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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgreement A-24-558 with Del Rey CSD CDBG 24151.pdf 24-0928 Agreement No. 24-558 1 AGREEMENT 2 THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made this 22nd day of October 2024 3 ("Effective Date"), by and between the County of Fresno, a political subdivision of the State of 4 California ("County"), and the Del Rey Community Services District ("District"). 5 WITNESSETH 6 WHEREAS, the County has been designated as the sponsoring agency to administer and 7 implement the program for the Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") Program activities 8 for the County, and its participating cities, in accordance with the provisions of Title I of the Housing 9 and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, and the laws of the State of California; 10 and 11 WHEREAS, CDBG funding has been made available to the County for housing and 12 community development activities; and 13 WHEREAS, the District has submitted the Del Rey Fire Hydrant Replacement Project No. 14 24151 ("Project"), to the County for CDBG funding; and 15 WHEREAS, the District has estimated that the total cost of the Project is $300,000, and the 16 District has requested the sum of$300,000 in CDBG funds be made available for the Project; and 17 WHEREAS, at a public hearing conducted on June 18, 2024, the County Board of 18 Supervisors approved as part of approving the County's 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan, the usage 19 of$300,000 in CDBG funds for the Project, as requested by the District; and 20 WHEREAS, there is $300,000 in CDBG funds that may be made available to the District 21 for the Project this fiscal year; and 22 WHEREAS, the Project is consistent with the objectives of the Fresno County Consolidated 23 Plan, including the 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan. 24 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises as hereinafter set forth, the 25 District and County agree as follows: 26 I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION, LOCATION AND BUDGET 27 A. The Project consists of the replacement of existing obsolete and/or non- 28 functioning municipal fire hydrants with new fire hydrants at various locations within the Del Rey 1 1 Community Services District service area. 2 B. The Project sites are in public rights-of-way. 3 C. The work to be funded with CDBG funds is as follows: 4 1. Obtain all necessary permits. 5 2. Perform all necessary design engineering, including, but not limited 6 to, surveying, testing, preparation of plans, specifications, and cost estimates, bid documents and 7 a cost or price analysis, review of bids and recommendation for award. 8 3. Prepare and advertise Project bid notices and award construction 9 contracts including, but not limited to, the printing of bid documents, publishing of notices, and 10 preparation of bid summary. 11 4. Perform all construction engineering including, but not limited to, 12 shop drawing review and approval, contract change order preparation, surveying, staking, 13 inspection, soil testing, materials testing, preparation of"as-built" drawings, labor compliance, and 14 contract administration. 15 5. Provide related eligible improvements. 16 D. The Project budget is estimated by the District as follows: 17 Construction $242,500 Design & Construction Engineering 37,500 18 Contingency, Permits & Misc. 20,000 Total $300,000 19 20 E. Notwithstanding District's estimates described in the above-described 21 Project budget, payments for the Project from CDBG funds shall be limited to the District's actual 22 costs, and in any event shall not exceed the total amount of $300,000. In the event CDBG funds 23 are not sufficient, the District shall in any event complete the Project using its own funds. 24 F. The proposed funding for the Project shall be provided from the following 25 sources: 26 CDBG $300,000 Local Financial Contribution 0 27 Total $300,000 28 G. Prior to any proposed changes that may occur which would modify the 2 1 scope of the Project, the District shall submit a written request to the County. The District shall 2 send its written request to: 3 Community Development Grants County of Fresno 4 Department of Public Works and Planning Community Development Division 5 2220 Tulare Street, 6t" Floor Fresno, CA 93721 6 7 If the Director of the County Department of Public Works and Planning ("Director") determines the 8 modified Project is still eligible under the Federal CDBG regulations, then the Director has authority 9 to modify the scope, so long as the modifications do not change the fundamental nature of the 10 Project. The Director shall specify in a letter to the District that such modifications to the scope of 11 the Project are authorized, and if the District may proceed. 12 II. OBLIGATIONS OF THE COUNTY 13 A. The County shall reimburse the District up to, but not more than, $300,000 14 in CDBG funds for the Project for the District's performance of its obligations under this Agreement. 15 All funds shall be paid in accordance with Section V of this Agreement. 16 B. The County shall review, within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt from the 17 District, the engineer selection process description and summary of the analysis, as prepared by 18 the District,to verify that a competitive process was conducted in accordance with U.S. Department 19 of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) procurement standards. If such conditions have been 20 met, the Department of Public Works and Planning, Community Development Division (Division) 21 shall specify in a letter to the District that these conditions have been met, and that the engineering 22 contract can be awarded. 