For City Council Meeting [August 12, 2025]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Nicole Hemmans, Senior Administrative Analyst
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Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board to: (1) Authorize Professional Service Agreement Amendment No. 4 with Soto Resources in the amount of $62,100 for the Preparation and submittal of the Cal OES Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP); and (2) Authorize the City Manager/Executive Director to Execute all Related Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board:
1) Authorize Professional Service Agreement Amendment No. 4 with Soto Resources in the amount of $62,100 for the preparation and submittal of the Cal OES Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP); and,
2) Authorize the City Manager/Executive Director to execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND
On May 13, 2025, the City Council/Rialto Utility Authority (RUA) Board authorized staff to submit a Notice of Interest (NOI) and a complete application to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for up to $7 million in federal funding through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to support the Resilient Power Infrastructure for Critical Water Facilities Project.
On June 16, 2025, staff was notified by Cal OES that RUA's NOI was accepted and deemed an eligible HMGP activity. Consequently, the City/RUA was formally invited to submit a full sub-application for funding consideration by the September 15, 2025, deadline.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Staff requested a proposal from Soto Resources, RUA's grant consultant, who assisted with the preparation of the NOI and has secured over $21 million in funding for RUA over the past five years, to prepare the full sub-application.
The proposed project for the sub-application of the Resilient Power Infrastructure for Critical Water Facilities Project would install permanent backup generators at seven critical...
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