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HomeMy Public PortalAbout22-113 - Approving the Sustainable Communities Grants (State -SB 1) Rstricted Agreement Between the State of CA and the City of CarsonRESOLUTION NO. 22-113 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES GRANTS (STATE - SB 1) RESTRICTED GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CITY OF CARSON FOR THE CARSON ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND CONNECTIVITY PLAN GRANT PROJECT WHEREAS, the City of Carson (“City”) is eligible to receive Federal and/or State funding for certain transportation planning related plan, through the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”); and WHEREAS, the City has received a conditional award (the “Grant”’) of State SB-1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program (Sustainable Communities Competitive Grant Category) funding for the Carson Active Transportation and Connectivity Plan grant project (the “Grant Project”) through Caltrans; and WHEREAS, Caltrans has provided a form Sustainable Communities Grants (State—SB 1) Restricted Grant Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference, that is needed to be completed and executed between the City and Caltrans relative to the Grant Project before such funds can be reimbursed through the Transportation Planning Grant Program (the “Agreement”); and WHEREAS, one of the Grant conditions is that the City must submit to Caltrans, by July 3, 2022, a current (less than one year old) City resolution that includes the grant project title and job title of the person authorized to enter into a contract with Caltrans; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to approve the terms of the form Agreement and to delegate authorization to the City Manager to complete the Agreement by adding the specific terms relative to the Grant Project and to thereupon execute the Agreement with Caltrans. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The recitals above are true and correct. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby approves the terms of the Agreement and authorizes the City Manager or designee to (i) complete the Agreement (including with respect to the areas denoted in red text) relative to the specifics of the Grant Project, to the satisfaction of the City Manager, and (ii) to thereupon execute the Agreement with the California Department of Transportation. SECTION 3. The City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Resolution be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this Resolution as hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. 01007.0006/794714.1 RESOLUTION NO. 22-113 Page 1 of 3 SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 8" day of June 2022. APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY OF CARSON: (Zh Waw Hos Sunny K. Soltani, City Attorney Aula Davis-Holmes, Mayor ATTEST: : ) , Cnllors Chick Deputy] City Clerk or Dr. Khaleah K. Bradshaw, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF CARSON ) |, Dr. Khaleah K. Bradshaw, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, hereby attest to and certify that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 22-113 adopted by the City of Carson City Council at its meeting held on June 8, 2022, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Davis-Holmes, Hilton, Dear, Hicks, Rojas NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMEBES: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None AAC sie { Clerk © Dr. Khaleah K. Bradshaw, City Clerk 01007.0006/794714.1 RESOLUTION NO. 22-113 Page 2 of 3 <r re a 01007.0006/7947 14.1 EXHIBIT “A” Sustainable Communities Grants (State—SB 1) Restricted Grant Agreement [to be attached] RESOLUTION NO. 22-113 Page 3 of 3 SE Ge City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 1 of 16 Sustainable Communities Grants (State—SB 1) Restricted Grant Agreement This Restricted Grant Agreement (RGA), between State of California acting by and through its Department of Transportation, referred to herein as CALTRANS, and CITY OF CARSON, hereinafter referred to as AGENCY, will commence on (Start Date), or upon approval by CALTRANS, whichever occurs later. This RGA is of no effect unless approved by CALTRANS. AGENCY shall not receive payment for work performed prior to approval of the RGA and before receipt by AGENCY of Notice to Proceed by CALTRANS Contract Manager. This RGA shall expire on February 28, 2025. Attachments: The following attachments are incorporated into and are made a part of this RGA by this reference and attachment. |. AGENCY Resolution ll. Scope of Work and Project Cost and Schedule lll. Grant Application Guide Recitals 1. Under this RGA, CALTRANS intends to convey State restricted grant funds to AGENCY, pursuant to Budget Act Line Item 2660-102-3290, who will conduct transportation studies and planning within the regional area under the jurisdiction of AGENCY under the terms, covenants, and conditions of this RGA. 2. CALTRANS and AGENCY intend that only funds that are authorized as restricted grants will be subject to this RGA, and that no funds that should be the subject of a Joint Powers Agreement, Interagency Agreement, or other non-grant agreement shall be subject to this RGA. Now, Therefore, based upon the terms, covenants, and conditions, the parties agree as follows: Section | AGENCY Responsibility: To timely and satisfactorily complete all Project Work described in Attachment II within the project budget and in accordance with the items of this RGA. Section Il CALTRANS Responsibility: That when conducting an audit of the costs claimed by AGENCY under the provisions of this RGA, to conduct the audit in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Section Ill Parties’ Mutual Responsibilities: 1. Under this RGA, CALTRANS will convey State grant restricted funds to AGENCY, pursuant to Budget Act Line Item 2660-102-3290, and AGENCY will conduct transportation studies and planning within the project area described in Attachment Il. The funds subject to this RGA must be (a) identified as available for a restricted grant in CALTRANS’ budget and (b) for the purpose NO City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 2 of 16 of conducting transportation studies or planning