23 C. The County shall review, within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt from 24 the District, the design plans and specifications for the Project, as prepared by the District, for 25 compliance with Federal regulations, conformance with applicable code requirements sufficient to 26 allow for construction-related permit issuance, and the total Project cost estimate, to determine 27 whether sufficient funds are available to complete the Project. If such conditions have been met, 28 the Division shall specify in a letter to the District that these conditions have been met and that the 3 1 Project can be advertised. If such conditions have not been met, the Project will not move forward 2 unless the District receives an approval letter from the Division. 3 D. The County shall also review, within twenty-one (21) calendar days of 4 receipt from the District, the name of the low bidder, and cost or price analysis of the low bid 5 proposal prepared by the District, to determine whether the contractor will be reasonably 6 compensated in accordance with Federal requirements, and to verify that the contractor is bonded, 7 and has not been disbarred or suspended from participating in Federal projects. If such conditions 8 have been met, the Division shall specify in a letter to the District that these conditions have been g met, and that the contract can be awarded. If such conditions have not been met, the Project will 10 not move forward unless the District receives an approval letter from the Division. 11 E. The County shall attend the pre-construction meeting between the District 12 and the contractor to discuss labor compliance requirements for the Project, Project monitoring, 13 and to inform the District and contractor that the County will conduct field reviews to determine 14 whether labor compliance and other conditions of the construction contract are being met. 15 F. The County shall conduct periodic inspections of the Project, as may be 16 required, in the determination of the County, that the intended use and group of beneficiaries of 17 the Project, as identified by the District in the application, have not changed. Upon completion of 18 the Project, but prior to the District's acceptance of the Project, the County shall conduct a final 19 inspection of the Project. If such conditions have been met, the Division shall specify in a letter to 20 the District that the conditions of this Section have been met. If such conditions have not been met, 21 the Project will not move forward unless the District receives an approval letter from the Division. 22 G. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section II or Section III of 23 this Agreement, the County's determinations and actions under this Section II and Section III of 24 this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the County, as the provider of the CDBG funding stated 25 herein, and do not relieve the District of its obligations, or lessen the District's obligations, under 26 this Agreement. 27 III. OBLIGATIONS OF THE DISTRICT 28 A. The District shall provide any and all funds in excess of$300,000 which may 4 1 be necessary to complete the Project. For the purposes of awarding the construction of the Project 2 within the Agreement amount, the bid documents shall include any proposed additive or deduct 3 alternatives. 4 B. The District shall demonstrate in writing, and to the County's satisfaction, 5 that it has the authority, operational ability, and financial resources to maintain the improvements 6 constructed with CDBG funds under this Agreement, prior to award of construction of the Project. 7 C. The District shall perform, or cause to be performed, all engineering work 8 required for the Project. 9 D. In selecting an engineer to perform any engineering work required for the 10 Project, the District shall go through a competitive process in accordance with Chapter 4.10 of the 11 Ordinance Code of Fresno County, and HUD procurement standards. Prior to selection of the 12 engineer, the District shall prepare a written description of the process, perform a cost or price 13 analysis, and submit the process description and summary of the analysis to the Division for 14 review. The District shall obtain a letter from the Division specifying that the conditions of this 15 Section have been met. 16 E. The District shall specify in agreements with its consultants that all 17 engineering work funded with CDBG funds shall become the property of the District upon payment 18 by the District for the cost of such engineering work. 19 F. The District shall furnish evidence, to the satisfaction of the Division, prior to 20 the County's authorization to advertise for bids, that it has free and clear title to all parcels of real 21 property on which Project improvements will be located, with any liens or encumbrances noted, 22 and/or that it has obtained or can obtain all necessary easements, rights-of-way, licenses, permits, 23 and State and local approvals required for the completion of the Project. 