTION3 THECONTRACTDOCUMENTS.
3.1 ListofDocuments.
TheContractDocuments(sometimescollectivelyreferredtoas“Agreement”or“BidDocuments”)consist
ofthefollowingdocumentswhichareonfilewith thePurchasingDivisionandareherebyincorporatedby
reference.
1) ChangeOrders
2) FieldChangeOrders
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3) Contract
4) ProjectPlansandDrawings
5) TechnicalSpecifications
6) SpecialProvisions
7) NoticeInvitingBids
8) InstructionstoBidders
9) GeneralConditions
10) BiddingAddenda
11) InvitationforBids
12) Contractor'sBid/NonCollusionAffidavit
13) Reportslistedinthe BiddingDocuments
14) Public WorksDepartment’sStandardDrawingsand Specificationsdated2007 and
updatedfromtimetotime
15) UtilitiesDepartment’sWater,Gas,Wastewater,ElectricUtilitiesStandardsdated2005
andupdatedfromtimetotime
16) CityofPaloAltoTraffic ControlRequirements
17) CityofPaloAltoTruck RouteMapandRegulations
18) Notice Inviting PreQualification Statements, PreQualification Statement, and Pre
QualificationChecklist(ifapplicable)
19) PerformanceandPaymentBonds
20) InsuranceForms
3.2 OrderofPrecedence.
Forthepurposesofconstruing,interpretingand resolvinginconsistenciesbetweenandamongthe
provisionsofthisContract,theContractDocumentsshallhavetheorderofpr ecedenceassetforthinthe
precedingsection.Ifaclaimedinconsistencycannotberesolved throughtheorderofprecedence,theCity
shallhavethesolepowertodecide whichdocumentorprovisionshall governasmaybeinthebest
interestsoftheCity.
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SECTION4 THEWORK.
TheWorkincludesalllabor,materials,equipment,services,permits,fees,licensesandtaxes,andallother
thingsnecessaryforContractortoperformitsobligationsandcompletetheProject,including,without
limitation,anyChangesapprovedbyCity,inaccordance withtheContractDocumentsandallApplicable
CodeRequirements.
SECTION5 PROJECT TEAM.
In addition to Contractor, City has retained, or may retain, consultants and contractors to provide
professionalandtechnicalconsultationforthedesignandconstructionoftheProject.TheProjectrequires
thatContractoroperateefficiently,effectivelyandcooperativelywithCityaswellasallothermembersof
theProjectTeamand othercontractorsretainedbyCitytoconstructotherportionsoftheProject.
SECTION6 TIMEOFCOMPLETION.
6.1 TimeIsofEssence.
Timeisoftheessencewithrespecttoallt imelimitssetforthin theContractDocuments.
6.2 CommencementofWork.
ContractorshallcommencetheWorkonthedatespecifiedinCity’sNoticetoProceed.
6.3 ContractTime.
Workhereundershallbeginonthedate specifiedontheCity’sNoticetoProceedandshallbe
completed
notlaterthan .
withinOneHundredFifty calendardays(150)afterthecommencementdatespecifiedin
City’s NoticetoProceed.
6.4 LiquidatedDamages.
6.4.1 Entitlement.
City and Contractor acknowledge and agree that if Contractor fails to fully and
satisfactorilycompletetheWorkwithintheContractTime,Citywillsuffer,asaresult of
Contractor’s failure, substantial damages which are both extremely difficult and
impracticabletoascertain.Such damagesmayinclude,bu tarenotlimitedto:
(i) LossofpublicconfidenceinCit yanditscontractorsandconsultants.
(ii) Lossofpublicuseofpublicfacilities.
(iii) Extendeddisruptiontopublic.
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6.4.2 DailyAmount.
City and Contractor have reasonably endeavored, but failed, to ascertain the actual
damagethatCitywillincurifContractorfailstoachieveSubstantialCompletionofthe
entireWorkwithintheContractTime.Therefore,thepartiesagreethatinadditiontoall
otherdamagestowhich Citymaybeentitledotherthandelaydamages,intheevent
ContractorshallfailtoachieveSubstantialCompletionoftheentireWorkwithinthe
ContractTime,ContractorshallpayCityasliquidated damagestheamountof$500per
dayforeachDayoccurringaftertheexpirationoftheContractTimeuntilContractor
achievesSubstantialCompletionoftheentireWork.Theliquidateddamagesamountis
notapenaltybutconsideredtobeareasonableestimateoftheamountofdamagesCity
willsufferbydelayincompletionoftheWork.
6.4.3 ExclusiveRemedy.
CityandContractoracknowledgeandagreethatthisliquidated damagesprovisionshall
be City’s only remedy for delay damages caused by Contractor’s failure to achieve
SubstantialCompletionoftheentireWorkwithintheContractTime.
6.4.4 OtherRemedies.
Cityisentitledtoanyandallavailablelegal andequitableremediesCitymayhavewhere
City’s Losses are caused by any reason other than Contractor’s failure to achieve
SubstantialCompletionoftheentireWorkwithintheContractTime.
6.5 Adjustmentst oContractTime.
TheContractTimemayonlybeadjustedfortimeextensionsapprovedbyCityandagreedtoby
Change Order executed by City and Contractor in accordance with the requirements of the
ContractDocuments.
SECTION7 COMPENSATIONTOCONTRACTOR.
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7.1 ContractSum.
ContractorshallbecompensatedforsatisfactorycompletionoftheWorkincompliancewiththe
ContractDocumentstheContractSumofTwo MillionSevenHundredThousandEighthundred
andEighteenDollars($2,700,818).
[ThisamountincludestheBaseBidandAddAlternates1and2.]
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7.2 FullCompensation.
TheContractSumshallbefullcompensationto ContractorforallWorkprovidedbyContractor
and,exceptasotherwiseexpresslypermittedbythetermsoftheContractDocuments,shallcover
allLossesarisingoutofthenatureo ftheWorkorfromtheactsoftheelementsoranyunforeseen
difficultiesorobstructionswhichmayariseorbeencounteredinperformanceoftheWorkuntil
itsAcceptancebyCity,allrisksconnectedwith theWork,andanyandallexpensesincurreddueto
suspensionordiscontinuanceoftheWork.TheContractSummayonlybeadjustedforChange
Ordersissued,executedandsatisfactorilyperformedinaccordancewiththerequirementsofthe
ContractDocuments.
7.3 CompensationforExtraorDeletedWork.
TheContractSumshallbeadjusted(eitherbyadditiono rcredit)forChangesintheWorkinvolving
ExtraWorkorDeletedWorkbasedononeor moreofthefollowingmethodstobeselectedby
City:
1.UnitpricesstatedintheContractDocumentsoragreeduponbyCityandContractor,
which unit prices shall be deemed to include Contractor Markup and
Subcontractor/SubsubcontractorMarku pspermittedbythisSection.
2.Alumpsumagreedupon byCityandContractor,basedontheestimatedAllowable
Costs and Contractor Markup and Subcontractor Markup computed in accordance
withthisSection.
3.Contractor’s Allowable Costs, plus Contractor Markup and Subcontractor Markups
applicabletosuchExtraWorkcomputedin accordancewiththisSection.
ContractorMarkupandSubcontractor/Subsubcontractor Markupssetforthhereinarethefull
amountofcompensationtobeaddedforExtraWorko rtobesubtractedforDeletedWorkthatis
attributabletooverhead(directandindirect)andprofitofContractorandofitsSubcontractors
and Subsubcontractors, of every Tier. When using this payment methodology, Contractor
MarkupandSubcontractor/SubsubcontractorMarkups,whichshallnotbecompounded,shallbe
computedasfollows:
7.3.1 MarkupSelfPerformedWork.
10%oftheAllowableCostsforthatportionoftheExtraWorkorDeletedWorktobe
performedbyContractorwithitsownforces.
7.3.2 MarkupforWorkPerformed bySubcontractors.
15%oftheAllowableCostsforthatportionoftheExtraWorkorDeletedWorktobe
performedbyafirstTierSubcontractor.
SECTION8 STANDARDOFCARE.
Contractor agrees that the Work shall be performed by qualified, experienced and wellsupervised
personnel.AllservicesperformedinconnectionwiththisConstructionContractshallbeperformedina
mannerconsistentwiththestandardofcareunderCalifornialawapplicabletothosewhospecializein
providingsuchservicesforprojectsofthe type,scopeandcomplexityoftheProject.
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SECTION9 INDEMNIFICATION.
9.1 HoldHarmless.
Tothefullestextentallowedbylaw,Contractorwilldefend,indemnify,andholdharmlessCity,its
CityCouncil,boardsandcommissions,officers,agents,employees,representativesandvolunteers
(hereinaftercollectivelyreferredtoas"Indemnitees"),throughlegalcounselacceptabletoCity,
fromandagainstanyandallLossesarising directlyorindirectlyfrom,orinanymannerrelatingto
anyof,thefollowing:
(i) PerformanceornonperformanceoftheWorkbyContractororitsSubcontractorsorSub
subcontractors,ofanytier;
(ii) Performance or nonperformance by Contractor or its Subcontractors or Sub
subcontractorsofanytier,ofanyofthe obligationsundertheContractDocuments;
(iii) TheconstructionactivitiesofContractororitsSubcontractorsorSubsubcontractors,of
anytier,eitherontheSiteo ronotherproperties;
(iv) ThepaymentornonpaymentbyContractortoanyofitsemployees,Subcontractorsor
Subsubcontractorsofanytier,forWorkperformed onorofftheSitefortheProject;and
(v) Anypersonalinjury,propertydamageoreconomiclosstothirdpersonsassociatedwith
the performance or nonperformance by Contractor or its Subcontractors or Sub
subcontractorsofanytier,oftheWork.
However, nothing herein shall obligate Contractor to indemnify any Indemnitee for Losses
resultingfromthesoleoractivenegligenceorwillfulmisconductoftheIndemnitee.Contractor
shall pay City for any costs City incurs to enforce this provision. Nothing in the Contract
DocumentsshallbeconstruedtogiverisetoanyimpliedrightofindemnityinfavorofContractor
againstCityoranyotherIndemnitee.
9.2 Survival.
TheprovisionsofSection9shallsurvive theterminationofthisConstructionContract.
SECTION10 NONDISCRIMINATION.
AssetforthinPaloAltoMunicipalCodesection2.30.510,Contractorcertifiesthatintheperformanceof
thisAgreement,itshallnotdiscriminateintheemploymentofanypersonbecauseoftherace,skincolor,
gender,age,religion,disability,nationalorigin,ancestry,sexualorientation,housingstatus,maritalstatus,
familialstatus,weightorheightofsuchperson.Contractoracknowledgesthatithasreadandunderstands
the provisions of Section 2.30.510 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code relating to Nondiscrimination
Requirementsandthepenaltiesforviolationthereof,andwillcomplywithallrequirementsofSection
2.30.510pertainingtonondiscriminationinemployment.
SECTION 11 INSURANCEANDBONDS.
OnorbeforetheExecutionDate,ContractorshallprovideCitywithevidencethatithasobtainedinsurance
andPerformanceandPaymentBondssatisfyingallrequirements inArticle11oftheGeneralConditions.
FailuretodososhallbedeemedamaterialbreachofthisConstructionContract.
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SECTION12 PROHIBITIONAGAINSTTRANSFERS.
CityisenteringintothisConstructionContractbaseduponthestatedexperienceandqualificationsofthe
ContractoranditssubcontractorssetforthinContractor’sBid.Accordingly,Contractorshallnotassign,
hypothecate or transfer this Construction Contract or any interest therein directly or indirectly, by
operationoflaworotherwisewithoutthepriorwrittenconse ntofCity.Anyassignment,hypothecationor
transferwithoutsaidconsentshallbenullandvoid.
Thesale,assignment,transferorotherdispositionofanyoftheissuedandoutstandingcapitalstockof
ContractororofanygeneralpartnerorjointventurerorsyndicatememberofContractor,iftheContractor
is a partnership or joint venture or syndicate or cotenancy shall result in changing the control of
Contractor,shallbeconstruedasanassignmentofthisConstructionContract.Controlmeansmorethan
fiftypercent(50%)ofthevotingpowerofthecorporationorotherentity.
SECTION 13 NOTICES.
13.1 MethodofNotice.
Allnotices,demands,requestsorapprovalstobegivenunderthisConstructionContractshallbegivenin
writingandshallbedeemedservedo ntheearlierofthefollowing:
(i) Onthedatedeliveredifdeliveredpersonally;
(ii) Onthethirdbusinessdayafterthedeposit thereofintheUnitedStatesmail,postageprepaid,and
addressedashereinafterprovided;
(iii) Onthedatesentifsentbyfacsimiletransmission;
(iv) Onthedatesentifdelivered byelectronicmail;or
(v) Onthedateitisacceptedorr ejectedifsentbycertifiedmail.
13.2 Notice Recipients.
Allnotices,demandsorrequests(including,withoutlimitation,Claims)fromContractortoCity
shall include the Project name and the number of this Construction Contract and shall be
addressedtoCityat:
ToCity: CityofPaloAlto
CityClerk
250HamiltonAvenue
P.O.Box 10250
PaloAlto,CA94303
Copyto:CityofPaloAlto
PublicWorksAdministration
250HamiltonAvenue
PaloAlto,CA94301
Attn:HollyBoyd
Or
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CityofPaloAlto
UtilitiesEngineering
250HamiltonAvenue
PaloAlto,CA94301
Attn:
Inaddition,copiesofallClaimsbyContractorunderthisConstructionContractshallbeprovided
tothefollowing:
PaloAltoCityAttorney’sOffice
250HamiltonAvenue
P.O.Box10250
PaloAlto,California94303
AllClaimsshallbedeliveredpersonallyorsentbycertifiedmail.
Allnotices,demands,requestsorapprovalsfromCity toContractorshallbeaddressedto:
GraniteConstructionCompany
585W.BeachStreet
Watsonville,Ca95077
Attn:BarbaraJacob
13.3 ChangeofAddress.
Intheeventofanychange ofaddress,themovingpartyshallnotifytheotherpartyofthechange
of address in writing. Each party may, by written notice only, add, delete or replace any
individualstowhomandaddressesto whichnoticeshallbeprovided.
SECTION14 DISPUTERESOLUTION.
14.1 ResolutionofContractDisputes.
ContractDisputesshallberesolvedbythepartiesinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisSection
14,inlieuofanyandallrightsunderthelawthat eitherpartyhaveitsrightsadjudgedbyatrial
courtorjury.AllContractDisputesshallbe subjecttotheContractDisputeResolutionProcessset
forthinthisSection14,which shallbetheexclusive recourse of Contractor and City for such
ContractDisputes.
14.2 ResolutionofOtherDisputes.
14.2.1 NonContractDisputes.
ContractDisputesshallnotincludeanyofthefollowing:
(i) Penalties or forfeitures prescribed by statute or regulation imposed by a
governmentalagency;
(ii) Thirdpartytortclaimsforpersonalinjury,propertydamageordeathrelatingto
anyWorkperformedbyContractororitsSubcontractorsorSubsubcontractors
ofanytier;
(iii) Falseclaimsliabilityunder CaliforniaGovernmentCodeSect ion12650,et.seq.;
(iv)Defects in the Work first discovered by City after Final Payment by City to
Contractor;
(v) Stopnotices;or
(vi) The right of City to specific performance or injunctive relief to compel
performanceofanyprovisionoftheContractDocuments.
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14.2.2 Litigation,CityElection.
MattersthatdonotconstituteContractDisputesshallberesolvedbywayofanaction
filedintheSuperiorCourtoftheStateofCalifornia,CountyofSantaClara,andshallnot
besubjecttotheContractDisputeResolutionProcess.However,theCityreserves the
right,initssoleandabsolutediscretion,totreatsuchdisputesasContractDisputes.
UponwrittennoticebyCityofitselectionasprovidedintheprecedingsentence,such
disputeshallbesubmittedbythepartiesandfinallydecidedpursuanttotheContract
DisputeResolutionProcessinthemannerasrequiredforContractDisputes,including,
without limitation, City’s right under Paragraph 14.4.2 to defer resolution and final
determinationuntilafterFinalCompletionoftheWork.
14.3 Submissionof ContractDispute.
14.3.1 ByContractor.
ContractorsmaycommencetheContractDisputeResolutionProcessuponCity'swritten
responsedenyingallorpart ofaClaimpursuanttoParagraph4.2.9or4.2.10ofthe
GeneralConditions.ContractorshallsubmitawrittenStatementofContractDispute(as
set forth below) to City within seven (7) Days after City rejects all or a portion of
Contractor'sClaim.FailurebyContractortosubmititsStatementofContract Disputeina
timelymannershallresultinCity’sdecisionbyCityontheClaimbecomingfinaland
binding.Contractor’sStatementofContractDisputeshallbesignedunderpenaltyof
perjuryandshallstatewithspecificitytheeventsorcircumstancesgivingrisetothe
ContractDispute,thedatesoftheir occurrenceandtheassertedeffectontheContract
SumandtheContractTime.TheStatementofContractDisputeshallincludeadequate
supportingdatatosubstantiatethedisputedClaim.Adequatesupportingdatafora
ContractDisputerelatingtoanadjustmentoftheContractTimeshallincludebothofthe
following:
(i) All oftheschedulingdatarequiredtobesubmittedbyContractorunderthe
Contract Documents to obtain extensions of time and adjustments to the
ContractTimeand
(ii) A detailed, eventbyevent description of the impact of each event on
completionofWork.AdequatedatatosupportaStatementofContractDispute
involvinganadjustmentoftheContractSummustincludebothofthefollowing:
(a) Adetailedcostbreakdownand
(b) Supportingcostdatainsuch formandincludingsuchinformationand
othersupportingdataasrequiredundertheContractDocumentsfor
submissionofChange OrderRequestsand Claims.
14.3.2 ByCity.
City'srighttocommencetheContractDisputeResolutionProcessshallariseatanytime
followingCity'sactualdiscoveryofthecircumstancesgivingrisetotheContractDispute.
CityassertsContractDisputesinresponsetoaContractDisputeassertedbyContractor.
A Statement of Contract Dispute submitted by City shall state the events or
circumstancesgivingrisetotheContractDispute,thedatesoftheiroccurrenceandthe
damagesorotherreliefclaimedbyCityasaresultofsuchevents.
14.4 ContractDisputeResolutionProcess.
Thepartiesshallutilizeeachofthefollowingstepsinthe ContractDisputeResolution
Processinthesequencetheyappearbelow.Eachpartyshallparticipatefullyandingood
faithineachstepintheContractDisputeResolutionProcess,andgoodfaitheffortshall
beaconditionprecedenttotherightofeachpartytoproceedtothenextstepinthe
process.
14.4.1 DirectNegotiations.
DesignatedrepresentativesofCityandContractorshallmeetassoonaspossible(butnot
laterthanten(10)Daysafterreceiptof theStatementofContractDispute)inagood
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faith effort to negotiate a resolution to the Contract Dispute. Each party shall be
representedinsuchnegotiationsbyanauthorizedrepresentativewithfullknowledgeof
thedetailsoftheClaimsordefensesbeingassertedbysuchpartyinthenegotiations,
andwithfullauthoritytoresolvesuch ContractDisputethenandthere,subjectonlyto
City’s obligation to obtain administrative and/or City Council approval of any agreed
settlementorresolution.IftheContractDisputeinvolvestheassertionofarightorclaim
byaSubcontractororSubsubcontractor,ofany tier,againstContractorthatisinturn
beingassertedbyContractoragainstCity(“PassThroughClaim”),thentheSubcontractor
orSubSubcontractorshallalsohavearepresentativeattendthenegotiations,withthe
sameauthorityandknowledgeasdescribed above.Uponcompletionofthemeeting,if
theContractDisputeisnotresolved,thepartiesmayeithercontinuethenegotiationsor
any party may declare negotiations ended. All discussions that occur during such
negotiationsandalldocumentspreparedsolelyfor thepurposeofsuchnegotiationsshall
beconfidentialandprivilegedpursuanttoCaliforniaEvidenceCodeSections1119and
1152.
14.4.2 DeferralofContractDisputes.
Following the completion of the negotiations required by Paragraph 14.4.1, all
unresolvedContractDisputesshallbedeferredpendingFinalCompletionoftheProject,
subjecttoCity’sright,initssoleandabsolutediscretion,torequirethattheContract
DisputeResolutionProcessproceedpriortoFinalCompletion.AllContractDisputesthat
havebeendeferreduntilFinalCompletionshall beconsolidatedwithinareasonabletime
afterFinalCompletionandthereafterpursuedtoresolutionpursuanttothisContract
DisputeResolutionProcess.ThepartiescancontinueinformalnegotiationsofContract
Disputes; provided, however, that such informal negotiations shall not be alter the
provisionsoftheAgreementdeferringfinaldeterminationandresolution ofunresolved
ContractDisputesuntilafterFinalCompletion.
14.4.3 Mediation.
If the Contract Dispute remains unresolved after negotiations pursuant to Paragraph
14.4.1,thepartiesshallsubmittheContractDisputetononbindingmediationbeforea
mutuallyacceptablethirdpartymediator.
.1 QualificationsofMediator.Thepartiesshallendeavortoselect amediatorwho
isaretiredjudgeoranattorneywithatleastfive(5)yearsofexperiencein
public works construction contract law and in mediating public works
constructiondisputes.Inaddition,themediatorshallhaveatleasttwenty(20)
hoursofformaltraininginmediationskills.
.2 Submission to Mediation and Selection of Mediator.The party initiating
mediationofaContractDisputeshallprovidewrittennoticetotheotherparty
ofitsdecisiontomediate.Intheeventthepartiesareunabletoagreeupona
mediatorwithinfifteen(15)Daysafterthereceiptofsuchwrittennotice,then
the parties shall submit the matter to the American Arbitration Association
(AAA) at its San Francisco Regional Office for selection of a mediator in
accordancewiththeAAACo nstructionIndustryMediationRules.
.3 MediationProcess.ThelocationofthemediationshallbeattheofficesofCity.
Thecostsof mediationshallbesharedequallybybothparties.Themediator
shallprovideanindependentassessmentonthemeritsoftheContractDispute
and recommendations for resolution. All discussions that occur during the
mediationandalldocumentspreparedsolelyforthepurposeofthemediation
shall be confidential and privileged pursuant to California Evidence Code
Sections1119and1152.
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14.4.4 Bind ingArbitration.
IftheContractDisputeisnotresolvedbymediation,thenanypartymaysubmitthe
ContractDisputeforfinalandbindingarbitrationpursuanttotheprovisionsofCalifornia
PublicContractCodeSections10240,etseq.Theawardofthearbitratorthereinshallbe
finalandmaybeenteredasajudgmentbyanycourtofcompetentjurisdiction.Such
arbitrationshallbeconductedina ccordancewiththefollowing:
.1 ArbitrationInitiation.Thearbitrationshallbeinitiatedbyfilingacomplaintin
arbitration in accordance with the regulations promulgated pursuant to
CaliforniaPublicContractCodeSection10240.5.
.2 QualificationsoftheArbitrator.Thearbitratorshallbeapprovedbyallparties.
Thearbitratorshallbearetiredjudgeoranattorneywithatleastfive(5)years
ofexperienceinpublicworksconstructioncontractlawandinarbitratingpublic
works construction disputes. In addition, the arbitrator shall have at least
twenty(20)hoursofformaltraininginarbitrationskills.Intheeventtheparties
cannotagreeuponanarbitrator,theprovisionsofCaliforniaPublicContract
CodeSection10240.3shallbefollowedinselectinganarbitratorpossessingthe
qualificationsrequiredherein.
.3 HearingDaysandLocation.Arbitrationhearingsshall beheldattheofficesof
Cityandshall,exceptforgoodcauseshowntoanddeterminedbythearbitrator,
be conducted on consecutive business days, without interruption or
continuance.
.4 HearingDelays.Arbitrationhearingsshallnotbedelayedexceptupongood
causeshown.
.5 RecordingHearings.Allhearingsto receiveevidenceshallberecordedbya
certifiedstenographicreporter,withthecoststhereofborneequallybyCityand
Contractorandallocatedbythearbitratorinthefinalaward.
.6 LimitationofDepositions.Thepartiesmayconductdiscoveryinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofsection10240.11ofthePublicContract Code;provided,
however,thatdepositionsshallbelimited tobothofthefollowing:
(i) Ten(10)percipientwitnessesforeachpartyand5expertwitnessesper
party.
Upon a showing of good cause, the arbitrator may increase the number of
permitteddepositions.Anindividualwhoisbothpercipientand expertshall,for
purposesofapplyingtheforegoingnumericallimitationonly,bedeemedan
expert. Expert reports shall be exchanged prior to receipt of evidence, in
accordancewiththedirectionofthearbitrator,andexpertreports(including
initial and rebuttal reports) not so submitted shall not be admissible as
evidence.
.7 AuthorityoftheArbitrator.Thearbitratorshallhavetheauthoritytohear
dispositivemotionsandissueinterimordersandinterimorexecutoryawards.
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.8 WaiverofJuryTrial.ContractorandCityeachvoluntarilywaivesitsrighttoa
jury trial with respect to any Cont ract Dispute that is subject to binding
arbitration in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 14.4.4.
Contractorshallincludethisprovisioninitscontractswithits Subcontractors
whoprovideanyportionoftheWork.
14.5 NonWaiver.
ParticipationintheContractDisputeResolutionProcessshallnotwaive,releaseorcompromise
anydefenseofCity,including,withoutlimitation,anydefensebasedontheassertionthatthe
rightsorClaimsofContractorthatarethebasisofaContractDisputewerepreviouslywaivedby
ContractorduetoContractor’sfailuretocomplywith theContractDocuments,including,without
limitation,Contractor’sfailuretocomplywithanytimeperiodsforprovidingnoticeofrequests
foradjustmentsoftheContractSumorContractTimeorforsubmissionofClaimsorsupporting
documentationofClaims.
SECTION15 DEFAULT.
15.1 NoticeofDefault.
IntheeventthatCitydetermines,initssolediscretion,thatContractorhasfailedorrefusedto
perform any of the obligations set forth in the Contr act Documents, or is in breach of any
provisionoftheContractDocuments,City maygivewrittennoticeofdefault toContractorinthe
mannerspecifiedforthegivingofnoticesintheConstructionContract.
15.2 OpportunitytoCureDefault.
Exceptforemergencies,Contractorshallcureanydefaultinperformanceofitsobligationsunder
theContractDocumentswithintwo(2)Days(or suchshortertimeasCitymayreasonablyrequire)
afterreceiptofwrittennotice.However,ifthebreachcannotbereasonablycuredwithinsuch
time,Contractorwillcommencetocurethebreachwithintwo(2)Days(orsuchshortertimeas
City may reasonably require) and will diligently and continuously prosecute such cure to
completionwithinareasonabletime,whichshallinnoeventbelaterthanten(10)Daysafter
receiptofsuchwrittennotice.
SECTION16 CITY'SRIGHTSANDREMEDIES.
16.1 Remedies UponDefault.
IfContractorfailstocureanydefaultofthis ConstructionContractwithinthetimeperiodsetforth
aboveinSection15,thenCitymaypursueanyremediesavailableunderlaworequity,including,
withoutlimitation,thefollowing:
16.1.1 DeleteCertainServices.
Citymay,withoutterminatingthe ConstructionContract,deletecertainportionsoftheWork,
reservingtoitselfallrightstoLossesrelatedthereto.