and (c) to a public entity that is responsible for conducting transportation studies or planning. . Details of the Grant Program, Funds, Project, and Program Guidelines and the governing State and Federal law are fully described in Attachment Ill which is attached to and made a part of this RGA. Under this restricted grant, funds may be only used for the purpose set forth in this RGA, Resolution (Attachment I), Scope of Work and Project Cost and Schedule (Attachment Il), and the applicable Grant Application Guide (Attachment III), and funds may only be used for costs and expenses that are directly related to such purpose. AGENCY shall perform all the duties and obligations described in Carson Active Transportation and Connectivity Plan (CAT-CP), hereinafter “Project”, subject to the terms and conditions of this RGA and the Approved Project Grant Application (Scope of Work and Project Cost and Schedule), which are attached hereto as Attachment Il. The resolution authorizing AGENCY to execute this RGA pertaining to the above described Project is attached hereto as Attachment I. All services performed by AGENCY pursuant to this RGA shall be performed in accordance with California Senate Bill No. 1 (SB-1) (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017), also known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, including, but not limited to, Government Code Section 14460(a)(1), as well as all applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations, and ordinances, all applicable CALTRANS policies and procedures, and all applicable CALTRANS published manuals, including, but not limited to, the applicable Grant Application Guide (Attachment III). California Government Code Section 14460(a)(1) provides: “The department [CALTRANS], and external entities that receive State and Federal transportation funds from the department, are spending those funds efficiently, effectively, economically, and in compliance with applicable State and Federal requirements. Those external entities include, but are not limited to, private for profit and nonprofit organizations, local transportation agencies, and other local agencies that receive transportation funds either through a contract with the department or through an agreement or grant administered by the department.” In case of conflict between any applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations, and ordinances, and/or any applicable policies, procedures, or published manuals of either CALTRANS or AGENCY, the order of precedence of the applicability of same to this RGA shall be established in this order: 1) Federal laws and regulations; 2) California laws and regulations; 3) CALTRANS policies, procedures, and published manuals; 4) Local ordinances; and 5) AGENCY policies, procedures, and published manuals. This RGA may not include any Federal funds. 7. Project funding is as follows: Fund Source: : STATE Fund Source: AGENCY Road Maintenance Total Project and Cost Rehabilitation Local Match Local Match Total Local % Local Account (Cash) (In-Kind) Match Match (RMRA) State (SB 1) Grant Funds 8. 10. City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 3 of 16 $358,000 $46,383 $0 $46,383 11.47% $404,383 No in-kind contributions may be made unless the amount and type of the contribution is identified above. This RGA is exempt from legal review and approval by the Department of General Services (DGS), pursuant to applicable law. Notification of Parties a. AGENCY’s Project Manager for Project is (Project Representative’s Name) (Name, Email, and Phone Number). AGENCY’s Financial Manager for the Project is (Project Representative name) (Name, Email and Phone Number). CALTRANS’ Contract Manager is (Contract Manager’s Name) (Name, Email and Phone Number). “Contract Manager” as used herein includes his/her designee. All notices herein provided to be given, or which may be given, by either party to the other, shall be deemed to have been fully given when made in writing and received by the parties at their respective addresses: (AGENCY Name) Attention: (Grantee Project Manager), (Project Manager Title) Phone Number: (XXX) XXX-XXXX Email: Address City, State Zip California Department of Transportation (District/Division) Attention: (Contract Manager), (Contract Manager Title) Phone Number: (XXX) XXX-XXXX Email: Address City, State Zip Period of Performance a. Reimbursable work under this RGA shall begin no earlier than on (Insert start date), following the written approval of CALTRANS and AGENCY ’s receipt of the Notice to Proceed letter of this RGA by the CALTRANS Contract Manager, and will expire on (Insert end date). AGENCY will attend a kickoff meeting with CALTRANS to be scheduled within one (1) week from receipt of Notice to Proceed letter by CALTRANS Contract Manager. 11. Changes in Terms/Amendments This Agreement may only be amended or modified by mutual written agreement of the parties. Any proposed modification to this agreement that requires a formal amendment must be submitted by AGENY to CALTRANS no less than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this RGA. 12. Cost Limitation City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 4 of 16 a. The maximum total amount granted and reimbursable to AGENCY pursuant to this RGA by CALTRANS shall not exceed $358,000. b. It is agreed and understood that this RGA fund limit is an estimate and that CALTRANS will only reimburse the cost of services actually rendered in accordance with the provisions of this RGA and as authorized by CALTRANS Contract Manager at or below that fund limitation established herein. 