24 G. Upon completion of the design engineering, the District shall submit the 25 plans and specifications to the Division. The Division will ensure Federal CDBG requirements 26 have been adhered to, and will review cost estimates, to ensure sufficient funds are available. The 27 District shall obtain a letter from the Division specifying these conditions have been met, and that 28 the District is approved to advertise for bids to construct the Project. 5 1 H. The District shall advertise for bids, and shall award the construction 2 contract to the lowest responsible bidder. At least ten (10) calendar days prior to the bid opening, 3 the District shall notify the County of the date, time, and location of the bid opening. 4 I. Within seven (7) calendar days following the bid opening, the District shall 5 furnish the Division with the name of the low bidder, and cost or price analysis of the low bid 6 proposal prepared by the District, so that the County may verify with the Labor Relations and Equal 7 Opportunity Division of the HUD Area Office that the low bidder is bonded and has not been 8 debarred or suspended from participating in Federal projects, and that the contractor will be 9 reasonably compensated in accordance with Federal requirements. The District shall obtain a 10 letter from the County specifying these conditions have been met, and that the District is approved 11 to award the Project for construction. 12 J. The District shall conduct a pre-construction meeting with the contractor, 13 and shall notify the Division at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting so a representative 14 of the County may attend to discuss CDBG labor compliance requirements for the Project. 15 K. The District shall require the contractor, and all subcontractors, to submit 16 labor compliance documentation, including Certified Payroll, in the manner specified by the 17 County's Labor Compliance Officer, including the use of electronic systems such as LCPtracker. 18 L. Prior to the construction start date, the District shall give written notice 19 thereof to the Division, to include a copy of the executed contract between the District and the 20 Contractor and the Notice to Proceed to the Division. 21 M. Concurrent with the submission of the first construction progress payment 22 request, the District shall provide documentation demonstrating that all construction-related 23 required permits have been issued by the County. 24 N. Proposed construction contract change orders shall not proceed until prior 25 written approval has been given by the County. Request for approval of a change order(s) shall 26 include a narrative description of the work, a cost or price analysis in accordance with HUD 27 requirements, a map depicting the location of the work addressed with the requested change order, 28 and a written certification from the District that the approval of the change order is consistent with 6 1 the final construction cost estimate approved by the County. In addition, the District shall certify 2 that the change order is within the scope of the Project and is necessary to complete the Project. 3 O. The District shall send its written description of the engineer selection 4 process, cost or price analyses, design plans, specifications, name of low bidder and low bid 5 proposal, public notices, and all written correspondence to: 6 Community Development Grants County of Fresno 7 Department of Public Works and Planning Community Development Division 8 2220 Tulare Street, 6th Floor Fresno, CA 93721 9 10 P. The District shall comply with the mitigation measures, conditions and notes 11 identified in Environmental Review No. CD24151 (the "Assessment'). A copy of the Assessment 12 shall be provided to the District. 13 Q. Upon completion of the Project, the District shall notify the Division, so a 14 representative of the Division may perform an inspection of the Project to confirm that it was 15 completed in accordance with the scope of work approved and authorized pursuant to this 16 executed Agreement. 17 R. Upon approval of Project completion by the County, the District shall provide 18 the Division with a resolution of acceptance, or similar documentation, demonstrating that the 19 Project was completed in accordance with the scope of work approved and authorized pursuant 20 to this executed Agreement, and any approved subsequent amendments thereto and/or change 21 orders, and that the District has accepted the Project. Prior to the final request for payment, the 22 District shall also provide the County with a copy of the recorded Notice of Completion (NOC), a 23 written summary of all Project work completed with CDBG and other funds, and documentation to 24 demonstrate compliance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as 25 amended. 26 S. During the contract period, the District shall complete and submit annually 27 on June 1, and upon completion of the Project, a Project Outcome Measurement Report (POM) 28 form, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference. The 7 1 POM shall contain the following information for the County's Federal reporting purposes to the 2 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): 3 1. Total number of households/persons assisted. 4 2. Number of total households/persons assisted that: 5 a. Now have new access to this type of public facility or 6 infrastructure improvement. 7 b. Now have improved access to this type of public facility or 8 infrastructure improvement. 9 C. Now are served by public facility or infrastructure that is no 10 longer substandard. 11 T. The District shall be responsible for maintenance of the Project after 12 construction is completed, and shall perform such maintenance from non-CDBG resources. 