16.1.2 PerformandWithhold.
Citymay,withoutterminatingtheConstructionContract,engageotherstoperformtheWorkor
portionoftheWorkthathasnotbeenadequatelyperformedbyContractorandwithholdthe cost
thereoftoCityfromfuturepaymentstoContractor,reservingtoitselfallrightstoLossesrelated
thereto.
16.1.3 SuspendThe ConstructionContract.
Citymay,withoutterminatingtheConstructionCo ntractandreservingtoitselfallrightstoLosses
relatedthereto,suspendalloranyportionofthisConstructionContract foraslongaperiodof
timeasCitydetermines,initssolediscretion,appropriate,inwhicheventCityshallhaveno
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obligationtoadjusttheContractSumorContractTime,andshallhavenoliabilitytoContractor
fordamagesifCitydirectsContractortoresumeWork.
16.1.4 TerminatetheConstru ctionContractforDefault.
CityshallhavetherighttoterminatethisConstructionContract,inwholeorinpart,upon the
failureofContractortopromptlycureanydefaultasrequiredbySection15.City’selectionto
terminatetheConstructionContractfordefaultshallbecommunicatedbygivingContractora
writtennoticeofterminationinthemannerspecifiedforthegivingofnoticesintheConstruction
Contract.AnynoticeofterminationgiventoContractorbyCityshallbeeffectiveimmediately,
unlessotherwiseprovidedtherein.
16.1.5 Invoke thePerformanceBond.
Citymay,withorwithoutterminatingtheConstructionContractandreservingtoitselfallrightsto
Lossesrelatedthereto,exerciseitsrightsu nderthePerformanceBond.
16.1.6 AdditionalProvisions.
Allof City’srightsandremediesunderthisConstructionCon tractarecumulative,andshallbein
additiontothoserightsandremediesavailableinlaworinequity.DesignationintheContract
DocumentsofcertainbreachesasmaterialshallnotwaivetheCity’sauthoritytodesignateother
breachesasmaterialnorlimit City’srighttoterminatetheConstructionContract,orpreventthe
CityfromterminatingtheAgreementforbreachesthatarenotmaterial.City’sdeterminationof
whethertherehasbeennoncompliancewiththeConstructionContractsoastowarrantexercise
byCityofitsrightsandremediesfor defaultundertheConstructionContract,shallbebindingon
allparties.Noterminationoractionta kenbyCityaftersuchtermination shallprejudiceanyother
rightsorremediesofCityprovidedbylaworequityorbytheContractDocumentsuponsuch
termination; and City may proceed against Contractor to recover all liquidated damages and
LossessufferedbyCity.
16.2 DelaysbySureties.
Without limiting to any of City’s other rights or remedies, City has the right to suspend the
performanceoftheWorkb yContractor’ssuretiesintheeventofanyofthefollowing:
(i) Thesureties’failuretobeginWorkwithinareasonable timeinsuchmannerastoinsure
fullcompliancewiththeConstruction ContractwithintheContractTime;
(ii) Thesureties’abandonmentoftheWork;
(iii) IfatanytimeCityisoftheopinionthesureties’Workisunnecessarilyorunreasonably
delayingtheWork;
(iv) Thesureties’violationofanyterms oftheConstructionContract;
(v) Thesureties’failuretoperformaccordingtotheContractDocuments;or
(vi) Thesureties’failuretofollowCity’sinstructionsforcompletionoftheWorkwithinthe
ContractTime.
16.3 DamagestoCity.
16.3.1 ForContractor'sDefault.
City will be entitled to recovery of all Losses under law or equity in the event of
Contractor’sdefaultundertheContractDocuments.
16.3.2 CompensationforLosses.
IntheeventthatCity'sLossesarisefromContractor’sdefaultundertheContractDocuments,City
shallbeentitledtowithholdmoniesotherwisepayabletoContractoruntilFinalCompletionofthe
Project.IfCityincursLossesduetoContractor’sdefault,thentheamountofLossesshallbe
deductedfromtheamountswithheld.Shouldthe amountwithheldexceedtheamountdeducted,
thebalancewillbepaidtoContractororitsdesigneeuponFinalCompletionoftheProject.Ifthe
LossesincurredbyCityexceedtheamountwithheld,ContractorshallbeliabletoCityforthe
differenceandshallpromptlyremitsametoCity.
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16.4 SuspensionbyCityforConvenience.
Citymay,atanytimeandfromtimetotime,withoutcause,orderContractor,inwriting,to
suspend,delay,orinterrupttheWorkinwholeorinpartforsuchperiodoftime,uptoan
aggregateoffiftypercent(50%)of theContractTime.Theordershallbespecificallyidentifiedas
a Suspension Order by City. Upon receipt of a Suspension Order, Contractor shall, at City’s
expense,complywiththeorderandtakeallreasonablestepstominimizecostsallocabletothe
WorkcoveredbytheSuspensionOrder.Durin gtheSuspensionorextensionoftheSuspension,if
any,CityshalleithercanceltheSuspensionOrderor,byChangeOrder,deletetheWorkcovered
bytheSuspensionOrder.IfaSuspensionOrderiscanceledorexpires,Contractorshallresume
andcontinuewiththeWork.AChangeOrderwillbeissuedtocoveranyadjustmentsofthe
ContractSumortheContractTimenecessarilycausedbysuchsuspension.A SuspensionOrder
shallnotbetheexclusivemethodfor CitytostoptheWork.
16.5 Termination WithoutCause.
Citymay,atitssolediscretionandwithoutcause,terminatethisConstructionContractinpartor
in wholebygivingthirty(30)DayswrittennoticetoContractor.Thecompensationallowedunder
this Paragraph 16.5 shall be the Contractor’s sole and exclusive compensation for such
terminationandContractorwaivesanyclaimforothercompensationorLosses,including,butnot
limitedto,lossofanticipatedprofits,lossofrevenue,lost opportunity,orotherconsequential,
direct,indirectorincidentaldamagesofanykindresultingfromterminationwithoutcause.
16.5.1 Compensation.
Following such termination and within fortyfive (45) Days after receipt of a billing from
Contractor seeking payment of sums authorized by this Paragraph 16.5, City shall pay the
followingto ContractorasContractor’ssolecompensation forperformanceoftheWork:
.1 ForWorkPerformed.TheamountoftheContractSumallocabletotheportion
oftheWorkproperlyperformedbyContractorasofthedateoftermination,
lesssumspreviouslypaidtoContractor.
.2 ForCloseoutCosts.ReasonablecostsofContractoranditsSubcontractorsand
Subsubcontractorsfor:
(i) Demobilizingand
(ii) AdministeringthecloseoutofitsparticipationintheProject(including,
withoutlimitation,allbillingandaccountingfunctions,notincluding
attorneyorexpertfees)foraperiodofnolongerthanthirty(30)Days
afterreceipt ofthenoticeoftermination.
.3 For Fabricated Items.Previously unpaid cost of any items delivered to the
ProjectSitewhichwerefabricated forsubsequentincorporationintheWork.
16.5.2 Subcon tractors.
Contractorshallincludeprovisionsinallofitssubcontrac ts,purchaseordersandothercontracts
permitting termination for convenience by Contractor on terms that are consistent with this
ConstructionContractandthataffordnogreaterrightsofrecoveryagainstContractorthanare
affordedtoContractoragainst CityunderthisSection.
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16.6 Contractor’sDutiesUponTermination.
Uponreceiptofanoticeofterminationfordefaultorforconvenience,Contractorshall,unlessthe
noticedirectsotherwise,dothefollowing:
(i) ImmediatelydiscontinuetheWorktoth eextentspecifiedinthenotice;
(ii) Placenofurtherordersorsubcontractsformaterials,equipment,servicesorfacilities,
except as may benecessary for completion of such portion of theWork that isnot
discontinued;
(iii) ProvidetoCityadescription,inwritingnolaterthanfifteen(15)daysafterreceiptofthe
notice of termination, of all subcontracts, purchase orders and contracts that are
outstanding,including,withoutlimitation,thetermsoftheoriginalprice,anychanges,
payments,balanceowing,thestatusoftheportionoftheWorkcoveredandacopyof
thesubcontract,purchaseorderorcontractandanywrittenchanges,amendmentsor
modifications thereto, together with such other information as City may determine
necessaryinordertodecidewhethertoacceptassignmentoforrequestContractorto
terminatethesubcontract,purchaseorderorcontract;
(iv) PromptlyassigntoCitythosesubcontracts,purchaseordersorcontracts,orportions
thereof,thatCityelectstoacceptbyassignmentandcancel,onthemostfavorableterms
reasonablypossible,allsubcontracts,purchaseordersorcontracts,orportionsthereof,
thatCitydoesnotelect toacceptbyassignment;and
(v) ThereafterdoonlysuchWorkasmaybenecessarytopreserveandprotectWorkalready
inprogressandtoprotectmaterials,plants,andequipmentontheProjectSiteor in
transitthereto.
SECTION17 CONTRACTOR'SRIGHTSANDREMEDIES.
17.1 Contractor’sRem edies.
ContractormayterminatethisConstructionContractonlyupontheoccurrenceofoneofthe
following:
17.1.1 ForWorkStoppage.
TheWorkisstoppedforsixty(60)consecutiveDays,throughnoactorfaultofContractor,any
Subcontractor,oranyemployeeoragentofContractororanySubcontractor,duetoissuanceof
anorderofacourtorotherpublicauthorityotherthanCityhavingjurisdictionorduetoanactof
government,suchasadeclarationofanationalemergencymakingmaterialunavailable.This
provisionshallnotapplytoanyworkstoppageresultingfromtheCity’sissuanceofasuspension
noticeissuedeitherforcauseorforconvenience.
17.1.2 ForCity'sNonPayment.
IfCitydoesnotmakepayContractorundisputedsumswithinninety(90)Daysafterreceiptof
noticefromContractor,ContractormayterminatetheConstructionContract(30)daysfollowinga
secondnoticetoCityof Contractor’sintentiontoterminatetheConstructionContract.
17.2 DamagestoContractor.
IntheeventofterminationforcausebyContractor,CityshallpayContractorthesumsprovided
forinParagraph16.5.1above.Contractoragreestoacceptsuchsumsasitssoleandexclusive
compensationandagreestowaiveanyclaim forothercompensationorLosses,including,butnot
limitedto,lossofanticipatedprofits,lossof revenue,lostopportunity,orotherconsequential,
direct,indirectandincidentaldamages,ofanykind.
SECTION18 ACCOUNTINGRECORDS.
18.1 FinancialManagementandCityAccess.
Contractorshallkeepfullanddetailedaccountsandexercisesuchcontrolsasmaybenecessary
forproperfinancialmanagementunderthisConstructionContractinaccordancewithgenerally
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acceptedaccountingprinciplesandpractices.CityandCity'saccountantsduringnormalbusiness
hours,mayinspect,auditandcopyContractor's records,books,estimates,takeoffs,costreports,
ledgers, schedules, correspondence, instructions, drawings, receipts, subcontracts, purchase
orders,vouchers,memorandaandotherdatarelatingtothisProject.Contractorshallretainthese
documentsforaperiodofthree(3)yearsafterthelaterof(i)finalpaymentor(ii)finalresolution
ofallContractDisputesandotherdisputes,or(iii)forsuchlongerperiodasmayberequiredby
law.
18.2 CompliancewithCityRequests.
Contractor'scompliancewithanyrequestbyCitypursuanttothisSection18shallbeacondition
precedenttofilingormaintenanceofanylegalactionorproceedingbyContractoragainstCity
andtoContractor'srighttoreceivefurtherpaymentsundertheContractDocuments.Citymany
enforceContractor’sobligationtoprovideaccesstoCityofitsbusinessandotherrecordsreferred
toinSection18.1forinspectionorcopyingbyissuanceofawritoraprovisionalorpermanent
mandatoryinjunctionbyacourtofcompetentjurisdictionbasedonaffidavitssubmittedtosuch
court,withoutthenecessityoforaltestimony.
SECTION19 INDEPENDENTPARTIES.
Eachpartyisactinginitsinde pendentcapacityandnotasagents,employees,partners,orjointventures’
oftheotherparty.City,itsofficersoremployeesshallhavenocontrolovertheconductofContractoror
itsrespectiveagents,employees,subconsultants,o rsubcontractors,exceptashereinsetforth.
SECTION20 NUISANCE.
Contractorshallnotmaintain,commit,norpermitthemaintenanceorcommissionofanynuisancein
connectionintheperformanceofservices underthisConstructionContract.
SECTION21 PERMITSANDLICENSES.
ExceptasotherwiseprovidedintheSpecialProvisionsandTechnicalSpecifications,TheContractorshall
provide,procureandpayforalllicenses,permits,andfees,requiredbytheCityorothergovernment
jurisdictionsoragenciesnecessarytocarryoutandcompletetheWork.Paymentofallcostsandexpenses
forsuch licenses,permits,andfeesshallbeincludedinone ormoreBiditems.Noothercompensation
shallbepaidtotheContractorfortheseitemsorfor delayscausedbynonCityinspectorsorconditionsset
forthinthelicensesorpermitsissuedbyotheragencies.
SECTION22 WAIVER.
Awaiverbyeitherpartyofanybreachofanyterm,covenant,orconditioncontainedhereinshallnotbe
deemedtobeawaiverofanysubsequentbreachof thesameoranyotherterm,covenant,orcondition
containedherein,whetherofthesameoradifferentcharacter.
SECTION23 GOVERNINGLAW.
ThisConstructionContractshallbeconstruedinaccordancewithandgovernedbythelawsoftheStateof
California.
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SECTION24 COMPLETEAGREEMENT.
ThisAgreementrepresentstheentireandintegratedagreementbetweenthepartiesandsupersedesall
priornegotiations,representations,andcontracts,eitherwrittenororal.ThisAgreementmaybeamended
onlybyawritteninstrument,which issignedbytheparties.
SECTION25 SURVIVALOFCONTRACT.
TheprovisionsoftheConstructionContractwhichbytheirnaturesurviveterminationoftheConstruction
Contract or Final Completion, including, without limitation, all warranties, indemnities, payment
obligations,andCity’srighttoauditContractor’sbooksandrecords,shallremaininfullforceandeffect
afterFinalCompletionoranyterminationof theConstructionContract.
SECTION26 PREVAILINGWAGES.
ThisProjectisnotsubjecttoprevailingwages.TheContractorisnotrequiredtopayprevailingwagesin
the performance and implementation of the Project, because the City, pursuant to its authority as a
charteredcity,hasadoptedResolutionNo.5981exemptingtheCityfromprevailingwages.TheCity
invokes theexemptionfromthestateprevailingwagerequirementforthisProjectanddeclaresthatthe
Projectisfundedone hundredpercent(100%)bytheCityofPaloAlto.
Or
TheContractorisrequiredtopaygeneralprevailingwagesasdefinedinSubchapter3,Title8ofthe
CaliforniaCodeofRegulationsandSection16000etseq.andSection1773.1oftheCaliforniaLaborCode.
PursuanttotheprovisionsofSection1773oftheLaborCod eoftheStateofCalifornia,theCityCouncilhas
obtainedthegeneralprevailingrateofperdiemwagesand thegeneralrateforholidayandovertimework
inthislocalityforeachcraft,classification,ortypeofworkerneededtoexecutethecontractforthis
ProjectfromtheDirectoroftheDepartmentofIndustrialRelations.Copiesoftheseratesmaybeobtained
atcostatthePurchasingofficeoftheCityofPaloAlto.Contractorshallprovideacopyofprevailingwage
ratestoanystafforsubcontractorhired,andshallpaytheadoptedprevailingwageratesasaminimum.
ContractorshallcomplywiththeprovisionsofSections1775,1776,1777.5,1810,and1813oftheLabor
Code.
SECTION27 NONAPPROPRIATION.
ThisAgreementissubjecttothefiscalprovisionsoftheCharteroftheCityofPaloAltoandthePaloAlto
MunicipalCode.ThisAgreementwillterminatewithoutanypenalty(a)attheendofanyfiscalyearinthe
eventthattheCitydoesnotappropriatefundsforthe followingfiscalyearforthisevent,or(b)atanytime
withinafiscalyearintheeventthatfundsareonlyappropriatedforaportionofthefiscalyearandfunds
forthisConstructionContractarenolongeravailable.Thissectionshalltakeprecedenceintheeventofa
conflictwithanyothercovenant,term,condition,orprovisionof thisAgreement.
SECTION28 AUTHORITY.
TheindividualsexecutingthisAgreementrepresentand warrantthattheyhavethelegalcapacityand
authoritytodosoonbehalfoftheirrespectivelegalentities.
SECTION29 ATTORNEYFEES.
EachPartyshallbearitsowncosts,includingattorney’sfeesthroughthecompletionofmediation.Ifthe
claim or dispute is not resolved through mediation and in any dispute described in Paragraph 14.2,
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theprevailingpartyinanyactionbroughttoenforcetheprovisionofthisAgreementmayrecoverits
reasonablecostsandattorney’sfeesex pendedinconnectionwiththatact ion.Theprevailingpartyshallbe
entitled to recover an amount equal to the fair market value of legal services provided byattorneys
employedbyitaswellasanyattorne y’s’feespaidtothirdparties.
SECTION30 COUNTERPARTS
ThisAgreementmaybesignedinmultiplecounterparts,whichshall,whenexecutedbyalltheparties,
constituteasinglebindingagreement.
SECTION31 SEVERABILITY.
IncaseaprovisionofthisConstructionContractisheldtobeinvalid,illegalorunenforceable,thevalidity,
legalityandenforceabilityoftheremainingprovisionsshallnotbeaffected.
INWITNESSWHEREOF,thepartieshave causedthisConstructionContracttobeexecutedthe
dateandyearfirstabovewritten.
CITYOFPALOALTO
____________________________
PurchasingManager
CityManager
APPROVEDASTOFORM:
___________________________
SeniorAsst.CityAttorney
APPROVED:
___________________________
PublicWorksDirector
CONTRACTOR
GRANITECONSTRUCTIONCOMPANY
By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:________________________
ATTACHMENT B
IFB 151905 FY14 ASPHALT PAVING PROJECT
Solicited: 49 = 14 Exchanges, 35 Contractors
Received: 08 Bids
RGW Construction $2940103
Road Reconstructors $2695931
Granite Construction $2219994 (Low Bid)
Graniterock $2665777
MCK Services $2658341
G.Bortolotto $2582681
Interstate Grading $2823093
O’Grady Paving $2670128
Awarding bid summary next page…
FY 14 ASPHALT PAVING PROJECT
BID SUMMARY
ITEM #BASE BID DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNITS
1 Asphalt ConcreteOverlay, 1/2" max, Type A 7,144 TON 96.00$ 685,824.00$ 104.000$ 742,976.00$ 103.00$ 735,832.00$ 101.50$ 725,116.00$ 105.00$ 750,120.00$ 100.00$ 714,400.00$
2 PCC Base Repair 30,890 SF 12.00$ 370,680.00$ 12.00$ 370,680.00$ 12.00$ 370,680.00$ 18.00$ 556,020.00$ 18.50$ 571,465.00$ 18.00$ 556,020.00$
3 AC Base Repair, 6" depth 373 TON 135.00$ 50,355.00$ 125.00$ 46,625.00$ 212.00$ 79,076.00$ 160.00$ 59,680.00$ 160.00$ 59,680.00$ 173.00$ 64,529.00$
4 AC leveling Course 525 TON 135.00$ 70,875.00$ 89.00$ 46,725.00$ 120.00$ 63,000.00$ 121.50$ 63,787.50$ 135.00$ 70,875.00$ 116.00$ 60,900.00$
5 AC Milling 499,550 SF 0.45$ 224,797.50$ 0.30$ 149,865.00$ 0.41$ 204,815.50$ 0.40$ 199,820.00$ 0.45$ 224,797.50$ 0.28$ 139,874.00$
6 Interlayer membrane 25,109 LF 3.50$ 87,881.50$ 1.85$ 46,451.65$ 5.00$ 125,545.00$ 2.00$ 50,218.00$ 2.00$ 50,218.00$ 2.00$ 50,218.00$
7 Crack Sealant 55,850 LF 0.75$ 41,887.50$ 0.39$ 21,781.50$ 0.50$ 27,925.00$ 0.47$ 26,249.50$ 1.00$ 55,850.00$ 0.48$ 26,808.00$
8 Adjust utility box to grade 103 EA 280.00$ 28,840.00$ 420.00$ 43,260.00$ 600.00$ 61,800.00$ 410.00$ 42,230.00$ 350.00$ 36,050.00$ 410.00$ 42,230.00$
9 Pothole 56 EA 250.00$ 14,000.00$ 130.00$ 7,280.00$ 1,000.00$ 56,000.00$ 145.00$ 8,120.00$ 200.00$ 11,200.00$ 77.00$ 4,312.00$
10 Adjust manhole to grade 67 EA 380.00$ 25,460.00$ 730.00$ 48,910.00$ 700.00$ 46,900.00$ 715.00$ 47,905.00$ 400.00$ 26,800.00$ 750.00$ 50,250.00$
11 Remove and Replace Type A Vertical Curb and Gutter, 1' pan 2,523 LF 29.00$ 73,167.00$ 30.00$ 75,690.00$ 40.00$ 100,920.00$ 40.00$ 100,920.00$ 38.00$ 95,874.00$ 44.00$ 111,012.00$
12 Remove and Replace Type A Vertical Curb and Gutter, 1.5' pan 82 LF 45.00$ 3,690.00$ 70.00$ 5,740.00$ 50.00$ 4,100.00$ 52.00$ 4,264.00$ 52.00$ 4,264.00$ 68.00$ 5,576.00$
13 Remove and Replace Type A Vertical Curb and Gutter, 2' pan 674 LF 45.00$ 30,330.00$ 57.00$ 38,418.00$ 40.00$ 26,960.00$ 46.00$ 31,004.00$ 46.00$ 31,004.00$ 56.00$ 37,744.00$
14 Remove and Replace Type A Vertical Curb and Gutter, 3' pan 186 LF 48.00$ 8,928.00$ 71.00$ 13,206.00$ 50.00$ 9,300.00$ 62.00$ 11,532.00$ 62.00$ 11,532.00$ 70.00$ 13,020.00$
15 Remove and Replace Type B Rolled Curb and Gutter, 3' pan 100 LF 49.00$ 4,900.00$ 76.00$ 7,600.00$ 75.00$ 7,500.00$ 62.00$ 6,200.00$ 62.00$ 6,200.00$ 74.00$ 7,400.00$
16 Remove and replace concrete driveway 12,784 SF 10.00$ 127,840.00$ 9.50$ 121,448.00$ 11.00$ 140,624.00$ 15.00$ 191,760.00$ 14.50$ 185,368.00$ 14.00$ 178,976.00$
17 Remove and replace concrete sidewalk 7,520 SF 9.00$ 67,680.00$ 8.00$ 60,160.00$ 10.00$ 75,200.00$ 10.50$ 78,960.00$ 10.00$ 75,200.00$ 9.25$ 69,560.00$
18 4' Concrete Valley gutter 114 LF 70.00$ 7,980.00$ 112.00$ 12,768.00$ 60.00$ 6,840.00$ 95.00$ 10,830.00$ 95.00$ 10,830.00$ 110.00$ 12,540.00$
19 Demolish and remove existing concrete 285 SF 7.00$ 1,995.00$ 8.00$ 2,280.00$ 7.00$ 1,995.00$ 5.00$ 1,425.00$ 5.00$ 1,425.00$ 8.00$ 2,280.00$
20 City standard curb ramp, typical 27 EA 1,850.00$ 49,950.00$ 2,435.00$ 65,745.00$ 2,500.00$ 67,500.00$ 2,400.00$ 64,800.00$ 2,200.00$ 59,400.00$ 2,400.00$ 64,800.00$
21 Install detectable warning surface 23 EA 330.00$ 7,590.00$ 525.00$ 12,075.00$ 400.00$ 9,200.00$ 350.00$ 8,050.00$ 350.00$ 8,050.00$ 500.00$ 11,500.00$
22 Install Traffic Signal Detector Loops 1,600 SF 11.00$ 17,600.00$ 5.00$ 8,000.00$ 7.00$ 11,200.00$ 5.00$ 8,000.00$ 4.50$ 7,200.00$ 24.00$ 38,400.00$
23 Reset Catch Basin 13 EA 1,500.00$ 19,500.00$ 1,050.00$ 13,650.00$ 1,000.00$ 13,000.00$ 1,200.00$ 15,600.00$ 1,200.00$ 15,600.00$ 1,000.00$ 13,000.00$
24 Recycle Inert Construction Material 8,157 TON 3.00$ 24,471.00$ 2.50$ 20,392.50$ 2.00$ 16,314.00$ 2.50$ 20,392.50$ 3.00$ 24,471.00$ 5.00$ 40,785.00$
25 Remove and replace Speed Hump/Table 8 EA 4,000.00$ 32,000.00$ 2,800.00$ 22,400.00$ 4,000.00$ 32,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 48,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 16,000.00$ 2,700.00$ 21,600.00$
26 Install chevrons on Speed Hump/table 16 EA 250.00$ 4,000.00$ 340.00$ 5,440.00$ 350.00$ 5,600.00$ 335.00$ 5,360.00$ 335.00$ 5,360.00$ 350.00$ 5,600.00$
27 Remove and replace blue pavement marker 33 EA 25.00$ 825.00$ 26.00$ 858.00$ 30.00$ 990.00$ 25.00$ 825.00$ 25.00$ 825.00$ 26.00$ 858.00$
28 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 2 1,600 LF 3.00$ 4,800.00$ 1.00$ 1,600.00$ 2.00$ 3,200.00$ 1.00$ 1,600.00$ 1.00$ 1,600.00$ 1.03$ 1,648.00$
29 Thermoplastic Striping, Curb Paint 280 LF 3.00$ 840.00$ 4.00$ 1,120.00$ 5.00$ 1,400.00$ 4.00$ 1,120.00$ 4.00$ 1,120.00$ 4.25$ 1,190.00$
30 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 21 500 LF 5.00$ 2,500.00$ 1.25$ 625.00$ 2.00$ 1,000.00$ 1.20$ 600.00$ 1.20$ 600.00$ 1.25$ 625.00$
31 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 6 1,275 LF 5.00$ 6,375.00$ 1.05$ 1,338.75$ 2.00$ 2,550.00$ 1.00$ 1,275.00$ 1.00$ 1,275.00$ 1.00$ 1,275.00$
32 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 38A 200 LF 3.00$ 600.00$ 1.25$ 250.00$ 2.00$ 400.00$ 1.20$ 240.00$ 1.20$ 240.00$ 1.25$ 250.00$
33 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 39/39A 3,800 LF 1.50$ 5,700.00$ 0.90$ 3,420.00$ 1.00$ 3,800.00$ 0.90$ 3,420.00$ 0.90$ 3,420.00$ 1.00$ 3,800.00$
34 4" White parking stalls 6,025 LF 2.50$ 15,062.50$ 0.70$ 4,217.50$ 1.00$ 6,025.00$ 0.70$ 4,217.50$ 0.70$ 4,217.50$ 1.00$ 6,025.00$
35 Thermoplastic Striping, 12" yellow 400 LF 3.00$ 1,200.00$ 4.00$ 1,600.00$ 5.00$ 2,000.00$ 4.00$ 1,600.00$ 4.00$ 1,600.00$ 4.25$ 1,700.00$
36 Thermoplastic Striping, 12" white 1,285 LF 3.00$ 3,855.00$ 4.00$ 5,140.00$ 4.00$ 5,140.00$ 4.00$ 5,140.00$ 4.00$ 5,140.00$ 4.00$ 5,140.00$
37 Thermoplastic Legends 246 EA 50.00$ 12,300.00$ 23.00$ 5,658.00$ 25.00$ 6,150.00$ 22.50$ 5,535.00$ 22.50$ 5,535.00$ 23.00$ 5,658.00$
38 Traffic Control 1 LS 58,000.00$ 58,000.00$ 93,000.00$ 93,000.00$ 150,000.00$ 150,000.00$ 135,000.00$ 135,000.00$ 160,000.00$ 160,000.00$ 314,000.00$ 314,000.00$
39 Trim Street Trees (50 hours max)50 HR 224.00$ 11,200.00$ 180.00$ 9,000.00$ 200.00$ 10,000.00$ 360.00$ 18,000.00$ 180.00$ 9,000.00$ 180.00$ 9,000.00$
40 Project Notifications 1 LS 7,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 3,100.00$ 3,100.00$ 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 13,000.00$ 13,000.00$ 2,500.00$ 2,500.00$ 150,000.00$ 150,000.00$
41 Planter Area Conform 1 LS 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$ 7,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 12,000.00$ 12,000.00$
42 Misc Transportation Improvements 1 LS 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$
43 Utility Tie Out Drawings 1 LS 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,500.00$ 2,500.00$ 7,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 2,500.00$ 2,500.00$ 7,000.00$ 7,000.00$