13. Termination a. Ifthe applicable law and the Grant Program guidelines provide for such termination, CALTRANS reserves the right to terminate this RGA for any or no reason upon written notice to AGENCY at least 30 days in advance of the effective date of such termination in the event CALTRANS determines (at its sole discretion) that AGENCY failed to proceed with PROJECT work in accordance with the terms of this RGA. In the event of termination for convenience, CALTRANS will reimburse AGENCY for all allowable, authorized, and non-cancelled costs up to the date of termination. b. This RGA may be terminated by either party for any or no reason by giving written notice to the other party at least thirty (80) days in advance of the effective date of such termination. In the event of termination for convenience, CALTRANS will reimburse AGENCY for all allowable, authorized, and non-cancelled costs up to the date of termination. c. AGENCY has 60 days after the Termination Date to submit accurate invoices to CALTRANS to make final allowable payments for PROJECT costs in accordance to the terms of this RGA. Failure to submit accurate invoices within this period of time shall result in a waiver by AGENCY of its right to reimbursement of expended costs. | 14. Budget Contingency Clause a. It is mutually agreed that if the US Congress or the State Legislature fail to appropriate or allocate funds during the current year and/or any subsequent years covered under this RGA and do not appropriate sufficient funds for the program, this RGA shall be of no further force and effect. In this event, CALTRANS shall have no liability to pay any funds whatsoever to AGENCY or to furnish any other considerations under this RGA and AGENCY shall not be obligated to perform any provisions of this RGA. b. If funding for any fiscal year is reduced or deleted by US Congress or State Legislature for purposes of this program, CALTRANS shall have the option to either terminate this RGA with no liability occurring to CALTRANS or offer an RGA Amendment to AGENCY to reflect reduced amount. 15. Payment and Invoicing AGENCY, its contractors, subcontractors, and sub-recipients shall establish and maintain an accounting system and records that properly accumulate and segregate incurred Project costs and matching funds by line. The accounting system of AGENCY, its contractors, all subcontractors, and sub-recipients shall conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), enable the determination of incurred costs at interim points of completion, and provide support for reimbursement payment vouchers or invoices. a. The method of payment for this RGA will be based on the actual allowable costs that are incurred in accordance with the provisions of this RGA and in the performance of the Project Work. CALTRANS will reimburse AGENCY for expended actual allowable direct costs, and, including, but not limited to, labor costs, travel, and contracted consultant services costs City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 5 of 16 incurred by AGENCY in performance of the Project Work. Indirect costs are reimbursable only if the AGENCY has identified the estimated indirect cost rate in Attachment II and an approved Indirect Cost Allocation Plan or an Indirect Cost Rate Proposal as set forth in Section IlI-Cost Principles, Paragraph 17d. The total cost shall not exceed the cost reimbursement limitation set forth in Section III-Cost Limitations, Paragraph 12a. Actual costs shall not exceed the estimated wage rates, labor costs, travel, and other estimated costs and fees set forth in Attachment II without an amendment to this RGA, as agreed between CALTRANS and AGENCY. . Reimbursement of AGENCY expenditures will be authorized only for those allowable costs actually incurred by AGENCY in accordance with the provisions of this RGA and in the performance of Project Work. AGENCY must not only have incurred the expenditures on or after the start date and the issuance of the Notice to Proceed letter for this RGA and before the Expiration Date but must have also paid for those costs to claim any reimbursement. . Travel expenses and per diem rates are not to exceed the rate specified by the State of California Department of Human Resources for similar employees (i.e. non-represented employees) unless written verification is supplied that government hotel rates were not then commercially available to AGENCY, its subrecipients, contractors, and/or subcontractors, at the time and location required as specified in the California Department of Transportation's Travel Guide Exception Process at the following link: https://travelpocketquide.dot.ca.qov/. Also see website for summary of travel reimbursement rules. . AGENCY shall submit invoices to CALTRANS at least quarterly, but no more frequently than monthly, in arrears for completion of milestones in accordance with the Project Cost and Schedule in Attachment II to the satisfaction of the CALTRANS Contract Manager. Invoices shall reference this RGA Number and shall be signed and submitted to the CALTRANS Contract Manager at the following address, as stated in Section III-Notification of Parties, ltem 9c. One-time lump sum invoices for the grant amount is not allowed. . Invoices shall include the following information: 1) Names of the AGENCY personnel performing work 2) 3) Locations of Project Work ) 4) Itemized costs as set forth in Attachment Il, including identification of each employee, contractor, or subcontractor staff who provided services during the period of the invoice, the number of hours and hourly rates for each employee, contractor, sub-recipient, or subcontractor staff member, authorized travel expenses with receipts, receipts for authorized materials or supplies, and contractor, sub-recipient, and subcontractor invoices. . Incomplete or inaccurate invoices shall be returned to the AGENCY unapproved for correction. Failure to submit invoices on a timely basis may be grounds for termination of this RGA for material breach per Section IIl-Termination, Paragraph 13. . CALTRANS will reimburse AGENCY for all allowable Project costs at least quarterly, but no more frequently than monthly, in arrears as promptly as CALTRANS fiscal procedures permit upon receipt of an itemized signed invoice. . The RGA Expiration Date refers to the last date for AGENCY to incur valid Project costs or credits and is the date the RGA expires. AGENCY has 60 days after that Expiration Date to make final allowable payments to Project contractors or vendors and submit the Project’s Dates and times of Project Work 16. 17. 18. 