12-100 Acterra Agreement, Consultant Services for Green @ Home & Habitat Restoration Programs AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CUPERTINO AND ACTERRA FOR
CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE GREEN(a,HOME & HABITAT
RESTORATION PROGRAMS
THIS AGREEMENT, for reference dated September 5th, 2012 is by and between
CITY OF CUPERTINO, a municipal corporation(hereinafter referred to as "City"), and
Acterra, a non-profit organization whose address is
(hereinafter referred to as "Consultant"), and is made with reference to the
following:
RECITALS:
A. City is a municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under
the laws of the State of California with the power to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted under the Constitution and the statutes of the State of California and the
Cupertino Municipal Code.
B. Consultant is specially trained, experienced and competent to perform the
special services which will be required by this Agreement; and
C. Consultant possesses the skill, experience, ability, background,
certification and knowledge to provide the services described in this Agreement on the
terms and conditions described herein.
D. City and Consultant desire to enter into an agreement for
upon the terms and conditions herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the undersigned
parties as follows:
1. TERM:
The term of this Agreement shall commence on September 5, 2012 and shall
terminate on June 30, 2013, unless terminated earlier as set forth herein.
2. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED:
Consultant shall perform each and every service set forth in Exhibit "A" which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
3. COMPENSATION TO CONSULTANT:
Consultant shall be compensated for services performed pursuant to this
Agreement in the amount set forth in Exhibit 'B" which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference. Payment shall be made by checks drawn on the
treasury of the City, to be taken from the General fund
4. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE:
Consultant and City agree that time is of the essence regarding the performance of
this Agreement.
5. STANDARD OF CARE:
Consultant agrees to perform all services hereunder in a manner commensurate
with the prevailing standards of like professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area and
agrees that all services shall be performed by qualified and experienced personnel who
are not employed by the City nor have any contractual relationship with City.
6. INDEPENDENT PARTIES:
City and Consultant intend that the relationship between them created by this
Agreement is that of employer-independent contractor. The manner and means of
conducting the work are under the control of Consultant, except to the extent they are
limited by statute, rule or regulation and the express terms of this Agreement. No civil
service status or other right of employment will be acquired by virtue of Consultant's
services. None of the benefits provided by City to its employees, including but not
limited to, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation plans, vacation and sick
leave are available from City to Consultant, its employees or agents. Deductions shall
not be made for any state or federal taxes, FICA payments, PERS payments, or other
purposes normally associated with an employer-employee relationship from any fees due
Consultant. Payments of the above items, if required, are the responsibility of
Consultant.
6. IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT (IRCA):
Consultant assumes any and all responsibility for verifying the identity and
employment authorization of all of his/her employees performing work hereunder,
pursuant to all applicable IRCA or other federal, or state rules and regulations.
Consultant shall indemnify and hold City harmless from and against any loss, damage,
liability, costs or expenses arising from any noncompliance of this provision by
Consultant.
7. NON-DISCRIMINATION:
Consistent with City's policy that harassment and discrimination are unacceptable
employer/employee conduct, Consultant agrees that harassment or discrimination
directed toward a job applicant, a City employee, or a citizen by Consultant or
Consultant's employee or subcontractor on the basis of race, religious creed, color,
national origin, ancestry, handicap, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sex, age, or
sexual orientation will not be tolerated. Consultant agrees that any and all violations of
this provision shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.
8. HOLD HARMLESS:
Indemnification:
A. Claims for Professional Liability. Where the law establishes a standard of care
for Consultant's professional services, and to the extent the Consultant breaches
or fails to meet such established standard of care, or is alleged to have breached or
failed to meet such standard of care, Consultant shall, to the fullest extent allowed
by law, with respect to all services performed in connection with the Agreement,
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City and its officers, officials, agents,
employees and volunteers from and against any and all liability, claims, actions,
causes of action or demands whatsoever against any of them, including any injury
to or death of any person or damage to property or other liability of any nature,
that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful
misconduct of Consultant or Consultant's employees, officers, officials, agents or
independent contractors. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable
attorneys' fees of counsel of City's choice, expert fees and all other costs and fees
of litigation. Consultant shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify
City to the extent that the damage is caused by the sole negligence or willful
misconduct of City, its agents or employees.
