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Home My WebLink About03-11-2026 Diversity Coalition Community Partnership AgreementCOMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND THE DIVERSITY COALITION OF SAN LUIS OPISPO COUNTY This COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND THE DIVERSITY COALITION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, is made and entered into in the City of San Luis Obispo on ___________________________ by and between the CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as CITY, and DIVERSITY COALITION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, a California non-profit organization, hereinafter referred to as DIVERSITY COALITION. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the CITY and DIVERSITY COALITION desire to continue supporting residents benefit from home energy efficiency and electrification upgrades; and WHEREAS, Pillar 3 of the Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery includes Foundational Action 2.1.B Green Buildings which outlines the following action for the 2023-25 Financial Plan: Create an equity focused “Green and Healthy Buildings” service to educate the community and connect low-income building owners with resources, incentives, financing, and contractors; and WHEREAS, The City has previously executed a Purchase Order to Diversity Coalition for administrative support, community outreach, engagement, and qualitative data collection; and WHEREAS, DIVERSITY COALITION is a named partner on the CITY’s TECH QuickStart Grant application which was selected for award; and WHEREAS, the CITY desires to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship between the CITY and DIVERSITY COALITION to advance climate and equity goals; and WHEREAS, the CITY has determined that partnerships with community organizations to provide shared services to the community are of great benefit and DIVERSITY COALITION has expressed a willingness to continue these shared services, in partnership and in cooperation with the CITY; and WHEREAS, DIVERSITY COALITION is uniquely qualified to provide the services contemplated under this Agreement due to its 14 years of experience building relationships with BIPOC, immigrant, and low-income communities through culturally relevant outreach and engagement and prior participation of the 2024 TECH QuickStart Grant cycle to pilot the Electrification for All community education campaign. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, obligations and covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. TERM. The term of this Agreement shall be for one (1) year from March 1, 2026 to March 1, 2027. The terms of this Agreement may be amended upon the mutual written agreement of the parties. 2. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. The CITY and DIVERSITY COALITION agree to a series of terms as outlined below to share in the financial costs associated with equitable program design and outreach. A. PAYMENT TO DIVERSITY COALITION FOR PROGRAM DESIGN AND OUTREACH STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION. The CITY shall compensate DIVERSITY COALITION up to $35,000 over the one year duration of this Agreement. i. DIVERSITY COALITION shall invoice the CITY for these costs as reflected in the TECH QuickStart Grant Agreement. Docusign Envelope ID: 51AA3F2B-E43B-45AB-BB7C-2172CB744036 3/11/2026 | 8:09 PM PDT ii. The CITY shall remit payment to DIVERSITY COALITION as reflected in the TECH QuickStart Grant Agreement. 3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The City of San Luis Obispo Sustainability Manager may authorize periodic modifications, within the scope of their financial and/or operational authority, to the Roles and Responsibilities as they may deem necessary or appropriate to the partnership between the CITY and DIVERSITY COALITION. Any written amendment or modifications to the Roles and Responsibilities shall be upon mutual consent of both parties. A. SCOPE OF SERVICES i. Both parties agree to collaborate on SLO Green and Healthy Homes program projects as outlined in the obligations below. ii. The CITY Sustainability Manager and DIVERSITY COALITION Staff will meet monthly during the one (1) year term to coordinate project administration and implementation. B. CITY OBLIGATIONS i. The CITY Sustainability Manager will set monthly reoccurring meetings with DIVERSITY COALITION Staff during the one (1) year term. ii. The CITY shall remit payment to the DIVERSITY COALITION during the one (1) year term as described in the TECH Quick Start grant agreement. iii. The CITY shall provide administrative support for grant management and reporting. C. DIVERSITY COALITION OBLIGATIONS i. DIVERSITY COALITION will provide project updates during CITY and DIVERSITY COALITION monthly meetings. ii. DIVERSITY COALITION will assist with equitable program design, and outreach strategy and implementation during the one (1) year agreement term; work shall include: a. Planning and delivering outreach events in 3 local manufactured housing communities. b. Developing outreach, education, and promotional materials to increase project visibility and community awareness. c. Training SLO Climate Coalition staff in equity-centered energy advising services. d. Administrative responsibilities related to grant reporting and achieving of milestones. e. DIVERSITY COALITION will comply with the energy bill confidentiality requirements established in the TECH Quick Start agreement, which reads as follows: Qualifying Customer names, utility account numbers and utility billing data are considered confidential data and may not be provided via email. This data may be provided through the TECH Clearinghouse, or if any additional transfer of confidential data is required, Energy Solutions will setup a secure file transfer website for Quick Start Grant Recipient to use to transfer data. Quick Start Grant Recipient is solely responsible for the secure storage of confidential information in its possession, including, but not limited to, confidential information that is collected for the submission of incentive claims. Quick Start Grant Recipient must destroy any customer utility account numbers and utility billing data in its possession no later than the date of the incentive payment clearing for the incentive submission in question, or 12 months, whichever is lesser. 