44 Castileja Bike Blvd Striping 1 LS 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 19,500.00$ 19,500.00$ 20,000.00$ 20,000.00$ 19,525.00$ 19,525.00$ 19,528.00$ 19,528.00$ 21,000.00$ 21,000.00$
45 Encina Avenue Improvements 1 LS 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 5,600.00$ 5,600.00$
BASE BID TOTAL 2,285,479.00$ 2,219,993.90$ 2,593,481.50$ 2,658,341.00$ 2,695,934.00$ 2,940,103.00$
ITEM #ADD ALT # 1 SOUTHGATE PAVING QUANTITY UNITS
1 Asphalt concrete overlay (AC) 1,634 TON 96.00$ 156,864.00$ 105.00$ 171,570.00$ 110.00$ 179,740.00$ 101.50$ 165,851.00$ 105.00$ 171,570.00$ 110.00$ 179,740.00$
2 Asphalt Concrete milling 119,400 SF 0.45$ 53,730.00$ 0.30$ 35,820.00$ 0.41$ 48,954.00$ 0.40$ 47,760.00$ 0.40$ 47,760.00$ 0.50$ 59,700.00$
3 Interlayer membrane 5,970 LF 3.50$ 20,895.00$ 2.40$ 14,328.00$ 5.00$ 29,850.00$ 2.00$ 11,940.00$ 2.00$ 11,940.00$ 2.00$ 11,940.00$
4 Crack Sealant 11,940 LF 0.75$ 8,955.00$ 0.39$ 4,656.60$ 1.00$ 11,940.00$ 1.00$ 11,940.00$ 0.50$ 5,970.00$ 1.00$ 11,940.00$
5 Pothole 28 Ea 250.00$ 7,000.00$ 140.00$ 3,920.00$ 1,000.00$ 28,000.00$ 145.00$ 4,060.00$ 250.00$ 7,000.00$ 77.00$ 2,156.00$
6 Adjust Utility Box to grade 36 EA 280.00$ 10,080.00$ 415.00$ 14,940.00$ 500.00$ 18,000.00$ 410.00$ 14,760.00$ 350.00$ 12,600.00$ 575.00$ 20,700.00$
7 Adjust Manhole to grade 4 EA 380.00$ 1,520.00$ 725.00$ 2,900.00$ 700.00$ 2,800.00$ 715.00$ 2,860.00$ 400.00$ 1,600.00$ 750.00$ 3,000.00$
8 Recycle inert construction material, 1,634 TON 3.00$ 4,902.00$ 3.90$ 6,372.60$ 2.00$ 3,268.00$ 2.50$ 4,085.00$ 3.00$ 4,902.00$ 5.00$ 8,170.00$
9 Remove and replace blue pavement markers 14 EA 25.00$ 350.00$ 25.00$ 350.00$ 30.00$ 420.00$ 25.00$ 350.00$ 25.00$ 350.00$ 29.00$ 406.00$
10 Curb Paint 140 LF 3.00$ 420.00$ 4.00$ 560.00$ 5.00$ 700.00$ 4.00$ 560.00$ 4.00$ 560.00$ 5.00$ 700.00$
11 Thermoplastic Striping, 12” White 275 LF 3.00$ 825.00$ 4.00$ 1,100.00$ 5.00$ 1,375.00$ 4.00$ 1,100.00$ 4.00$ 1,100.00$ 5.00$ 1,375.00$
12 Thermoplastic legend or symbol 48 EA 50.00$ 2,400.00$ 23.00$ 1,104.00$ 25.00$ 1,200.00$ 22.50$ 1,080.00$ 22.50$ 1,080.00$ 26.00$ 1,248.00$
13 Traffic Control 1 LS 29,400.00$ 29,400.00$ 30,000.00$ 30,000.00$ 39,000.00$ 39,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 30,000.00$ 30,000.00$ 112,000.00$ 112,000.00$
14 Tree Trimming (20 hours max)20 HRS 224.00$ 4,480.00$ 180.00$ 3,600.00$ 200.00$ 4,000.00$ 360.00$ 7,200.00$ 180.00$ 3,600.00$ 180.00$ 3,600.00$
15 Notices 1 LS 3,500.00$ 3,500.00$ 1,300.00$ 1,300.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 3,500.00$ 3,500.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 13,000.00$ 13,000.00$
16 Utility Tie Out Drawings 1 LS 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,200.00$ 1,200.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 750.00$ 750.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 3,600.00$ 3,600.00$
ADD ALTERNATE # 1 TOTAL 306,321.00$ 293,721.20$ 379,247.00$ 327,796.00$ 304,032.00$ 433,275.00$
ITEM #ADD ALT # 2 SANTA RITA QUANTITY UNITS
1 Asphalt concrete overlay (AC) 426 TON 96.00$ 40,896.00$ 120.000$ 51,120.00$ 100.00$ 42,600.00$ 140.00$ 59,640.00$ 140.00$ 59,640.00$ 116.00$ 49,416.00$
2 Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Base Repair, 6” depth 4,500 SF 12.00$ 54,000.00$ 10.00$ 45,000.00$ 14.00$ 63,000.00$ 17.00$ 76,500.00$ 18.50$ 83,250.00$ 26.00$ 117,000.00$
3 Asphalt Concrete milling 32,000 SF 0.45$ 14,400.00$ 0.40$ 12,800.00$ 0.50$ 16,000.00$ 0.50$ 16,000.00$ 0.50$ 16,000.00$ 0.50$ 16,000.00$
4 Interlayer membrane 1,500 LF 3.50$ 5,250.00$ 2.40$ 3,600.00$ 5.00$ 7,500.00$ 2.00$ 3,000.00$ 2.00$ 3,000.00$ 2.60$ 3,900.00$
5 Crack Sealant 7,000 LF 0.75$ 5,250.00$ 0.39$ 2,730.00$ 1.00$ 7,000.00$ 1.00$ 7,000.00$ 1.00$ 7,000.00$ 1.00$ 7,000.00$
6 Reset utility Box 6 EA 280.00$ 1,680.00$ 415.00$ 2,490.00$ 500.00$ 3,000.00$ 410.00$ 2,460.00$ 350.00$ 2,100.00$ 575.00$ 3,450.00$
7 Pothole 4 EA 250.00$ 1,000.00$ 450.00$ 1,800.00$ 2,000.00$ 8,000.00$ 145.00$ 580.00$ 250.00$ 1,000.00$ 77.00$ 308.00$
8 Reset Manhole 4 EA 380.00$ 1,520.00$ 725.00$ 2,900.00$ 700.00$ 2,800.00$ 715.00$ 2,860.00$ 500.00$ 2,000.00$ 750.00$ 3,000.00$
9 Remove and replace Type A Curb and Gutter, 1’ pan 300 LF 29.00$ 8,700.00$ 45.00$ 13,500.00$ 40.00$ 12,000.00$ 40.00$ 12,000.00$ 38.00$ 11,400.00$ 48.00$ 14,400.00$
10 Remove and replace concrete driveway 1,000 SF 10.00$ 10,000.00$ 14.00$ 14,000.00$ 14.00$ 14,000.00$ 15.00$ 15,000.00$ 14.50$ 14,500.00$ 14.00$ 14,000.00$
11 Remove and replace concrete sidewalk 700 SF 9.00$ 6,300.00$ 9.25$ 6,475.00$ 14.00$ 9,800.00$ 10.50$ 7,350.00$ 10.00$ 7,000.00$ 12.00$ 8,400.00$
12 City standard curb ramp, typical 4 EA 1,850.00$ 7,400.00$ 2,400.00$ 9,600.00$ 3,000.00$ 12,000.00$ 2,400.00$ 9,600.00$ 2,200.00$ 8,800.00$ 4,700.00$ 18,800.00$
13 Install detectable warning surface 4 EA 330.00$ 1,320.00$ 500.00$ 2,000.00$ 500.00$ 2,000.00$ 400.00$ 1,600.00$ 400.00$ 1,600.00$ 1,400.00$ 5,600.00$
14 Reset catch basin 2 EA 1,500.00$ 3,000.00$ 1,020.00$ 2,040.00$ 3,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 1,200.00$ 2,400.00$ 1,200.00$ 2,400.00$ 1,500.00$ 3,000.00$
15 Recycle inert construction material 505 TON 3.00$ 1,515.00$ 4.00$ 2,020.00$ 3.00$ 1,515.00$ 2.50$ 1,262.50$ 3.00$ 1,515.00$ 5.00$ 2,525.00$
16 Remove and replace blue pavement markers 2 EA 25.00$ 50.00$ 25.00$ 50.00$ 30.00$ 60.00$ 25.00$ 50.00$ 25.00$ 50.00$ 30.00$ 60.00$
17 Thermoplastic Striping, 12” White 80 LF 3.00$ 240.00$ 4.00$ 320.00$ 5.00$ 400.00$ 4.00$ 320.00$ 4.00$ 320.00$ 5.00$ 400.00$
18 Thermoplastic legend or symbol 16 EA 50.00$ 800.00$ 23.00$ 368.00$ 25.00$ 400.00$ 22.50$ 360.00$ 22.50$ 360.00$ 27.00$ 432.00$
19 Traffic Control 1 LS 4,200.00$ 4,200.00$ 10,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 20,000.00$ 20,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 20,000.00$ 20,000.00$ 125,000.00$ 125,000.00$
20 Tree Trimming 8 HR 224.00$ 1,792.00$ 180.00$ 1,440.00$ 300.00$ 2,400.00$ 360.00$ 2,880.00$ 180.00$ 1,440.00$ 180.00$ 1,440.00$
21 Notification of business and residents 1 LS 500.00$ 500.00$ 600.00$ 600.00$ 7,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 20,000.00$ 20,000.00$
22 Planter Area Conform 1 LS 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 3,800.00$ 3,800.00$
23 Utility Tie Out Drawings 1 LS 500.00$ 500.00$ 250.00$ 250.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 100.00$ 100.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 3,600.00$ 3,600.00$
ADD ALTERNATE # 2 TOTAL 171,313.00$ 187,103.00$ 249,475.00$ 242,962.50$ 251,375.00$ 421,531.00$
ITEM #ADD ALT # 3: SENECA/MAPLE QUANTITY UNITS
1 Asphalt concrete overlay (AC) 319 TON 96.00$ 30,624.00$ 133.000$ 42,427.00$ 100.00$ 31,900.00$ 160.00$ 51,040.00$ 150.00$ 47,850.00$ 125.00$ 39,875.00$
2 Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Base Repair, 6” depth 3,600 SF 12.00$ 43,200.00$ 10.00$ 36,000.00$ 14.00$ 50,400.00$ 18.00$ 64,800.00$ 18.50$ 66,600.00$ 25.00$ 90,000.00$
3 Asphalt Concrete milling 23,500 SF 0.45$ 10,575.00$ 0.55$ 12,925.00$ 0.50$ 11,750.00$ 0.65$ 15,275.00$ 0.70$ 16,450.00$ 0.60$ 14,100.00$
4 Interlayer membrane 1,500 LF 3.50$ 5,250.00$ 2.40$ 3,600.00$ 5.00$ 7,500.00$ 4.00$ 6,000.00$ 2.00$ 3,000.00$ 3.00$ 4,500.00$
5 Crack Sealant 3,000 LF 0.75$ 2,250.00$ 0.39$ 1,170.00$ 2.00$ 6,000.00$ 1.00$ 3,000.00$ 1.00$ 3,000.00$ 1.00$ 3,000.00$
6 Reset utility Box 5 EA 280.00$ 1,400.00$ 415.00$ 2,075.00$ 700.00$ 3,500.00$ 410.00$ 2,050.00$ 350.00$ 1,750.00$ 575.00$ 2,875.00$
7 Pothole 4 EA 250.00$ 1,000.00$ 450.00$ 1,800.00$ 2,000.00$ 8,000.00$ 145.00$ 580.00$ 250.00$ 1,000.00$ 77.00$ 308.00$
8 Reset Manhole 3 EA 380.00$ 1,140.00$ 725.00$ 2,175.00$ 700.00$ 2,100.00$ 715.00$ 2,145.00$ 500.00$ 1,500.00$ 750.00$ 2,250.00$
9 Remove and replace Type A Curb and Gutter, 1’ pan 500 LF 29.00$ 14,500.00$ 45.00$ 22,500.00$ 40.00$ 20,000.00$ 40.00$ 20,000.00$ 38.00$ 19,000.00$ 51.00$ 25,500.00$
10 Remove and replace concrete driveway 1,200 SF 10.00$ 12,000.00$ 14.00$ 16,800.00$ 14.00$ 16,800.00$ 10.00$ 12,000.00$ 14.50$ 17,400.00$ 15.00$ 18,000.00$
11 Remove and replace concrete sidewalk 590 SF 9.00$ 5,310.00$ 9.25$ 5,457.50$ 12.00$ 7,080.00$ 10.50$ 6,195.00$ 10.00$ 5,900.00$ 12.00$ 7,080.00$
12 Brick Conform 2,000 SF 10.00$ 20,000.00$ 30.50$ 61,000.00$ 14.00$ 28,000.00$ 15.00$ 30,000.00$ 7.50$ 15,000.00$ 13.00$ 26,000.00$
13 City standard curb ramp, typical 2 EA 1,850.00$ 3,700.00$ 2,450.00$ 4,900.00$ 3,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 2,400.00$ 4,800.00$ 2,200.00$ 4,400.00$ 5,000.00$ 10,000.00$
14 Install detectable warning surface 3 EA 330.00$ 990.00$ 500.00$ 1,500.00$ 500.00$ 1,500.00$ 400.00$ 1,200.00$ 400.00$ 1,200.00$ 1,500.00$ 4,500.00$
15 Reset catch basin 1 EA 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$ 1,020.00$ 1,020.00$ 3,000.00$ 3,000.00$ 1,200.00$ 1,200.00$ 1,200.00$ 1,200.00$ 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$
16 Recycle inert construction material 422 TON 3.00$ 1,266.00$ 3.90$ 1,645.80$ 3.00$ 1,266.00$ 5.00$ 2,110.00$ 3.00$ 1,266.00$ 5.00$ 2,110.00$
17 Remove and replace blue pavement markers 2 EA 25.00$ 50.00$ 25.00$ 50.00$ 30.00$ 60.00$ 25.00$ 50.00$ 25.00$ 50.00$ 30.00$ 60.00$
18 Curb paint 20 LF 3.00$ 60.00$ 4.00$ 80.00$ 5.00$ 100.00$ 4.00$ 80.00$ 4.00$ 80.00$ 5.00$ 100.00$
19 Thermoplastic Striping, 12” White 60 LF 3.00$ 180.00$ 4.00$ 240.00$ 5.00$ 300.00$ 4.00$ 240.00$ 4.00$ 240.00$ 5.00$ 300.00$
20 Thermoplastic legend or symbol 12 EA 50.00$ 600.00$ 23.00$ 276.00$ 30.00$ 360.00$ 22.50$ 270.00$ 22.50$ 270.00$ 27.00$ 324.00$
21 Traffic Control 1 LS 4,200.00$ 4,200.00$ 10,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 25,000.00$ 25,000.00$ 125,000.00$ 125,000.00$
22 Tree Trimming 8 HR 224.00$ 1,792.00$ 180.00$ 1,440.00$ 300.00$ 2,400.00$ 360.00$ 2,880.00$ 180.00$ 1,440.00$ 180.00$ 1,440.00$
23 Notification of business and residents 1 LS 500.00$ 500.00$ 1,100.00$ 1,100.00$ 7,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 2,500.00$ 2,500.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 31,000.00$ 31,000.00$
24 Planter Area Conform 1 LS 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 3,500.00$ 3,500.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,800.00$ 5,800.00$
25 Utility Tie Out Drawings 1 LS 500.00$ 500.00$ 300.00$ 300.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 100.00$ 100.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 18,000.00$ 18,000.00$
ADD ALTERNATE # 3 TOTAL 163,587.00$ 232,481.30$ 240,016.00$ 247,015.00$ 240,596.00$ 433,622.00$
Base Bid Total 2,285,479.00$ Base Bid Total 2,219,993.90$ Base Bid Total 2,593,481.50$ Base Bid Total 2,658,341.00$ Base Bid Total 2,695,934.00$ Base Bid Total 2,940,103.00$
Add Alt #1 306,321.00$ Add Alt #1 293,721.20$ Add Alt #1 379,247.00$ Add Alt #1 327,796.00$ Add Alt #1 304,032.00$ Add Alt #1 433,275.00$
Add Alt #2 171,313.00$ Add Alt #2 187,103.00$ Add Alt #2 249,475.00$ Add Alt #2 242,962.50$ Add Alt #2 251,375.00$ Add Alt #2 421,531.00$
Add Alt #3 163,587.00$ Add Alt #3 232,481.30$ Add Alt #3 240,016.00$ Add Alt #3 247,015.00$ Add Alt #3 240,596.00$ Add Alt #3 433,622.00$
Grand Total: 2,926,700.00$ Grand Total: 2,933,299.40$ Grand Total: 3,462,219.50$ Grand Total: 3,476,114.50$ Grand Total: 3,491,937.00$ Grand Total: 4,228,531.00$
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GRANITE CONSTRUCTION G. BORTOLOTTO & CO, INC.MCK SERVICES ROAD RECONSTRUCTORS RGW
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION G. BORTOLOTTO & CO, INC.MCK SERVICES ROAD RECONSTRUCTORS RGW
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION MCK SERVICESG. BORTOLOTTO & CO, INC.
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION G. BORTOLOTTO & CO, INC.MCK SERVICES ROAD RECONSTRUCTORS RGW
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FY 14 ASPHALT PAVING PROJECT
BID SUMMARY
ITEM #BASE BID DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNITS
1 Asphalt ConcreteOverlay, 1/2" max, Type A 7,144 TON
2 PCC Base Repair 30,890 SF
3 AC Base Repair, 6" depth 373 TON
4 AC leveling Course 525 TON
5 AC Milling 499,550 SF
6 Interlayer membrane 25,109 LF
7 Crack Sealant 55,850 LF
8 Adjust utility box to grade 103 EA
9 Pothole 56 EA
10 Adjust manhole to grade 67 EA
11 Remove and Replace Type A Vertical Curb and Gutter, 1' pan 2,523 LF
12 Remove and Replace Type A Vertical Curb and Gutter, 1.5' pan 82 LF
13 Remove and Replace Type A Vertical Curb and Gutter, 2' pan 674 LF
14 Remove and Replace Type A Vertical Curb and Gutter, 3' pan 186 LF
15 Remove and Replace Type B Rolled Curb and Gutter, 3' pan 100 LF
16 Remove and replace concrete driveway 12,784 SF
17 Remove and replace concrete sidewalk 7,520 SF
18 4' Concrete Valley gutter 114 LF
19 Demolish and remove existing concrete 285 SF
20 City standard curb ramp, typical 27 EA
21 Install detectable warning surface 23 EA
22 Install Traffic Signal Detector Loops 1,600 SF
23 Reset Catch Basin 13 EA
24 Recycle Inert Construction Material 8,157 TON
25 Remove and replace Speed Hump/Table 8 EA
26 Install chevrons on Speed Hump/table 16 EA
27 Remove and replace blue pavement marker 33 EA
28 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 2 1,600 LF
29 Thermoplastic Striping, Curb Paint 280 LF
30 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 21 500 LF
31 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 6 1,275 LF
32 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 38A 200 LF
33 Thermoplastic Striping, Detail 39/39A 3,800 LF
34 4" White parking stalls 6,025 LF
35 Thermoplastic Striping, 12" yellow 400 LF
36 Thermoplastic Striping, 12" white 1,285 LF
37 Thermoplastic Legends 246 EA
38 Traffic Control 1 LS
39 Trim Street Trees (50 hours max)50 HR
40 Project Notifications 1 LS
41 Planter Area Conform 1 LS
42 Misc Transportation Improvements 1 LS
43 Utility Tie Out Drawings 1 LS
44 Castileja Bike Blvd Striping 1 LS
45 Encina Avenue Improvements 1 LS
BASE BID TOTAL
ITEM #ADD ALT # 1 SOUTHGATE PAVING QUANTITY UNITS
1 Asphalt concrete overlay (AC) 1,634 TON
2 Asphalt Concrete milling 119,400 SF
3 Interlayer membrane 5,970 LF
4 Crack Sealant 11,940 LF
5 Pothole 28 Ea
6 Adjust Utility Box to grade 36 EA
7 Adjust Manhole to grade 4 EA
8 Recycle inert construction material, 1,634 TON
9 Remove and replace blue pavement markers 14 EA
10 Curb Paint 140 LF
11 Thermoplastic Striping, 12” White 275 LF
12 Thermoplastic legend or symbol 48 EA
13 Traffic Control 1 LS
14 Tree Trimming (20 hours max)20 HRS
15 Notices 1 LS
16 Utility Tie Out Drawings 1 LS
ADD ALTERNATE # 1 TOTAL
ITEM #ADD ALT # 2 SANTA RITA QUANTITY UNITS
1 Asphalt concrete overlay (AC) 426 TON
2 Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Base Repair, 6” depth 4,500 SF
3 Asphalt Concrete milling 32,000 SF
4 Interlayer membrane 1,500 LF
5 Crack Sealant 7,000 LF
6 Reset utility Box 6 EA
7 Pothole 4 EA
8 Reset Manhole 4 EA
9 Remove and replace Type A Curb and Gutter, 1’ pan 300 LF
10 Remove and replace concrete driveway 1,000 SF
11 Remove and replace concrete sidewalk 700 SF
12 City standard curb ramp, typical 4 EA
13 Install detectable warning surface 4 EA
14 Reset catch basin 2 EA
15 Recycle inert construction material 505 TON
16 Remove and replace blue pavement markers 2 EA
17 Thermoplastic Striping, 12” White 80 LF
18 Thermoplastic legend or symbol 16 EA
19 Traffic Control 1 LS
20 Tree Trimming 8 HR
21 Notification of business and residents 1 LS
22 Planter Area Conform 1 LS
23 Utility Tie Out Drawings 1 LS
ADD ALTERNATE # 2 TOTAL
ITEM #ADD ALT # 3: SENECA/MAPLE QUANTITY UNITS
1 Asphalt concrete overlay (AC) 319 TON
2 Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Base Repair, 6” depth 3,600 SF
3 Asphalt Concrete milling 23,500 SF
4 Interlayer membrane 1,500 LF
5 Crack Sealant 3,000 LF
6 Reset utility Box 5 EA
7 Pothole 4 EA
8 Reset Manhole 3 EA
9 Remove and replace Type A Curb and Gutter, 1’ pan 500 LF
10 Remove and replace concrete driveway 1,200 SF
11 Remove and replace concrete sidewalk 590 SF
12 Brick Conform 2,000 SF
13 City standard curb ramp, typical 2 EA
14 Install detectable warning surface 3 EA
15 Reset catch basin 1 EA
16 Recycle inert construction material 422 TON
17 Remove and replace blue pavement markers 2 EA
18 Curb paint 20 LF
19 Thermoplastic Striping, 12” White 60 LF
20 Thermoplastic legend or symbol 12 EA
21 Traffic Control 1 LS
22 Tree Trimming 8 HR
23 Notification of business and residents 1 LS
24 Planter Area Conform 1 LS
25 Utility Tie Out Drawings 1 LS
ADD ALTERNATE # 3 TOTAL
105.00$ 750,120.00$ 105.00$ 750,120.00$ 99.00$ 707,256.00$
18.00$ 556,020.00$ 15.00$ 463,350.00$ 20.00$ 617,800.00$
145.00$ 54,085.00$ 200.00$ 74,600.00$ 170.00$ 63,410.00$
125.00$ 65,625.00$ 150.00$ 78,750.00$ 115.00$ 60,375.00$
0.30$ 149,865.00$ 0.50$ 249,775.00$ 0.33$ 164,851.50$
1.70$ 42,685.30$ 2.50$ 62,772.50$ 3.00$ 75,327.00$
0.39$ 21,781.50$ 0.40$ 22,340.00$ 0.50$ 27,925.00$
410.00$ 42,230.00$ 400.00$ 41,200.00$ 350.00$ 36,050.00$
245.00$ 13,720.00$ 250.00$ 14,000.00$ 500.00$ 28,000.00$
715.00$ 47,905.00$ 700.00$ 46,900.00$ 400.00$ 26,800.00$
44.00$ 111,012.00$ 48.00$ 121,104.00$ 47.00$ 118,581.00$
67.75$ 5,555.50$ 31.00$ 2,542.00$ 70.00$ 5,740.00$
55.45$ 37,373.30$ 56.00$ 37,744.00$ 58.00$ 39,092.00$
69.65$ 12,954.90$ 73.00$ 13,578.00$ 73.00$ 13,578.00$
74.00$ 7,400.00$ 70.00$ 7,000.00$ 78.00$ 7,800.00$
13.72$ 175,396.48$ 18.00$ 230,112.00$ 15.00$ 191,760.00$
9.00$ 67,680.00$ 13.00$ 97,760.00$ 10.00$ 75,200.00$
109.00$ 12,426.00$ 118.00$ 13,452.00$ 116.00$ 13,224.00$
7.50$ 2,137.50$ 6.00$ 1,710.00$ 8.00$ 2,280.00$
2,386.00$ 64,422.00$ 3,100.00$ 83,700.00$ 2,500.00$ 67,500.00$
500.00$ 11,500.00$ 550.00$ 12,650.00$ 550.00$ 12,650.00$
5.00$ 8,000.00$ 5.00$ 8,000.00$ 20.00$ 32,000.00$
1,000.00$ 13,000.00$ 2,200.00$ 28,600.00$ 1,200.00$ 15,600.00$
11.00$ 89,727.00$ 6.50$ 53,020.50$ 3.00$ 24,471.00$
4,568.00$ 36,544.00$ 3,800.00$ 30,400.00$ 5,000.00$ 40,000.00$
335.00$ 5,360.00$ 350.00$ 5,600.00$ 350.00$ 5,600.00$
25.00$ 825.00$ 25.00$ 825.00$ 30.00$ 990.00$
1.00$ 1,600.00$ 1.10$ 1,760.00$ 1.10$ 1,760.00$
4.00$ 1,120.00$ 4.40$ 1,232.00$ 5.00$ 1,400.00$
1.20$ 600.00$ 1.30$ 650.00$ 1.30$ 650.00$
1.00$ 1,275.00$ 1.10$ 1,402.50$ 1.10$ 1,402.50$
1.20$ 240.00$ 1.30$ 260.00$ 1.30$ 260.00$
0.90$ 3,420.00$ 1.00$ 3,800.00$ 1.00$ 3,800.00$
0.70$ 4,217.50$ 0.80$ 4,820.00$ 0.80$ 4,820.00$
4.00$ 1,600.00$ 4.40$ 1,760.00$ 5.00$ 2,000.00$
4.00$ 5,140.00$ 4.40$ 5,654.00$ 5.00$ 6,425.00$
22.50$ 5,535.00$ 25.00$ 6,150.00$ 25.00$ 6,150.00$
143,154.00$ 143,154.00$ 116,000.00$ 116,000.00$ 80,000.00$ 80,000.00$
180.00$ 9,000.00$ 500.00$ 25,000.00$ 200.00$ 10,000.00$
10,500.00$ 10,500.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$
500.00$ 500.00$ 20,000.00$ 20,000.00$ 100.00$ 100.00$
50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$ 50,000.00$
1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 10,000.00$
19,525.00$ 19,525.00$ 21,000.00$ 21,000.00$ 21,000.00$ 21,000.00$
2,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 2,500.00$ 2,500.00$
2,665,776.98$ 2,823,093.50$ 2,681,128.00$
108.00$ 176,472.00$ 105.00$ 171,570.00$ 99.00$ 161,766.00$
0.40$ 47,760.00$ 0.65$ 77,610.00$ 0.33$ 39,402.00$
2.10$ 12,537.00$ 2.50$ 14,925.00$ 3.00$ 17,910.00$
0.39$ 4,656.60$ 0.45$ 5,373.00$ 0.50$ 5,970.00$
245.00$ 6,860.00$ 350.00$ 9,800.00$ 500.00$ 14,000.00$
410.00$ 14,760.00$ 500.00$ 18,000.00$ 350.00$ 12,600.00$
715.00$ 2,860.00$ 800.00$ 3,200.00$ 400.00$ 1,600.00$
12.50$ 20,425.00$ 6.50$ 10,621.00$ 3.00$ 4,902.00$
25.00$ 350.00$ 25.00$ 350.00$ 30.00$ 420.00$
4.00$ 560.00$ 4.40$ 616.00$ 5.00$ 700.00$
4.00$ 1,100.00$ 4.40$ 1,210.00$ 5.00$ 1,375.00$
22.50$ 1,080.00$ 25.00$ 1,200.00$ 25.00$ 1,200.00$
16,400.00$ 16,400.00$ 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 6,000.00$
180.00$ 3,600.00$ 500.00$ 10,000.00$ 200.00$ 4,000.00$
7,900.00$ 7,900.00$ 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$
750.00$ 750.00$ 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$
318,070.60$ 341,975.00$ 275,845.00$
135.00$ 57,510.00$ 125.00$ 53,250.00$ 99.00$ 42,174.00$
18.22$ 81,990.00$ 15.00$ 67,500.00$ 20.00$ 90,000.00$
0.45$ 14,400.00$ 0.80$ 25,600.00$ 0.33$ 10,560.00$
2.83$ 4,245.00$ 2.50$ 3,750.00$ 3.00$ 4,500.00$
0.39$ 2,730.00$ 0.45$ 3,150.00$ 0.50$ 3,500.00$
410.00$ 2,460.00$ 500.00$ 3,000.00$ 350.00$ 2,100.00$
218.00$ 872.00$ 350.00$ 1,400.00$ 500.00$ 2,000.00$
715.00$ 2,860.00$ 800.00$ 3,200.00$ 400.00$ 1,600.00$
44.67$ 13,401.00$ 48.00$ 14,400.00$ 48.00$ 14,400.00$
13.93$ 13,930.00$ 19.00$ 19,000.00$ 15.00$ 15,000.00$
9.20$ 6,440.00$ 13.00$ 9,100.00$ 10.00$ 7,000.00$
2,386.00$ 9,544.00$ 3,100.00$ 12,400.00$ 2,500.00$ 10,000.00$
500.00$ 2,000.00$ 550.00$ 2,200.00$ 550.00$ 2,200.00$
1,000.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,200.00$ 4,400.00$ 1,200.00$ 2,400.00$
9.00$ 4,545.00$ 6.50$ 3,282.50$ 3.00$ 1,515.00$
25.00$ 50.00$ 25.00$ 50.00$ 30.00$ 60.00$
4.00$ 320.00$ 4.40$ 352.00$ 5.00$ 400.00$
22.50$ 360.00$ 25.00$ 400.00$ 5.00$ 80.00$
18,176.00$ 18,176.00$ 12,000.00$ 12,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 6,000.00$
180.00$ 1,440.00$ 500.00$ 4,000.00$ 200.00$ 1,600.00$
5,500.00$ 5,500.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$
1,535.00$ 1,535.00$ 10,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 100.00$ 100.00$
100.00$ 100.00$ 250.00$ 250.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$
246,408.00$ 253,184.50$ 221,189.00$
151.00$ 48,169.00$ 140.00$ 44,660.00$ 99.00$ 31,581.00$
17.95$ 64,620.00$ 15.00$ 54,000.00$ 20.00$ 72,000.00$
0.54$ 12,690.00$ 0.80$ 18,800.00$ 0.33$ 7,755.00$
2.83$ 4,245.00$ 2.50$ 3,750.00$ 3.00$ 4,500.00$
0.39$ 1,170.00$ 0.45$ 1,350.00$ 0.50$ 1,500.00$
410.00$ 2,050.00$ 500.00$ 2,500.00$ 350.00$ 1,750.00$
225.00$ 900.00$ 350.00$ 1,400.00$ 500.00$ 2,000.00$
715.00$ 2,145.00$ 800.00$ 2,400.00$ 400.00$ 1,200.00$
44.00$ 22,000.00$ 47.00$ 23,500.00$ 48.00$ 24,000.00$
13.72$ 16,464.00$ 19.00$ 22,800.00$ 15.00$ 18,000.00$
9.00$ 5,310.00$ 13.00$ 7,670.00$ 10.00$ 5,900.00$
30.00$ 60,000.00$ 23.00$ 46,000.00$ 33.00$ 66,000.00$
2,386.00$ 4,772.00$ 3,100.00$ 6,200.00$ 2,500.00$ 5,000.00$
500.00$ 1,500.00$ 550.00$ 1,650.00$ 550.00$ 1,650.00$
1,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 2,200.00$ 2,200.00$ 1,200.00$ 1,200.00$
8.00$ 3,376.00$ 6.00$ 2,532.00$ 3.00$ 1,266.00$
25.00$ 50.00$ 25.00$ 50.00$ 30.00$ 60.00$
4.00$ 80.00$ 4.40$ 88.00$ 5.00$ 100.00$
4.00$ 240.00$ 4.40$ 264.00$ 5.00$ 300.00$
22.50$ 270.00$ 25.00$ 300.00$ 25.00$ 300.00$
25,573.00$ 25,573.00$ 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 6,000.00$ 6,000.00$
180.00$ 1,440.00$ 500.00$ 4,000.00$ 200.00$ 1,600.00$
5,500.00$ 5,500.00$ 500.00$ 500.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$
1,535.00$ 1,535.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 100.00$ 100.00$
100.00$ 100.00$ 250.00$ 250.00$ 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$
285,199.00$ 266,864.00$ 257,762.00$
Base Bid Total 2,665,776.98$ Base Bid Total 2,823,093.50$ Base Bid Total 2,681,128.00$
Add Alt #1 318,070.60$ Add Alt #1 341,975.00$ Add Alt #1 275,845.00$
Add Alt #2 246,408.00$ Add Alt #2 253,184.50$ Add Alt #2 221,189.00$
Add Alt #3 285,199.00$ Add Alt #3 266,864.00$ Add Alt #3 257,762.00$
Grand Total: 3,515,454.58$ Grand Total: 3,685,117.00$ Grand Total: 3,435,924.00$
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1 Forest Avenue Ramona Street Bryant Street
2 Forest Avenue Bryant Street Gilman Street
3 Forest Avenue Gilman Street Waverely Street
4 Forest Avenue Waverely Street Cowper Street
5 Forest Avenue Cowper Street Webster Street
6 Forest Avenue Webster Street Middlefield Road
