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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS GOVERNING �`-= Contra
BOARD OF THE FLOOD CONTROL&WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICTCosta
FROM: MAURICE M. SHIU, CHIEF ENGINEER
T4 COUN County
DATE: June 20, 2006
SUBJECT: APPROVE contract with Kids for the Bay, in the,amount of$32,000 for the period July 1, 2006
through June 30, 2007, Countywide. (Cities and County Stormwater Utility Fee Assessment Funds)
(All Districts) Project No. 7519 6x7056
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer,Flood Control and Water Conservation District,or designee,on
behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program,to execute a contract with Earth Island Institute/Kids for the Bay in
the amount of$32,000 for Watershed Action Program Grantadministration services, for the period July 1, 2006
through June 30,2007,Countywide. (Cities and County Stormwater Utility Fee Assessments)(All Districts)Project
No. 7519 6x7056
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: SIGNA
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT N OF BOA O ITTEE
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ACTION OF BOA %1"I"e/ KJ� APPROVED A RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT
COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON
✓UNANIMOUS(ABSENT A IP �,/ ) MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE
AYES: NOES: DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact: Michelle McCauley(925-313-2194)
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JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
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BY: DEPUTY
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SUBJECT: APPROVE contract with Kids for the Bay, in the amount of$32,000 for the period July 1, 2006
through June 30, 2007, Countywide. (Cities and County Stormwater Utility Fee Assessment
Funds) (All Districts) Project No. 7519 6x7056
DATE: June 20, 20006
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FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost is estimated to be$32,000;and,shall be funded by stormwater utility fee assessments collected by the cities
and county proportioned to their respective populations.
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REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION AND BACKGROUND:
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency issued the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES)Regulations for municipal stormwater discharges on November 16, 1990 requiring Contra Costa County,
nineteen(19)of its incorporated cities and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
to obtain a Joint Municipal NPDES permit from the San Francisco Bay and Central Valley Regional Water Quality
Control Boards. The Permits require municipalities to elimiriate all pollutants from entering the municipal storm
drain system.
The Contra Costa Clean Water Program's(Program)Manageral ent Committee directs the Clean Water Program.The
Committee is made up of representatives from each of the nineteen(19) cities, the County, and the Flood Control
District and water conservation. An important requirement of the Joint Municipal NPDES permit is to conduct
outreach activities to educate the general public on Best Management Practices (BMPs) related to stormwater
pollution prevention. The Program has funded Kids for the Bay several years and found it a valuable resource for
educating our youth to affect behavioral change to improve our water quality.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the consulting services agreement with Earth Island Institute/Kids for the Bay is not approved,municipalities will
be restricted in their ability to reach the youth of the county,which has been found to be a very effective tool in
affecting behavioral change.
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' CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
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1. Special Conditions. These Special Conditions are incorporated bielow by reference.
(a) Public Agency: Contra Costa County FlooI d Control and Water Conservation District on behalf of
the Contra Costa Clean Water Program
(b) Consultant's Name&Address: Earth Island Institute/Kidsifor the Bay
1771 Alcatraz Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703 j
(c) Project Name, Number, & Location: Watershed Action Progriam Grant Administration Project No. 7519 6x7056
(d) Effective Date: July 1, 2006 (e) Payment Limit(s): $32,000
(f) Completion Date(s): June 30, 2007
2. Signatures. These signatures attest the parties'agreement hereto:
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PUBLIC AGENCY CONSULTANT
By: Maurice M. Shiuy► A
Public Works Director/ By:/1 '�r 11. 1��`lM�a�S2 . � ru C�� aV_-a�
Chief Engineer, or Designee (Designate officiaTcapacity in th siness Type of Business-
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(sole proprietorship, government agency, partnership, corporation, et .)
If Corporation, State of Incorporation:
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/� (Designate official capacity in the business)
Note to Consultant: For corporations, the contract must be signed by two officers. The first signature must be that of the
chaipman of the board, president, or vice-president; the second signature must be that of the secretary, assistant secretary,
chief financial officer, or assistant treasurer. (Civ.Code,Sec. 1190 and Corps. Code.Sec.313.)The acknowledgment below
must be signed by a Notary Public.