13 U. The District must inform the County in writing of any program income 14 generated by the expenditure of CDBG funds. Any program income generated as a result of the 15 Project must be paid to the County. For purposes of this Agreement, program income is defined 16 as proceeds from the disposition of CDBG-acquired real property, and principal and interest on 17 CDBG loans. If the District contributed financially to the improvement Project, the District may 18 retain a share of the program income in proportion to the District's contribution to the Project, after 19 the District has provided a written accounting acceptable to the County. 20 V. The District must obtain prior written approval from the County before 21 making any modification or change in the use of any real property improved, in whole or in part, 22 using CDBG funds in excess of$25,000. The District shall provide affected citizens with notice of, 23 and opportunity to comment on, any proposed change to the use of real property improved with 24 CDBG funds. If any real property improved with CDBG funds is sold and/or is utilized by the District 25 for a use which does not qualify under the CDBG Program, the District shall reimburse the County 26 in an amount equal to the current fair market value for the property, less any proportional share 27 thereof attributable to expenditures of non-CDBG funds. These requirements shall continue in 28 effect for five years after the Project is completed in HUD's Integrated Disbursement and 8 1 Information System (IDIS). In the event the CDBG program is closed out, the requirements of this 2 Section shall remain in effect for activities or property funded with CDBG funds, unless action is 3 taken by the Federal government to relieve the District of these obligations. 4 W. The District acknowledges that the County may periodically inspect the 5 Project to ensure that the property is being used as described in this Agreement. The District 6 agrees to provide any necessary information to the County to carry out such inspections. 7 Furthermore, the District agrees to take corrective action if the County determines that 8 modifications to the use and location of the Project have resulted in a violation of the Federal 9 CDBG regulations. 10 IV. CONFORMANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS 11 A. The District shall, and shall cause its consultants, contractors, and 12 subcontractors to, comply with all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations governing the 13 Project. 14 B. The District must comply with the requirements of the Build America, Buy 15 America (BABA) Act, 41 USC 8301 et. seq., and all applicable rules and notices, as may be 16 amended, if applicable to the Grantee's infrastructure project. Pursuant to HUD's Notice, 17 "Public Interest Phased Implementation Waiver for FY 2022 and 2023 of Build America, Buy 18 America Provisions as Applied to Recipients of HUD Federal Financial Assistance" (88 FIR 19 17001), any funds obligated by HUD on or after the applicable listed effective dates, are subject 20 to BABA requirements, unless excepted by a waiver. The District shall ensure that all plans and 21 specifications include requirements that all construction materials subject to BABA are noted as 22 such. 23 C. Whenever the District uses the services of a contractor, the District shall 24 require that the contractor comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, regulations, 25 and Charter of the County of Fresno Charter provisions applicable in the performance of their work. 26 D. This Project is subject to the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and 27 Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1701(u). Accordingly, the District shall 28 require the prime contractor to complete and submit documentation prior to award of the 9 1 construction contract, and upon Project completion that compliance with the Section 3 of the 2 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 clause have been met. 3 E. Non-Discrimination: The District agrees to comply with the non- 4 discrimination in employment and contracting opportunities laws, regulations, and executive orders 5 referenced in 24 CFR 570.607, as revised by Executive Order 13279. The applicable non- 6 discrimination provisions in Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 7 are still applicable. 8 F. Because the District is receiving at least $100,000 for this Project from the 9 County's CDBG Program under this Agreement, the District shall complete and submit to the 10 Division a "Certification of Payments to Influence Federal Transactions" form and a "Standard 11 Form LLL- Disclosure of Lobbying Activities" form. Likewise, before the District awards a contract 12 using at least $100,000 of such CDBG funds, the District shall require the consultant and/or 13 contractor and all their sub-consultants and/or subcontractors to complete and submit these two 14 (2) forms described herein to both the District and the County. 15 G. Records Retention: The District shall retain all financial records, supporting 16 documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to this Agreement for a period of four 17 (4) years from the date of the submission of the County's consolidated annual performance and 18 evaluation report to HUD in which the activities assisted under this Agreement are reported on for 19 the final time. If there is litigation, claims, audits, negotiations, or other actions that involve any of 20 the records cited, and that have started before the expiration of the four-year record retention 21 period, such records must be retained until completion of the actions and resolution of all issues, 22 or the expiration of the four-year period, whichever occurs later (24 CFR 570.502, 570.503(b)(2), 23 570.506). 