7 Forest Avenue Middlefield Road Guinda Street
8 Forest Avenue Guinda Street Seneca Street
9 Forest Avenue Seneca Street Hale Avenue
10 Forest Avenue Hale Avenue Forest Court
11 Forest Avenue Forest Court Lincoln Avenue
12 Forest Court Forest Avenue End
13 Hamilton Avenue Lincoln Avenue Crescent Drive
14 Hamilton Avenue Crescent Drive Center Drive
15 High Street Hamilton Avenue Forest Avenue
16 High Street Forest Avenue Homer Avenue
17 High Street Homer Avenue Channing Avenue
18 E. Meadow Drive Waverley Street Cowper Street
19 E. Meadow Drive Cowper Street Middlefield Road
20 Old Trace Road Arastradero Road Mockingbird lane
21 Old Trace Road Mockingbird lane Old Trace Court
22 Old Trace Road Old Trace Court End
23 Old Trace Court Old Trace Road End
24 Palo Alto Avenue Alma Street Emerson Street
25 Palo Alto Avenue Emerson Street Bryant Street
26 Palo Alto Avenue Fulton Street Everett Avenue
27 Palo Alto Avenue Everett Avenue Guinda Street
28 Robb Road Manuela Avenue End
29 Pepper Avenue El Camino Real Ash Street
30 Castilleja Avenue Churchill Avenue Manzanita Avenue
31 Castilleja Avenue Manzanita Avenue Miramonte Avenue
32 Castilleja Avenue Miramonte Avenue Seqouia Avenue
33 Castilleja Avenue Seqouia Avenue Mariposa Avenue
34 Castilleja Avenue Mariposa Avenue Park Blvd.
35 Escobita Avenue Miramonte Avenue Seqouia Avenue
36 Madrono Avenue Miramonte Avenue Seqouia Avenue
37 Miramonte Street Portola Avenue Madrono Avenue
38 Miramonte Street Madrono Avenue Escobita Avenue
39 Miramonte Street Escobita Avenue Castilleja Avenue
40 Portola Avenue Miramonte Avenue Seqouia Avenue
41 Sequoia Avenue Portola Avenue Madrono Avenue
42 Sequoia Avenue Madrono Avenue Escobita Avenue
43 Sequoia Avenue Escobita Avenue Castilleja Avenue
44 Santa Rita Avenue Bryant Street Waverely Street
45 Santa Rita Avenue Waverly Street Cowper Street
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City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 11/12/2013
City of Palo Alto Page 1
Summary Title: Information Security Risk Assessment
Title: Approval of Professional Services Contract with Coalfire Systems, Inc.
for Information Security Risk Assessment in the Amount of $200,448
From: City Manager
Lead Department: IT Department
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council approve the award of a Professional Services contract in
an amount not to exceed $200,448 to Coalfire Systems, Inc. (Coalfire) for Information
Security Risk Assessment (ISRA) services.
Executive Summary
The City of Palo Alto seeks the services of Coalfire to conduct comprehensive risks
assessments on critical IT infrastructure and services, and to provide detailed reports
and remediation guidance that is prioritized based on the City’s ability and resources
available to address security gaps and vulnerabilities.
Background
Under the leadership of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the City of Palo Alto is
executing its 3-year technology strategy (July 2012 – June 2015). A priority and core
component of the IT strategy is to ensure that the City addresses gaps in information
security and ensures a long-term, appropriately secure information environment. In
addition to hiring its first-ever information security manager, the City is pursuing several
essential projects to meet information security needs. The work proposed in this CMR is
a major step towards executing the 3-year technology strategy and further protecting
the City and its information assets.
The Information Security Steering Committee (ISSC) of the City of Palo Alto has
approved an initiative to implement ISO 27001 (Information Security Management
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System) framework at the City, which requires a formal ISRA to be conducted, in
conjunction with ISO 31000 (Risk Management Principles and Guidelines) and ISO
31010 (Risk Management and Risk Assessment Techniques).
Discussion
The City faces the challenge of ensuring it has correctly evaluated risks to information
and systems supporting its business and establishing controls to protect against
dynamic cyber threats while also ensuring the smooth flow of ongoing business
operations. In addition, it is the City’s intention to comply with security and regulatory
compliance requirements. The information security risk assessment will support the City
to comply with security and regulatory compliance requirements.
Upon the completion of the RFP process, the City has selected Coalfire Systems, Inc. to
conduct the ISRA. Coalfire understands the City’s needs and proposed a 12 week
project plan.
As North America’s largest, independent IT Security Governance, Risk and Compliance
(GRC) firm, Coalfire’s methodology has been validated by more than 1,500 projects
completed annually nationwide and abroad, focused exclusively on IT audit ISRA.
Summary of City Bid Process
Proposed Duration of Project To be completed by June 30, 2014
Number of Solicitations Emailed 10
Total Days to Respond 20 Business Days
Number of Responses Received: 5
Number of Vendors Interviewed: 3
Vendor Selected Coalfire Systems, Inc.
Reference
Please see attached file for more information (ISRA CMR Reference.pdf)
Resource Impact
This project will be funded in the Information Technology Disaster Recovery capital
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improvement project (CIP TE-01012). No additional resources are required at this time
to support the Information Security Risk Assessment.
Environmental Review
Approval of these contracts do not constitute a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); therefore, no Environmental Assessment is required.
Attachments:
ISRA CMR Reference (PDF)
S14150215 - Coalfire Systems Inc Signed Final (PDF)
Reference: Information Security Risk Assessment
Supplier Inputs Process Outputs Cycle Time
Coalfire System, Inc.
As North America’s largest, independent IT
Security Governance, Risk and Compliance
(GRC) firm, Coalfire’s methodology has been
validated by more than 1,500 projects
completed annually nationwide and abroad.
Since 2001, the company have been a vendor
neutral and platform agnostic firm focused
exclusively on IT audit and compliance to the
exclusion of other IT security product related
services.
Coalfire, execute more than 1,000 projects
annually.
Coalfire has approximately 150 delivery
resources; two (2) dozen in California.
Coalfire is a Thought leadership in new and
emerging technologies and implications on
security (mobile devices, virtualization,
encryption strategies, etc.)
Coalfire’s unique perspective on the cyber-
security threat and risk landscape;
supporting end-clients in fortifying, while
contributing to national/federal mitigation
and risk management strategies.
Coalfire is AICPA Certified and Approved
Audit and Assertion firm.
Information Security Risk
Assessment (ISRA) will be
conducted on the following
major area:
IT Infrastructure
Tier 1 IT Services that
have direct impact on
Public Safety and/or
Security
Tier 2 IT Services that
have indirect impact on
Public Safety and/or
Security
Tools and Techniques
Risk Management Process using ISO/IEC 27001, 27005, 31000
and 31010 standards
Risk Assessment Steps using NIST 800-30 methods
COBIT - Framework for IT management and governance; created
by ISACA
PCI DSS - Framework for the protection of cardholder data for
entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data
NeXpose - Network discovery and vulnerability assessment tool
by Rapid7
Acunetix - Web Application Vulnerability assessment tool
Metasploit - Open Source exploitation framework to compile
and execute exploit code
NMAP - Open source utility for network exploration and security
auditing
NetSparker - Web application vulnerability assessment tool
BurpSuite Pro - Web Application proxy and exploitation utility
Tenable Nessus - Network discovery and vulnerability
assessment tool
AppDetective PRO - Top rated database scanning tool
WAP Testing - Kismet, KisMAC, WEPcrack, Network Stumbler
Example of Project Activities
External and Internal Network Vulnerability Assessment
External and Internal Penetration Testing
Secure Internet Gateway Assessment
Wireless Network Risk Assessment
Data Privacy Risk Assessment
Server Hardening Assessment
Web Application Services Risk Assessment
Network Architecture Review
IT Policies, Standards and Guideline Assessment
DNS Server Risk Assessment
Network Access Control Assessment
Application and Services Access Control Assessment
Database Access Control Assessment
Database Vulnerability/Security Assessment
Servers Security Assessment
Datacenter Physical Security Assessment
War Dialing
Social Engineering
Risk assessment reports will
include the systematic
articulation of the
magnitude of risks (risk
analysis) and the process of
comparing the estimated
risks against risk criteria to
determine the significance
of the risks (risk evaluation).
The risk assessment report
will include guided
remediation around which
risk must be managed along
with risk treatment plan and
appropriate
controls/countermeasures
to manage the risk
The risk treatment plan
should include minimum
three (3) different solution
to manage each risk,
including
i) cost of each solution
ii) advantages and
disadvantages of each
solution iii) speed/flexibility
of
implementation/integration
with the City’s environment.
Month 1, Nov 2013,
Completion of the
Infrastructure Assessment
Month 2, Dec 2013,
Completion of the Tier 1
Services Assessment
Month 3, Jan 2014,
Completion of the Tier 2
Services Assessment
Month 4, Feb 2014,
Delivery of the Reports and
Guided Remediation
Month 5 to 8, Mar to Jun
2014, the City’s executive
management will develop
a strategy to implement
the guided remediation.
CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
November 12, 2013
The Honorable City Council
Palo Alto, California
Second Reading of Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Adding Chapter 9.64 (Regulation of Community Facilities) of Title 9
(Public Peace, Morals, and Safety) to include Section 9.64.010 – Use of
Community Facilities Prohibited from 10:30pm to Sunrise (First
Reading; September 30, 2013, PASSED: 5-1-1 Holman no, Berman
abstaining, Kniss, Price absent)
Staff Recommendation
On September 30, 2013, the Council adopted the attached Community Facilities Closure
Ordinance (Ordinance No. 5209), adding Section 9.61.020 to the Palo Alto Municipal Code –
Overnight Use of Community Facilities Prohibited.
A final version of the Ordinance No. 5215 is now before Council on second reading. Note that a
minor amendment to the Ordinance has been to correct the section citation to the Palo Alto
Municipal Code – 9.64.010.
The final ordinance is attached hereto as Attachment A.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A - Community Facilities Closure Ordinance (PDF)
Department Head: City Attorney,
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ORDINANCE NO. 5215
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adding
Chapter 9.64 (Regulation of Community Facilities) of Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals, and Safety)
to include Section 9.64.010 – Use of Community Facilities Prohibited from 10:30pm to Sunrise
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as
follows:
(a) The City Council hereby updates Title 9 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to
provide for overnight closure of public libraries, community centers, theaters,
interpretive buildings, the Art Center and Civic Center Plaza is essential to
maintain and promote the public health, safety and welfare, to provide for the
continued effective management of public property, and to provide for the
continued enjoyment and accessibility of public property by all Palo Alto
residents and the public at large; and
(b) The overnight use of public libraries, community centers, theaters, interpretive
buildings, the Art Center and Civic Center Plaza causes the City to incur
increased costs for policing, maintenance, sanitation, garbage removal, animal
control, and other problems which may arise; and
(c) The overnight use of public libraries, community centers, theaters, interpretive
buildings, the Art Center and Civic Center Plaza hinders public access to the
services provided at those facilities; and
(d) Public libraries, community centers, theaters, interpretive buildings, the Art
Center and Civic Center Plaza are not intended for overnight use, during hours
when the grounds are unstaffed and unmonitored, which creates a risk to the
health, safety, and welfare of those persons on the grounds, as well as the
public at large.
SECTION 2. Section 9.64.010 (Use of Community Facilities Prohibited from
10:30pm to Sunrise) of Chapter 9.64 (Regulation of Community Facilities) of Title 9 (Public
Peace, Morals, Safety) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows:
“9.64.010 Use of Community Facilities Prohibited from 10:30pm to Sunrise
No person shall use, remain in or enter any Community Facilities between 10:30pm
and sunrise, other than a duly authorized city employee or persons participating in
city-sponsored activities or other activities for which the city has provided written
permission to utilize the grounds beyond the closing time, provided however that
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the additional closure of specific facilities during portions of the day or the year
may be specified by the City Manager or his or her designee.
For the purposes of this chapter, “Community Facilities” means all buildings and
premises of City of Palo Alto Libraries, the Cubberley Community Center, Lucie
Stern Community Center, Children's Theatre, Community Theatre, Junior Museum
& Zoo, Mitchell Park Community Center and Field House, Art Center, Peers Park
Field House, Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center, Pearson Arastradero
Preserve Gateway Center, Foothills Park Interpretive Center, and Civic Center Plaza,
(as defined in Municipal Code Section 9.60.020(b)), but not any land dedicated for
park use.”
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-first day after the
date of its adoption. Upon the effective date of this ordinance, the prior version of the
Community Facilities Closure Ordinance (Ordinance No. 5209), adding Section 9.61.020 to the
Palo Alto Municipal Code – Overnight Use of Community Facilities Prohibited, is hereby
repealed and shall be of no further force and effect.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________
City Attorney City Manager
____________________________
Director of Administrative
Services
City of Palo Alto (ID # 4240)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 11/12/2013
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Summary Title: Public Art in Private Development
Title: Policy and Services Committee Recommendation of Adoption of an
Ordinance to Add Chapter 16.61 to the Municipal Code to Establish a Public
Art Program for Private Development; and Policy Direction to Initiate a
Public Art Master Planning Process
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Community Services
Recommendation
The Policy and Services Committee and staff recommend that Council adopt an ordinance
amending the Palo Alto Municipal Code to add Chapter 16.61 (“Public Art for Private
Developments”) for the purpose of establishing a public art requirement for new commercial
and residential developments at the level of 1% of construction valuation. The Committee
further recommends providing policy direction that staff should engage the community in a
Public Art Master Planning Process, and should return to Council at a later date with a staffing
proposal to support enhanced art programs and services.
Executive Summary
In April 2013 pursuant to a Colleagues Memo, Council directed staff to expand the City’s
Percent for Art policy to include private development in Palo Alto. Accordingly, staff researched
and prepared a recommendation that was presented to the Policy and Services Committee
October 8, 2013 in staff report # 4138 (Attachment B). In that report, staff proposed the
following:
A recommended public art program for private developments, based on the intersection
of best practices in other similar cities, informed by discussions with local developers.
A draft ordinance establishing the private development art requirement and other key
provisions.
A proposal to increase the capacity of the Public Art program staff in order to
successfully manage its growth and support enhanced programs.
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The Policy and Services Committee unanimously referred the Public Art in Private Development
recommendation to Council for adoption (Attachment C) with the following directions:
Update the matrix of percent for art programs to only include public art in private
development and add some budget information where available.
Add examples of transit agencies with percent for art programs
Clarify what costs are not included in the percent for art
The additional research information requested by members of Policy and Services Committee
can be found in Attachment D. Staff is now transmitting the proposed ordinance for public art
in private development for adoption by the Council.
Background
Summary of Research on Public Art Programs for Private Developments
Staff researched the growing national trend of including private developments in public art
ordinances, with special focus on California cities of comparable size and/or proximal
geographic location. Research revealed the following (For full report, see public art in private
development chart, Attachment D):
In California alone, approximately 50 cities have a public art policy for private
development. Some of those in the Bay Area include Sunnyvale, San Mateo, Alameda,
Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Livermore, Walnut Creek, and San Francisco.
Almost all of the cities with private development art programs offer an option for the
developer to pay fees to a Public Art Fund in lieu of providing art on-site. Fees are used
for other Public Art acquisitions and programming. Some cities create incentives to
developers to choose the in-lieu fee option, by lowering the dollar amount required.
In most cities, Public Art Commissions exercised review and approval of public art, but
building owners retained the ownership and maintenance responsibilities for the
artwork. When the property is sold, the artwork is sold along with the property.
Most cities recommend that the developer hire an art consultant to guide the art
selection and fabrication process. Some offer these services through Public Art Program
staff at a comparable rate.
Many cities require public art for projects with construction cost of between $200,000
and $500,000 and above.
Some cities have exemptions for houses of worship, nonprofits, low income housing or
hospitals. However, few projects are given exemptions and some cities such as Walnut
Creek and Pasadena offer no exemptions at all.
Most cities refrain from issuing a Certificate of Occupancy until the public art
requirement has been fulfilled.
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Most cities require the artwork be visible or accessible to the public at least 8 hours a
day during the work week.
A majority of cities have a Public Art Master Plan to guide art consultants in choosing
artworks in keeping with the chosen priorities of that community, as well as to assist
staff in the use of Public Art funds.
Staff and Public Art Commissioners have contacted developers in Palo Alto to assess their level
of support for an expanded Public Art program. Private developers appear to have a basic level
of support. Various developers offered the following suggestions:
Ensure that the City articulates and follows a clearly outlined process
Consider capping art expenditures for large projects
Offer an option to pay fees in lieu of providing art on site
Allow developers to have a voice in what is placed on their property
Draft contracts with artists in such a way to allow developers flexibility should
conditions at the site change
Emphasize larger and more impactful artwork for off-site art
Consider a broad definition of art that might include artist designed benches, doorways,
drain spouts, and other utilitarian elements.
Discussion
Recommended Elements of a Public Art Program for Private Developments:
Purpose and Goals
Public Art is any large scale work sited in public spaces. Public art can be funded and owned by
the public sector (like the City of Palo Alto) or the private sector (such as commercial property
owners, hospitals and hotels).
The Public Art Program for Private Developments is intended to enhance the built environment
in Palo Alto and create a sense of place and civic pride, enabling the City to physically reflect its
intrinsic creativity and innovative spirit. Adding public art to private development and
supporting a broader public art program will enrich the built environment for residents and
visitors alike, spawn art projects that can enhance a development project or corporation’s
image, and stimulate cultural tourism and economic development. Staff understands the
subjective nature of public art and that there will be a variety of styles and forms of expression
that may occasionally cause controversy. It is expected that the resulting artworks will be visible
from public areas, streets and sidewalks, thus enriching the diversity of creative expression in
Palo Alto.
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The Public Art Program for Private Developments will be supported by Municipal Code
provision (see ordinance, Attachment A), and implementing policies to be drafted to carry out
the Council’s programmatic direction.
Qualifying Projects
The requirement will apply to any new commercial development, addition or reconstruction
requiring Architectural Review Board review that is (a) over 10,000 square feet, and (b) has a
construction valuation of $200,000 or more. Architectural drawings, plans, fees, required
studies and “soft costs” for a project are not counted in the valuation threshold. The
requirement will also apply to residential projects of five units or more.
Exemptions
The following development projects are exempt from the public art requirement:
Houses of worship
Historic preservation sites
Affordable housing projects
Housing of four units or less
Repair or reconstruction of structures damaged by flood, fire, wind, earthquake or other
calamity
Seismic retrofit projects
Clarifications regarding exemptions:
Exempt projects can choose to opt-in to the public art program
Stanford property within City limits is not exempt
Hospitals are not exempt
Calculation of the Art Requirement
Projects meeting the program qualifications will be required to set aside 1% of the estimated
Construction Valuation that is submitted at the time of entitlements, as part of the planning
entitlement process, with conditions of approval due prior to building permit issuance. Project
costs over $100M (with that number subject to adjustment upward through an inflationary
formula) should be assessed at .9%.
Requirements for On-Site Art
Artwork may be commissioned on-site. On-site art should be visible or accessible to the public
at least 40 hours per calendar week.