B. Claims for Other Liability. Consultant shall, to the fullest extent
allowed by law, with respect to all services performed in connection with the
Agreement indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City and its officers,
officials, agents, employees and volur..teers from and against any and all liability,
claims, actions, causes of action or demands whatsoever against any of them,
including any injury to or death of any person or damage to property or other
liability of any nature, that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the performance of
this Agreement by Consultant or Consultant's employees, officers, officials,
agents or independent contractors. Such costs and expenses shall include
reasonable attorneys' fees of counsel of City's choice, expert fees and all other
costs and fees of litigation.
9. INSURANCE:
On or before the commencement of the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall
furnish City with certificates showing the type, amount, class of operations covered,
effective dates and dates of expiration of insurance coverage in compliance with
paragraphs 9A, B, C, D and E. Such certifica.es, which do not limit Consultant's
indemnification, shall also contain substantially the following statement: "Should any of
the above insurance covered by this certificate be canceled or coverage reduced before
the expiration date thereof, the insurer affordi:ag coverage shall provide thirty (30) days'
advance written notice to the City of Cupertino by certified mail, Attention: City
Manager." It is agreed that Consultant shall maintain in force at all times during the
performance of this Agreement all appropriate coverage of insurance required by this
Agreement with an insurance company that is acceptable to City and licensed to do
insurance business in the State of California. Endorsements naming the City as
additional insured shall be submitted with the insurance certificates.
A. COVERAGE:
Consultant shall maintain the following insurance coverage:
(1) Workers' Compensation:
Statutory coverage as required by the State of California.
(2) Liability:
Commercial general liability coverage in the following minimum
limits:
Bodily Injury: $500,000
each occurrence
$1,000,000
aggregate - all other
Property Damage: $100,000 each occurrence
$250,000 aggregate
If submitted, combined single limit policy with aggregate limits in
the amounts of$1,000,000 will be considered equivalent to the
required minimum limi s shown above.
(3) Automotive:
Comprehensive automotive liability coverage in the following
minimum limits:
Bodily Injury: $500,000 each occurrence
Property Damage: $100,000 each occurrence
or
Combined Single Limit: $500,000 each occurrence
(4) Professional Liability:
Professional liability in-surance which includes coverage for the
professional acts, errors and omissions of Consultant in the amount
of at least $1,000,000.
B. SUBROGATION WAIVER:
Consultant agrees that in the event of loss due to any of the perils for which
he/she has agreed to provide comprehensive general and automotive liability insurance,
Consultant shall look solely to his/her insurance for recovery. Consultant hereby grants
to City, on behalf of any insurer providing comprehensive general and automotive
liability insurance to either Consultant or City with respect to the services of Consultant
herein, a waiver of any right to subrogation which any such insurer of said Consultant
may acquire against City by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance.
C. FAILURE TO SECURE:
If Consultant at any time during the term hereof should fail to secure or maintain
the foregoing insurance, City shall be permitted to obtain such insurance in the
Consultant's name or as an agent of the Consultant and shall be compensated by the
Consultant for the costs of the insurance premiums at the maximum rate permitted by law
and computed from the date written notice is received that the premiums have not been
paid.
D. ADDITIONAL INSURED:
City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, employees and
volunteers shall be named as an additional insured under all insurance coverages, except
any professional liability insurance, required by this Agreement. The naming of an
additional insured shall not affect any recovery to which such additional insured would
be entitled under this policy if not named as such additional insured. An additional
insured named herein shall not be held liable for any premium, deductible portion of any
loss, or expense of any nature on this policy or any extension thereof Any other
insurance held by an additional insured shall not be required to contribute anything
toward any loss or expense covered by the insurance provided by this policy.
E. SUFFICIENCY OF INSURANCE:
The insurance limits required by City are not represented as being sufficient to
protect Consultant. Consultant is advised to confer with Consultant's insurance broker to
determine adequate coverage for Consultant.
10. CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
Consultant warrants that it is not a conflict of interest for Consultant to perform
the services required by this Agreement. Consultant may be required to fill out a conflict
of interest form if the services provided under this Agreement require Consultant to make
certain governmental decisions or serve in a staff capacity as defined in Title 2, Division
6, Section 18700 of the California Code of Regulations.
11. PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS:
Consultant shall not assign, sublease, hypothecate, or transfer this Agreement, or
any interest therein, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, without prior
written consent of City. Any attempt to do so without said consent shall be null and void,
and any assignee, sublessee, hypothecate or transferee shall acquire no right or interest by
reason of such attempted assignment, hypothecation or transfer. However, claims for
money by Consultant from City under this Agreement may be assigned to a bank, trust
company or other financial institution without prior written consent. Written notice of
such assignment shall be promptly furnished to City by Consultant.
The sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of any of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Consultant, or of he interest of any general partner or joint
venturer or syndicate member or cotenant, if Consultant is a partnership or joint venture
or syndicate or cotenancy, which shall result in changing the control of Consultant, shall
be construed as an assignment of this Agreement. Control means fifty percent(50%) or
more of the voting power of the corporation.
12. SUBCONTRACTOR APPROVAL:
Unless prior written consent from City is obtained, only those people and
subcontractors whose names and resumes are attached to this Agreement shall be used in
the performance of this Agreement.
In the event that Consultant employs subcontractors, such subcontractors shall be
required to furnish proof of workers' compensation insurance and shall also be required to
carry general, automobile and professional liability insurance in reasonable conformity to
the insurance carried by Consultant. In addition, any work or services subcontracted
hereunder shall be subject to each provision of this Agreement.
13. PERMITS AND LICENSES:
Consultant, at his/her sole expense, shall obtain and maintain during the term of
this Agreement, all appropriate permits, certificates and licenses including, but not
limited to, a City Business License, that may be required in connection with the
performance of services hereunder.
14. REPORTS:
A. Each and every report, draft, work product, map, record and other
document, hereinafter collectively referred to as "Report", reproduced, prepared or
caused to be prepared by Consultant pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement,
shall be the exclusive property of City. Consultant shall not copyright any Report
required by this Agreement and shall execute appropriate documents to assign to City the
copyright to Reports created pursuant to this Agreement. Any Report, information and
data acquired or required by this Agreement shall become the property of City, and all
publication rights are reserved to City. Consultant may retain a copy of any report
furnished to the City pursuant to this Agreement.
B. All Reports prepared by Consultant may be used by City in execution or
implementation of:
(1) The original Project for which Consultant was hired;
(2) Completion of the original Project by others;
(3) Subsequent additions to the original project; and/or
(4) Other City projects as appropriate.
C. Consultant shall, at such time and in such form as City may require,
furnish reports concerning the status of services required under this Agreement.
D. All Reports required to be provided by this Agreement shall be printed on
recycled paper. All Reports shall be copied on both sides of the paper except for one
original, which shall be single sided.
E. No Report, information or other data given to or prepared or assembled by
Consultant pursuant to this Agreement shall be made available to any individual or
organization by Consultant without prior approval by City.
15. RECORDS:
Consultant shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to sales,
costs, expenses, receipts and other such information required by City that relate to the
performance of services under this Agreement:.
Consultant shall maintain adequate records of services provided in sufficient
detail to permit an evaluation of services. All such records shall be maintained in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be clearly identified
and readily accessible. Consultant shall provide free access to such books and records to
the representatives of City or its designees at all proper times, and gives City the right to
examine and audit same, and to make transcriits therefrom as necessary, and to allow
inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings and activities related to this
Agreement. Such records, together with supporting documents, shall be kept separate
from other documents and records and shall b3 maintained for a period of three (3) years
after receipt of final payment.
If supplemental examination or audit of the records is necessary due to concerns
raised by City's preliminary examination or audit of records, and the City's supplemental
examination or audit of the records discloses a failure to adhere to appropriate internal
financial controls, or other breach of contract or failure to act in good faith, then
Consultant shall reimburse City for all reasonable costs and expenses associated with the
supplemental examination or audit.
16. NOTICES:
All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Agreement
shall be given in writing and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered
personally or on the second business day after the deposit thereof in the United States
Mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified, addressed as hereinafter provided.
All notices, demands, requests, or approvals from Consultant to City shall be
addressed to City at:
City of Cupertino
10300 Torre Ave.
Cupertino CA 95014
Attention: Rick Kitson& Mark Linder
All notices, demands, requests, or approvals from City to Consultant shall be
addressed to Consultant at:
17. TERMINATION:
In the event Consultant fails or refuses to perform any of the provisions hereof at
the time and in the manner required hereunder, Consultant shall be deemed in default in
the performance of this Agreement. If such default is not cured within within the time
specified after receipt by Consultant from City of written notice of default, specifying the
nature of such default and the steps necessary to cure such default, City may terminate
the Agreement forthwith by giving to the Consultant written notice thereof.
City shall have the option, at its sole discretion and without cause, of terminating
this Agreement by giving seven (7) days'prior written notice to Consultant as provided
herein. Upon termination of this Agreement, each party shall pay to the other party that
portion of compensation specified in this Agreement that is earned and unpaid prior to the
effective date of termination.