4. COMPLETE AGREEMENT. This written Agreement, including all writings specifically incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute the complete agreement between the parties hereto. No oral agreement, understanding or representation not reduced to writing and specifically incorporated herein shall be of any force or effect, nor shall any such oral agreement, understanding or representation be binding upon the parties hereto. 5. AGREEMENT TERMINATION. Either party may terminate the Agreement for convenience provided that 30 days written notice is given. The Agreement may be terminated by either party for cause, provided that written notice has been given in the manner specified herein stating the reasons for the intended termination and providing the other party at least 10 days to cure any alleged breach. If the party receiving notice fails or refuses to cure the alleged breach within 10 days, or to make substantial progress toward cure to the satisfaction of the party demanding cure, this Agreement may be terminated 10 days after receipt of the notice as specified herein. Docusign Envelope ID: 51AA3F2B-E43B-45AB-BB7C-2172CB744036 6. AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS. Any amendment, modification or variation from the terms of this Agreement shall be presented in writing by the City’s Sustainability Manager and Diversity Coalition Executive Director and shall be effective only upon final approval by the City Manager or their designee. 7. INSURANCE AND LIABILITY A. Each party to this Agreement shall make the other party, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers as separately additionally insured through a “CG 20 26” or equivalent, blanket endorsement or section of the policy no later than October 1 of each year. Each party agrees to provide a commercial general liability insurance with coverage at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CG 00-01, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate, for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage, including without limitation, blanket contractual liability. B. Each party agrees to provide a minimum liability and property damage insurance coverage of one million dollars ($1,000,000). C. Each party shall maintain worker’s compensation insurance at a level that is consistent with state law requirements. 8. HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION A. CITY agrees to defend, indemnify, protect and hold DIVERSITY COALITION and its agents, officers and employees harmless from and against any and all claims asserted or liability established for damages or injuries to any person or property, including injury to DIVERSITY COALITION employees, agents, officers or volunteers, which arise from or are connected with or are caused or claimed to be caused by the acts or omissions of the CITY, and its agents, officers, employees or volunteers, in performing its responsibilities hereunder, and all expenses of investigating and defending against same; provided, however, that the CITY duty to indemnify and hold harmless shall not include any claims or liability arising from the negligence or willful misconduct of DIVERSITY COALITION, its agents, officers, employees or volunteers. B. DIVERSITY COALITION agrees to defend, indemnify, protect and hold the CITY and its agents, officers and employees harmless from and against any and all claims asserted or liability established for damages or injuries to any person or property, including injury to the CITY employees, agents, officers or volunteers, which arise from or are connected with or are caused or claimed to be caused by the acts or omissions of DIVERSITY COALITION, and its agents, officers, employees or volunteers, in performing its responsibilities hereunder, and all expenses of investigating and defending against same; provided, however, that DIVERSITY COALITION duty to indemnify and hold harmless shall not include any claims or liability arising from the negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY, its agents, officers, employees or volunteers 9. NOTICE. All written notices to the parties hereto shall be sent by USPS Mail, postage prepaid by registered or certified mail addressed as follows: CITY: City Manager City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 DIVERSITY COALITION: Executive Director Diversity Coalition of San Luis Obispo County P.O. Box 376 Arroyo Grande, CA 93421 11. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT. Both CITY and DIVERSITY COALITION do covenant that each individual executing this agreement on behalf of each party is a person duly authorized and empowered to execute Agreements for such party. Docusign Envelope ID: 51AA3F2B-E43B-45AB-BB7C-2172CB744036 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed the day and year first above written. ATTEST: CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ________________________________ By:________________________________ Teresa Purrington Whitney McDonald City Clerk City Manager APPROVED AS TO FORM: DIVERSITY COALITION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY:. By:_________________________________ J. Christine Dietrick Rita Casaverde City Attorney Executive Director Docusign Envelope ID: 51AA3F2B-E43B-45AB-BB7C-2172CB744036 Docusign Envelope ID: 51AA3F2B-E43B-45AB-BB7C-2172CB744036