24 V. PAYMENT FOR THE PROJECT 25 A. At monthly intervals, the District shall submit a written request to the County 26 for payment of specified costs incurred in the performance of this Agreement. The request for the 27 County to make such a payment shall be in accordance with the exemplar Project Pay Request 28 Form, attached as Exhibit 2, and incorporated by this reference. The request shall also be 10 1 accompanied by a written certification from the District that the request for payment is consistent 2 with the amount of work that has been completed, and that the work is in accordance with the 3 construction contract documents and this Agreement. The request for payment shall also be 4 accompanied by documentation acceptable to the County, such as checks, invoices, or vouchers 5 for services or materials purchased, contractor's costs, or other costs chargeable to the Project. 6 The first construction progress payment request shall also be accompanied by documentation 7 demonstrating that all construction-related required permits have been issued by the County. After 8 appropriate review and inspection, the County shall make payment from CDBG funds provided in 9 this Agreement for all eligible costs specified herein up to the maximum amount payable under 10 Section I. 11 B. Any savings realized in the final cost of the Project, due to Project cost 12 and/or scope of work reductions, liquidated damages, or any other reason, shall be used to reduce 13 the amount of this Project paid for with CDBG funds. 14 C. Payment for advertising and award shall be based on the actual costs of 15 printing and noticing. 16 D. The County shall not be bound by any agreement between the District and 17 its agents. 18 E. The County may withhold payment of the final payment request made by 19 the District until evidence is submitted to the County that a maintenance plan has been prepared 20 and adopted for the improvements constructed with CDBG funds. 21 F. Upon the completion of the Project, the District shall submit to the 22 Division a written request for final payment of costs, which shall provide a detailed description 23 of the Project pay items and costs. The final pay request shall be in accordance with Exhibit 2 24 to this Agreement. The County shall not be obligated to make any payments under this 25 Agreement if the request for payment is submitted by the District more than sixty (60) calendar 26 days after the NOC has been filed with the County Recorder's Office. An extension to the sixty 27 (60) calendar day period may be granted by the Director prior to the deadline if the District can 28 demonstrate just cause for the delay. 11 1 G. The County may withhold payment of the final payment request made by 2 the District until a final POM, recorded NOC, written summary of all Project work completed with 3 CDBG and other funds, and evidence of compliance with the Section 3 clause, as specified in 4 Sections III-R and IV-D, have been submitted to the County. 5 H. All requests for payment and supporting documentation shall be sent to: 6 Business Manager County of Fresno 7 Department of Public Works and Planning Financial Services Division 8 2220 Tulare Street, 6th Floor Fresno, CA 93721 9 pwpbusinessoffice(a-)_fresnocountyca.gov (if submitted by email) 10 I. The District shall establish accounting and bookkeeping procedures in 11 accordance with standard accounting and bookkeeping practices, including, but not limited to, 12 employee timecards, payrolls, and other records of all transactions to be paid with CDBG funds in 13 accordance with the performance of this Agreement. All records and accounts shall be available 14 for inspection by the County, the State of California, if applicable, the Comptroller General of the 15 United States, and HUD or any of their duly authorized representatives, at all reasonable times for 16 a period as specified in Section IV-G. The District shall certify accounts when required or 17 requested by the County. 18 J. The District, as a subrecipient of Federal financial assistance, is required to 19 comply with the provisions of the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. Sections 7501 20 et seq.). Whenever the District receives CDBG funds from the County for the Project, a copy of 21 any audit performed by the District in accordance with said Act shall be forwarded to the County 22 Community Development Grants Program Manager within nine (9) months of the end of any 23 District fiscal year in which funds were expended and/or received for the Project. Failure to perform 24 the requisite audit functions as required by this paragraph may result in the County performing any 25 necessary audit tasks or, at the County's option, the County contracting with a public accountant 26 to perform the audit. All audit costs related to the District's failure to perform the requisite audit are 27 the sole responsibility of the District, and such audit work costs incurred by the County shall be 28 billed to the District, as determined by County's Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector. In the 12 1 event the District is only required to perform an audit under the provisions of the Act because the 2 District is receiving CDBG funds, the County may perform, or cause to be performed, the required 3 audit to determine whether funds provided through this Agreement have been expended in 4 accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Any audit-related costs incurred by the County 5 under this provision shall be charged to the County CDBG Program. The District agrees to take 6 prompt and appropriate corrective action on any instance of material non-compliance with 7 applicable laws and regulations. 