19. See = — TS SS SS IES City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 6 of 16 Final Product(s) as defined in Attachment Il and a final accurate invoice to CALTRANS for reimbursement for allowable Project costs. Any unexpended Project funds not invoiced by the 60th day will be reverted and will no longer be accessible to reimburse late Project invoices. Local Match Funds a. AGENCY shall contribute not less than its specified local match amount toward the services described herein by the grant expiration date identified in Paragraph 1 of this RGA. AGENCY can provide less than their percentage local match contribution in each invoice submittal, but AGENCY must fully satisfy the local cash and in-kind match amount and percentage identified in Section Ill, Paragraph 7, with the final invoice. b. If Agency fails to provide the contractual local match identified in Section Ill, Paragraph 7, it is grounds for contract termination as identified in Section III, Paragraph 13. Quarterly Progress Reporting AGENCY shall submit written progress reports to CALTRANS Contract Manager to determine if AGENCY is performing to expectations, is on schedule, is within funding cost limitations, to communicate interim findings, and to afford occasions for airing difficulties respecting special problems encountered so that remedies can be developed. Cost Principles a. AGENCY agrees to comply with Title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. b. AGENCY agrees, and will assure that its contractors, sub-recipients, and subcontractors will be obligated to agree, that (a) Contract Cost Principles and Procedures, 48 CFR, Federal Acquisition Regulations System, Chapter 1, Part 31, et seq., shall be used to determine the allowability of individual Project costs and (b) all parties shall comply with Federal administrative procedures in accordance with 2 CFR, Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Every sub- recipient receiving Project funds as a sub-recipient, contractor, or subcontractor under this RGA shall comply with Federal administrative procedures in accordance with 2 CFR, Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards to the extent applicable. c. Prior to AGENCY seeking reimbursement of indirect costs, AGENCY must have identified the estimated indirect cost rate in Attachment Il, prepare and submit annually to CALTRANS for review and approval an indirect cost rate proposal and a central service cost allocation plan (if any) in accordance with 2 CFR, Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and Chapter 5 of the Local Assistance Procedures Manual which may be accessed at: https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot- media/programs/local-assistance/documents/lapm/ch05.pdf. d. AGENCY agrees and shall require that all its agreements with consultants and sub-recipients contain provisions requiring adherence to this section in its entirety. Repayment of Unallowable Costs Any Project costs for which AGENCY has received payment or credit that are determined by subsequent audit to be unallowable under 2 CFR, Part 200, and/or Part 48, Chapter 1, Part 31, are subject to repayment by AGENCY to CALTRANS. Should AGENCY fail to reimburse moneys due CALTRANS within 30 days of discovery or demand, or within such other period as may be 20. 21. 22. 23. City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 7 of 16 agreed in writing between the parties hereto, CALTRANS is authorized to intercept and withhold future payments due AGENCY from CALTRANS or any third-party source, including, but not limited to, the State Treasurer, the State Controller or any other fund source. Americans with Disabilities Act By signing this Agreement, LOCAL AGENCY assures CALTRANS that in the course of performing Project Work, it will fully comply with the applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, as amended, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as all applicable regulations and guidelines issued pursuant to the ADA (42 USC section 12101 et seq.). lran Contracting Act The proposed Contractor must complete and submit to CALTRANS the Iran Contracting Act Certification certifying that it is not on the most current DGS list of Entities Prohibited from Contracting with Public Entities in California per the Iran Contracting Act, 2010, https://www.dgs.ca.gov/PD/Resources/Page-Content/Procurement-Division-Resources-List- Folder/List-of-Ineligible-Businesses, before the contract has been executed, unless Contractor is exempted from the certification requirement by Public Contract Code Section 2205(c) or (d). If claiming an exemption, the proposed Contractor shall provide written evidence that supports an exemption under Public Contract Code Section 2203(c) or (d) before execution of the contract. Indemnification Neither CALTRANS nor any officer or employee thereof is responsible for any injury, damage, or liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by AGENCY, its officers, employees, agents, contractors, subrecipients, or subcontractors, under or in connection with any work, authority, or jurisdiction conferred upon AGENCY under this RGA. It is understood and agreed that AGENCY shall fully defend, indemnify, and save harmless, CALTRANS and all of CALTRANS’ officers and employees from all claims, suits, or actions of every name, kind, and description brought forth under, including, but not limited to, tortuous, contractual, inverse condemnation, or other theories or assertions of liability occurring by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by AGENCY, its officers, employees, agents, contractors, subrecipients, or subcontractors under this RGA. Nondiscrimination Clause (2 CCR 11105 Clause b) a. During the performance of this RGA, the AGENCY, contractors, subrecipients, and subcontractors shall not deny the contract's benefits to any person on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status, nor shall they discriminate unlawfully against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. AGENCY shall ensure that the evaluation and treatment of employees and applicants for employment are free of such discrimination. b. AGENCY shall comply with the provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code Sections 12900 et seq.), the regulations promulgated thereunder (Cal. Code Regs., Tit. 2, Sections 11000 et seq.), the provisions of Article 9.5, Chapter 1, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 8 of 16 Government Code (Gov. Code Sections 11135-11139.5), and the regulations or standards adopted by CALTRANS to implement such article. c. AGENCY shall permit access by representatives