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If artwork is being commissioned on-site, developers will meet with the Public Art Program
Manager within 60 days of the developers’ initial consultation with the Planning Department
(See Flow Chart Attachment E). The consultation must happen before public hearings with the
Architectural Review Board or Planning and Transportation Commission are held, and prior to
Planning Director or Council approvals of Planning entitlements.
To ensure the best possible coordination and communication, developers choosing to
commission artwork on-site are encouraged to contract with one of the City’s public art project
managers (City staff or City-recommended consultant) to facilitate the entire process of
commissioning public art, including the artist selection, design proposal, contract and financial
management, fabrication and installation of the artwork. Typically, fees for public art project
management and administration are approximately 20% of the total public art budget. The City
will charge 20% of the public art budget for on-site Public Art Project Management. For on-site
artwork that the City does not project manage, then 5% of the art budget will be allocated to
the Public Art Fund to offset Public Art administrative and review costs.
All designs for public art must be reviewed by the Public Art Commission prior to fabrication.
The developer’s Project Manager for the public art (whether contractor or City staff) must work
closely with the City staff to ensure that initial and final reviews by the Public Art Commission
are completed in a timely fashion. The artwork locations and information will be submitted
with the Architectural Review Board submittal documents, but the approval of the artwork will
fall within the jurisdiction of the Public Art Commission.
The artwork must be completely installed and verified by staff prior to issuance of the
certificate of occupancy.
Developer’s Option to Pay Fees in Lieu of Providing Art On-Site
The developer may elect, at his or her option, to pay a fee into the Public Art Fund in lieu of
providing on-site art. The fee will be calculated at 1% of the estimated Construction Valuation
that is submitted at the time of entitlements, as part of the planning entitlement process, with
conditions of approval due prior to building permit issuance. Projects with a public art
allocation under $15,000 are encouraged to submit the funds to the Public Art Fund. Should
the developer choose to pay into the ‘in-lieu’ Public Art Fund, the in lieu fees will be transferred
to Public Art Fund, which may be aggregated to create larger, more impactful projects such as
gateways and high traffic spaces; community based art projects; rotating exhibitions of
temporary public art; and other creative place-making events.
If the developer chooses the in-lieu option, no initial meeting is required within 60 days of
submission of the application. In-lieu payments for art, however, must be received prior to
issuance of Building Permits.
Criteria for Eligible Art and Artists
Staff anticipates that artworks by a diverse pool of local, regional, national and internationally
renowned artists will contribute to the cultural fabric of Palo Alto. In order to integrate the art
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as much as possible into the construction project, it is critical to have the selected artist on
board with the project design team as early in the process as possible. The program is best
supported by artists with demonstrated past experience in successful public art projects that
respond to the site and community. With the assistance of the City’s public art project
manager, developers should review proposed artists based upon their proposed art concept,
but also on education, exhibition history and previous work.
The developer’s Project Manager for the public art (whether contractor or City’s public art
project manager) will work with the Public Art program to devise the best method of artist
selection for that particular project or site(s) and present the selection methods, budget and all
applicable materials to the City’s Public Art Manager for review by the Public Art Commission.
Selection methods include open competition, limited competition or direct commission of a
specific artist, based on their unique qualifications.
Contracts and payments will be negotiated between the Developer and the artist. Artists’ fees
are typically 15-25% of the overall art budget, with the remainder for the cost of fabricating and
installing the artwork, as well as project management and administration. Developers are
responsible for contractual relationships with selected artists, including provisions relating to
artists’ rights. Copies of the contracts, payment schedules and budgets will need to be
submitted to the Public Art Manager for review prior to the project presentation to the Public
Art Commission.
Ownership/Maintenance/Removal
The artwork is commissioned by the developer and thus is owned and maintained by the
developer. The City will have the right to include the artwork on public art virtual or physical
tours, as long as such a tour would not impede normal business. If the property is sold, the
ownership of the artwork will be transferred with the property, along with the maintenance
responsibilities.
If a building owner wishes to sell, de-accession or remove artwork from a site, the owner must
notify the City a minimum of 90 days before removing the work. The owner must receive prior
approval from the Public Art Commission. The developer will be required to replace the sold or
de-accessioned artwork with an alternative work of equivalent or greater value, as determined
by the Public Art Commission, in current dollars. In the alternative, at the developer’s election,
the developer could choose to pay fees in lieu of replacing on-sight art, at a reasonable rate
equivalent to the cost of replacing the art in current dollars, as determined by the Public Art
Commission.
Eligible Expenses for Public Art Funds
The Public Art program is receptive to a broad range of styles and media in the arts. Only
original, artist-designed and produced unique artworks are considered. Pre-fabricated or mass
produced works are not acceptable. The artist typically may not be an employee or have a
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current business interest or be a relative of the architect, project manager, anyone on the art
selection panel, landscape architect or hold that title him/herself.
Eligible expenses for Developer commissioned art projects include:
Sculpture, painting, new media art, light and sound installation, and other original, site
specific artworks
Artist-designed amenities (such as streetscapes, paving treatments, lighting treatments,
benches, way-finding, water features, etc.)
If artwork is part of a limited edition series, the series must be no larger than 20.
Structural elements to mount, display or secure the artwork
Professional fees for the artist
Additional labor and contracted services required for the production and installation of
the work.
Any required permit or certificate fees related to the artwork
Artist’s operating expenses related to the project
Transportation and installation costs for the artwork
Identification plaque installed on site (required)
Ineligible costs for Developer commissioned and owned art projects:
Mass produced “art objects”, such as play equipment, fountains or statuary objects.
Reproductions, by mechanical or other means, of original works of art, except in the
cases of film, video, photography, printmaking or other media arts.
Decorative, ornamental or functional elements that are designed by the building
architect as opposed to an artist commissioned for this purpose.
Landscape architecture or gardening except where these elements are designed by the
artist or are integral to the work of art.
Services or utilities required to operate or maintain the artwork over time.
The final artwork and identification plaque must be installed and confirmed in accordance to
plan, prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. The plaque must include, but is not
limited to, name of artwork, name of artist, medium, size, City of Palo Alto and be in
compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act regulations.
Use of Public Art Funds and Project Management fees
The Fund shall be used for City-owned art or to support project and/or collection management
efforts of the public art program. The funds may be used for the following types of expenses:
Acquisition and installation of temporary or permanent works of art in public places,
Publicly accessible exhibitions of art,
Community based public art events,
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Project and collection management expenses associated with the Public Art Program,
limited to 20% of Public Art Funds
Outside of the normal budget process, staff will submit accounting annually to the Council to
report how the funds were spent and the plans to spend them for the following year. Staff will
provide a report evaluating the program to Council within the first two years of the inclusion of
private developers in public art requirement.
Creating Vision and Buy-In Through a Public Art Master Planning Process
Following best practices in Public Art, a comprehensive Public Art Master Plan is needed to
guide the vision and implementation of the future of public art in Palo Alto. We wish to engage
the community in multiple discussions and design charettes on the vision of art in public places
in Palo Alto and the range of projects that are appropriate and desirable for this community, as
well as relevant issues like conservation, collection management, trends in the fields of
architecture and public art. The Public Art Master Planning process has been very successful in
other communities wishing to grow a responsive and successful public art program. By bridging
the desires of the residents with inspiring artists, the process enriches and highlights the
cultural fabric of a community. The Public Art Master Plan will engage the community in
deciding which types of art opportunities are priorities within Palo Alto in the public realm. The
resulting Public Art Master Plan will be an important resource for the City, art consultants and
private developers. Upon Council approval of the Public Art Program for Private Development,
staff will initiate a Public Art Master Plan process, using a consultant, to work with the public to
create a long-term vision for public art in Palo Alto.
Budgetary Issues
According to internal Planning Department data, an approximate forecast of future private
development projects over the next three years total a conservative estimated valuation of
$275,000,000, excluding Tenant Improvement (TI) projects. This figure is based on conservative
estimations from the Planning Department, confirmed at the time of application for a Building
permit. Staff expects to exempt current projects in the pipeline that have effective entitlement
approvals or final building permits, which will also bring the number down. If many of those
projects are realized and meet the public art requirements, they could bring in as much as
$2,000,000 for art projects over the next three years. A modest amount of those funds could
be used to offset operational costs.
Since ascertaining valuation of future development projects is at best a guestimate at this point
in time, staff has compiled a snapshot of the last three years in order to determine a baseline:
As demonstrated in Attachment F, there has been a significant increase in private development
projects between 2011 and 2013, which would have identified approximately $2.5 Million for
public art for that three year period. It is also important to note that the tenant improvement
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projects, or remodels, are not captured in the future projections, although they are reflected in
the past three years of building permits.
Thus, the $275,000,000 estimate for the next three years is low, allowing for unpredictable
economic shifts and the time needed for the public art allocations to accumulate.
We estimate that the new ordinance may generate as much as $2,000,000 for public art in the
first three years of implementation. Of that amount, we estimate that at least $200,000 could
be available to offset operational expenses associated with running the program.
Municipal Ordinance and Public Art Projects
Palo Alto has a municipal percent for art policy, which requires one percent of City capital
improvement projects to be used for public art. In contrast to the resources that can
potentially be generated through a private development percent for art program, the current
projection of municipal percent for art projects in the next three years includes $150,000
divided between six identified projects. The art budgets for these projects range from $1,000
to $81,000. There are currently other potential projects that could add to the public art budget,
but they have not yet earmarked funds for percent for art.
In order for the City’s public art program to foster meaningful creative placemaking -
integrating the work of creative professionals, arts organizations and artists into our public
spaces in collaboration with the community - the City policy should be amended to provide for
earlier identification of municipal percent for art projects and pooling of funds from small
projects. The staff plans on returning to Policy and Services with an updated municipal policy in
2014.
Resource Impact
Building Structural Capacity
Like all public art programs, project management demands a significant amount of staff time-
whether CIP construction projects, conservation or maintenance projects. Those demands
mixed with the need for expertise in visual arts, working with artists and the community
selection process, and the inherent problems associated with public art projects, plus
supporting a Commission, require a dedicated leader and manager with a high level of expertise
in the field.
Currently the Program is staffed by one half-time employee (management specialist) and one
program support staff member. The Assistant Director of Community Services/ Director of Arts
& Sciences also provides approximately 25% of her time to the program. Due to the demands
of the current workload and the additional staffing resources anticipated to support an
expanded program, staff plans to evaluate staffing needs and may bring forward
recommendations as part of the FY2015 budget process based on the analysis of spending on
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staff, maintenance, project management, capital improvement needs, and in-lieu art program
revenue estimates. The additional contract managers needed to carry the workload associated
with the public art in private development ordinance is planned to be offset by the project
management fees acquired by the 1% public art allocation.
Approximate Timeline
Fall-Winter 2013 – Ordinance, and basic plan for public art in private development
approved by City Council.
Winter/Spring 2014 - Refinement of Documents for Developers, creation of pool of
qualified artists and consultants, projects subject to the policy are identified.
Summer 2014 – RFQ for Strategic Cultural Plan and Public Art Master Plan created and
released. Staff returns to Policy and Services Committee to refine Municipal Percent for
Art Policy and align it with approved Private Ordinance
Fall-Winter 2014 – Public Art Master Planning Process begins
Spring-Summer 2015 - Adoption of Public Art Master Plan by PAC, and made available to
public, art consultants and developers. Report back to Council on progress to date,
proposed changes, and evaluation.
Impact
Palo Alto, like our neighboring communities, struggles with land use issues, zoning and
development. It becomes increasingly difficult for each City to differentiate our City from
another as similar developments move into each community. Finding a balance between our
economic development needs and the soul of our community is a creative challenge. Palo Alto
wants to preserve its sense of its own history and destiny. By implementing percent for art into
our development process now, Palo Alto can ensure that we can preserve our cultural and
artistic heritage and create new ways to express ourselves as a community.
In the first five years of passing this ordinance, Palo Alto will be able to engage the community
in creating a Public Art Master Plan, and begin to see the first qualifying private projects
become implemented and installed. The next five years will see the implementation of
significant, landmark artwork and a steady stream of projects incorporated into private
development. At this stage, the presence of the private development percent for art program
will become visibly apparent and a vibrant sense of place will emerge in its physical and cultural
landscape. More frequent temporary public artworks and related events will become part of
Palo Alto’s regular cultural programming. By ten to fifteen years from the implementation of
the ordinance, public art will be fully integrated into all areas of the City, from creative bike
racks and wayfinding to destination artworks. Palo Alto will be regarded for its innovation, its
engaged community, its environmental commitment and its outstanding public art.
The long range implications of expanding the public art policy to include private developments
will need to be evaluated within 24 months in order to gauge the full impacts to the budget,
staffing and maintenance funds. Because it is difficult to determine from the initial permit
process how many projects will actually come to fruition or in what timeframe, estimating the
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total dollar impacts at this time is difficult to accurately predict. It is expected that the dollar
amounts will ebb and flow from year to year, and need to be managed conservatively.
Policy Implications
The expansion of art exhibitions into the public realm is consistent with Community Services
section policy C-23, “Explore a way to expand the space available in the community for art
exhibitions, classes and other cultural activities.”
This process is consistent with policy G-2 of the Governance section, “Use advisory bodies and
ad hoc committees to assist City Staff and the City Council on policy issues”.
Attachments:
: Attachment A: Ordinance to Establish a Public Art Program for Private
Development (PDF)
: Attachment B: Report #4138 (DOC)
: Attachment C: 10-08-13 P&S Working Minutes (DOC)
: Attachment D: Pubic Art in Private Development CA 2012-13 (XLS)
: Attachment E: Process Flow Chart (DOCX)
: Attachment F: Budget Based on Last Three years of Building Records (DOCX)
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ORDINANCE NO. _____
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Municipal Code
to add Chapter 16.61 (Public Art for Private Developments)
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The City Council finds and declares that:
(a) A robust public art program fosters economic development, creates vital
public spaces, and promotes general health and welfare by contributing to a more desirable
community in which to live, work and recreate. Well-conceived and executed works of art that
are integrated into their sites and accessible to the public enhance the value of development
projects, create greater interest in leased space, promote cultural tourism, create a sense of
place and make a lasting a visible contribution to the intellectual, emotional and creative life of
the community at large, thereby helping to mitigate the impacts of development. The
experience of public art makes public areas of buildings and grounds more inviting and
engaging.
(b) To ensure that public art is present and sustained throughout the
community, it is necessary to require that private development projects in the City of Palo Alto
provide public art on site or, alternatively, contribute to a public art fund so that public art can
be established elsewhere in the community.
(c) The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a public art requirement for
private developments and to authorize the City Manager to establish regulations and guidelines
to effectuate the intent of this Chapter.
SECTION 2. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Chapter 16.61
“Public Art for Private Developments”.
SECTION 3. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.010
“Definitions”.
16.61.010 Definitions
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
“Affordable Housing Developments” means a project where 100% of the units
are affordable to a “moderate,” “low” or “very low” income household, as those terms are
defined by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, as applicable
to Santa Clara County.
“Art” or “Work of Art” means original artist-designed and produced unique
works in any of a variety of styles and forms.
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“Artist” means a practitioner of the creative arts, generally recognized as such by
critics and peers, with a body of work including commissions, exhibitions, sales, publications,
and collections. For the purposes of this Chapter, “artist” shall not include: (i) persons primarily
working in the professional fields of architecture, engineering, design or landscaping; (ii) an
employee or relative of the development project architect, landscape architect, engineer or
project manager; (iii) any person with a business interest in a development project or with
respect to individuals or entities serving as project architects, landscape architects, engineers or
project managers; or (iv) a relative of or anyone with a financial interest with respect to an
individual or entity serving on an art selection panel for the development project.
“Developer” means a person or entity that is financially and legally responsible
for the planning, development and construction of any development project covered by this
Chapter. The developer may or may not also be the project owner.
“Development Project” means any commercial or residential development
described in Section 16.61.40 (a).
“Historic Renovation” means a Development Project involving preservation of a
historic resource listed on or eligible for listing on the California Register of Historical
Resources, where such preservation follows the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the
Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and
Reconstruction Historic Buildings or the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation
and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.
“Public Art” means a work of art that is visible or accessible to the public for a
minimum of 40 hours per week. Public art is generally large-scale and may include sculpture,
painting, installations, photography, video, works of light or sound, or any other work or project
determined by the Public Art Commission to satisfy the intent of this Chapter, provided,
however, that none of the following shall be considered public art for the purposes of satisfying
the requirements of this Chapter:
(i) Objects that are mass produced of standard design, such as banners,
signs, playground equipment, benches, statuary, street or sidewalk
barriers, or fountains;
(ii) Reproduction, by mechanical or other means, of original works of art,
except as incorporated into film, video, photography, printmaking or
other derivative works as approved by the Public Art Commission;
(iii) Decorative, architectural, or functional elements that are designed by the
building architect or landscape architect as opposed to an artist
commissioned for this purpose; or
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(iv) Landscape architecture or gardening, except where these elements are
designed by an artist and are an integral part of a work of art.
“Public Art Commission” means the Commission established by Chapter 2.18 of
the Municipal Code.
SECTION 4. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.020
“Application”:
16.61.020 Application
(a) This Chapter shall apply to all new commercial developments (including
mixed use projects), including new construction, remodels, additions and reconstruction that (i)
have a floor area of 10,000 square feet or more, and (ii) have a construction value of $200,000
or more, exclusive of costs for architecture, design, engineering and required studies; and all
new residential projects of five or more units.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, this Chapter shall not apply to:
i. Buildings or structures primarily used for religious worship;
ii. Historic renovations;
iii. Affordable housing developments;
iv. Municipal facilities;
v. Repair or reconstruction of structures damaged by flood, fire, wind,
earthquake or other disaster;
vi. Seismic retrofit projects; or
vii. Any project exempted by federal or state law.
(c) In mixed use projects, those portions of projects excluded from
application of this Chapter under subsection (b) shall be subtracted from the project for
purposes of determination of applicability under subsection (a), above, and from construction
valuation under Section 16.61.040 and 16.61.090.
SECTION 5. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.030
“Public Art Requirement for Private Developments”:
16.61.030 Public Art Requirement for Private Developments
Before a certificate of occupancy is issued for any development project subject
to this Chapter, the developer shall participate in the construction or installation of on-site
public art under Section 16.61.040, or, at the developer’s option, make a contribution to the
Public Art Fund in lieu of providing on-site art, as provided in Section 16.61.090.
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SECTION 6. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.040
“On-Site Public Art”:
16.61.040 On-Site Public Art
(a) A developer may satisfy the requirements of this Chapter by constructing
or installing on-site public art valued at 1% of the first $100 million construction valuation,
adjusted as described in subsection (b) below, and .9% of construction valuation for valuation in
excess of $100 million. For purposes of budgeting and planning for on-site art, an initial
estimate of the art contribution shall be calculated based on estimated construction valuation
at the time of application for entitlements. The arts contribution shall be finally determined
based on the construction valuation determined at the time the building permit is issued.
(b) Beginning in FY 2015 and annually thereafter, the Director of Planning
and Community Development shall adjust the ceiling for 1% valuation as set forth in subsection
(a) above to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
(c) If the market value of the on-site public art is greater than the art
contribution provided in Subsection 16.61.040(a), the City shall have no obligation to refund
the excess amount. If expenditures do not utilize the entire amount provided in 16.61.040(a),
the remainder shall be deposited into the Public Art Fund.
SECTION 7. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.050
“Eligible Expenditures for On-Site Public Art Projects”:
16.61.050 Eligible Expenditures for On-Site Public Art Projects
The public art contribution for on-site installation may be expended only on
costs associated with the selection, acquisition, purchase, commissioning, design, fabrication,
placement, installation or exhibition of the public art, and project management and
administrative costs not to exceed 20% of the total budget. Eligible expenditures include:
(a) Artist fees;
(b) Labor of assistants, materials, and contracted services required for
design, fabrication, engineering and installation of the public art;
(c) Any required permit or certificate fees and reasonable business and legal
costs directly related to the public art;
(d) Reasonable art consultant fees, as established in regulations or guidelines
approved by the City Manager to implement this Section;
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(e) Communication, utilities, insurance and other indirect costs associated
with the creation but not the operation of the public art;
(f) Transportation of the public art to the site;
(g) Preparation of the site specifically required for the public art, such as
fabrication of platforms or pedestals;
(h) Installation of the public art;
(i) Mountings, anchorages, containments or other materials necessary for
installation of the public art;
(j) Public art project management and administration, in an amount not to
exceed 20% of the total art contribution; and
(k) A plaque or plaques identifying the public art.
SECTION 8. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.060
“Ineligible Expenditures for On-Site Public Art Projects”:
16.61.060 Ineligible Expenditures for On-Site Public Art Projects
Expenditures that are ineligible to be counted toward the on-site public art
contribution include:
(a) Labor of assistants, materials, and contracted services not required for
design, fabrication, engineering and installation of the public art;
(b) Promotional materials or activities for the artist, the public art, the
development project, the developer or other parties involved in the development project;
(c) Opening, dedication or other costs of events for the public art, artist,
developer or development;
(d) Services, materials, utilities or other expenses association with the
ongoing operation or maintenance of the public art; and
(e) Land costs or any other costs associated with the development that are
not part of and solely attributable to the public art.
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SECTION 9. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.070
“Process for Planning and Approval of On-Site Public Art”:
16.61.070 Process for Planning and Approval of On-Site Public Art
(a) Application and Planning. Within 60 days of initial application for
permitting or other discretionary approval, the developer shall consult with the Public Art
program staff regarding a plan for meeting the requirements of this Chapter. This consultation
must be complete before the development project is calendared for consideration by a public
body, including the Architectural Review Board, Planning & Transportation Commission or City
Council, and before the Director of Planning and Community Environment issues any approvals
with respect to the project.
(b) Public Art Commission Review and Approval. If the developer elects to
comply with this Chapter by providing on-site art, the developer’s public art plan must be
presented to the Public Art Commission. The plan should include the process by which the art
and artist will be selected while ensuring that no single artist be commissioned for more than 3
public art in private development projects within Palo Alto, the type of art proposed, a plan to
integrate the art into the site, and a proposed budget and schedule of payments. The Public Art
Commission shall render a decision whether the proposed public art plan conforms to the
requirements and intent of this Chapter within 90 days of submission of a complete application,
as determined by the Director of Planning and Community Environment, in consultation with
the Public Art program staff. The developer shall not enter into contracts or make expenditures
until the Public Arts Commission approves the on-site art plan. In addition, before initiating
fabrication and installation of the on-site art, the developer shall return to the Public Art
Commission for final approval of the artist and the proposed public art. The Public Art
Commission shall render a decision within 60 days of submission of a complete proposal, as
determined by the Director of Planning and Community Environment, in consultation with the
Public Art program staff. No building permit may issue until the Public Art Commission issues
the approvals required under this subsection.
SECTION 10. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.080
“Additional Requirements for On-Site Public Art”:
16.61.080 Additional Requirements for On-Site Public Art
(a) Plaque. The public art shall be identified by a plaque that meets the
standards in use by the City at the time of installation of the public art.
(b) Ownership and Maintenance. All on-site public art shall remain the
property of the property owner or the property owner’s successor in interest. The property
owner shall retain the obligation to provide all necessary maintenance to preserve the public
art in good condition. Immediately upon installation and continuously thereafter, the
developer and the property owner shall maintain the public art and shall promptly perform all
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necessary repairs and maintenance to the satisfaction of the City. The obligation to maintain
and preserve the public art includes the obligation to take reasonable steps to protect the
public art against destruction, damage or modification.
(c) Location and Relocation of Public Art. Except as provided herein, the
public art must remain at the development in the location approved by the Public Art
Commission. A property owner may petition the Public Art Commission to relocate the public
art within the development project.
When and if the development project is sold, the public art must remain at the
development and may not be claimed as the property of the seller or removed from the site. If
the development is to be demolished, the owner must relocate the public art to another
publicly accessible permanent location approved in advance by the Public Art Commission.
(d) Removal and Replacement of Public Art. If the owner desires to
deaccession, sell or remove the art from the site, the owner shall give prior notice to the City by
providing written notice to the Public Art program staff no less than 90 days before the
intended action. The owner must receive prior approval from the Public Art Commission. The
developer will be required to replace the sold or de-accessioned artwork with an alternative
work of equivalent or greater value, as determined by the Public Art Commission, in current
dollars. In the alternative, the developer may elect to pay fees in lieu of replacing on-site art, at
a reasonable rate equivalent to the cost of replacing the art in current dollars, as determined by
the Public Art Commission.
(e) Statutory and Contractual Rights of Artists. The owner is solely
responsible for complying with all statutory and contractual rights of the artist, including rights
under the California Preservation of Works of Art Act, the federal Visual Artists’ Rights Act, and
any other applicable law.
(f) Covenant; Recordation. The property owner shall record against the
property a declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions, in favor of the City, and in a
form approved by the City Attorney. The declaration shall include (i) the owner’s obligation to
provide all necessary maintenance of the public art, including preservation and restoration of
the public art, in good condition, to the reasonable satisfaction of the City, and to protect the
public art against destruction or damage; (ii) the owner’s obligation to ensure that the public
art is accessible to the public as required by this Chapter; and (iii) any other terms reasonably
necessary to implement this Chapter.
(g) Inspection; Remedies. The City shall have the right to inspect the public
art, on reasonable notice, to ensure compliance with this Chapter. Failure to maintain the
public art as required by this Section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. The City may
remedy the public nuisance and may pursue additional remedies to obtain compliance with this
Chapter. In addition to all other remedies provided by law, in the event the owner fails to
maintain the public art, on reasonable notice the City may perform all necessary repairs and
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maintenance, or may secure insurance or other needed services, and the costs thereof shall
become a lien against the real property.
SECTION 11. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.090
“Developer’s Option to Pay Fees to Public Art Fund In-Lieu of Providing On-Site Art”:
16.61.090 Developer’s Option to Pay Fees to Public Art Fund In-Lieu of
Providing On-Site Art
In lieu of installation of on-site public art, the developer may elect to make a
monetary contribution to the Palo Alto Public Arts Fund. The amount of the contribution shall
be the cost of the public art required by Section 16.61.040. A developer who elects to satisfy
the requirements of this Chapter through a contribution to the Fund must complete the
payment in-lieu prior to the issuance of any building permit for the development project.
SECTION 12. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.100
“Inspection and Final Approval.”
16.61.100 Inspection and Final Approval.
Before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued for the development project, the City
shall inspect and confirm that either: (i) public art has been installed as required by the Public
Art Commission approvals and to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Community
Environment, in consultation with the Public Art program staff; or (ii) in-lieu contributions have
been paid in full. In addition, before a Certificate of Occupancy is issued, the City shall confirm
that the developer has executed and recorded a covenant as required by Section 16.61.080(f).
SECTION 13. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.110
“Public Art Fund”:
16.61.110 Public Art Fund
There shall be a fund entitled “Public Art Fund” to account for in-lieu
contributions made under Section 16.61.090. This fund and the interest thereon shall be
maintained by the Chief Financial Officer according to standard governmental accounting
requirements. The Public Art Fund shall be reserved for the design, acquisition, commission
and installation of new works of art and art experiences in Palo Alto, or for such other
equivalent artistic purposes approved by the Public Art Commission. Funds may be used for
project management and administration costs associated with acquisition of new works, not to
exceed 20% of the project budget, and for the repair, maintenance, conservation and insurance
of those works. Art works acquired through the Public Art Fund shall be owned by the City of
Palo Alto and generally made accessible to the public.