18. UTILITIES
Consultant shall pay all charges for fuel, gas, water, electricity, telephone services
and any other utilities necessary to carry on the operations of Consultant.
19. NUISANCE
Consultant shall not maintain, commit, or permit the maintenance or commission
of any nuisance in connection with the performance of services under this
Agreement.
20. SAFETY REQUIREMENT
All work performed under this Agreement shall be performed in such a manner as
to provide safety to the public and to meet or exceed the safety standards outlined
by CAL-OSHA. City reserves the right to issue restraints or cease and desist
orders to Consultant when unsafe or harmful acts or conditions are observed or
reported relative to the performance of the work under this Agreement.
Consultant shall maintain the work sites free of hazards to persons and/or property
resulting from his or her operations. Any hazardous condition noted by
Consultant, which is not a result of his or her operations, shall immediately be
reported to City.
21. COMPLIANCES:
Consultant shall comply with all state or federal laws and all ordinances, rules and
regulations enacted or issued by City.
22. CONFLICT OF LAW:
This Agreement shall be interpreted under, and enforced by the laws of the State
of California excepting any choice of law rules which may direct the application of laws
of another jurisdiction. The Agreement and obligations of the parties are subject to all
valid laws, orders, rules, and regulations of the authorities having jurisdiction over this
Agreement (or the successors of those authorities.)
Any suits brought pursuant to this Agreement shall be filed with the courts of the
County of Santa Clara, State of California.
23. ADVERTISEMENT:
Consultant shall not post, exhibit, display or allow to be posted, exhibited,
displayed any signs, advertising, show bills, lithographs, posters or cards of any kind
pertaining to the services performed under this Agreement unless prior written approval
has been secured from City to do otherwise.
24. WAIVER:
A waiver by City of any breach of any term, covenant, or condition contained
herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any
other term, covenant, or condition contained herein, whether of the same or a different
character.
22. INTEGRATED CONTRACT:
This Agreement represents the full and complete understanding of every kind or
nature whatsoever between the parties hereto, and all preliminary negotiations and
agreements of whatsoever kind or nature are merged herein. No verbal agreement or
implied covenant shall be held to vary the provisions hereof Any modification of this
Agreement will be effective only by written execution signed by both City and
Consultant.
25. INSERTED PROVISIONS:
Each provision and clause required by law to be inserted into the Agreement shall
be deemed to be enacted herein, and the Agreement shall be read and enforced as though
each were included herein. If through mistake or otherwise, any such provision is not
inserted or is not correctly inserted, the Agreement shall be amended to make such
insertion on application by either party.
26. CAPTIONS:
The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only, are not a part of the
Agreement and in no way affect, limit or amplify the terms or provisions of this
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused the Agreement to be executed.
CONSULTANT CITY OF CUPERT 0
A u icipal
Joe/ration
Alr'/O,
B By Rick Kitson
Title El— O 1A 6 —r,o, Title Public & Environmental Affairs Director
Date 9 ) -j I Z Date
AND
By Mark Linder
Title Parks & Recreation Director
Date
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
B�
Title <C
APP ON')ED Ai 0 ORM:
By •
City Attorney
EXHIBIT A
Acterra tel 650.962.9876
Action for a Sustainable Earth fax 650.962.8234
3921 East Bayshore Road www.Acterra.org
Acterra Palo Alto,CA 94303-4303 info @Acterra.org
Scope of Work for Acterra's Green @Home & Habitat Restoration Programs
in partnership with the City of Cupertino, FY 2012-13
Program Cost: $40,000
I. Introduction
This document outlines the Scope of Work for Acterra's FY 2012—2013 contract with the City of
Cupertino. During FY 2012-13 Acterra will support the following scopes of work for the City for total
compensation of$40,000:
• Scope 1:Acterra will continue its work with the City's Environmental Affairs Division in its
neighborhood-based Green @Home residential energy efficiency program. For this work,Acterra
will receive $20,000 from the City to support on-going program staffing and equipment
purchase.The program's overhead and administrative costs are shared with other cities that are
also continuing with Green @Home during this fiscal year.
• Scope 2:The McClellan Ranch/Blackberry Farm Habitat Restoration Project will receive$20,000
from the City's Parks& Recreation Department for managing habitat restoration and organizing
volunteers within McClellan Ranch and Blackberry Farm. The cost of this project is matched by
other contributions from private foundations and money received as part of environmental
mitigation on behalf of a third party.
