HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2023-105RESOLUTION NO. 2023-105
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE
OF THE CITY MANAGER'S CHANGE ORDER AUTHORITY AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 FOR 2021-2023 TREE MAINTENANCE WITH
WEST COAST ARBORISTS, INC., OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department manages an annual on-call contract that
provides for structural pruning, maintenance trimming, stump grinding, emergency calls,
removal of City trees, pest control, and tree planting at various locations; and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2021, Council authorized the City Manager to award the
contract to the lowest responsive bidder and execute change orders in an amount not to exceed
$80,000, and the project was awarded to West Coast Arborists, Inc., of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2022, Council authorized the City Manager to execute an
additional $330,324 in change orders to match the approved Public Works and Parks
department budgets for Fiscal Year 2022/23; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2023, Council authorized an increase of $200,000 in the
City Manager's change order authority to address the storm and major emergency response
early in the year; and
WHEREAS, West Coast Arborists, Inc., agreed to extend the contract through June 30,
2024 and include a Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of 6.3% to cover the costs inflation
and increasing minimum wage; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends authorizing an increase of the City Manager's change
order authority by $200,000 and to execute Contract Amendment No. 1 to 2021-2023 Tree
Maintenance Contract with West Coast Arborists, Inc.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize an increase of the City Manager's change order authority by $200,000; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby authorize the
City Manager to execute Contract Amendment No. 1 to 2021-2023 Tree Maintenance Contract
with West Coast Arborists, Inc., of Anaheim, California; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, pursuant to Section 6.3q of the City Council Protocol
Manual (adopted 11/6/19, Resolution No. 2019-223), the City Attorney is hereby authorized to
make minor revisions to the above -referenced document(s) that do not alter the compensation
or term, and to make clerical corrections as necessary.
Dated: June 7, 2023
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2023-105 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held June 7, 2023 by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Bregman, Craig, Nakanishi, Yepez, and
Mayor Hothi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
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