Resolution No. 6061
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RESOLUTION NO. 6061
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF A CONSULTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF VERNON AND ITS REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES TO
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE
PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FOR THE ENTERPRISE
ZONE PROGRAM
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WHEREAS, the State of California has established an
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WHEREAS, by offering such incentives and programs,
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23 WHEREAS, the City of Bell not only has a population which
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WHEREAS, the City of Vernon not only contains an
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WHEREAS, the application area, which consists of the
entire City of Bell and the entire City of Vernon, including the
redevelopment project areas in both cities, is a depressed area,
and designation of such an area as an Enterprise Zone is necessary
in order to attract private sector investment to the application
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WHEREAS, Economic Research Associates has represented
that it is experienced and qualified to provide technical
assistance in completing the job development section of the
preliminary application for the Enterprise Zone Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon, its redevelopment agency and
Economic Research Associates desire to enter into an agreement
whereby Economic Research Associates would provide such technical
assistance for the preliminary application by the City of Vernon,
its agency, the City of Bell and its agency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are
true and correct.
SECTION 2: The City council of the City of Vernon
approves the Consulting Agreement, a copy of which has been
presented to the City Council concurrently with this resolution,
and the City Council hereby orders said Agreement to be received
and filed by the City Clerk.
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SECTION 3: The City council of the City of Vernon hereby
authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute said Agreement
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for, and on behalf of, the City of Vernon.
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SECTION 4: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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certify the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and
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thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of February, 1992.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
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Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
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Resolution No. 6061, was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Vernon at an adjourned regular meeting of the city Council
duly held on Monday, February 24, 1992, and thereafter was duly
signed by the Mayor of the City of Vernon.
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CONSULTING AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT is made,
entered into and executed in
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duplicate originals, either copy of which may be considered and used
as the original hereof for all purposes, as of this 24th day of
February, 1992, in the City of. Vernon, county of Los Angeles,
California
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BY AND BETWEEN
THE CITY OF VERNON (hereinafter
referred to as "Vernon")
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058-0805
(213) 583-8811
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON, a Public Body,
Corporate and Politic, duly
created and established pursuant
to the Community Development Act
of the State of California
(hereinafter referred to as
"Agency" )
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058-0805
(213) 583-8811
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ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCI~TES
(hereinafter referred to as
II Consul tant" )
10990 wilshire Blvd., #1600
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 477-9585
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WHEREAS, it is the desire of Vernon and Agency to hire the
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Consultant for the purpose of providing technical assistance in
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completing the job development section of the preliminary
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application for the State of California Enterprise Zone Program
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which will be submitted jointly by Vernon, Agency, the City of Bell
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and Bell's redevelopment agency.
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thirty (30) days after submission of said invoice.
SECTION 5: Authorization for Additional Services.
The Consultant will not undertake additional services
beyond those approved without written authorization from Vernon and
Agency. Vernon and Agency agree to compensate Consultant for any
authorized additional services.
SECTION 6: Cancellation.
Vernon and Agency reserve the right to cancel and terminat.e
this agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice. Vernon and
Agency agree to compensate consultant for actual costs incurred
prior to the cancellation of the agreement.
SECTION 7: Indemnification.
Consultant agrees to protect, defend, indemnify and hold
harmless Vernon and Agency against any and all liability, damages,
claims, suits, liens and judgments for the injuries or death of any
persons, or damages to the property or other rights of any person or
persons, caused by Consultant.
SECTION 8. Ownership.
All final documents prepared pursuant to this agreement
are the property of Vernon and Agency, which have the unrestricted
authority to publish, disclose, distribute and otherwise use, in
whole or in part, any final documents prepared under this agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
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Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed by their
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respective officers, duly authorized, as of the date, month and year
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first above written.
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CITY OF VERNON, a municipal
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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OAVIO a.BREARLEY, City Atto ey
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THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF VERNON
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BR~CE V. MALKENHORST, Secretary
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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OAVIO B. BREARLE , Legal Co sel
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EXHIBIT
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February 18, 1992
Mr. Gerald Ford
Assiswtt City. Manager
City Hall
4305 SmtaFe Avenue
Vernon, Califomia90058
Proposal No. 29711
Via PAX: (213) 583-1983
Dear Mr. Ford:
I. UNDERSTANDING OF THE.ASSIGNMENT
After a thorough review of the materials submitted to ERA on Febroary 17, 1992.
