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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a No-Cost Second Amendment to the Agreement with Dudek for Development of the Urban Forest Plan, Extending the Term by One Year.
This action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), 15061 (Common Sense). (Public Works 26941570)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2022, City Council approved a Service Provider Agreement (Agreement) with Dudek in an amount not-to-exceed $269,830 to update the City of Alameda's (City) 2010 Master Street Tree Plan as the Urban Forest Plan (UFP). In 2023, the City entered into a First Amendment to the Agreement extending the term by one year. Due to the complexity and thoroughness required to develop feasible and practical recommendations, and additional time needed for community engagement, staff is now anticipating completion of the UFP in 2025 and recommending City Council approve a Second Amendment to the Agreement extending the term by an additional year to October 25, 2025. No additional funding is required to complete the plan.
BACKGROUND
In Fiscal Year 2022-23, City Council appropriated funds to update the City's 2010 Master Street Tree Plan as the Urban Forest Plan (UFP). In 2022, City Council approved an agreement with Dudek in an amount not-to-exceed $269,830 for this work. In October 2023, the agreement term was extended by one year.
Developing the recommendations requires thorough data collection and analysis of the city's tree inventory and program management, environmental assessments for future climate conditions, and extensive community engagement to reflect diverse needs. To date, staff and Dudek have completed an analysis of the City's urban forest, tree inventory and management program, developed recommendations fo...
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