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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Alta Planning + Design for up to an Additional $29,920 and to Extend the Agreement Term by One Year to Provide Additional Technical Services Related to Implementation of the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP).
This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15262 - Feasibility and Planning Studies. (Planning Building and Transportation 10062032)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2023, City Council approved a Service Provider Agreement (Agreement) with Raimi + Associates in an amount not-to-exceed $225,000, including contingencies to update the City of Alameda’s (City) 2019 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP) and support initial plan implementation. The agreement was assigned to Alta Planning + Design on March 3, 2026 following its acquisition of Raimi + Associates. The updated CARP was adopted by City Council in April 2025. Following this, City Council approved an amendment to the agreement increasing the total compensation to $255,000 to provide technical services related to CARP implementation. Staff are now requesting City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to the agreement with Alta Planning + Design for up to an additional $29,920 for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $284,920, to continue providing technical services for CARP implementation and data collection.
BACKGROUND
The CARP update included a greenhouse gas inventory for 2022 that demonstrated that Alameda has reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 29% since 2005 and continues to make progress towards its goal of 50% GHG reduction by 2030. For this work Alameda received a Platinum Beacon award from the Institute for Local Governments in fall 2025. In 2026, a municipal GHG inventory was completed quantifying ...
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