of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and CALTRANS upon reasonable notice at any time during the normal business hours, but in no case less than 24 hours' notice, to such of its books, records, accounts, and all other sources of information and its facilities as said Department or CALTRANS shall require to ascertain compliance with this clause. d. AGENCY and contractors, sub-recipients, and subcontractors shall give written notice of their obligations under this clause to labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreement. e. AGENCY shall include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of this clause in all agreements with its sub-recipients, contractors, and subcontractors, and shall include a requirement in all agreements with all of same that each of them in turn include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of this clause in all contracts and subcontracts they enter into to perform work under the RGA. 24. Retention of Records/Audits a. AGENCY, its contractors, subcontractors, and sub-recipients, agree to comply with Title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. b. All accounting records and other supporting papers of AGENCY, its contractors, subcontractors, and sub-recipients connected with Project performance under this RGA shall be maintained for a minimum of three (3) years from the date of final payment to AGENCY and shall be held open to inspection, copying, and audit by representatives of CALTRANS, the California State Auditor, and auditors representing the Federal government. Copies thereof will be furnished by AGENCY, its contractors, its subcontractors, and sub-recipients upon receipt of any request made by CALTRANS or its agents. In conducting an audit of the costs and match credits claimed under this RGA, CALTRANS will rely to the maximum extent possible on any prior audit of AGENCY pursuant to the provisions of State and AGENCY law. In the absence of such an audit, any acceptable audit work performed by AGENCY’s external and internal auditors may be relied upon and used by CALTRANS when planning and conducting additional audits. c. For the purpose of determining compliance with applicable State and AGENCY law in connection with the performance of AGENCY’s contracts with third parties pursuant to Government Code Section 8546.7, AGENCY, AGENCY’s sub-recipients, contractors, subcontractors, and CALTRANS, shall each maintain and make available for inspection all books, documents, papers, accounting records, and other evidence pertaining to the performance of such contracts, including, but not limited to, the costs of administering those various contracts. All the above referenced parties shall make such materials available at their respective offices at all reasonable times during the entire Project period and for three (3) years from the date of final payment to AGENCY under this RGA. CALTRANS, the California State Auditor, or any duly authorized representative of CALTRANS or the United States Department of Transportation, shall each have access to any books, records, and documents that are pertinent to a Project for audits, examinations, excerpts, and transactions, and AGENCY shall furnish copies thereof if requested. d. AGENCY, its sub-recipients, contractors, and subcontractors will permit access to all records of employment, employment advertisements, employment application forms, and other pertinent data and records by the State Fair Employment Practices and Housing Commission, SOE EP UUREERGE A City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 9 of 16 or any other agency of the State of California designated by CALTRANS, for the purpose of any investigation to ascertain compliance with this RGA. e. Additionally, all grants may be subject to a pre-award audit prior to execution of the RGA to ensure AGENCY has an adequate financial management system in place to accumulate and segregate reasonable, allowable, and allocable costs. f. Any contract with a contractor, subcontractor, or sub-recipient entered into as a result of this RGA shall contain all the provisions of this article. 25. Adjudication of Facts in Disputes a. Any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this RGA that is not disposed of by agreement shall be decided by the CALTRANS Contract Officer, who may consider any written or verbal evidence submitted by AGENCY. The CALTRANS Contract Officer shall issue a written decision within 30 days of receipt of the dispute. If AGENCY rejects the decision of the CALTRANS Contract Officer, AGENCY can pursue any and all remedies authorized by law. Neither party waives any rights to pursue remedies authorized by law. b. Neither the pendency of a dispute nor its consideration by CALTRANS Contract Officer will excuse AGENCY from full and timely performance in accordance with the terms of the RGA. c. Voluntary Resolution: Reference to Other Means of Resolution. In recognition of the government-to-government relationship of the AGENCY and CALTRANS, the parties shall make their best efforts to resolve disputes that occur under this RGA by good faith negotiations whenever possible. Therefore, without prejudice to the right of either party to seek injunctive relief against the other when circumstances are deemed to require immediate relief, the parties hereby establish a threshold requirement that disputes between the AGENCY and CALTRANS first be subjected to a process of meeting and conferring in good faith in order to foster a spirit of cooperation and efficiency in the administration and monitoring of performance and compliance by each other with the terms, provisions, and conditions of this RGA, as follows: 1) Either party shall give the other, as soon as possible after the event giving rise to the concern, a written notice setting forth, with specificity, the issues to be resolved. 2) The parties shall meet and confer in a good faith attempt to resolve the dispute through negotiation not later than 10 days after receipt of the notice, unless both parties agree in writing to an extension of time. 3) If the dispute is not resolved to the satisfaction of the parties within 30 working days after the first meeting, then either party may seek to have the dispute resolved by alternative dispute resolution methods, including, but not limited to, non-binding arbitration, mediation, or the use of a technical advisor. 