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CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California )
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County of �i (uwo )
On the date written below, before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared the person(& fining above for
Consul nt,personally known to me(or proved to me on the basis of,satisfactoryevidence)to be the persona whose names)
is/ subscribed to th within instrument and acknowledged to me that //"shel#YCY executed the same in t,8 ertu4d -
authorized capacity(i ), and that by er it signature,Kon the instrument the persoro- or the entity upon behalf of
which the person acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal. ERIC THARPE
W { COMM.; 1406984
Dated: NOTARY PUBLIC-CALI --�+'
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1 My Comm.Exp.Mit.25,2007
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3. Parties. Effective on the above date,the above-named Public Agency and Consultant mutually agree and promise as
follows:
4. Employment. Public Agency hereby employs Consultant, and Consultant accepts such employment,to perform the
professional services described herein, upon the terms and in consideration of the payments stated herein.
5. Scope of Service.Scope of service shall be as described in Appendix A,attached hereto and made a part hereof by
this reference.
6. Report Disclosure Section.Any document or written report prepared hereunder by Consultant,or a subcontractor,for
Public Agency shall contain, in a separate section, the numbers and dollar amounts of this contract and all sub-
contracts relating to the preparation of such document or written report, provided that the payment limit specified in
Sec. 1(e)exceeds$5,000.When multiple documents or written reports are the subject or products of this agreement,
the disclosure section may also contain a statement indicating that the total contract amount represents compensation
for multiple documents or written reports.
7. Insurance. Consultant shall, at no cost to Public Agency, obtain and maintain during the term hereof: (a)Workers'
Compensation Insurance pursuant to state law; (b) Professional Liability Insurance with minimum coverage of
$ 1,000,000 and a maximum deductible of$ 100,000;and, (c)Comprehensive General Liability Insurance, including
blanket contractual(or contractual liability)coverage,broad form property damage coverage,and coverage for owned
and non-owned vehicles,with a minimum combined single limit coverage of$1,000,000 for all damages due to bodily
injury,sickness or disease,or death to any person,and damage to property,including the loss of use thereof,arising
out of each accident or occurrence, and naming Public Agency, Contra Costa County, City of Antioch, City of
Brentwood,City of Clayton,City of Concord,Town of Danville,City of EI Cerrito,City of Hercules,City of Lafayette,City
of Martinez,Town of Moraga, City of Oakley,City of Orinda,City of Pinole,City of Pittsburg,City of Pleasant Hill,City
of Richmond, City of San Pablo, City of San Ramon, City of Walnut Creek, its/their governing bodies, officers and
employees as additional insureds. Consultant shall promptly furnish to Public Agency certificates of insurance
evidencing such coverage and requiring 30 days' written notice to Public Agency of policy lapse, cancellation or
material change in coverage.
8. Payment. Public Agency shall pay Consultant for professional services performed at the rates shown in Appendix B
attached hereto,which include all overhead and incidental expenses,for which no additional compensation shall be
allowed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, those incidental expenses specifically itemized in Appendix B shall be
reimbursable by Public Agency to Consultant,provided that Consultant submits copies of receipts and,if applicable,a
detailed mileage log to Public Agency. In no event shall the total amount paid to Consultant exceed the payment
limit(s)specified in Sec. 1(e)without prior written approval of the Public Agency.Consultant's billing statements shall
be submitted at convenient intervals approved by Public Agency and shall list,for each item of services,the employee
categories, hours and rates. Public Agency will pay consultant in accordance with the requirements of Civil Code
Section 3320 as applicable.
9. Status. The Consultant is an independent contractor, and shall not be considered an employee of Public Agency.
10. Time for Completion. Unless the time is extended in writing by Public Agency,Consultant shall complete all services
covered by this Agreement no later than the Completion Date(s) listed above.
11. Record Retention and Auditing. Except for materials and records delivered to Public Agency,Consultant shall retain all
materials and records prepared or obtained in the performance of this Agreement, including financial records,for a
period of at least five years after Consultant's receipt of the final payment under this Agreement. Upon request by
Public Agency,at no additional charge,Consultant shall promptly make such records available to Public Agency,or to
authorized representatives of the state and federal governments,at a convenient location within Contra Costa County
designated by Public Agency, and without restriction or limitation on their use.
12. Documentation.Consultant shall prepare and deliver to Public Agency at no additional charge,the items described in
Appendix A to document the performance of this Agreement and shall furnish to Public Agency such information as is
necessary to enable Public Agency to monitor the performance of this Agreement.
13. Ownership of Documents.All materials and records of a finished nature, such as final plans, specifications, reports,
and maps, prepared or obtained in the performance of this Agreement,shall be delivered to and become the property
of Public Agency. All materials of a preliminary nature, such as survey notes, sketches, preliminary plans,
computations and other data, prepared or obtained in the performance of this Agreement, shall be made available,
upon request, to Public Agency at no additional charge and without restriction or limitation on their use.
