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File #: ID 25-121    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 1/15/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/30/2025 Final action: 1/30/2025
Title: Approve a consultant services agreement with Leon Environmental Consulting in an amount not to exceed $200,000, to provide professional inspection, testing, and consultant services for potentially hazardous materials (lead-based paint and asbestos containing materials) as well as supervision of removal of hazardous materials for demolitions of dangerous structures conducted by Code Enforcement; and authorize the City Attorney or designee to sign the agreement on behalf of the City.
Sponsors: City Attorney's Office
Attachments: 1. Agreement - Leon Environmental Consultants
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL



January 30, 2025


FROM: ANDREW JANZ, City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney


BY: ERICA M. CAMARENA, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney, Division of Code Enforcement

SUBJECT
Title
Approve a consultant services agreement with Leon Environmental Consulting in an amount not to exceed $200,000, to provide professional inspection, testing, and consultant services for potentially hazardous materials (lead-based paint and asbestos containing materials) as well as supervision of removal of hazardous materials for demolitions of dangerous structures conducted by Code Enforcement; and authorize the City Attorney or designee to sign the agreement on behalf of the City.

Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve a consultant services agreement with Leon Environmental Consulting; and authorize the City Attorney to sign the agreement on behalf of the City.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The agreement referenced above will allow Code Enforcement to continue to safely perform demolitions of dangerous buildings in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local government and agency requirements.

BACKGROUND
When a private property owner is unable or unwilling to do so, the Code Enforcement Division of the City Attorney's Office is responsible for the demolition of severely damaged structures that pose a significant threat to health and safety as a result of dilapidation, fire, or other elements causing the structure to be uninhabitable and dangerous.
In many cases, a fire will occur after hours, in the middle of the night, or on a weekend; and Code Enforcement is called out to the scene to assess whether the structure is at risk of collapse. In instances where the structural integrity of the building is compromised, qualified Code Enforcement staff will make the decision to summarily demolish the structure. In other non-emergency demolition cases, authority to abate by demolition is obtained through th...

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