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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT <br />WITH DOUGHERTY + DOUGHERTY FOR <br />CITY FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS <br />CIT MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Direct the City Attorney to <br />the Clerk of the Council to <br />with Dougherty <br />improvements in <br />$1,271,090. <br />DISCUSSION <br />+ Dougherty <br />an amount of <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />execute a third amendment to the agreement <br />to design and construct City facility <br />$350,000 for a total agreement not to exceed <br />On August 16, 2004, the City Council accepted a $15 million Urban Area <br />Security Initiative (UASI) grant from the federal Department of Homeland <br />Security, through the State of California, Office of Homeland Security. <br />This initiative was designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of <br />urban areas by ensuring that all emergency first responders have adequate <br />equipment and systems to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of <br />terrorism. The grant provides total reimbursement to local agencies for <br />improvements approved and authorized by the Office of Disaster <br />Preparedness. The City has received authorization for two projects to <br />improve city facilities - upgrading the training room at the City Yard to <br />serve as the Emergency Operations Center, and the installation of <br />security bollards at the Santa Ana Train Station. <br />Dougherty + Dougherty have been retained by the City to perform <br />Architectural Design Services and Program Management. They have the <br />expertise and the manpower to design and construct the facility <br />improvements and to meet the required schedule of the grants. It is <br />anticipated that these improvements will be completed by October 2006. <br />25K-1 <br />