4) Disagreements that are not otherwise resolved by mutually acceptable means as provided herein may be resolved in the Superior Court of the State of California located within the same county where a Project is located. The disputes to be submitted to the court include claims of breach or violation of this RGA. This RGA shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of California without regard to any conflict of laws’ provisions. In no event may AGENCY be precluded from pursuing any arbitration or judicial award or remedy against CALTRANS on the grounds that AGENCY has failed to exhaust its state administrative remedies. The parties agree that, except in the case of imminent threat to public health or safety, reasonable efforts will be made to explore alternative dispute resolution avenues prior to initiating judicial proceedings. 28. 29. City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 11 of 16 3) Any available counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; 4) Penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations; c. Provide, as required by Government Code Section 8355(a)(3), that every employee who works on the proposed contract or grant: 1) Will receive a copy of the company's Drug-Free policy statement. 2) Will agree to abide by the terms of the company's statement as a condition of employment on the contract or grant. d. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in suspension of payments under this RGA or termination of this RGA or both, and AGENCY may be ineligible for the award of any future state contracts if CALTRANS determines that any of the following has occurred: (1) AGENCY has made a false certification or, (2) AGENCY violates the certification by failing to carry out the requirements as noted above. Relationship of Parties lt is expressly understood that this agreement is executed by and between two (2) independent governmental entities and is not intended to, and shall not be construed to, create the relationship of agent, servant, employee, partnership, joint venture or association, or any other relationship whatsoever other than specified in Paragraph 26, above. State-Owned Data a. AGENCY agrees to comply with the following requirements to ensure the preservation, security, and integrity of State-owned data on portable computing devices and portable electronic storage media: 1) Encrypt all State-owned data stored on portable computing devices and portable electronic storage media using government-certified Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cipher algorithm with a 256-bit or 128-bit encryption key to protect CALTRANS data stored on every sector of a hard drive, including temp files, cached data, hibernation files, and even unused disk space. 2) Data encryption shall use cryptographic technology that has been tested and approved against exacting standards, such as FIPS 140-2 Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules. 3) Encrypt, as described above, all State-owned data transmitted from one computing device or storage medium to another. 4) Maintain confidentiality of all State-owned data by limiting data sharing to those individuals contracted to provide services on behalf of the State, and limit use of State information assets for State purposes only. 5) Install and maintain current anti-virus software, security patches, and upgrades on all computing devices used during the course of the Agreement. 6) Notify CALTRANS Contract Manager immediately of any actual or attempted violations of security of State-owned data, including lost or stolen computing devices, files, or portable electronic storage media containing State-owned data. 7) Advise the owner of the State-owned data, the AGENCY Information Security Officer, and the AGENCY Chief Information Officer of vulnerabilities that may present a threat to the security of State-owned data and of specific means of protecting that State-owned data. 30. 31. 32. All entities that provide electronic or information technology or related services that will be posted online by Caltrans must be in compliance with Government Code Sections 7405 and 11135 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 or subsequent version, published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium at a minimum Level AA success. All entities will respond to and resolve any complaints/deficiencies regarding accessibility brought to their attention. 33. City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 12 of 16 b. AGENCY agrees to use the State-owned data only for State purposes under this Agreement. c. AGENCY agrees to not transfer State-owned data to any computing system, mobile device, or desktop computer without first establishing the specifications for information integrity and security as established for the original data file(s) (State Administrative Manual (SAM) Section 5335.1). Assumption of Risk and Indemnification Regarding Exposure to Environmental Health Hazards In addition to, and not a limitation of, Contractor’s indemnification obligations contained elsewhere in this RGA, Contractor hereby assumes all risks of the consequences of exposure of Contractor’s employees, agents, subrecipients, contractors, and subcontractors, subcontractors’ employees, and any other person, firm, or corporation furnishing or supplying work services, materials, or supplies in connection with the performance of this Agreement, to any and all environmental health hazards, local and otherwise, in connection with the performance of this Agreement. Such hazards include, but are not limited to, bodily injury and/or death resulting in whole or in part from exposure to infectious agents and/or pathogens of any type, kind or origin. Contractor also agrees to take all appropriate safety precautions to prevent any such exposure to Contractor's employees, agents, subrecipients, contractors, and subcontractors, subcontractors’ employees, and any other person, firm or corporation furnishing or supplying work services, materials, or supplies in connection with the performance of this Agreement. Contractor also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Caltrans, the State of California, and each and all their