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SECTION 14. The Palo Alto Municipal Code is amended to add Section 16.61.120
“Regulations”:
16.61.120 Regulations
The City Manager, or his or her designee, is authorized to adopt administrative
regulations, procedures or guidelines that are consistent with and that further the terms and
requirements of this Chapter.
SECTION 15. Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this
ordinance, or the application to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance which can be given effect
without the invalid provision or application and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance
are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 16. Implementation. This ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-
first day after the date of its adoption and shall immediately apply to all development projects
that have not yet received final land use entitlements.
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Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Policy and Services Committee recommend that Council:
1. Approve a Public Art Program for Private Developments, including adopting an ordinance
establishing art requirements and other key provisions (Attachment C).
2. Direct staff and the Public Arts Commission to engage the public in a Public Art Master Plan
process that will guide public arts acquisitions and programming under the Public Art
Program.
3. Direct staff to evaluate and bring forward recommendations regarding Public Art staffing,
maintenance, project management, capital improvement needs and revenue estimates as
part of the FY 2015 Proposed Budget document.
4. Direct staff to return to the Committee in 2014 with recommendations to update the
municipal percent for art policy that applies to City capital improvement projects.
Executive Summary
In April 2013, Council directed staff to expand the City’s percent for art policy to include private
development in Palo Alto (See Colleagues Memo of April 8, 2013, and Meeting Minutes-
Attachment A). The key objectives outlined in the April Council action were:
Reflect the creative and vibrant community that lives, works, and visits here.
Encourage a variety of art experiences to enhance the visual landscape of our city.
Offset the collection maintenance and public art project management costs to the
general fund, eventually resulting in a more self-sustaining public art program.
Accordingly, staff proposes in this report:
A recommended public art program for private developments, based on the intersection
of best practices in other similar cities, informed by discussions with local developers.
A draft ordinance establishing the private development art requirement and other key
provisions.
A proposal to increase the capacity of the Public Art program staff in order to
successfully manage its growth and support enhanced programs.
Staff proposes to return to Policy and Services in 2014 with recommendations to update the
policy governing the municipal percent for art program that applies to City capital improvement
projects.
Background
Summary of Research on Public Art Programs for Private Developments
Staff researched the growing national trend of including private developments in public art
ordinances, with special focus on California cities of comparable size and/or proximal
geographic location. Research revealed the following (For full report, see Percent for Art
Programs Grid Attachment B):
In California alone, more than 48 cities have a public art policy for private development.
Some of those in the Bay Area include Sunnyvale, San Mateo, Alameda, Berkeley,
Dublin, Emeryville, Livermore, Walnut Creek, and San Francisco.
Almost all of the cities with private development art programs offer an option for the
developer to pay fees to a Public Art Fund in lieu of providing art on site. Fees are used
for other Public Art acquisitions and programming. Some cities create incentives to
developers to choose the in-lieu fee option, by lowering the dollar amount required.
In most cities, Public Art Commissions exercised review and approval of public art, but
building owners retained the ownership and maintenance responsibilities for the
artwork. When the property is sold, the artwork is sold along with the property.
Most cities recommend that the developer hire an art consultant to guide the art
selection and fabrication process. Some offer these services through Public Art Program
staff at a comparable rate.
Many cities require public art for projects with construction cost of between $200,000
and $500,000 and above.
Some cities have exemptions for houses of worship, nonprofits, low income housing or
hospitals. However, few projects are given exemptions and some cities such as Walnut
Creek and Pasadena offer no exemptions at all.
Most cities refrain from issuing a Certificate of Occupancy until the public art
requirement has been fulfilled.
Most cities require the artwork be visible or accessible to the public at least 8 hours a
day during the work week.
A majority of cities have a Public Art Master Plan to guide art consultants in choosing
artworks in keeping with the chosen priorities of that community, as well as to assist
staff in the use of Public Art funds.
Staff and Public Art Commissioners have contacted developers in Palo Alto to assess their level
of support for an expanded Public Art program. Private developers appear to have a basic level
of support. Various developers offered the following suggestions:
Ensure that the City articulates and follows a clearly outlined process
Consider capping art expenditures for large projects
Offer an option to pay fees in lieu of providing art on site
Allow developers to have a voice in what is placed on their property
Draft contracts with artists that allow developers flexibility should conditions at the site
change
Emphasize larger and more impactful artwork for off-site art
Consider a broad definition of art that might include artist designed benches, doorways,
drain spouts, and other utilitarian elements.
Discussion
Recommended Elements of a Public Art Program for Private Developments:
Purpose and Goals
Public Art is any large scale work sited in public spaces. Public art can be funded and owned by
the public sector (like the City of Palo Alto) or the private sector (such as commercial property
owners, hospitals and hotels).
The Public Art Program for Private Developments is intended to enhance the built environment
in Palo Alto and create a sense of place and civic pride, enabling the City to physically reflect its
intrinsic creativity and innovative spirit. Adding public art to private development and
supporting a broader public art program will enrich the built environment for residents and
visitors alike, spawn art projects that can enhance a development project or corporation’s
image, and stimulate cultural tourism and economic development. It is expected that the
resulting artworks will be visible from public areas, streets and sidewalks, thus enriching the
diversity of creative expression in Palo Alto.
The Public Art Program for Private Developments will be supported by Municipal Code
provision (see draft ordinance, Attachment C), and implementing policies to be drafted to carry
out the Council’s programmatic direction.
Qualifying Projects
The requirement will apply to any new commercial development, addition or reconstruction
that is (a) over 10,000 square feet, and (b) has a valuation of $200,000 or more. Architectural
drawings and required studies for a project are not counted in the valuation threshold. The
requirement will also apply to residential projects of five units or more.
Exemptions
The following development projects are exempt from the public art requirement:
Houses of worship
Historic preservation sites
Affordable housing projects
Housing of four units or less
PAUSD projects
Repair or reconstruction of structures damaged by flood, fire, wind, earthquake or other
calamity
Seismic retrofit projects
Clarifications regarding exemptions:
Exempt projects can choose to opt in to the public art program
Stanford property within City limits is not exempt
Hospitals are not exempt
Calculation of the Art Requirement
Projects meeting the program qualifications will be required to set aside 1% of the estimated
Construction Valuation that is submitted at the time of entitlements, as part of the planning
entitlement process, with conditions of approval due prior to building permit application.
Project costs over $100M (with that number subject to adjustment upward through an
inflationary formula) should be assessed at .9%.
Requirements for On-Site Art
Artwork may be commissioned on site. On-site art should be visible or accessible to the public
at least 40 hours per calendar week.
If artwork is being commissioned on site, developers will meet with the Public Art Program
Manager within 60 days of the developers’ initial consultation with the Planning Dept. (See
Flow Chart Attachment D.) This consultation must happen before public hearings with the
Architectural Review Board or Planning and Transportation Commission are held, and prior to
Planning Director or Council approvals of Planning entitlements.
To ensure the best possible coordination and communication, developers choosing to
commission artwork on-site are encouraged to contract with one of the City’s public art project
managers (City staff or City-recommended consultant) to facilitate the entire process of
commissioning public art, including the artist selection, design proposal, contract and financial
management, fabrication and installation of the artwork. Typically, fees for public art project
management and administration are approximately 20% of the total public art budget. The City
will charge 20% of the public art budget for on-site Public Art Project Management. For on-site
artwork that the City does not project manage, then 5% of the art budget will be allocated to
the Public Art Fund to offset Public Art Administrative costs.
All designs for public art must be reviewed by the Public Art Commission prior to fabrication.
The developer’s Project Manager for the public art (whether contractor or City staff) must work
closely with the City staff to ensure that initial and final reviews by the Public Art Commission
are completed in a timely fashion. The artwork locations and information will be submitted
with the Architectural Review Board submittal documents, but the approval of the artwork will
fall within the jurisdiction of the Public Art Commission.
The artwork must be completely installed and verified by staff prior to issuance of the
certificate of occupancy.
Developer’s Option to Pay Fees in Lieu of Providing Art On-Site
The developer may elect, at his or her option, to pay a fee into the Public Art Fund in lieu of
providing on-site art. The fee will be calculated at .95% of the estimated Construction
Valuation that is submitted at the time of entitlements, as part of the planning entitlement
process, with conditions of approval due prior to building permit application. Projects with a
public art allocation under $15,000 are encouraged to submit the funds to the Public Art Fund.
Should the developer choose to pay into the ‘in-lieu’ Public Art Fund, the in lieu fees will be
transferred to Public Art Fund, which may be aggregated to create larger, more impactful
projects such as gateways and high traffic spaces; community based art projects; rotating
exhibitions of temporary public art; and other creative place-making events.
If the developer chooses the in-lieu option, no initial meeting is required within 60 days of
submission of the application. In-lieu payments for art, however, must be received prior to
issuance of Building Permits.
Criteria for Eligible Art and Artists
Staff anticipates that artworks by a diverse pool of local, regional, national and internationally
renowned artists will contribute to the cultural fabric of Palo Alto. In order to integrate the art
as much as possible into the construction project, it is critical to have the selected artist on
board with the project design team as early in the process as possible. The program is best
supported by artists with demonstrated past experience in successful public art projects that
respond to the site and community. With the assistance of the City’s public art project
manager, developers should review proposed artists based upon their proposed art concept,
but also on education, exhibition history and previous work.
The developer’s Project Manager for the public art (whether contractor or City’s public art
project manager) will work with the Public Art program to devise the best method of artist
selection for that particular project or site(s) and present the selection methods, budget and all
applicable materials to the City’s Public Art Manager for review by the Public Art Commission.
Selection methods include open competition, limited competition or direct commission of a
specific artist, based on their unique qualifications.
Contracts and payments will be negotiated between the Developer and the artist. Artists’ fees
are typically 15-25% of the overall art budget, with the remainder for the cost of fabricating and
installing the artwork, as well as project management and administration. Developers are
responsible for contractual relationships with selected artists, including provisions relating to
artists’ rights. Copies of the contracts, payment schedules and budgets will need to be
submitted to the Public Art Manager for review prior to the project presentation to the Public
Art Commission.
Ownership/Maintenance/Removal
The artwork is commissioned by the developer and thus is owned and maintained by the
developer. The City will have the right to include the artwork on public art virtual or physical
tours, as long as such a tour would not impede normal business. If the property is sold, the
ownership of the artwork will be transferred with the property, along with the maintenance
responsibilities.
If a building owner wishes to sell, de-accession or remove artwork from a site, the owner must
notify the City a minimum of 90 days before removing the work. The owner must receive prior
approval from the Public Art Commission. The developer will be required to replace the sold or
de-accessioned artwork with an alternative work of equivalent or greater value, as determined
by the Public Art Commission, in current dollars. In the alternative, at the developer’s election,
the developer could choose to pay fees in lieu of replacing on-sight art, at a reasonable rate
equivalent to the cost of replacing the art in current dollars, as determined by the Public Art
Commission.
Eligible Expenses for Public Art Funds
The Public Art program is receptive to a broad range of styles and media in the arts. Only
original, artist-designed and produced unique artworks are considered. Pre-fabricated or mass
produced works are not acceptable. The artist typically may not be an employee or have a
current business interest or be a relative of the architect, project manager, anyone on the art
selection panel, landscape architect or hold that title him/herself.
Eligible expenses include:
Sculpture, painting, new media art, light and sound installation, and other original, site
specific artworks
Artist-designed amenities (such as streetscapes, paving treatments, lighting treatments,
benches, way-finding, water features, etc.)
If artwork is part of a limited edition series, the series must be no larger than 20.
Structural elements to mount, display or secure the artwork
Professional fees for the artist
Additional labor and contracted services required for the production and installation of
the work.
Any required permit or certificate fees related to the artwork
Artist’s operating expenses related to the project
Transportation and installation costs for the artwork
Identification plaque installed on site (required)
Ineligible Costs:
Mass produced “art objects”, such as play equipment, fountains or statuary objects.
Reproductions, by mechanical or other means, of original works of art, except in the
cases of film, video, photography, printmaking or other media arts.
Decorative, ornamental or functional elements that are designed by the building
architect as opposed to an artist commissioned for this purpose.
Landscape architecture or gardening except where these elements are designed by the
artist or are integral to the work of art.
Services or utilities required to operate or maintain the artwork over time.
The final artwork and identification plaque must be installed and confirmed in accordance to
plan, prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy may be issued. The plaque must
include, but is not limited to, name of artwork, name of artist, medium, size, City of Palo Alto
and be in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act regulations.
Use of Public Art Funds and Project Management fees
The Fund shall be used for City-owned art or to support project and/or collection management
efforts of the public art program. The funds may be used for the following types of expenses:
Acquisition and installation of temporary or permanent works of art in public places,
Publicly accessible exhibition of art,
Community based public art events,
Project and collection management expenses associated with the Public Art Program,
limited to 20% of Public Art Funds
Outside of the normal budget process, staff will submit accounting annually to the Council to
report how the funds were spent and the plans to spend them for the following year. Staff will
provide a report evaluating the program to Council within the first two years of the inclusion of
private developers in public art requirement.
Creating Vision and Buy-In Through a Public Art Master Planning Process
Following best practices in Public Art, a comprehensive Public Art Master Plan is needed to
guide the vision and implementation of the future of public art in Palo Alto. We wish to engage
the community in multiple discussions and design charettes on the vision of art in public places
in Palo Alto and the range of projects that are appropriate and desirable for this community, as
well as relevant issues like conservation, collection management, trends in the fields of
architecture and public art. The Public Art Master Planning process has been very successful in
other communities wishing to grow a responsive and successful public art program. By bridging
the desires of the residents with inspiring artists, the process enriches and highlights the
cultural fabric of a community. The Public Art Master Plan will engage the community in
deciding which types of art opportunities are priorities within Palo Alto in the public realm. The
resulting Public Art Master Plan will be an important resource for the City, art consultants and
private developers. Upon Council approval of the Public Art Program for Private Development,
staff will initiate a Public Art Master Plan process, using a consultant, to work with the public to
create a long-term vision for public art in Palo Alto.
Budgetary Issues
According to internal Planning Dept. data, an approximate forecast of future private
development projects over the next three years total a conservative estimated valuation of
$275,000,000, excluding Tenant Improvement (TI) projects. This figure is based on conservative
estimations from the Planning Department, confirmed at the time of application for a Building
permit. Staff expects to exempt current projects in the pipeline that have received their final
building permits, which will also bring the number down. If many of those projects are realized
and meet the public art requirements, they could bring in as much as $2,000,000 for art
projects. A modest amount of those funds could be used to offset operational costs.
Since ascertaining valuation of future development projects is at best a guestimate at this point
in time, staff has compiled a snapshot of the last three years in order to determine a baseline:
FY2013 EST. PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE
Total Job Value Range 1% Percent for Art Budget Range 20% of 1% Ops Fee Range
Est. Commercial Additions:
$12,485,000 $124,850 $24,970
Est. New Mixed Use
Commercial:
$17,325,000 $173,000 $34,600
Est. New Commercial
Buildings:
Up to $ 154,062,637 Up to $1,500,000 Up to $300,000
Est. Commercial Remodels:
$51,750,000 $517,500 $ 103,500
Total Job Value Range 1% Percent for Art Budget Range 20% of 1% Ops Fee Range
$235,622,637 $2,356,226 $471,245
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FY 2012– EST. PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE
Total Job Value Range Percent for Art Budget Range Administrative Fee Range
Est. Commercial Additions:
$32,278,000 $322,780 $64,556
Est. New Mixed Use
Commercial:
$8,141,750 $ 81,417 $ 16,283
Est. New Commercial
Buildings:
$ 88,115,400 $881,154 $176,230
Est. Commercial Remodels:
$75,265,500 $752,655 $150,531
Total Job Value Range Percent for Art Budget Range Administrative Fee Range
$ 203,800,650 $2,038,006 $ 407,601
FY 2011– EST. PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE
Total Job Value Range Percent for Art Budget Administrative Fee
Est. Commercial Additions:
$2,174,627 $21,746 $ 4,349
Est. New Mixed Use
Commercial:
$9,818,382 $ 98,100 $ 19,600
New Commercial Buildings:
$ 0 $0 $0
Commercial Remodels:
$21,887,492 $218,866 $43,773
Total Job Value Range Percent for Art Budget Administrative Fee
$ 33,880,501 $338,712 $67,722
As demonstrated above, there has been a huge increase in private development projects
between 2011 and 2013, which would have identified approximately $2.5million for public art
for that three year period. It is also important to note that the tenant improvement projects, or
remodels, are not captured in the future projections below, although they are reflected in the
past three years of building permits above.
Thus, the $275,000,000 estimate for the next three years is low, allowing for unpredictable
economic shifts and the time needed for the public art allocations to accumulate.
We estimate that the new ordinance may generate as much as $2,000,000 for public art in the
first three years of implementation. Of that amount, we estimate that at least $200,000 could
be available to offset operational expenses associated with running the program.
Municipal Ordinance and Public Art Projects
Palo Alto has a municipal percent for art policy, which requires one percent of City capital
improvement projects to be used for public art. In contrast to the resources that can
potentially be generated through a private development percent for art program, the current
projection of municipal percent for art projects in the next three years includes $150,000
divided between six identified projects. The art budgets for these projects range from $1,000
to $81,000. There are currently other potential projects that could add to the public art budget,
but they have not yet earmarked funds for percent for art.
In order for the City’s public art program to foster meaningful creative placemaking -integrating
the work of creative professionals, arts organizations and artists into our public spaces in
collaboration with the community - the City policy should be amended to provide for earlier
identification of municipal percent for art projects and pooling of funds from small projects.
The staff anticipates returning to Policy and Services with an updated municipal policy in 2014.
Resource Impact
Building Structural Capacity
Like all public art programs, project management demands a lot of staff time- whether CIP
construction projects, conservation or maintenance projects. Those demands mixed with the
need for expertise in visual arts, working with artists and the community selection process, and
the inherent problems associated with public art projects, plus supporting a commission,
require a dedicated leader and manager with a high level of expertise in the field.
Currently the Program is staffed by one half-time employee (management specialist) and one
program support staff member. The Assistant Director of Community Services/ Director of Arts
& Sciences also provides approximately 25% of her time to the program. Due to the demands
of the current workload and the additional staffing resources anticipated to support an
expanded program, staff plans to evaluate staffing needs and bring forward recommendations
as part of the FY2015 budget process based on the analysis of spending on staff, maintenance,
project management, capital improvement needs, and in-lieu art program revenue estimates.
Approximate Timeline
Fall-Winter 2013 – Ordinance, policy, budget and basic plan approved by City Council.
Spring 2014 - Refinement of Documents for Developers, creation of pool of qualified
artists and consultants, projects subject to the policy are identified.
Summer 2014 – RFQ for Strategic Cultural Plan and Public Art Master Plan created and
released
Fall-Winter 2014 – Planning Process begins
Spring-Summer 2015 - Adoption of Public Art Master Plan by PAC, and made available to
public, art consultants and developers. Report back to Council on progress to date,
proposed changes, and evaluation.
Impact
Palo Alto, like our neighboring communities, struggles with land use issues, zoning and
development. It becomes increasingly difficult for each of us to differentiate our City from
another as similar developments move into each community. Finding a balance between our
economic development needs and the soul of our community is a creative challenge. Palo Alto
wants to preserve its sense of its own history and destiny. By implementing percent for art into
our development process now, Palo Alto can ensure that we can preserve our cultural and
artistic heritage and create new ways to express ourselves as a community.
In the first five years of passing this ordinance, Palo Alto will be able to engage the community
in creating a Public Art Master Plan, and begin to see the first qualifying private projects
become implemented and installed. The next five years will see the implementation of
significant, landmark artwork and a steady stream of projects incorporated into private
development. At this stage, the presence of the private development percent for art program
will become visibly apparent and a vibrant sense of place will emerge in its physical and cultural
landscape. More frequent temporary public artworks and related events will become part of
Palo Alto’s regular cultural programming. By ten to fifteen years from the implementation of
the ordinance, public art will be fully integrated into all areas of the City, from creative bike
racks and wayfinding to destination artworks. Palo Alto will be known for its innovation, its
engaged community, its environmental commitment and its outstanding public art.
The long range implications of expanding the public art policy to include private developments
will need to be evaluated within 24 months in order to gauge the full impacts to the budget,
staffing and maintenance funds. Because it is difficult to determine from the initial permit
process how many projects will actually come to fruition or in what timeframe, estimating the
total dollar impacts at this time is difficult. It is expected that the dollar amounts will ebb and
flow from year to year and need to be managed conservatively.
Policy Implications
The expansion of art exhibitions into the public realm is consistent with Community Services
section policy C-23, “Explore a way to expand the space available in the community for art
exhibitions, classes and other cultural activities.”
This process is consistent with policy G-2 of the Governance section, “Use advisory bodies and
ad hoc committees to assist City Staff and the City Council on policy issues”.
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October 8, 2013
Chairperson Kniss called the meeting to order at 6:12 P.M. in the Council
Conference Room, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California.
Present: Holman, Klein, Kniss (Chair), Price
Absent:
Oral Communications
None
Agenda Items
1. (Former Agenda Item Number 2) Provide Direction Regarding
Proposed Public Art Program for Private Developments, Public Art
Master Planning Process, and Staffing Plan to Support Public Art
Programs.
Chair Kniss announced that Agenda Item 2 would be heard first, followed by
Agenda Item 1.
Rhyena Halpern, Assistant Director of Community Services said the intent of
including public art in private development was to reflect the creative and
vibrant community, to enhance the visual landscape of the City, and to
increase identity and civic pride. Staff researched 70 cities with public art
programs to find out how they work with private developers. She noted that
there were 48 cities in California that had a public art policy that included
private development and said that many cities had an ‘in-lieu’ option for
developers, which was to be discussed later.
Elise DeMarzo, Management Specialist for the Community Services
Department said the qualifying projects must have a commercial
development addition or reconstruction over 10,000 square feet, and have a
minimum construction value of $200,000; the data for the projects of the
past three years did not affect non-franchise business owners. Developers
that met the 10,000 square foot requirement and the budget threshold; they
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could choose to either commission the artwork or pay the in-lieu fee for the
art. She said Staff would assist developers by recommending artists,
consultants, and project management assistance, along with advice about
best practices in public art.
Kathleen Kavanaugh, Public Art Commissioner supported the One Percent for
Art Memo. Throughout her career she interviewed developers that spent
their time developing real estate in the construction environment. The
developer and the artist worked very closely, due to important nuances that
needed consideration in art projects. She observed that establishing goals
and guidelines for collaboration beforehand helped the success of the final
artwork.
Chair Kniss asked if the in-lieu option presented a problem.
Ms. Kavanaugh remarked that the artwork was traditionally incorporated
into the projects she worked on; she was not involved in any in-lieu
projects.
Council Member Holman asked about in-lieu funding set-aside for a new
Staff position.
Ms. Halpern recommended up to 20 percent of in-lieu funds to be used for
staffing. Staff intended on coming back to address the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
Staffing Needs.
Council Member Holman said the economy was good at the time but the
staffing need was ongoing and plans were in place.
Ms. Stump clarified that Staff was recommending reimbursement of actual
costs up to 20 percent. Staff wanted to focus in on acquiring new art with
the use of the fees, along with the project and administrative costs that
were used in association with the actual cost of up to 20 percent. The 20
percent was intended for reimbursement of Staff time actually spent in
association with the acquiring new pieces of art.
Council Member Holman asked if one percent of funds could be used to
restore existing artwork on a site that was not required to be maintained.
Ms. Stump said there was no clear guidance on that area because it included
maintenance on Palo Alto’s existing public art collection. The funds
discussed were not meant for restoring or maintaining existing artwork, they
were attributed to new artwork.
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Council Member Holman clarified that she was discussing the restoration of
private development artwork.
Ms. Stump remarked that the draft Ordinance said if a developer chose to
have artwork on their premises, they would be held responsible for
maintenance. She added that if maintenance was needed on private
premise artwork, there was a process through the Public Art Commission to
receive approval for funding.
Council Member Holman clarified that Ms. Stump was talking about new
artwork.
Ms. Stump said yes and that the drafted Ordinance was prospective. That
meant having the Ordinance drafted so that it limited the City’s ability to
tax. This was an exception to strict rules regarding impact fees, and was not
approved by the people or had not gone through the general proceedings
requirements of the City. She clarified she was talking about artwork that
dealt with regulatory issues, a newly developed site that required artwork.
Developers had the option of paying in-lieu fees; those were funds used to
acquire artwork that the City owned, maintained, and used for project
management and maintenance.
Ms. Halpern added some of the Greg Brown murals were in the Cities
collection. The number one challenge with public artwork was the
maintenance and conservation of artwork, which was an obligation of the
artwork owner.
Council Member Holman clarified there was a Greg Brown mural on a public
building at the Post Office. She said that some definitions in the Staff Report
were not complete. Additionally, in connection with “Finding” and “Purpose”
in the Staff Report, she asked if Staff considered adding a “Sense of Place”
section to the Ordinance.
Ms. Halpern said Staff could add that.
Council Member Price said looking at various examples of artwork showed
how artwork can change a person’s experience, she added that the issue of
a long-term cultural Art Plan was common and showed the basis for a well
done Art Program. She also mentioned the significance of how art should
have an impact. Many cities had artwork that did not make the types of
statements they ought to make. Some of the procedures and techniques
transit authorities used in determining artist eligibility and processes in this
regard were useful. She remarked on the recognition and fluctuation of
resources that came in and how contracting out Staff time and costs were all
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helpful suggestions. She wanted Staff to come back with an overall Staffing
Plan, including financials, and to embed in the Plan how Palo Alto was able to
offer the consulting services to the private sector developer.
Ms. Halpern clarified that Staff could be project managers on those private
projects or, as needed, they could be contractors. If that did not work, Staff
utilized an approved pool of contractors for projects. This allowed the Public
Art Program to grow with the market. She said she would go over the Staff
Report for clarity on that subject.
Council Member Price remarked that she looked forward to the community
process as it moved toward the master planning.
Ms. Halpern thought impact was the reason there was so much success with
the in-lieu option because it was possible to pool funds to make impactful
work. She noted that municipalities did not have construction projects and
thought the recommendations in the Staff Report were a good way to
address that issue in the community.
Council Member Klein thought that at the range of the economic cycle, the
suggestions Staff offered made a lot of sense. The chart in the Staff Report
was useful but the suggestions were limiting because it needed to show the
rates that all of the cities charged with regard to the private development
aspect. His reasoning behind this was some cities charged more or maybe
less than one percent.
Chair Kniss clarified that the Policy and Services Committee (Committee)
was requesting a sub-chart be made showing all the public art in private
development programs before this Item went before the full Council and to
have the percentages separately identified in a chart.
Council Member Klein agreed and suggested showing what cities were
charging on the chart. With regard to exemptions, he was thinking of
entities that were excludable, such as private schools. He said there were
many private schools in Palo Alto and asked if they were subject to the
Ordinance at hand. He asked if Staff wanted to put private schools in a
different category.
Ms. DeMarzo said she did not notice that private schools were called out for
exemptions in her research. She noted that a lot of schools voluntarily
brought artwork into their campuses.
Council Member Klein remarked there were some private schools that were
involved and said there was a lighter touch with regard to private schools.
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He wondered why Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) was mentioned
with regard to exemptions, since the City did not have any control over
them.
Ms. Stump wanted to look into that area some more and restated the
Ordinance was still in the draft format.