8 K. The District shall send a copy of the audit to: 9 Community Development Grants County of Fresno 10 Department of Public Works and Planning Community Development Division 11 2220 Tulare Street, 6t" Floor Fresno, CA 93721 12 13 VI. INDEMNIFICATION 14 The District shall indemnify and hold harmless and defend the County (including its 15 officers, agents, employees, and volunteers) against all claims, demands, injuries, damages, 16 costs, expenses (including attorney fees and costs), fines, penalties, and liabilities of any kind to 17 the County, the District, or any third party that arise from or relate to the performance or failure to 18 perform by the District (or any of its officers, agents, subcontractors, or employees) under this 19 Agreement. The County may conduct or participate in its own defense without affecting the 20 District's obligation to indemnify and hold harmless or defend the County. The provisions of this 21 Section VI shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. 22 VII. TIME OF PERFORMANCE 23 A. The following schedule shall commence on the date this Agreement is 24 executed by the County: 25 1. Complete Design Engineering and Submit to the County for Review 26 — December 2, 2024. 27 2. Complete County Review and Approval of Plans — February 18, 28 2025. 13 1 3. Begin Advertising for Bids — March 3, 2025. 2 4. Award Construction Contract— May 15, 2025. 3 B. The Project shall be completed and NOC shall be filed with the Fresno 4 County Recorder's Office no later than December 1, 2025. 5 C. The final POM Report, written summary of all work completed, 6 documentation demonstrating compliance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development 7 Act of 1968, as amended, and request for final payment shall be submitted to the County no later 8 than February 2, 2026. 9 D. The District shall give immediate written notification to the Division of any 10 events that occur which may affect the above time schedule and completion date and the time 11 schedule specified in the contract documents, or any event that may have significant impact upon 12 the Project or affect the attainment of the Project's objectives. The Director is authorized to adjust 13 the above schedule if, in the Director's judgment, any delay is beyond the control of the parties 14 involved. 15 E. Time is of the essence in the District's performance of this Agreement. 16 Vill. BREACH OF AGREEMENT 17 In the event the District fails to comply with any of the terms of this Agreement, the 18 County may, at its option, deem the District's failure a material breach of this Agreement, and utilize 19 any remedies permitted by law that the County deems appropriate. Should the County deem a 20 breach of this Agreement material, the County shall immediately be relieved of its obligations to 21 make further payment as provided herein. Termination of this Agreement due to breach shall not, 22 in any way whatsoever, limit the rights of the County in seeking any other legal relief in a court of 23 law or equity, including the recovery of damages. In addition to the termination of the Agreement 24 by the County due to a material breach of this Agreement by the Subrecipient, the County may 25 also terminate this Agreement for convenience, in accordance with state and federal law. 26 IX. TERMINATION OF PROJECT 27 A. If the District wishes to cancel the Project covered by this Agreement, the 28 District shall submit a request in writing to the Division explaining just cause for the request. The 14 1 County is authorized to approve such a request if it determines there is just cause for the Project's 2 cancellation. 3 B. If the District's request to cancel the Project covered by this Agreement is 4 approved by the County, the District shall promptly reimburse to the County the amount of all 5 CDBG funds provided to the District for the Project. The reimbursed amount of funds shall be 6 applied towards the next project on the back-up list of the Annual Action Plan for the program year 7 at the date of repayment. 8 X. VENUE; GOVERNING LAW 9 Venue for any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall only be in 10 Fresno County, California. The rights and obligations of the parties and all interpretation and 11 performance of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of 12 California. 13 XI. ENTIRE AGREEMENT 14 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the District and the 15 County with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all previous negotiations, 16 proposals, commitments, writings, advertisements, publications, and understandings of any nature 17 whatsoever unless expressly included in this Agreement. 18 XI I. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES 19 This Agreement does not and is not intended to create any rights or obligations for 20 any persons or entity except the parties. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the County and 21 the District and HUD, and there are no intended third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement. 