officers, agents and employees, from any and all claims and/or losses accruing or resulting from such exposure. Except as provided by law, Contractor also agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall apply regardless of the existence or degree of negligence or fault on the part of Caltrans, the State of California, and/or any of their officers, agents and/or employees. Mandatory Organic Waste Recycling It is understood and agreed that pursuant to Public Resources Code Sections 42649.8 et seq., if Contractor generates two (2) cubic yards or more of organic waste or commercial solid waste per week, Contractor shall arrange for organic waste or commercial waste recycling services that separate/source organic waste for organic waste recycling. Contractor shall provide proof of compliance, i.e. organic waste recycling services or commercial waste recycling services that separate/source organic waste recycling, upon request from Caltrans Contract Manager. ADA Compliance Project Close Out/Final Product a. AGENCY will provide an electronic version, preferable ADA accessible, of the Final Product(s) to the CALTRANS Contract Manager. b. CALTRANS reserves the right to withhold final payment to AGENCY pending receipt of Final Product(s) to the CALTRANS Contract Manager. 34. Ownership of Proprietary Property a. Definitions 1) 2) 3) City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 13 of 16 Work: The work to be directly or indirectly produced by AGENCY under this RGA. Work Product: All deliverables created or produced from Work under this RGA, including but not limited to, all Work and Deliverables conceived or made, or made hereafter conceived or made, either solely or jointly with others during the term of this RGA and during a period of six (6) months after the termination thereof, which relates to the Work commissioned or performed under this RGA. “Work Product’ includes all deliverables, inventions, innovations, improvements, or other works of authorship AGENCY, its subrecipients, a third-party contractor or subcontractor may conceive of or develop in the course of this RGA, whether or not they are eligible for patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other legal protection. Inventions: Any idea, methodologies, design, concept, technique, invention, discovery, improvement, or development regardless of patentability made solely by AGENCY or jointly with the AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and/or subrecipient, and/or the AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and/or subrecipient’s employees with one (1) or more employees of CALTRANS, during the term of this RGA and in performance of any Work under this RGA, provided that either the conception or reduction to practice thereof occurs during the term of this RGA and in performance of Work issued under this RGA. b. Ownership of Work Product and Rights 1) a) Copyright Ownership of Work Product: Except in regard to Pre-existing Works, all Work Product derived by the Work performed by the AGENCY, its employees, or by any of the AGENCY’s contractor’s, subcontractor’s, and/or subrecipient’s employees under this RGA, shall be owned by CALTRANS and AGENCY and shall be considered to be works made for hire by the AGENCY and AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and/or subrecipient for CALTRANS and AGENCY. CALTRANS and AGENCY shall own all United States and international copyrights in the Work Product. As such, all Work Product shall contain, in a conspicuous place, a copyright designation consisting of a “c” in a circle followed by the four-digit year in which the Work Product was produced, followed by the words “California Department of Transportation and AGENCY. All Rights Reserved.” For example, a Work Product created in the year 2012 would contain the copyright designation © 2012 California Department of Transportation and AGENCY. All Rights Reserved. Vesting of Copyright Ownership: AGENCY, its employees, and all of AGENCY’s contractor's, subcontractor’s, and subrecipient’s employees, agrees to perpetually assign, and upon creation of each Work Product automatically assigns, to CALTRANS and AGENCY, its successors, and assigns, ownership of all United States and international copyrights in each and every Work Product, insofar as any such Work Product, by operation of law, may not be considered work made for hire by the AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and/or subrecipient from CALTRANS. From time to time, CALTRANS and the AGENCY shall require its contractors, subcontractors, and/or subrecipients and their respective employees to confirm such assignments by execution and delivery of such assignments, confirmations, or assignment, or other written instruments as CALTRANS and the AGENCY may request. CALTRANS and the AGENCY, its successors, and assigns, shall have the right to obtain and hold in its or their own name(s) all copyright registrations and other evidence of rights that may be available for Work Product. AGENCY shall require contractors, including subcontractors, to waive all moral rights relating to identification of authorship restriction or limitation on use, or subsequent modifications of the Work. City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 14 of 16 c. Inventions 1) Vesting of Patent Ownership: AGENCY agrees to require subrecipients, contractors, subcontractors, and their respective employees, to assign to CALTRANS and AGENCY, its successors, and assigns, all Inventions, together with the right to seek protection by obtaining patent ownership rights and the right to claim all rights or priority there under, and the same shall become and remain CALTRANS’ property regardless of whether such protection is sought. The AGENCY, its employees, and AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and subrecipient shall promptly make a complete written disclosure to CALTRANS of each Invention not otherwise clearly disclosed to CALTRANS in the pertinent Work Product, specifically pointing out features or concepts that the AGENCY, its employees, and/or AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and/or subrecipient believes to be new or different. The AGENCY, its employees, and AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and subrecipient