Council Member Klein suggested deleting PAUSD from the Ordinance
because it could raise political sensitivities for no good reason.
Ms. Stump said Staff would take look at that.
Council Member Klein asked if, in regard to in-lieu fees, once the developer
paid the money to the City, if the City was limited to using the funds toward
new projects; he wanted to know how that would be tracked.
Ms. Stump said Staff needed to have good accounting on the fund and
thought the funds were limited to new projects. The question of public art
and in-lieu fees was discussed in the California Supreme Court in the Ehrlich
case against Culver City because Culver City was not at one percent; that
was possibly where the one percent came from. The court ruled that one
percent was a permissible general land-use regulation similar to set-back
requirements. The developers challenge was that the fee was an
unsupported impact fee. The question was open until the court determined
an outcome. The fee needed to be available to the developer’s discretion
and needed to be in-lieu to make it closely aligned with the artwork on the
building itself.
Council Member Klein asked if a smaller developer had to pay one percent,
then whatever the City decided to do with that money, like combine it with
other smaller payments, would make it more impactful. If tracking the
money very carefully was needed, he thought it would create an accounting
burden on the Staff. He illustrated an example of a person that spent 1/5 of
an hour working on a project that came from a fund of one percent.
Ms. Halpern said tracking multiple projects was done by assigning a figure
for phases of a project. For example, if there was a $10,000 public artwork
project, and there was a selection phase, a fabrication phase, and an
instillation phase, Staff tracked the hours in phases.
Council Member Klein clarified that he was talking about how a Staff
person’s time was divided up during the day if they were not able to use new
money for the older artwork. Putting artwork in three phases did not apply
to the difference between existing artwork and new artwork.
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Ms. DeMarzo noted that Staff in other cities accounted for public art in
private development by carefully tracking their time.
Ms. Halpern noted Staff was working with Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to ensure Staff was using proper accountability.
Ms. Stump said Staff was working with Administrative Services Department
as well and there were various standardized methodologies recommended.
Greg Betts, Director of Community Services noted that the Committee was
familiar with contributions given from a number of different grant programs.
Staff assigned different accounting codes per grant so that when the City
was audited, it was possible for anyone to see how Staff’s time was divided
up.
Council Member Klein asked how old the Ehrlich vs. Culver City was.
Ms. Stump said she would have to research for more information.
Council Member Klein asked if one percent was a restriction and if it was a
legal problem if Palo Alto went to 1.25 percent. There was a city listed in
the Staff Report at two percent.
Ms. Stump remarked that there were several cities that were at two percent.
She did not think it was an absolute requirement to stay at one percent and
if Council wanted to add another quarter of a percent, she would look into it.
Ms. Halpern wanted more input from the Committee on incentivizing the in-
lieu option by lowering the one percent to .95 percent.
Council Member Klein said he had seen the idea before, in Below Market
Rate housing for example. He thought a reduction of that size was not much
incentive. He added developers always come in higher than estimated and
that might discourage private developers. He thought incentive needed to a
lot lower to be a good incentive.
Chair Kniss thought One Percent for Art was a good sounding name and
thought comparing cities like Santa Monica could be different because they
do more development than Palo Alto. The in-lieu costs versus the actual
artwork was a balancing act between the like or dislike of a presentation.
Art was always going to be relative, and there was always going to be a
discussion of who chooses the artwork and weighing different variables, like
where the art was going to be situated.
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Council Member Klein thought it would be good for Staff to pick out a
number of cities, like Santa Monica, to see what their budget was. He did
not recommend the City Council be involved in matters of taste. He
advocated for public art to be experimental.
Chair Kniss said there was intentionally not an appeal to the City Council
process woven into this discussion.
Council Member Price wanted to discuss exemptions. She noted some
affordable housing projects that distinguished between elements produced
by an artist, versus art by an architect. She thought it was important to
pursue those kinds of projects because affordable housing projects needed
artistic enhancement. Additionally she questioned the Staff Report portion
that asked developers to assess their level of support; the point that talked
about draft contracts with artists that allowed developers flexibility should
conditions at the site changed was of interest to her. She wanted to know if
it was that there were changes to the site plan, or were there budget
modifications being discussed; she wanted to know if there were any
examples of what draft contracts with artists looked like.
Ms. DeMarzo clarified that developers were considering moving artwork
either within the site or off site; one developer said this offered more
flexibility for him for the future.
Council Member Price wanted clarification on the deaccession, or potential
moving of artwork. For example, if a company were to move in the future,
she asked if the language for the conditions of approval ensured that the
artwork was maintained.
Ms. DeMarzo remarked that the artwork was to remain with the building if
the building was sold. If the developer decided on deaccession of artwork,
the developer needed to notify the City and go through city policies.
Council Member Price suggested that Staff add a few transit agencies before
going to Council.
Ms. Halpern remarked that many transit agencies decided on artwork that
could withstand the public space.
Council Member Holman noted an inconsistency in the Ordinance regarding
the Public Art Requirement for Public Developments and a certificate of
occupancy; but she appreciated that being in the Ordinance. She noted a
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conflict in the Staff Report regarding payment of in-lieu fees prior to the
issuance of building permits.
Ms. Stump said Staff was still working on the details of when the Art
Program would be integrated with the City standard.
Council Member Holman was concerned about art enhancement versus what
was important to the project and how the artwork would be integrated into
the development of the project. She remarked that the in-lieu fee was a
challenging issue and emphasized finding ways to collaborate with the public
because a review process was needed for the success of the program. The
Ordinance listed exclusive architectural design and study, it did mention
permitting fees; she suggested the term “soft costs” be used. She agreed
with Council Member Klein that the 95 percent was not incentive enough for
developers and liked the sound of One Percent for Art, but was happy calling
it Percent for Art.
Chair Kniss remarked that developers offered the same suggestions.
MOTION: Council Member Price moved, seconded by Council Member Klein
to recommend the City Council review and adopt the Staff recommendation:
1. Approve a Public Art Program for Private Developments, including
adopting an Ordinance establishing art requirements and other key
provisions (Attachment C).
2. Direct Staff and the Public Arts Commission to engage the public in a
Public Art Master Plan process that will guide public arts acquisitions
and programming under the Public Art Program.
3. Direct Staff to evaluate and bring forward recommendations regarding
Public Art staffing, maintenance, project management, capital
improvement needs and revenue estimates as part of the FY 2015
Proposed Budget document.
4. Direct Staff to return to the Committee in 2014 with recommendations
to update the municipal percent for art policy that applies to City
capital improvement projects.
Council Member Price looked forward to the discussion of this topic at the
Council level.
Council Member Holman asked how Staff was going to decide on the
percentage.
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Ms. Halpern said Staff would eliminate the incentive and keep it at one
percent; the in-lieu option was enough of an incentive.
Council Member Holman remarked that the Committee discussed making the
percentage higher.
Ms. Halpern wanted to table this discussion for when they came back to the
Committee.
Council Member Holman warned that once the percentage was in place, it
would be hard to revise.
Ms. Stump stated that the Committees input was helpful and observed that
the Council and the Committee wanted a few options for the next discussion
in terms of the size of the art contribution. She noted that Staff, the City
Manager, and the Community Services Director needed to think about
presenting some options for next time. She remarked that whatever Council
wanted to do with the private contribution should be mirrored with the Cities
own contribution.
Council Member Holman supported the program and suggested adding to the
Ordinance that art contribute to a safer environment. She noted
collaboration with other communities and wanted that mentioned in the
Ordinance.
Ms. Halpern said Staff had a list of five Agenda Items they wanted to bring
back to the Committee and community collaboration was one of those Items.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to eliminate the .95 percent developer in-lieu fee.
Council Member Klein emphasized these were the Committee’s
recommendations.
INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
MAKER AND SECONDER to leave it at one percent.
Chair Kniss commented that Staff leave the one percent and not enable an
appeal option for the program. She clarified that the art would be obtained
by the property owner.
MOTION PASSED: 4-0
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Chair Kniss requested this Item not go on the Consent Calendar.
PUBLIC ART SURVEY
City Department Funding Parameters Valuation Notes
Agoura Hills pop.
20,330
Planning and
Community
Development, City
Cultural Arts Council
Public and private
development
1. A building with a floor area greater than or equal
to thirty thousand (30,000) square feet.
2. The alteration or repair of fifty (50%) percent or
more of the floor area of such building; 3.
Any building that is part of the development of a
subdivision of forty (40) or more lots.
1. The minimum allocation for art in
public places - 1% of the building
valuation. 2. The Developer can opt to
pay all or a portion of the minimum
allocation into the Art in Public Places
Fund 1.25% of the building valuation.
In both cases building valuation is
computed using the latest building
valuation data as set forth by the
International Conference of Building
Officials (ICBO).
1. The Agoura Hills Code of
Ordinances;
2. All projects shall have (i) either
receive approval from the Art in
Public Places Committee, or (ii) paid
a fee to the Art in Public Places
Fund.
Alameda
pop. 74,774
Community
Development
0 staff currently
Public and private
development
1. Commercial, industrial, municipal or residential
projects that create 5 or more residential units with
building development costs of $250,000 or more
2. Remodels with construction value equal to or
more than 50% of replacement cost of building
1% of building development costs, or
Program allocation payable in-lieu
1. Public art program on hold
2. Approvals by Public Art
Commission
Alhambra
pop. 83,089
Development and
Building Depatment,
Arts and Cultural
Events Committee
Staff
Public and private
development
All new residential development of more than five
units, and all commercial, industrial, and public
building development projects, with a building
valuation exceeding $500,000 as well as any
remodeling project with a valuation exceeding
$250,000.00 shall be obligated to contribute to the
city’s Art in Public Places program.
The amount of contribution shall be a
percentage of the total building
valuation for the development which
shall, in most cases, be computed
using the latest building valuation data
as set forth by the International
Conference of Building Officials
(ICBO).
Contribution obligation can be
satisfied in one of the following four
ways:
1. Payment in cash of the
contribution amount directly to the
Art Fund.
2. Donation of an approved art work,
equal to or exceeding the value of
the contribution amount.
3. Installation of an approved art
work, equal to or exceeding the
value of the contribution amount.
4. Design of the development in
such a manner that it satisfies the
contribution obligation pursuant to
Chapter 23.81.140 of the Art in
Public Places Program,
“Architecture as Art.”
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Azusa
pop.
Economic and
Community
Development
Department,
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. Commercial and industrial development or
residential projects of Eight dwelling units or more,
with a total building project valuation of $500,000 or
more, are required to select, purchase and install
permanent outdoor art at the development site,
accessible and visible to the general public from
public streets. 2. All
attached and detached additions to an existing
commercial or industrial building, with a valuation
(for the addition) $500,000 or more shall also comply
with the program.
1% of the total building construction
valuation; The
maximum Art Allocation per project will
be set at $50,000;
1. The developer is responsible for
selecting the artist(s) and artwork,
provided both meet the program
criteria. The Art in Public Places
Advisory Committee shall consider
each artist and proposed artwork on
a case-by-case basis. 2.
The developer may opt to pay the
Art in Public Places fee established
by separate resolution of the city
council. Fees collected shall be
deposited in the art in public places
fund, and will be used to provide art
in public places elsewhere in the
city.
Baldwin Park
pop. 75,390
Planning Division Public and private
development
1. All new residential development of more than four
units, and all commercial, industrial and public
development projects, with a building valuation
exceeding $50,000. 2. All
remodeling of existing residential buildings of more
than four units, existing commercial, industrial and
public buildings when such remodeling has a
valuation exceeding $50,000.00 excluding
earthquake rehabilitation.
1% of the total building valuation for an
applicable project, excluding land
acquisition and off-site improvement
costs.
1. Reviewed by the Cultural Affairs
Commission 2.
Aprovals by the Community
Cevelopment Director
Bellflower
pop. 76,616
Planning Division,
Community
Development
Public and private
development
1. All commercial/industrial development projects
where the project cost exceeds $250,000, and
residential projects of more than 2 lots or units,
including single family residential structures,
condominiums, apartments, townhouses or other
dwelling units, where the project cost exceeds
$500,000.00
1% or more of the project cost by
acquiring and installing art in a public
place or in the vicinity of the project
site, as approved by the City Council;
or
In lieu the developer may make a
contribution in an amount equal 1% of
the project cost to the Public Arts Fund.
1. Revenue and Finance, Chapter
3.32 (Public Arts Ordinance)
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City Department Funding Parameters Valuation Notes
Beverly Hills
pop. 34,358
Community Services
3 FT staff as needed
funded by general
fund
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. Any new commercial, industrial or mixed use
building
2. Reconstruction within any 12 month period where
exterior changes exceed $5,000 and total exceeds
$500,000
(Renovations exempt if requirement has already
been met)
1% of total construction cost between
$500,000-$1 million
1.5% of total construction cost over $1
million, or
In lieu payment of 90% of the value
acceptable
1. Approvals by Fine Art
Commission; City Council reviews
denials only
2. Admin costs are not tracked
3. Some general fund money may
be used for annual maintenance
Brea
pop. 39,883
Community Services
1 PT staff (15 hrs/wk)
funded by general
fund
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. Improvements to commercial, industrial or
residential structures; or
2. Commercial, industrial or residential projects with
5 dwellings or more with total building valuation of
$1.5 million
1% of total building valuation
(For projects with multi-level parking
structures, the area of one floor will be
excluded from the total building
valuation)
Over 160 artworks in the
collection. In the past minimun
number of commissions per year -
4; Maximum number of
commissions - 10. Average 1%
contribution per project - $15,000 -
$40,000. amounting to $45,000 -
$120,000 up to $150,000-$400,000
per year.
City of Brea Art in Public Places
Policy Manual (Jan 2013) 1.
Approvals by Art in Public Places
Committee
2. Admin costs are not tracked
3. No other funding from general
fund. Burbank
pop. 104,092
Park, Recreation &
Community Services
1 FT + 1 PT staff as
needed funded by
general fund
Public and private
development
1. Commercial or industrial projects with building
valuation higher than $500,000
2. Multifamily residential projects with building
valuation higher than $1.5 million
3. Public capital improvement projects over
$500,000 not exempt by legal restrictions or City
Council
4. Remodels or additions where building valuation is
increased by more than 50%
1% of total project cost for first $15
million, plus (if applicable)
.75% of total project cost for portion
between $15-25 million, plus (if
applicable)
.50% of total project cost for portion
equal to or in excess of $25 million (if
applicable), or
Minimum allocation payable to in-lieu
1. Parking garages excluded from
TPC calculation
2. Approvals by Arts in Public Places
Committee and also City Council for
public projects
3. Admin costs are not tracked
4. No other funding from general
fund
Calabasas
pop. 23,058
Community Services
Department
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. Any contruction or reconstruction of commercial
buildings within city limits is assessed a fee for
acquisition of artwork based on the total building
valuation.
1% of the total building valuation. The
maximum fee per project is
$150,000.00.
1. Developer can select and submit
artists; 2. Reviews by the Art in
Public Places Advisory Committee;
Approved by the City Council.
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City Department Funding Parameters Valuation Notes
Cathedral City
pop. 51,200
Building Department,
Community
Development
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. All new commercial and industrial use projects
over 15,000 square feet of gross floor area.
2. Remodeling, repair or reconstruction of existing
commercial and industrial use property, interior or
exterior, where the building permit value exceeds
$100,000.00 in changes to the building, excluding
landscaping and “acts of God.”
1% of the total project valuation;
In lieu of acquiring and installing an art
work, applicants may contribute an
amount equal to 1% of 90% of the total
project valuation to the “art in public
places fund”.
Additionally, the Public Art in
Cathedral City has a number of
projects sponsored by the public art
fund as well as private donations.
Cerritos
pop. 49,041
Community
Development
Department
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. All new development projects, including parking
structures, residential developments of four units or
more, and commercial and industrial development
projects with a building valuation or valuations
exceeding $250,000 in the aggregate.
2. Projects involving modifications and additions to
existing nonresidential buildings, including parking
structures or commercial or industrial buildings when
such remodeling has a project valuation exceeding
$250,000.
1. Payment of an art fee in the amount
of 1% of the building permit valuation to
the City’s Art in Public Places program,
not to exceed four hundred fifty
thousand dollars, ($450,000.00);
2. Donation of an art work for art
placement approved by the city council,
and which has a minimum value of 1%
of the value of the proposed project
development, not to exceed $450,000;
or
3. Placement of art work on the
development site approved by the city
council, and which shall have a
minimum value of 1%of the value of
the proposed project development, not
to exceed $450,000; or
4. A combination of the above subject
to the approval of the city council.
Approved by the City Council.
2. On a case-by-case basis
architecture may be considered as
art.
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Chico
pop. 86,290
City Manager's Office
1 FT staff @ 25%
funded by general
fund
Public projects
(private
development
projects are
encouraged to
participate in a
voluntary program)
Eligible capital projects with a cost of $200,000 or
more
1% of total project cost, or
Funds payable to in-lieu
1. Approved by a committee and
Arts Commission. Members of the
committee depend on the project
and how it is funded
2. Admin costs are tracked and
billed for capital projects
3. Additional general funds for
Community Organization Funding
program. Artist mini grants of $2,000
for small projects. Budget was
$83,000 for 2011-12
Claremont
pop. 34,926
Human Services Public and private
development
1. Public capital improvement projects, except
street, right-of-way, sewer, and rainage projects,
with a building permit valuation of $100,000 or
greater;
2. Private development projects including
subdivisions, development projects, and remodeling
and modifications to existing development projects
The minimum allocation for acquisition
of artwork shall be based on a
percentage ranging from 1/2% to 1% of
the project’s total building permit
valuation of between $100,000 and
$200,000. Applicants for projects for
which there is no minimum allocation
for acquisition of artwork are
encouraged to voluntarily participate in
the program.
Developer selects, purchases and
installs the artwork on its site; or
if using an alternative location the
artwork should be approved by the
Architectural Commission and the
owner of the property on which the
artwork is to be placed.
Culver City
pop. 39,165
Cultural Affairs
1 FT staff as needed
funded by enterprise
fund (transportation)
Public and private
development
For Private Development: 1.
New residential development of more than 4 units
over $500,000
2. Commercial, industrial and public building
development projects over $500,000
3. Rehabilitations/renovations over $250,000
(improvements by new tenants are subject to
requirement if threshold is met)
1% of total building cost, excluding land
acquisition and off-site improvement
costs, or
1% payable to in-lieu, or
1% donation of artwork to the City
1. Building architecture (or
component thereof) can be
considered art to fulfill requirement
with approval
2. Approvals by Cultural Affairs
Commission
3. No other funding from general
fund
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Downey
pop. 111,772
Community Services
Department
Public and private
development
For Private Development:
1. Commercial buildings with a building valuation of
$500,000 or greater, or residential projects
consisting of more than 4 units with a building
valuation of $500,000 or greater.
1% of total building valuation of
$500,000 or greater. The maximum fee
per project is $150,000.
Where the installation of art is
impractical or inaccessible, the
developer will contribute the
assessed fees to the Art in Public
Places Fund; or
Placement of public art, the value of
which shall be greater than or equal
to the fee, on the project site.
The developer is responsible for
selecting the artist(s) and artwork,
provided
both meet the program criteria. The
City has a list of art
consultants and resource guides
with artist listings available for
developers.
Dublin
pop. 46,572
Parks & Community
Services
1 FT staff as needed
funded by general
fund
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. New non-residential development
2. New residential development projects over 20
units
(Additions and remodels not included)
.5% of building valuation (excluding
land), or
.5% in-lieu contribution for non-
residential buildings more than 50,000
square feet and residential projects
over 20 units, or
.45% in-lieu contribution for non-
residential buildings less than 50,000
square feet
1. Program run in conjunction with
Dublin Fine Arts Foundation which
commissions pieces with city funds.
More than 50 pieces in city
collection
2. Some CIP projects receive public
art funded by general fund
3. Admin costs are not tracked
El Monte
pop. 115,965
Economic
Development
Department
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. Commercial or industrial projects which incur
project costs totaling more than $500,000, and
2. Development projects involving new construction
of four (4) or more residential dwelling units.
1% of the total project cost
1% in lieu contribution
1. Reviewed by the Art Coordibnator
and the Advisory Committee;
Approved by the City Council.
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Escondido
pop. 143,911
Planning Department Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. All commercial and industrial projects which incur
project costs totaling more than $ 500,000; 2.
Development projects involving new constuction of 4
or more residential dwelling units.
Art fee of $0.30/sq.ft of building area
except tenant improvements with no
added building area; the first 1800 sq.
ft. of any structure; residential
additions.
1. Proposals reviewed by the Art
Coordibnator and the public art
partnership panel; Approved by the
City Council.
2. Developer can choose to donate
art approved by the public art
partnership panel and have a
minimum value determined by city
council resolution.
Emeryville
pop. 10,214
Economic
Development &
Housing
2 staff as needed
funded by general
fund
Public and private
development
1. Public building developments and public projects
with building costs over $300,000
2. Private building developments and renovations
(including new tenant improvements) with building
costs over $300,000 (not including residential units)
1.5% of building development cost for
public developments
1% of building development cost for
private developments, or
In-lieu contribution acceptable
1. Approvals by staff for private
development and Public Art
Committee and City Council for
public projects
2. If artwork is less than program
allocation, applicant will pay
difference to the Public Art Fund
3. Admin costs are not tracked
4. No other funding from general
fund
Fresno (County
and City)
pop. 501,362
Fresno Arts Council
(County) / Historic
Preservation
Public and private
development
Any new development in county and city (no triggers)1% of total project cost using county
valuation. City may offer a 20%
deviation of valuation in exchange for
public art
1. Fresno Arts Council administers
selection with input from city,
property owner and panel jurors
2. FAC totally funded by developers.
No city/county staff time
Glendale
pop. 191,719
Community
Development
Department
Public and private
development
For Private Development projects:
1. New buildings and structures, or to the alteration
or repair of buildings or structures valued at
$500,000 or more as determined by the Building
Official. 2.
Projects located in the commercial and mixed-use
zones. Does
not apply to Industrial or Residential zones.
2% of the project value, or
In-lieu payment equals 1% of the
project value.
1. Approvals by the Design Review
authority upon recommendation
from the Arts and Culture
Commission or other body
designated by City Council.
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Inglewood
pop. 109,673
Parks, Recreation &
Community Services
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
New nonresidential private structures and/or other
nonresidential projects that equal or exceed
$250,000
1% of total project valuation
1% of total project valuation in lieu
Laguna Beach
pop. 23,069
Cultural Arts
Department
1 FT staff funded by
general fund
Public and private
development
1. Any new commercial, industrial or residential
developments of more than 4 units/lots
2. Remodeling of existing commercial, industrial or
residential property, over $225,000 in expenditures
(includes new tenant improvements)
3. Parks and public works projects or structures over
$225,000 in expenditures
1% of total project valuation or
1.25% of total project valuation in lieu
1. Approved by Arts Commission
and City Council. If located in the
downtown area, Planning
Commission must approve location
2. Admin costs are not tracked
Livermore
pop. 82,039
Community
Development
(2 FT staff as needed
funded by general
fund)
Public and private
development
1. City public works construction or remodel projects
(does not include pipeline, power line, or landscape
renovation projects or mechanical, structural or
seismic upgrades)
2. New commercial, industrial and residential
development over 4 units including renovations and
remodels (does not include repairs due to calamity,
seismic retrofits, residential remodeling or
commercial alterations)
3. Additions to existing industrial/commercial
buildings with contruction area over 25% of the
original square footage of the building
1% of original estimated construction
cost for public works projects
.33% of construction costs for private
development
1. Approved by Arts Commission
and City Council
2. Urban Mural Art Program, May
Grants, and scholarships for high
school students are paid with in-lieu
funds
3. The public art must remain on the
project site for not less than 30
years. If property is redeveloped, the
new project shall meet all art
requirements or pay in-lieu fee
4. Program sunsets on 10/01/14
unless otherwise extended by City
Council
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Long Beach
pop. 462,257
The Arts Council for
Long Beach, the
Department of Public
Art & Design
Public and private
development
Construction, land and parking costs, for either
public or private developments beginning at
$250,000
1. All projects between $250,000 and
$10 million deposit the 1% obligation
into the ACLB’s Public Art Fund for
general enhancement of the City’s
public cultural resources in
redevelopment project areas.
2. Projects with a total development
cost in excess of $10 million are
required to allocate 1% of the total
development costs, 85% to on-site
public art programs (which may include
art works, cultural programming, or
cultural facilities), 15% deposited into
the ACLB’s Public Art Fund.
3. Projects that include historically
designated buildings and landmarks
participate based on total development
costs as for other development
projects. Developers’ plans must be
presented to and approved by the
ACLB’s Advisory Committee for Public
Art.
1. Percent for Public Art Program
(2006) for publicly and privately
projects.
Los Angeles
pop. 3,857,799
Department of
Cultural Affairs,
Public Art Division
Public and private
development (the
Public Works
Improvements Arts
Program (PWIAP,
Percent-for-Public-
Art or Public % for
Art), the Private Arts
Development Fee
Program (ADF), the
Murals Program,
and the City’s Art
Collection
For Private Development projects:
Commercial or industrial buildings with the total
value of all construction or work for which the permit
is issued is $500,000 or more is required to pay an
arts fee, the amount of which will be calculated by
the Department of Building & Safety
1. For an office or research and
development building the fee is $1.57
per sq ft.
2. All retail establishments pay an arts
fee of $1.31 per sq. ft. 3.
For a manufacturing building the arts
fee is $ 0.51 per sq. ft. 4. For
a warehouse building the arts fee is
$0.39 per sq. ft.
5. For a hotel building, the arts fee is
$0.52 per sq. ft.
Additionally, the developer may
provide services and community
amenities for cultural and artistic
purposes in proposed development
project which may be credited
against the requirement of the
payment of an Art Development
Fee.
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Lynwood
pop. 69,772
Community
Development
Department, Housing
Services
Public and private
development
Commercial or industrial developments, with a total
project cost in excess of $100,000 and residential
developments, including single-family homes, with a
total project cost in excess of $100,000.
Project applicants may provide an
artwork in a public place on or in the
vicinity of the project site, subject to
approval by at least three-fifths (3/5) of
the entire body of the city council. The
cost or value of such artwork shall not
be less than the amount of the in-lieu
contribution of one and one half
percent (1.5%) that would otherwise be
made. In the event that the 1.5% of the
total project cost exceeds the value or
cost of the artwork, the applicant shall
pay the difference between the artwork
and the 1.5% fee.
In lieu of providing an artwork, project
applicants shall contribute funds to the
art in public place fund equal to 1.5% of
the total project cost, unless otherwise
provided by the city council.
Monrovia
pop. 36,590
Public Places
Committee
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
Residential development projects involving five or
more dwelling units with a project cost in excess of
$1 million, and commercial, industrial, office or other
non-residential development projects having a
project cost in excess of $1 million
1% of the project cost; At
the option of the developer, 50% of an
in-lieu art fee may be deposited in the
Library Improvement Fund, which shall
be utilized to acquire, construct or
make capital improvements to the
Monrovia pubic library facilities.
Additionally, the developer can
donate a public artwork to the city.