14. Extra Work.Any work or services in addition to the work or services described in Appendix A shall be performed by
Consultant according to the rates or charges listed in Appendix B. In the event that no rate or charge is listed for a
particular type of extra work, Consultant shall be paid for the extra work at a rate to be mutually agreed on prior to
commencement of the extra work. In no event shall Consultant be entitled to compensation for extra work unless a
written authorization or change order describing the work and payment terms has been executed by Public Agency
prior to the commencement of the work.
15. Payment Retention'.Public Agency shall retain ten percent(10%)of the monies due the Consultant as security for the
fulfillment of this Agreement.After the Consultant has completed all work under this Agreement,submitted final billing,
and the Public Agency has found the work to be accurate,the Public Agency will pay all withheld funds.Public Agency
will pay withheld funds in accordance with the requirements of Civil Code Section 3320 as applicable.A retention will
not be withheld for any"on-call"work
16. Termination by Public Agency.At its option,Public Agency shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at anytime
by written notice to Consultant,whether or not Consultant is then in default. Upon such termination,Consultant shall,
without delay, deliver to Public Agency all materials and records prepared or obtained in the performance of this
Agreement, and shall be paid, without duplication, all amounts due for the services rendered up to the date of
termination.
17. Abandonment by Consultant. In the event the Consultant ceases performing services under this Agreement or
otherwise abandons the project prior to completing all of the services described in this Agreement, Consultant shall,
without delay, deliver to Public Agency all materials and records prepared or obtained in the performance of this
Agreement, and shall be paid for the reasonable value of the services performed up to the time of cessation or
abandonment, less a deduction for any damages or additional expenses which Public Agency incurs as a result of
such cessation or abandonment.
18. Breach. In the event that Consultant fails to perform any of the services described in this Agreement or otherwise
breaches this Agreement, Public Agency shall have the right to pursue all remedies provided by law or equity. Any
disputes relating to the performance of this Agreement shall not be subject to non judicial arbitration. Any litigation
involving this Agreement or relating to the work shall be brought in Contra Costa County, and Consultant hereby
waives the removal provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Section 394.
19. Compliance with Laws. In performing this Agreement, Consultant shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes,
ordinances, rules and regulations, whether federal, state, or local in origin. This includes compliance with prevailing
wage rates and their payment in accordance with California Labor Code, Section 1775.
20. Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable in whole or in part by Consultant, whether
voluntarily,by operation of law or otherwise;provided,however,that Consultant shall have the right to sub-contract that
portion of the services for which Consultant does not have the facilities to perform so long as Consultant notifies Public
Agency of such subcontracting prior to execution of this Agreement.Any other purported assignment,transfer or sub-
contracting shall be void.
21. Subcontractinq.All subcontracts exceeding$25,000 in cost shall contain all of the required provisions of this contract.
Consultant will pay each subconsultant in accordance with the requirements of Civil Code Section 3321 as applicable.
22. Endorsement on Plans.Consultant shall endorse all plans,specifications,estimates,reports and other items described
in Appendix A prior to delivering them to Public Agency,and where appropriate, indicate his/her registration number.
23. Patents and Copyrights.The issuance of a patent or copyright to Consultant or any other person shall not affect Public
Agency's rights to the materials and records prepared or obtained in the performance of this Agreement.Public Agency
reserves a license to use such materials and records without restriction or limitation,and Public Agency shall not be
required to pay any additional fee or royalty for such materials or records.The license reserved by Public Agency shall
continue for a period of fifty years from the date of execution of this Agreement,unless extended by operation of law or
otherwise.
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24. Indemnification. Consultant shall indemnify, defend, save, protect, and hold harmless Public Agency, its governing
body, officers, employees, representatives, and agents ("Indemnitees") from any and all demands, losses, claims,
costs,suits,liabilities,and expenses for any damage, injury,or death(collectively"Liability")arising directly or indirectly
from or connected with the services provided hereunder which is caused,or claimed or alleged to be caused,in whole
or in part, by the negligence or willful misconduct of Consultant, its officers, employees, agents, contractors,
subconsultants, or any persons under its direction or control and shall make good to and reimburse Indemnitees for
any expenditures, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, the Indemnitees may make by reason of such
matters and , if requested by any of the Indemnitees, shall defend any such suits at the sole cost and expense of
Consultant. Consultant's obligations under this section shall exist regardless of concurrent negligence or willful
misconduct on the part of the Public Agency or any other person; provided, however, that Consultant shall not be
required to indemnify Indemnitees for the proportion of liability a court determines is attributable to the negligence or
willful misconduct of the Public Agency, its governing body,officers,or employees. This indemnification clause shall
survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
25. Heirs, Successors and Assigns. Except as provided otherwise in Section 20 above,this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and bind the heirs, successors, executors, personal representatives, and assigns of the parties.