shall, upon CALTRANS and AGENCY’s request and at CALTRANS and AGENCY’s expense, cause patent applications to be filed thereon, through solicitors designated by CALTRANS and AGENCY, and shall sign all such applications over to CALTRANS and AGENCY, its successors, and assigns. The AGENCY, its employees, and AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and subrecipient shall give CALTRANS and AGENCY and its solicitors all reasonable assistance in connection with the preparation and prosecution of any such patent applications and shall cause to be executed all such assignments or other instruments or documents as CALTRANS and AGENCY may consider necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent on this RGA. 2) Agency: In the event that CALTRANS and AGENCY are unable for any reason whatsoever to secure the AGENCY’s, its employees’, and/or AGENCY’s contractor’s, subcontractor’s, and/or subrecipient’s, signature to any lawful or necessary document required or desirable to apply for or prosecute any United States application (including renewals or divisions thereof), AGENCY, its employees, and AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and subrecipient hereby irrevocably designates and appoints CALTRANS and AGENCY and its duly authorized officers and agents, as its agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and on AGENCY, its employees, and AGENCY’s contractor's, subcontractor’s, and subrecipient’s behalf and stead, to execute and file such applications and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of any copyrights, trademarks, or patents thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by AGENCY, its employees, and AGENCY’s contractor, subcontractor, and subrecipient. CALTRANS and AGENCY shall have no obligations to file any copyright, trademark, or patent applications. d. Additional Provisions 1) Avoidance of infringement: In performing services under this RGA, AGENCY and its employees agree to avoid designing or developing any items that infringe one (1) or more patenis or other intellectual property rights of any third party. If AGENCY or its employees becomes aware of any such possible infringement in the course of performing any Work under this RGA, AGENCY or its employees shall immediately notify CALTRANS in writing. Pre-existing Works and License: AGENCY agrees to require contractors, subcontractors, and subrecipients to acknowledge that all Work Product shall be the sole and exclusive property of CALTRANS and AGENCY, except that any Pre-existing Works created by AGENCY and third parties outside of the RGA but utilized in connection with the RGA (the “Pre-existing Works’) shall continue to be owned by AGENCY or such City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 15 of 16 parties. AGENCY agrees to notify CALTRANS in writing of any Pre-existing Works used in connection with any Work Product produced under this RGA and hereby grants to CALTRANS a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to utilize the Pre-existing Works in connection with the Work Product. 3) Contractors, Subcontractors, and Subrecipients: Through contract with its subrecipients, contractors, and subcontractors, AGENCY shall affirmatively bind by contract all of its contractors, subcontractors, subrecipients, and service vendors (hereinafter “AGENCY’s Contractor/Subcontractor/Subrecipient”) providing services under this RGA to conform to the provisions of this Exhibit. In performing services under this RGA, AGENCY’s Contractor/Subcontractor/Subrecipient shall agree to avoid designing or developing any items that infringe one (1) or more patents or other intellectual property rights of any third party. If AGENCY’s Contractor/Subcontractor/Subrecipient becomes aware of any such possible infringement in the course of performing any Work under this RGA, AGENCY’s Contractor/Subcontractor/Subrecipient shall immediately notify the AGENCY in writing, and AGENCY will then immediately notify the Department in writing. e. Ownership of Data 1) Upon completion of all Work under this RGA, all intellectual property rights, ownership, and title to all reports, documents, plans, specifications, and estimates, produced as part of this RGA will automatically be vested in CALTRANS and AGENCY and no further agreement will be necessary to transfer ownership to CALTRANS and AGENCY. The AGENCY, its contractors, subcontractors, and subrecipients, shall furnish CALTRANS all necessary copies of data needed to complete the review and approval process. 2) tis understood and agreed that all calculations, drawings, and specifications, whether in hard copy or machine-readable form, are intended for one-time use in the Project for which this RGA has been entered into. 3) AGENCY, its contractors, subcontractors, and subrecipients, are not liable for claims, liabilities or losses arising out of, or connected with, the modification or misuse by CALTRANS of the machine-readable information and data provided by AGENCY, its contractors, subcontractors, and subrecipients, under this RGA; further, AGENCY, its contractors, subcontractors, and subrecipients, are not liable for claims, liabilities, or losses arising out of, or connected with, any use by CALTRANS of the Project documentation on other projects, for additions to this Project, or for the completion of this project by others, excepting only such use as may be authorized, in writing, by AGENCY, its contractors, subcontractors, and subrecipients. 4) Any sub-agreement in excess of $25,000.00 entered into as a result of this RGA shall contain all of the provisions of this clause. 35. Electronic Signatures Each party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted, of the parties included in this Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as manual signatures for this Agreement. Documents that are referenced by this Agreement may still require manual signatures. City of Carson Agreement Number XXAXXXX Page 16 of 16 Section IV In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this RGA on the day and year first herein above written: STATE OF CALIFORNIA CITY OF CARSON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By: By: Printed Name: Printed Name: Title: Title: Date: Date: By: Printed Name: Title: Date: By: Printed Name: Title: Date: