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Home My WebLink AboutC2007-130 - 4/5/2007 - NA~IR Ql' #L[7"Y SERVICES AGREEMENT This a~~-eemenT is ent~red inta by and between the City ofCorpus Christi, Texas +th~ "~'ity") ~ncrf ?he C : ~rpu~ ('t~rist; ~ hamber ~f Ci~mmerce Fc~undation (the "Chamber '~=o~;nc'tation" Recitals Compi~ance with air quality standards is vital to the public health and safety and o the economic ~~~ell-hein~ of rhe ('c~rpus Christi urban airshed (Nueces and San Patricio ~~aunt~es). ~ State and federal authonties are considering regulations and enforcement which ~aui~ have seric~uslv detrimental effects on Nueces and San Patricia County citizens and '~us3nesses Publi~ and pr»~ ate entit ~es in ~he area have a compelling joint interest in obtaining ac~urate information about air ;~uality, complying with air quality standards, monitoring ~ir~d participating in for-mulation of proposed air quality regulations, and assuring that r-eguiatians are scientaticallv ju~tified and fair Bill Hennings rlas demc~nstrated expertise in air qualit_y regulation, in interlocal ~.~cx>peration c>fs~ublic and private entities, and in intergovernmental relations at a11 levels Agreement 'VOW, l'HERF:FORF:, in consideration ofthe mutual covenants herein exchanged, =.k~ t,ry and rhe ('hamher F~ui~datic?r~ agree as follows `The Chamber i~oundation wili hire Bill Hennings, independent contractor, (the "Consultant") tc~ pursue the tollowing abjectives for maintenance of air quality in the airshed •'~laintarn atta~nment status with Clean Air Act standards for Nueces and ~an Pat~icio C<~~,ntie~ • Monitor proposcti rulemakings and legislation regarding ambient ozone a»d particulate matte~ and encourage regulatorV authorities and iaw~mak~rs te~ rel~~ c~n ~cientific evidence to reaeh reasonable decisions. • Maintai~~ a diverse c~~mmunit~~ support group for clean air initiatives. 2007-130 04t05!07 Chamber «f ('ummerce F'ound. •~laintaan relatic~nship~ with pet~ple in other cities and organizations to take ~;dvantage of theF~r ext~erience and marshal rheir support on air quality ~ :~:ut~~ • ~dentiiti analyd~ anc~ manage -esearch needed to develop cost effective ~~avs t~~ control ~nd reduce air poliution, and obtain funding. • '~rial~r.c: mon~tc~K~rng iesults and forecast trends to assess progress. • F'erforn~~ other related rasks as directed. The Coresu{tant eontract will be on a n7onth-to-month basis commencing March l, ?00~ at a rate ~.~f $3.OOG ~er rnonth to be paid by the Chamber Foundation, which amc~unt sncludes the ce~~t~ of r.~~nsultant's travel to Austin and other Texas lacatioi~~ t onsultant t7m~ reyuired is anticipated to be approximatelv two weeks per month Reports wil be rnade as required. 'The Cit~ will pay t~ the ('hamber Foundation $3,SU0 as its participation in the Consultant contract In addition, the C'ity will pay to the Chamber Foundation $5,00~~) in Texas Comm~ssiora on Environmental Quality Near Non-Attainment !~rea ~rant mor~ies_ ~,ontingen~ upon those monies being permissible for such purpose under the TCF:~~ ~rant and C`itv acceptance of such grant. All monies fundin~ this cc>ntract arta used anly for the puc-pc~se of employing the air quality c,,onsultant Ne~ther the t'haniber of Cc~mmerce nor its Foundation receives any portion ~~1-thest: funds The Chamber ~~c~undati~~~~ v~ii~ attempt to obtain participation in the contract from other Iocal entities ~t ;~resent it is contemplated that other local entities will participate a~ ficsllo~ti~: =~he ~=.irpus (~hristi ~Ietropolitati Planning Organization will pa~ $4,t)0(' The C~ ~rpus C'hristi Regional Transportation Authority will pay $3,~i»} 1he P~~rt of Cc~;-pus ~'hristi Auth~rity will pay $7,000. The Port tndustnes ~f ( s~tpus (`h~isti inc wi11 ~~ay ~8,500 '~]ueces ('ount_y will pay $3_~r-a} ~ar~ P~tric~~~ C~~,~~nt~~ ~~~ill pa~~ y2.U~0 Tbe Chamber Foundatrc~n wiil estab(ish a monitoring committee, which will be apen tc~ -~epresentatives afi each participating entity, as a means of effectively utilizin~ the C'<:~nsultant ~, wc~rk product t~ disseminate necessary information, formulate recc~~~~mendat~~~ns ~nd advic~. and develop initiatives to protect local inter~es~ ti t The parnc~pat~r~g entities wi11 have free and open access to the Consultant for information and assistance on air quaGty matters within the contemplated time parameter; of his cc~ntract The Chamber Faundat~c>a7 wiil cause the funding described herein to be segregated in its h~~~k~s and acc~urns. ar~d applied tior the purposes contracted for herein. 5hou~d t~he Consultant i:~~ntrau-[ be terminated before expenditure of all the funds provided hy tht~ participatin~, entities, the funds shall be returned by the Chamber Foundatic~n t<> the fundi~~ entities on ~ prc~ rata basis_ C:ORNUS CHRISTI [.HAMBER t)F ~.,OMMERCE FOI~NDATiON .~, . , ; , ,~ _.. ~ f E :-~.. ~~_. ~ ~~ , ~~ ~ ~~ ~ __ _ . --- ` ~' Ken T revino. 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