26. Public Endorsements. Consultant shall not in its capacity as a Consultant with Public Agency publicly endorse or
oppose the use of any particular brand name or commercial product without the prior approval of the Public Agency's
governing board. In its Public Agency Consultant capacity, Consultant shall not publicly attribute qualities or lack of
qualities to a particular brand name or commercial product in the absence of a well-established and widely accepted
scientific basis for such claims or without the prior approval of the Public Agency's governing board. In its Public
Agency Consultant capacity,Consultant shall not participate or appear in any commercially-produced advertisements
designed to promote a particular.brand name or commercial product, even if Consultant is not publicly endorsing a
product,as long as the Consultant's presence in the advertisement can reasonably be interpreted as an endorsement
of the product by or on behalf of Public Agency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant may express its views on
products to other Consultants,the Public Agency's governing board, its officers,or others who may be authorized by
the Public Agency's governing board or by law to receive such views.
27. Proiect Personne12. In performing the services under this Agreement, Consultant shall use the personnel listed in
Appendix C, attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference. Changes in project personnel may only be
made with Public Agency's written consent,and Consultant shall notify Public Agency in writing at least thirty(30)days
in advance of any proposed change. Any person proposed as a replacement shall possess training,experience and
credentials comparable to those of the person being replaced.
28. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise(DBE)Requirements(Federal aid projects only). Consultant shall comply with all
applicable provisions of 49 CFR, Parts 23 and 26, and the County's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Program, which are incorporated into this Agreement by reference. In addition, in performing services under this
Agreement,Consultant shall utilize all DBEs listed in Consultant's written response to the Public Agency's request for
qualifications or request for proposal and shall pay to the listed DBEs the estimated amounts listed in Appendix B
attached to this Agreement. The Consultant shall not substitute a listed DBE at any time or decrease the amount to
be paid to a listed DBE without the advance,written consent of the Public Agency. If a listed DBE is proposed to be
replaced, Consultant shall make a good faith effort to replace the original DBE with another DBE and shall submit to
Public Agency written documentation of such effort.
29. Federal Cost Principles and Procedures (Federal aid projects only). Consultant shall comply with the following
provisions,which are incorporated into this Agreement by reference:(a)the cost principles for allow ability of individual
items of costs set forth in 48 CFR,Chapter 1, Part 31: (b)the administrative procedures set forth in 49 CFR,Part 18;
and (c) the administrative procedures for non-profit organizations set forth in OMB Circular A-110, if applicable to
Consultant. In the event that payment is made to Consultant for any costs that are determined by subsequent audit to
be unallowable under 48 CFR, Chapter 1, Part 31, Consultant shall refund the payment to Public Agency within 30
days of written request from Public Agency. Should Consultant fail to do so, and should the Public Agency file legal
action to recover the refund, Consultant shall reimburse the Public Agency for all attorney's fees, costs, and other
expenses incurred by Public Agency in connection with such action.
Attachments:Appendix A,Appendix B
Form approved by County Counsel(11/00)
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KIDS for the BAY
Scope of Work - Appendix "A"
Watershed Action Program
Watershed Action Program
KIDS for the BAY (Consultant)will work with schools to adopt their local watershed, use the watershed as a
stimulating educational resource and as a focus for environmental action. To accomplish this goal, Consultant
will perform the following tasks:
1. Teacher Training—Teachers Learning Alongside Their Students
One of Consultant's Program Directors will meet with participating fourth grade classes for a series of three full
days of instruction. Program Directors will model activities for teachers with their students. Teachers will also
have planning meetings with their Program Director to develop preparation and follow up activities from the
Curriculum Guide. In addition the Program Director will teach lessons that help develop the Watershed Action
Project chosen by each class and will provide resources to support the action project. Teachers that complete
this hands-on training program with their class will receive a Watershed Action Curriculum Guide and
equipment kit. Consultant will follow up with teachers in the year after their training to provide additional
support needed as the teachers teach the program to their new classes of students.
2. Program Workshops and Watershed Action Projects
The fourth grade curriculum will include three full day workshops at the school site and a full day field trip to a local
creek,bay or delta habitat. In addition each class will select a watershed action project, which the students will plan,
develop and implement with guidance from their teacher and support and resources from consultant.
a. Where Is Our Watershed? Workshop (One full day of lessons for the teacher and his/her students in the
classroom)
Students and teachers will:
1. learn what a watershed is through hands on activities
2. map their local watershed in relation to their school site
3. learn how local creeks, the bay and the ocean connect to form the San Francisco Bay Estuary
watershed
4. create a three-dimensional model of the Bay-Delta Estuary watershed.
b. Preventing Stormwater Pollution Workshop (One full day of lessons for the teacher and his/her students
in the classroom and in the local school neighborhood).
Students and teachers will:
1. learn how the school neighborhood is connected to the storm drain system, to local creeks, the bay
and the estuary, using posters, maps and a watershed diorama
2. complete a survey of the local neighborhood storm drain system and an inventory of local sources of
stormwater pollution
3. complete a neighborhood/storm drain or creek clean up project
4. learn how to take personal action to reduce stormwater pollution
5. design and display posters to inform the school community how to reduce stormwater pollution
6. interview and educate family members about how to reduce stormwater pollution.
c. Watershed Environmental Health And Environmental Justice Workshop (One full day of lessons for the
teacher and his/her students in the classroom). Students and teachers will:
1. investigate Bay plant and animal life, study food chains and learn how pollution is magnified through
food chains and how it impacts human health
2. understand the importance of preserving a healthy bay-delta watershed for the health of wildlife and
people
3. learn about sources of pollution and how they affect watershed health
4. study watershed environmental justice issues and the environmental justice leaders who are working
on these issues.
d. Field Trip Workshop (One full day of lessons for the teacher and his/her students at a local creek,bay or
delta habitat selected by the teacher and students).
Students and teachers will:
1. investigate the animal and plant life of a local creek,bay or delta habitat
2. investigate the physical and chemical components of the habitat systems
3. make a positive connection with their local watershed environment and develop reasons to help take
care of it.
e. Watershed Action Project
Students and teachers will select and complete an action project with support and resources from
Consultant Directors. Examples include:
1. adopt, clean up and restore local urban creeks by removing trash, planting trees and wildflowers and
raising and releasing Pacific Chorus Frogs
2. monitor water quality, assess creek health and share findings with local government officials
3. learn about the storm drain system and teach other students and their families how to reduce
nonpoint source pollution to the creek
4. interview local politicians about watershed environmental health and justice issues in their
neighborhoods
5. learn safe bay fishing and cooking practices that reduce intake of toxins from bay food, teach other
students and their families how to safely prepare and cook bay fish and interview fishing people
about safety precautions that reduce health risks.
3. Collaboration With Local Community Watershed Groups
Consultant will act as a liaison between partner schools and local creeks groups to identify and help develop
restoration projects which students and family members can participate in.
4. Multicultural Leadership
Consultant represents that its staff members are from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds including people
of African American, Indian, Latino, Filipino and Caucasian descent. Consultant further represents that three
staff members are Spanish bilingual. Consultant provides training and promotion within our organization to
develop our multicultural leaders in environmental education. As people of color teaching environmental
education in diverse, urban schools, Consultant's Directors are role models in the community.
5. Evaluation Process
Consultant staff will generate information for evaluations using the following tools:
a. Teacher evaluation meetings and written evaluation forms
b. Meetings with principals
c. Comments from parents attending events
d. Portfolios of students' work
e. Implementation of action projects demonstrating students' understanding of concepts and skills learned
and behavior changes.
KIDS for the BAY
School Watershed Action Program Budget Appendix `B"
2006 — 2007 School Year
Personnel Expenses
Personnel expenses shall not exceed a total or$52,800. $52,800
Non-personnel Expenses
Admin Fee $ 5,818
Office Supplies and Education Materials $ 3,200
Travel/Mileage @ 44.5¢/mi. $ 1,200
Copying& Mailing $ 982
Sub-Total Non-Personnel Expenses $11,200
Without written approval from Program staff the total budget shall not exceed $64,000
Budget Narrative
Payment by Program to consultant is contingent upon consultant securing dollar for dollar matching
funds from Program municipalities that participate in the Watershed Action Program. After consultant
has demonstrated it has obtained sufficient matching funds from participating municipalities, Program
will pay semi-annual invoices in January and July, for a cost not to exceed $32,000.