22 XIII. AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES 23 The District represents and warrants to the County that: 24 A. The District is duly authorized and empowered to sign and perform its 25 obligations under this Agreement. 26 B. The individual signing this Agreement on behalf of the District is duly 27 authorized to do so and his or her signature on this Agreement legally binds the District to the 28 terms of this Agreement. 15 1 XIV. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES 2 The parties agree that this Agreement may be executed by electronic signature as 3 provided in this section. 4 A. An "electronic signature" means any symbol or process intended by an 5 individual signing this Agreement to represent their signature, including but not limited to (1) a 6 digital signature; (2) a faxed version of an original handwritten signature; or (3) an electronically 7 scanned and transmitted (for example by PDF document) version of an original handwritten 8 signature. 9 B. Each electronic signature affixed or attached to this Agreement (1) is 10 deemed equivalent to a valid original handwritten signature of the person signing this 11 Agreement for all purposes, including but not limited to evidentiary proof in any administrative 12 or judicial proceeding, and (2) has the same force and effect as the valid original handwritten 13 signature of that person. 14 C. The provisions of this section satisfy the requirements of Civil Code 15 section 1633.5, subdivision (b), in the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (Civil Code, Division 16 3, Part 2, Title 2.5, beginning with section 1633.1). 17 D. Each party using a digital signature represents that it has undertaken 18 and satisfied the requirements of Government Code section 16.5, subdivision (a), paragraphs 19 (1) through (5), and agrees that each other party may rely upon that representation. 20 E. This Agreement is not conditioned upon the parties conducting the 21 transactions under it by electronic means and either party may sign this Agreement with an 22 original handwritten signature. 23 1H 24 1H 25 1H 26 1H 27 1H 28 1H 16 1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date set forth on page 2 one of this Agreement. 3 DEL REY COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNTY OF FRESNO 4 DISTRICT 5 , 6 By: --- Carlos Arias, Distr c anager Nathan Magsig, Chairman of the 7 Board of Supervisors of the Gj l County of Fresno 8 Date: / Aq� / �� Date: 101 ZZ17C1 9 10 ATTEST: Bernice E. Seidel 11 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Fresno, State of California 12 1 By: 3 Deputy 14 15 16 17 18 REMIT TO: FUND N0: 0001 19 SUBCLASS NO: 10000 Del Rey Community Services District ORG NO: 7205 Attention: Carlos Arias, District Manager 20 ACCOUNT NO: 7885 10649 E. Morro Drive PROJECT NO: N24151 Del Rey, CA 93616 21 ACTIVITY CODE: 7219 Telephone: (559) 888-2272 22 23 24 JA:PD 25 G.\7205ComDev\-Agendas-Agreements\2024\0924 Del Rey Fire Hydrant Replacement,24151_AGT.docx August 27,2024 26 27 28 17 Exhibit 1 County of Fresno Project Outcome Measurement Report Project#: 24151 Project Name: Del Rev Fire Hydrant Replacement The County of Fresno is required to submit information annually on each project funded with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, per U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines. As a recipient of CDBG funds from the County, the County requests that you provide the following information: 1. Years Reported: through 2. Enter the number of persons assisted that: a. Now have new access to this type of public facility or infrastructure improvement: or N/A (New access to a public facility or infrastructure is when the facility did not previously exist and is provided for the first time.) b. Now have improved access to this type of public facility or infrastructure improvement: or N/A (Improved access to a public facility or infrastructure is when the facility or infrastructure is improved or expanded, enabling the grantee to expand the number of people or type of service the facility provides.) C. Are served by this public facility or infrastructure improvement that is no longer substandard: or N/A (A public facility or infrastructure is no longer substandard when the CDBG funds were used to meet a quality standard, or measurably improve the quality of the facility or infrastructure.) (Note: The numbers of persons entered in a, b, and c, above, must add up to the total number of persons entered in question 3.) 3. Total number of persons assisted: 4. Please describe the accomplishments made on this project in the past year (i.e. construction progress). If the project is complete, please describe the overall accomplishments made on the project. Form Completed By: Exhibit 2 Project Pay Request Date Business Manager County of Fresno Department of Public Works and Planning Financial Services Division 2220 Tulare Street, 6th Floor Fresno, CA 93721 Subject: Request for Payment, CDBG Project No. <District Name> <Project Title> In accordance with the executed Agreement for the above-referenced project, the <District Name> is requesting payment of$ for project costs. The District certifies that this request for payment is consistent with the amount of work that has been completed to date, performed in accordance with the construction contract documents and the executed Agreement, and as evidenced by the enclosed invoices and supporting documents. Payee Invoice # Amount Sincerely, <District Manager> <District Name> Enclosure(s)