DATE: May 3, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Fire Chief
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement For Vegetation Management Services With Pacheco Landscape Management, For a Not to Exceed Amount of $263,997 to Support The Hayward Fire Department's Creation of Defensible Space Project
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for vegetation management services with Pacheco Landscape Management, for a not to exceed amount of $263,997 to support the Hayward Fire Department's Creation of Defensible Space project in the Hayward Hills, Fairview, and Five Canyons Communities.
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SUMMARY
The Fire Department was awarded $242,865 from Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, a FEMA grant, to support the Creation of Defensible Space in the Hayward Hills, Fairview, And Five Canyons Communities program. The scope of work for the grant includes ongoing education on wildfire safety and how to create defensible space, conducting a large-scale defensible space demonstration, and supporting the annual chipping program and the Resident Assistance Program (RAP).
After soliciting proposals from several contractors, the Fire Department selected Pacheco Landscape Management to assist with vegetation management activities.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution
Attachment III Request for Proposal and Professional Services Agreement
Attachment IV Grant Award