II. Scope 1 —Green @Home
Acterra will conduct the following residential energy-saving retrofit and educational services for the City
of Cupertino during the 12 months starting July 1, 201.2:
1. Program Planning
a. Acterra will work with City of Cupertino staff to develop a mutually agreed upon schedule
and suite of materials to support neighborhood-focused training, outreach, and
neighborhood-based HouseCalls.
2. Training
a. Acterra staff will conduct at least one two-part volunteer training class in Cupertino with a
goal of training at least 10 more Cupertino residents and students, including Cupertino's
Climate Corps member,to perform Green @Home HouseCalls.Trained volunteers from
other cities also are available to conduct HouseCalls in Cupertino.The City of Cupertino will
provide the venue, required city employee support, and light refreshments for each of the
evening training sessions.
b. Acterra staff will conduct at least one community outreach volunteer training in Cupertino
with the goal of training at least 10 more Cupertino residents and students, including
Cupertino's Climate Corps member,to perform outreach functions such as drafting
newsletter articles, creating radio and television public service announcements,tabling at
EXHIBIT A
community environmental festivals, hosting educational information sessions at block
parties, etc. Trained community outreach volunteers from other cities are also available to
support outreach activities in Cupertino. The City of Cupertino will provide the venue,
required city employee support, and light refreshments for each training sessions.
c. Green @Home staff will work with city staff, community organizations and local businesses
to offer at least two educational workshops for neighborhood leaders and/or community
members at large. One workshop will focus on basic do-it-yourself(DIY) home energy
efficiency techniques and the other workshop will be about assessing whether a home is
suitable for PV solar installation.
3. Outreach
a. Acterra will continue to work with Cupertino City staff to publicize the program. This may
involve another door-to-door flyer distribution event and staffing block parties in areas not
previously covered.The City is requested to provide supporting City staff, contractors or
volunteers to ensure adequate event coverage.
b. At the end of every HouseCall, Acterra will offer residents a city-provided folder containing
City-selected materials referencing City or local environmental services such as hazardous
waste collection, electronics recycling and water conservation and grant, rebate or incentive
programs including Energy Upgrade Santa Clara County.
c. Acterra staff will work with the City of Cupertino staff, local media, neighborhood
associations and other community organizations to publicize the program throughout the
year and offer recognition to volunteers and participating residents.
d. Green @Home staff will endeavor to visit the meeting of each Cupertino neighborhood
association, defined in partnership with the City, once during the year to inform them about
the program and solicit their participation.
e. In all cases, Green @Home staff will notify the City of its' scheduled outreach events at least
2 weeks in advance of the hosted event(block party, HOA meeting,etc.)or material
distribution event, so that the City may offer support resources and, if necessary,
staffing/volunteers.
f. In all cases, Green @Home staff will have consent from the property owner where the event
is to be held and support of the City before attending or hosting said events.
g. Should the education or informational distribution event be hosted on City property, Acterra
acknowledges that the City has a permit requirement for all organizations tabling on its
properties and will,therefore, work with staff to obtain the required permit so as to ensure
compliance with this City policy.
4. Activities
a. Trained HouseCall volunteers will visit at least 96 Cupertino homes(8 HouseCalls per month)
to install basic energy-saving devices and complete a residential energy audit. Residents
who receive a HouseCall audit will be offered a colorful yard/window sign to publicize their
commitment to energy conservation.
b. Acterra will make follow-up calls to residents to determine whether they went ahead with
suggested conservation recommendations and their written commitment to make such
further changes. Data from these follow up surveys will be provided to the City.
c. To support the City's Environmental Affairs Division in its goal to facilitate broader
participation in the City's environmental programs,Acterra will work with City staff to
engage neighborhoods to promote the suite of environmental services offered by the city,
including energy efficiency, water conservation, and materials management(recycling &
EXHIBIT A
compost).To this aim, Acterra will implement the "Neighbors" program with a minimum of
five neighborhoods.
d. To further support the City's goals for community engagement,Acterra will pilot and
implement a "blitz" program in a minimum of 2 neighborhood and 2 multi-family housing
complex in Cupertino. It is understood that this"blitz" program can supplement or
substitute the "Neighbors" program described above,and Acterra's agreement only requires
the organization to engage a minimum of two neighborhoods in this fiscal year.
e. Acterra will also support the City and Library's Do-It-Yourself(DIY) Green @Home Toolkits
including kit design, revisions, outreach, marketing and equipment vendor pricing support.
5. Reporting
f. Acterra will keep statistics and issue quarterly updates on the number of HouseCalls
performed and the amount of CO2 savings achieved at each residence at the end of each
quarter in the Quarterly Report format previously used.
g. Acterra will prepare one annual report to the City of Cupertino detailing the success of the
program at the close of the fiscal year(June 30, 2012).This will be due by July 31, 2013.
6. Support provided by the City of Cupertino
As part of this agreement,the City will:
1. Provide funding for the program as indicated.
2. Continue to provide folder packets containing information on Cupertino environmental
programs and resources to be given to each resident receiving a HouseCall.
3. Continue to provide venues, light refreshments, and required City staff support for training and
outreach events.
4. Continue to provide program outreach assistance in the form of:
a. Notice in City publications and on the City web site of trainings, outreach events, and
neighborhood outreach*
b. Press releases about Green @Home and related events
c. City-wide announcements in city publications*
d. Information and links on City website"
e. Access to City staff to coordinate and develop outreach campaigns.
5. Support storage of Green @Home supplies for serving the Cupertino community (at least a 10 x
10 ft storage space with easy access during work days).
*Acterra will provide content for the City to include in the aforementioned resources.
Ill. Scope 2 — McClellan Ranch/Blackberry Farm Habitat Restoration
Acterra will conduct the following land stewardship services for the City of Cupertino during the 12
months starting July 1, 2012:
1. Program Planning
Acterra has worked with Barbara Banfield,the Naturalist from the City of Cupertino,to identify the
following restoration priorities:
a. Site A:4H hill along trail
b. Site B:Top of bank area between path and creek bank across from turf
c. Site C:Top of bank area between path and creek bank near creek access point
EXHIBIT A
d. Development of restoration plan for McClellan meadow area and Water District property
2. Activities
Acterra's responsibilities will include:
a. Providing project management
i. Develop workplan with the City arid other interested parties
ii. Provide periodic status updates to City
b. Managing habitat restoration sites
i. Provide native plant expertise
ii. Provide invasive management expertise
iii. Provide staff labor for more high-skilled activities
iv. Provide at least 15 volunteer community work days to:
1. Remove invasive non-native plants
2. Re-vegetate with watershed specific native plants
3. Maintain plantings(water, weed,and prune)
c. Organizing volunteers
i. Advertise events
ii. Register attendees
iii. Handle waivers
iv. Provide snacks and other refreshments
v. Provide tools and gloves
vi. Provide training
vii. Hold regular volunteer appreciation events
d. Providing environmental education (costs covered by mitigation money)
e. Provide topical environmental education at each workday
f. Provide hikes
g. Provide water quality monitoring events
h. Provide "bug club" events
3. Reporting
a. Acterra will meet with Cupertino City naturalist Barbara Banfield on a bi-monthly basis to
review progress and discuss any issues.
b. Acterra will track statistics, such as number of volunteers, number of plants planted and
square footage of invasive weeds removed.
c. Acterra will prepare one annual report to the City of Cupertino detailing the success of the
program at the close of the fiscal year(June 30, 2013).This will be due by July 31, 2013.
IV. Payment & Schedule
For services rendered,Acterra will be compensated:
• Scope 1: $20,000 for Green @Home services- billed to the Environmental Affairs Division
• Scope 2: $20,000 for McClellan Ranch/Blackberry Farm Habitat Restoration—billed to the Parks
& Recreation Department
Acterra shall promptly remit invoices for each project independently to the appropriate
division/department at the end of each FY quarter(September, December, March and June).
EXHIBIT B
Acterra tel 650.962.9876
Action for a Sustaina hle Earth fax 650.962.8234
3921 East Bayshore Road www.Acterra.org
Acterra Palo Alto,CA 94303-4303 info @Acterra.org
September 5, 2012
Budget
To provide two high quality programs to the residents of Cupertino,Acterra has requested a contract for
$40,000 to be spent during the period July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012 for two unique Scopes of Work,which
are as follows:
• Scope 1: $20,000 for Green @Home services- billed to the Environmental Affairs Division
These funds support an Outreach Coordinator and Program Director who provide community
engagement, host meetings with neighborhood associations, recruit volunteers, organize
trainings, and schedule HouseCalls. Acterra staff will also track and report on results. Funds will
also be used to purchase equipment and supplies for residents.The cost of program delivery
and administration is shared with several other cities.
• Scope 2: $20,000 for McClellan Ranch/Blackberry Farm Habitat Restoration—billed to the
Parks& Recreation Department
These funds support Acterra's management of habitat restoration and volunteer organization
within McClellan Ranch and Blackberry Farm. The cost of this project is matched by other
contributions from private foundations and money received as part of environmental mitigation
on behalf of a third party.