Mountain View
pop. 75,235
Community
Development
2 FT staff as needed
funded by general
fund
Public projects and
Precise Plan areas
1. Public projects of $1 million or more (does not
include street overlays, etc)
1% of construction budget for public
projects
1. Admin policy for public projects;
not ordinance
2. Private projects within Precise
Plan areas looked at on a case by
case basis
3. Funding for public art from
general fund for special
circumstances only
4. Admin costs are not tracked
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Napa
pop. 77,867
Community
Development
1 FT staff as needed
funded by general
fund
Public and private
development
1. Private, new construction or renovation or
remodel, including new tenant improvements in any
shell building, over $250,000 (tenants of large
commercial projects exempt if art requirement has
already been met)
2. City projects over $250,000 excluding
underground public works projects, utility facilities
with exception of buildings, streets, sidewalks or tree
planting
1% of construction cost, excluding
residential portion of mixed use
projects
1. Private projects approved by
reviewing body with final design
review authority for project
2. City projects approved by Public
Art Steering Committee
3. Admin costs are tracked and
billed to private projects
4. Arts Council of Napa Valley
sponsors Napa ARTwalk, year-long
installations of public sculpture on
First Street
5. Public Art Master Plan underway
Novato
pop. 52,456
Parks, Recreation &
Community Services
(for public projects)
Community
Development (for
private development)
2 FT staff as needed
funded by general
fund
Public and private
development
1. Construction or alteration of a nonresidential
building or addition of floor area of an existing
building
2. Residential development of 5 or more units
(Does not apply to accessory dwelling units and
renovations, remodels or additions to existing
residences or residential portion of a mixed use
project less than 4 units or affordable housing
components of residential and nonresidential
projects)
.33% of the construction cost of the
completed development project or
.5% of the construction cost in-lieu for
nonresidential development or
.33% of the construction cost in-lieu for
residential development
(Developer may pay difference
between cost of art installed and the
appropriate percentage of the
construction cost upon approval)
1. Policy for public projects, no
ordinance. Some projects can be
exempted
2. DRC reviews private projects;
Recreation, Cultural & Community
Services Commission reviews public
projects
3. Some admin costs billed to
private projects but none for public
projects
4. Remodels/renovations resulting in
an increase of gross square footage
not exempt even if art requirement
already met
Palm Desert
pop. 49,561
Public Art
Department
2 FT staff funded by
Art in Public Places
fund
Public and private
development
1. All individual residential units over $100,000
2. All other residential development including two or
more single family dwellings being built concurrently
in the same tract by the same owner or contractor
3. All commercial development
4. All public facilities
.25% of total building valuation in
excess of $100,000 for individual
residential units
.25% of total building valuation for all
other residential development
.50% of total valuation for commercial
development excluding land acquisition
and off-site improvement costs
1% of total building valuation for public
facilities, or
Program allocation payable in-lieu
1. If artwork is less than program
allocation, applicant will also pay
difference to in-lieu fund
2. Approvals by Art in Public Places
Commission and City Council
3. Admin costs are billed to the Art in
Public Places fund
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City Department Funding Parameters Valuation Notes
Palm Springs
pop. 44,552
Community and
Economic
Development, Public
Art Division
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
New commercial and industrial works of
construction, and remodel or construction of existing
commercial or industrial property; New
residential subdivisions or developments of two or
more over $100,000.
1/2% of the building cost for
commercial and industrial construction
projects;
1/4% for new residential subdivisions or
developments of two or more units
Public art requirement may be met
as follows:
Approved placement of artwork in
outdoor areas of the private property
in a manner satisfactory to the
Public Arts Commission valued at
an amount equal to the program
allocation.
Payment of in-lieu art fees to the
City for deposit into the Public Arts
Fund in an amount equal to the
program allocation.
Posting of a financial security in the
amount equal to the acquisition and
installation costs of an approved
artwork, in the form approved by the
City Attorney.
Acceptance by the Public Arts
Commission of a donation of an
approved artwork.
Pasadena
pop. 138,101
Cultural Affairs
2 FTE's funded by
general fund and .75
FTE funded by public
art fund
Public and private
development
1. New construction, renovation (tenant
improvements excluded unless renovation results in
addition of square footage and is over $500,000),
multi-family residential, commercial or mixed-use
projects over $500,000 in the Downtown Old
Pasadena Redevelopment or Northwest Community
Plan areas
2. Industrial development over $500,000 in
Northwest Pasadena
3. New commercial, industrial or mixed use projects
of 25,000 square feet or more within the City of
Pasadena
4. New construction, renovation or remodeling of
municipal buildings and structures over $250,000,
not including exclusively internal projects not
accessible to the public or staff
1% of building valuation for private
development
1% of actual construction cost
excluding architectural, engineering
and admin costs, costs for fees and
permits and indirect costs for CIP
projects, or
Program mandate payable in-lieu
acceptable
1. For private projects over
$500,000 in Old Pasadena and
Downtown Redevelopment Area,
25% of the amount goes to City's
Cultural Trust fund and 75% to the
on site art project. For all other
locations, new private projects
25,000 square feet or larger, 20% of
the amount goes to Cultural Trust
fund and 80% allocated to public art
2. Approvals by Arts & Culture
Commission
3. Admin costs are not tracked
4. No other funding for public art
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City Department Funding Parameters Valuation Notes
Petaluma
pop. 57,941
Community
Development
Public and private
development
Any private or public construction or reconstruction
projects in the following zoning districts. Mixed Use
(MU1A, MU1B, MU1C, and MU2); Commercial
1(C1); Commercial 2 (C2); Industrial (I); Business
Park (BP); Planned Unit district (PUD) and Planned
Community District (PCD), except residential PUD’s
and PCD’s, but including mixed use; T-5 and T-6
Zones, except projects that are entirely residential,
but including mixed use; and any City Zoning district
for any public construction project.
1% of the construction cost for a
private or public project, including all
administrative costs borne by the City
Payment of the full amount of the
public art in-lieu fee; or,
Written proof to the Community
Development Department of a
contractual agreement to
commission or purchase and install
the required public artwork on the
subject development site and a
written acknowledgement by the
project artist and the owner or
developer, in a form approved by the
City
Pomona
pop. 149,058
Planning Division Public acquisitions,
donations and
private development
For Private Development: 1.
New commercial, institutional, and industrial
development with a building valuation of $750,000 or
more;
2. New residential development with 10 or more
units, whether detached single-family residences,
condominiums, apartments, townhouses or other
dwelling units.
3. Interior and exterior remodeling, repair,
modifications, reconstruction, and additions to
existing commercial and industrial property where
the total building valuation for the project is $750,000
or more;
4. Interior and exterior remodeling, repair
modifications, reconstruction, and additions to
existing residential property of 10 units or more
where the total building valuation is $750,000 or
more.
5. Infrastructure improvements including
telecommunications, natural resource development,
and delivery systems valued at $3 million or more
1% of the construction costs of
projects;
Alternately, an in-lieu fee in the same
amount may be paid to the City for the
proposed project.
Art in Public Places Program
Policies and Guidelines Manual
(2011)
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San Diego
pop. 1,326,179
Commission for Arts
& Culture
1FT staff funded by
Transit Occupancy
Tax
Public and private
development
1. Private, non-residential projects over $6 million,
not including churches, hospitals or schools, or any
industrial or commercial development not accessible
to the public due to national security or safety
reasons
2. CIP projects over $250,000 including construction
of any building, park, median, bridge, trail, parking
facility or above-grade utility with public access or
visibility
1% of building permit valuation for
private development, or
Payment of .5% in lieu of art
2% of eligible project funds for CIP
projects
(Only the portion attributed to the
commercial or industrial component
shall be used to calculate the obligation
for mixed-use projects)
1. Council policy for public projects;
not ordinance
2. Approvals by Public Art
Committee and Commission for Arts
and Culture
3. Admin costs are not tracked
4. No other funding from general
fund
San Francisco
pop. 825,863
Arts Commission Public and private
development
For Private Development:
Non-Residential Development Projects with:
1. Public open space requirements greater than
1,499 square feet but less than 3,000 square feet
that provide ground floor open space shall provide
on-site public art of a value equivalent to the Public
Art Fee up to a value of $500,000.
2. Public open space requirements greater than or
equal to 3,000 square feet that provide ground floor
open space shall provide on-site public art of a value
equivalent to the Public Art Fee up to a value of
$750,000.
Residential Development Projects:
1. Project sponsor may elect to use 100% of the
Public Art Fee to provide on-site public artwork.
2. As of the effective date of Ordinance No. 62-12,
for a project that has not received its first
construction document, the project sponsor may pay
the Public Art Fee for deposit in the Public Artwork
Trust Fund.
3. As of the effective date of Ordinance No. 62-12,
for a project that has not received its first
construction document, the project sponsor may
elect to expend a portion of the Public Art Fee for the
acquisition of on-site public artwork and deposit the
remaining balance of the Public Art Fee into the
Public Artwork Trust Fund
1% of the construction cost of the
building or addition.
In any case where the Public Art
Fee requirement exceeds the
amount required on-site, the project
sponsor shall elect one of the
following options to fulfill any
requirements imposed as a
condition of approval: a) to expend
the remainder of the Public Art Fee
on-site, b) to deposit the remainder
of the Public Art Fee into the Public
Artwork Trust Fund, or c) to expend
a portion of the remainder on-site
and deposit the rest into the Public
Artwork Trust Fund
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City Department Funding Parameters Valuation Notes
San Jose
pop. 967,487
Economic
Development
CIP projects and
some eligible private
developments
City CIP projects 1% of construction cost, including
engineering and design fees, and land
if city acquisition for project
2% for former redevelopment districts
1. Public Art subcommittee oversees
selection, acquisition, placement
and maintenance
2. Update PAMP 2007, Public Art
NEXT!, defines proactive goals
San Luis Obispo
pop. 45,525
Parks & Recreation
1 FT as needed + 1
PT funded by general
fund
Public and private
development
1. All eligible CIP projects including parks, plazas,
creek improvements, flood protection projects,
bridges, streets, sidewalks, bikeways, trails, parking
facilities or similar public facilities. Does not include
utility or underground projects
2. New non-residential development or remodels
over $100,000, excluding construction, repair or
alterations to meet city mandated seismic
rehabilitation or fire lateral replacement or individual
tenant improvements
1% of project construction cost not
including land acquisition, design,
operation or maintenance costs for CIP
projects
.5% of total construction cost in excess
of $100,000 not to exceed $50,000 for
non-residential development, or
In-lieu payment acceptable
1. Approvals by Cultural Heritage
Committee, Planning Commission
and/or Park & Recreation
Commission or Mass Transportation
Committee as appropriate;
Architectural Review Commission
and City Council
San Mateo
pop. 98,391
Community
Development
1 FT staff as needed
funded by multiple
funds within CDD
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
Commercial development and multi-family projects
over $3 million, including reconstruction projects
over 50% of replacement value of existing building
based upon construction costs at time of project
approval
.5% of total building valuation excluding
land acquisition and off-site
improvement costs, or
Program allocation payable in-lieu
1. If artwork is less than program
allocation, applicant will also pay
difference to Art in Public Places
fund
2. Approvals by Civic Arts
Committee. City Council also
approves public projects from in-lieu
funds
3. Admin costs are not tracked
San Ramon
pop. 73,333
Parks & Community
Services
2 FT staff as needed
funded by general
fund
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
Any new office or commercial development No specific dollar amount; proposed art
should be commensurate with scope
and size of project
1. Condition of approval for permit;
no ordinance
2. $30,000 allocated annually to a
park project funded by the
Beautification Fund (paid by
developers)
3. Approvals by Arts Advisory
Committee and Parks and
Community Services Commission
and by City Council for projects over
$50,000
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Santa Fe Springs
pop. 16,223
Library and Cultural
Services
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
1. New residential, commercial, or industrial
development having total project costs of $300,000
or more 2.
Expansion, remodeling of, or tenant improvements
to existing buildings when any such work has a
building permit valuation of $300,000 or more.
1% of the total project costs excluding
land. In-
lieu payment to the Heritage Artwork in
Public Places Fund equals 1% of the
total Project Costs excluding land.
1. The developer acquires and
installs artwork in a public place on
or in the vicinity of the project site as
approved by the City Council.
2. Alternately the developer may
provide artwork in a public place not
on the developer’s property, subject
to approval by the City Council. This
may be permitted if the City Council
and the developer agree that
installing the artwork on the
developer’s property would not
achieve the purposes of the
Heritage Artwork in Public Places
Program.
Santa Monica
pop. 90,377
Community & Cultural
Services Department
1 FT staff funded by
general fund
Public and private
development
1. Commercial development with new gross floor
area of 7,500 square feet or more
2. Commercial remodels/tenant improvements of
25,000 square feet or more
3. Residential projects over 4 units
4. Eligible capital project including remodels or
renovations of any building, park, sidewalk, street,
parking facility, utility or decorative structure
2% of average square foot cost of
construction for commercial
development
1% of total budget for capital projects,
or
1% of average square foot cost of
construction in-lieu
1. Approvals by Arts Commission or
Public Art Committee if designated
by Commission.
2. Admin costs are tracked and
billed to projects
3. No other funding from general
fund
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Santa Rosa
pop. 167,815
Community
Development
Department
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
Any commercial development project (excluding
industrial) in excess of $500,000 valuation
1% of value of the project, or
In-lieu payment acceptable.
Ordinanace adopted in 2006.
In lieu contributions:
FY07/08 - $19,355.00
FY08/09 - $112,000.00
FY09/10 - $124,303.00
FY10/11 - $114,105.00
FY11/12 - $83,880.00
FY12/13 - $69,000.00
Art fees total since 2007:
$523,000.00
Art on Site since 2007 - Total
$512,306.00 (17 artwork
commissioned)
Approvals by the Director of
Recreation and ParksSunnyvale
pop. 142,287
Department of Library
& Community
Services
1 FT staff as needed
funded by general
fund
Public and private
development
1. Non-residential development or expansion
projects
2. Eligible publicly funded projects over $1 million or
renovation projects over $100,000, excluding
underground or utility projects, streets, sidewalks,
landscaping or traffic improvements
1% of construction cost for private
development
1% of project valuation for public
projects, or
In-lieu payment acceptable
1. Approvals by Arts Commission
and City Council
2. Admin costs are not tracked
3. No other funding for public art
West Hollywood
pop. 34,650
Economic
Development
2 FT staff as needed
+ 2 PT (approx 20
hrs/week) funded by
general fund
Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
New development or alteration/repair that increases
total gross floor area and is over $200,000.
Existing buildings that are remodeled with a
construction cost greater than or equal to 50% of the
replacement cost of the building
1% of value of the project, or
In-lieu payment acceptable
1. No ordinance but City places
public art in public projects
voluntarily
2. Approvals by Arts & Cultural
Affairs Commission
3. Admin costs are not tracked
Westlake Village
pop. 8,270
Planning Department Private development
(no requirement for
public development)
Commercial , industrial, office or other nonresidential
development projects with a calculated value of at
least one hundred thousand dollars $100,000
1% of the project value
Payment of an in-lieu are fee in the
amount of 1.25% of the project value
If the value of the public artwork
approved by the City Council is less
than 1% of the project value, then
the difference is paid to the art in
public places fund.
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City Department Funding Parameters Valuation Notes
Walnut Creek
pop. 66,584
Arts, Recreation &
Community Services
1 FT + 1 PT staff as
needed funded by
general fund
Public and private
development
All city construction projects more than 15,000
square feet or over $750,000 construction cost
Construction or alteration of a nonresidential building
over 15,000 square feet
1% of construction cost for city projects
.5% of construction cost for
nonresidential building between 15,000
and 25,000 square feet, or
1% of construction cost for projects
over 25,000 square feet, or
In-lieu payment acceptable
1. Approvals by Arts Commission
and Design Review Commission
2. Admin costs are not tracked
3. No other funding for public art
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Process for Percent for Art in Private Development that go through Planning
Initial Entitlement Meeting with Planning
Developer notified of percent for art requirement. An estimated art budget
is calculated based on the estimated construction valuation of the project.
1% of that valuation will provide the initial estimate for the art budget.
If the art budget is over $15,000 and the Developer
chooses to commission art on site: Planning Notifies
Public Art Manager of Project and Developer must
meet with Public Art Manager early in entitlement
review process. In that meeting, Developer will be
given more information on the process, sample
contracts and lists of approved art consultants.
If Public Art budget is under $15,000 or the
Developer chooses the in lieu option:
Developer pays into Public Art Trust and
receives a letter from the Public Art Office
confirming completion of Percent for Art
requirement. No further action required until
building permit application.
Initial Review by Public Art Commission – Developer must
present the plan to integrate public art into the development,
including the process by which the art will be selected and
types of art that may be suitable on site. Gain input from PAC.
Final Approval by Public Art Commission of the selected
artist and artwork for the site. This must occur prior to
application for Building Permit.
Building Permit Application must show completion of percent for art requirement by
payment to Trust or final approval from PAC. If percent for art value is higher than what
was estimated at Entitlement phase, then the difference in funds will be paid to the Trust.
When final inspection for the Certificate of Occupancy is
completed, public art staff must confirm that artwork was
installed as approved by PAC prior to C of O issuance.
FY2013 EST. PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE
Total Job Value Range 1% Percent for Art Budget Range 20% of 1% Ops Fee Range
Est. Commercial Additions:
$12,485,000 $124,850 $24,970
Est. New Mixed Use
Commercial:
$17,325,000 $173,000 $34,600
Est. New Commercial
Buildings:
Up to $ 154,062,637 Up to $1,500,000 Up to $300,000
Est. Commercial Remodels:
$51,750,000 $517,500 $ 103,500
Total Job Value Range 1% Percent for Art Budget Range 20% of 1% Ops Fee Range
$235,622,637 $2,356,226 $471,245
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FY 2012– EST. PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE
Total Job Value Range Percent for Art Budget Range Administrative Fee Range
Est. Commercial Additions:
$32,278,000 $322,780 $64,556
Est. New Mixed Use
Commercial:
$8,141,750 $ 81,417 $ 16,283
Est. New Commercial
Buildings:
$ 88,115,400 $881,154 $176,230
Est. Commercial Remodels:
$75,265,500 $752,655 $150,531
Total Job Value Range Percent for Art Budget Range Administrative Fee Range
$ 203,800,650 $2,038,006 $ 407,601
FY 2011– EST. PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE
Total Job Value Range Percent for Art Budget Administrative Fee
Est. Commercial Additions:
$2,174,627 $21,746 $ 4,349
Est. New Mixed Use
Commercial:
$9,818,382 $ 98,100 $ 19,600
New Commercial Buildings:
$ 0 $0 $0
Commercial Remodels:
$21,887,492 $218,866 $43,773
Total Job Value Range Percent for Art Budget Administrative Fee
$ 33,880,501 $338,712 $67,722
City of Palo Alto (ID # 4264)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 11/12/2013
City of Palo Alto Page 1
Summary Title: 240 Hamilton Avenue Appeal
Title: Public Hearing: Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Record of Land Use Action for an Architectural Review Approval for the
Demolition of an Existing 7,000 square-foot, Two–story Commercial Building
and the Construction of a four-story, 50-foot, Mixed-use Building with a New
Floor Area of 15,000 square feet, Including a Non-appealed Variance to
Encroach into the Required Seven-foot Special Setback along Hamilton
Avenue and to Encroach into the Required Six-foot Special Setback along
Ramona Street, on a Parcel Zoned CD-C(GF)(P) located at 240 Hamilton
Avenue (STAFF REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN)
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Planning & Transportation Commission
Staff requests this item be continued to a date uncertain.
City of Palo Alto (ID # 4213)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 11/12/2013
City of Palo Alto Page 1
Summary Title: Public Hearing: TEFRA Request; Adopt a Resolution
Approving the issuance of the Bonds by the CMFA
Title: Tefra Hearing Regarding Conduit Financing for the Gideon Hausner
Jewish Day School Project Located at 450, 470, 490 And 560 San Antonio
Road, Palo Alto, and Approving the Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the
California Municipal Finance Authority for the Purpose of Financing and
Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement and Equipping of
Various Educational Facilities and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Administrative Services
Recommendation
1) Conduct a public hearing under the requirements of the Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1983 (TEFRA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(Code); and
2) Adopt a resolution (Attachment A) approving the issuance of the bonds by the
California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) for the benefit of Gideon Hausner Jewish
Day School, Inc.
Executive Summary
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, Inc., requested that CMFA serve as the municipal issuer of
tax exempt revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $14,000,000.
Proceeds will be used to redeem previously issued bonds and to reimburse the School for prior
capital costs. To issue these bonds under federal law (TEFRA) and the Internal Revenue Service
Code, elected representatives of the host government must conduct a public hearing and
approve issuance of the bonds. Since the Gideon Hausner School facilities are located on San
Antonio Road within City limits, the School and CMFA have requested this hearing. The bond
issuance is the sole responsibility of the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, Inc. and the City of
Palo Alto will have no financial, legal, moral obligation, liability or responsibility for repayment
of the bonds.
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Background
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, Inc. requested that the CMFA serve as the municipal issuer
of bonds for the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School project in an aggregate principal amount
not to exceed $14,000,000 of tax exempt revenue bonds. Proceeds from the issuance of the
bonds will be used to: redeeming in full the California Municipal Finance Authority Variable
Rate Demand Revenue Bonds (Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School) Series 2008; (2) paying
and/or reimbursing the School for the costs of constructing, improving, renovating, furnishing
and/or equipping of educational facilities and related administrative and support facilities at
the School's campus located at 450, 470, 490 and 560 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California
94306, including but not limited to the demolition of pre-existing buildings and construction of
additional educational facilities, including but not limited to a full size gymnasium, a performing
arts facility and multipurpose facilities; and (3) paying costs of issuance with respect to the Loan
(collectively, the “Project”). The Project will be owned and operated by the Corporation.
In order for all or a portion of the bonds to qualify as tax-exempt bonds, the City of Palo Alto
must conduct a public hearing (TEFRA Hearing), providing the members of the community an
opportunity to speak in favor of or against the use of tax-exempt bonds for the financing of the
project. Prior to the hearing, reasonable notice must be provided to the members of the
community. Following the close of the TEFRA hearing, an “applicable elected representative” of
the governmental unit hosting the proposed project must provide its approval of the issuance
of the bonds for the financing of the project.
Discussion
Since the facilities to be financed with the proceeds of the CMFA’s debt are located within the
jurisdiction of the City of Palo Alto, the City has been asked to conduct a TEFRA hearing and
adopt a resolution (Attachment A) that approves both the issuance of bonds by the CMFA for
the benefit of Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School.
As cited in the published notice of October 25, 2013 in the San Jose Mercury News and the Palo
Alto Weekly, the public hearing is simply an opportunity for all interested persons to speak or
to submit written comments concerning the proposal to issue the debt and the nature or
location of the facility to be financed; however, there is no formal obligation on the part of the
borrower or the Council to respond to any specific comments made during the hearing or
submitted in writing.
The financing includes, but is not limited to, financing acquisition, construction, improvement,
and equipping of educational facilities and certain other matters relating thereto located at
450, 470, 490 and 560 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California 94306.
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The CMFA is a joint exercise of powers authority that the City became a member of on April 14,
2008. The Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement provides that the CMFA is a public entity,
separate and apart from each member executing such agreement. The debts, liabilities and
obligations of the CMFA do not constitute debts, liabilities or obligations of the members
executing such agreement. The bonds to be issued by the CMFA for the project will be the sole
responsibility of the borrower, and the City of Palo Alto will have no financial, legal, moral
obligation, liability or responsibility for the project or the repayment of the bonds for the
financing of the project. All financing documents with respect to the issuance of the bonds will
contain clear disclaimers that the bonds are not obligations of the City of Palo Alto or the State
of California but are to be paid for solely from funds provided by the borrower.
The City is in no way exposed to any financial liability by reason of its membership in the CMFA.
In addition, participation by the City in the CMFA does not impact the City’s appropriations
limits and will not constitute any type of indebtedness by the City. Outside of holding the TEFRA
hearing, adopting the required resolution, no other participation or activity of the City or the
City Council with respect to the issuance of the bonds will be required. Based on the benefits of
the project to the Palo Alto community and the lack of any financial obligations on the part of
the City, staff recommends that Council approve the attached resolution.
Resource Impact
As stated, the City will incur no financial obligation from approval of the recommendations.
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, Inc. is requesting authority to issue up to $14 million in
bonds through the CMFA. The City will receive a fee for its services when the bonds are issued.
The City would receive approximately $7,000 if the par amount of the bonds issued is $14
million.
Policy Implications
Actions recommended in this report are consistent with Council’s prior actions in supporting
non-profit financings under TEFRA.
Environmental Review
Action on this item does not constitute a project under Section 21065 of the Public Resources
Code.
Attachments:
Attachment A: Resolution Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School TEFRA (PDF)
NOT YET APPROVED
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Resolution No. _____
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving the Issuance of Tax-
Exempt Obligations of the California Municipal Finance Authority in an Aggregate
Principal Amount Not To Exceed $14,000,000 for the Purpose of Financing and
Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement and Equipping of Various
Educational Facilities and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto
A. Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, a California nonprofit religious corporation and
an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “School”), has requested that the California Municipal Finance Authority (the
“Authority”) participate in the issuance of one or more series of tax exempt loans in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $14,000,000 (collectively, the “Loan”) for the
purposes of (1) redeeming in full the California Municipal Finance Authority Variable Rate
Demand Revenue Bonds (Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School) Series 2008; (2) paying and/or
reimbursing the School for the costs of constructing, improving, renovating, furnishing and/or
equipping of educational facilities and related administrative and support facilities at the
School's campus located at 450, 470, 490 and 560 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California
94306, including but not limited to the demolition of pre-existing buildings and construction of
additional educational facilities, including but not limited to a full size gymnasium, a performing
arts facility and multipurpose facilities; and (3) paying costs of issuance with respect to the Loan
(collectively, the “Project”).
B. Pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), the
issuance of the Loan by the Authority must be approved by the City because the Project is to be
located within the territorial limits of the City.
C. The City Council of the City (the “City Council”) is the elected legislative body of the
City and is one of the “applicable elected representatives” required to approve the issuance of
the Loan under Section 147(f) of the Code.
D. The Authority has requested that the City Council approve the issuance of the Loan
by the Authority in order to satisfy the public approval requirement of Section 147(f) of the
Code and the requirements of Section 4 of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Relating to
the California Municipal Finance Authority, dated as of January 1, 2004 (the “Agreement”),
among certain local agencies, including the City.
E. Pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Code, the City Council has, following notice duly
given, held a public hearing regarding the issuance of the Loan, and now desires to approve the
issuance of the Loan by the Authority.
The City Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves the issuance of the Loan by the Authority.
It is the purpose and intent of the City Council that this resolution constitute approval of the
issuance of the Loan by the Authority for the purposes of: (a) Section 147(f) of the Code, by the
applicable elected representative of the governmental unit having jurisdiction over the area in
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which the Project is to be located, in accordance with said Section 147(f), and (b) Section 4 of
the Agreement.
SECTION 2. The issuance of the Loan shall be subject to approval of the Authority of all
financing documents relating thereto to which the Authority is a party. The City shall have no
responsibility or liability whatsoever with respect to repayment or administration of the Loan.
SECTION 3. The adoption of this Resolution shall not obligate the City or any
department thereof to (i) provide any financing with respect to the Project; (ii) approve any
application or request for or take any other action in connection with any planning approval,
permit or other action necessary with respect to the Project; (iii) make any contribution or
advance any funds whatsoever to the Authority; or (iv) take any further action with respect to
the Authority or its membership therein.
SECTION 4. The officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and
severally, to do any and all things and to execute and deliver any and all documents which they
deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and
intent of this resolution and the financing transaction approved hereby.
SECTION 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
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City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
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Senior Assistant City Attorney City Manager or Designee
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Director of Administrative Services