BRA has prepared this proposal to the City . of Vemon for economic consulting services.
Specifically, BRA will provide' technical assistance in completing. the ..Job . Development
section of the joint preliminary Entetprise Zone Application for the Cities of Vernon and Bell.
The purpose of the Job Development cornponentofthe Enterprise Zone process is to identify,
train, and place application area unemployed and underemployed persons into jobs created
~ghmarlteting of the application area.
Due to the limited, two.week time frame for this consulting assignment, ERA
proposes to provide the highest level of effort possible tmder these circumstances. BRA will
diligently contact the appropriate job-trainlng consortiums, service providers, and educational
resouree parties, solicit written commitments, report the findings, and assist the City by
preparing the Job Development component.
U!~~Q~E Qf WORK
Essentially. the Job Development component consists of the following six basic elements:
1. A list containing names and addresses of all administrative and service
provider agencies who will provide intake and/or job development services
under JPTA, GAIN, TITC, etc.;
2. A. deiancd explanation of the commitments of each agencyand/or contractor
for the preliminary Job Development Plan;
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3. An explanation of how the recipients ofITPA, OAlN, and TJTC services will
be placed in enterprise zone jobs. This will include coordination of mad::eting
efforts with job development agencies and/or contractors.
4. Data showing track records of job placements by each agency and/or
contractor over the two (2) years preceding the date of the preliminary
application;
S. A detailed organization chart showing all staff persons. providing Job
development management and services for each agency , end contractor staff;
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6. Any other indicators of the applicant's job development plan for the
application area.
The bulk of ERA project staff time will be spent interviewing relevant OAIN-, mA-, PIC.
and other related agencies and firms to acquire the data necessary to complete Tasks 1-6.
ERA will use its word-processing, spreadsheet, and graphic capabilities to create a document
to be included as the Job Development component in the Preliminary Application.
lL SCHEDULE
As stated earlier, ERA believes that this project can be completed within an
approximately two week time schedule, depending on the City's needs and requirements.
ERA is ptepared to begin work immediately upon the execution of this contract. We pledge
to exercise a best level of effort given the very short time frame.
lV. STAFFING
ERA will commit an ~perienced team of economic development professionals for
this project. The project will be managed by Mr. Sidney L. White, AlCP, as Principal of
BRA. Mr. White has previously worked upon the successful 1988 City of Los Angeles
WUmingtonlSan Pedro Enterprise Zone. Mr. White works primarily with units of local
governments and their agencies relating to economic development issues. Additional. staff
assigned to the project are Cynthia Janis, Associate and Chris O1eleden, Associate. Mr.
DavidA. Wilcox will provide advice to the team, from the perspective of 2 prior;successfu1
applications for Bakersfield and Los Angeles. Resumes of the above-me~tioned individuals
are included in this proposal for your review.
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V.RECOMMENDEDCOMPENSATION
BRA is prepared to complete the assignment for a consultant fee of $13,300. ERA will
invoice the City at the conclusion of the work. Our budget includes 140 hours of consultant time
at a composite rate of $95.00 per hour, and an allocation of $700.00 for all other direct costs for
an estimated total budget of $14,000.
VI. QUALIFICATIONS
BRA bas assistedrtumerous other Califomia conununities in preparation of Enterprise
Zone designations, including the following:
Bakerafleld/Kem County Enterprize Zone Application and Designation (PreliminaIy and Final)
Wilmington-San Pedro<(Los Angeles Harbor) Enterprise Zone Application and Designation
(Preliminary and Final)
Other materials which describe the fmn and its related assignmentS follow via separate package.
VII. AUTHORIZATION OF WORK
If the arrangements described above are satisfactory. will you please sign and retum one
copy of this contract agreement as your authorization to ERA to conduct the wolk. Should you
desire to reallocate fe$OurCC$ or to alter the Scope of Work, please contact the undersigned.
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ERA looks forward to. the opponunityto work with Cities ofYernon and Bell.
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Sidney L. White, CP
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David A. Wilcox, AICP
Senior Vice President
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Enclosures
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