(8)AR 061609 Amend Agreement/West Coast Arborist

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COLTON AND WEST COAST ARBORIST, INC. 1. PARTIES AND DATE. This First Amendment to the Maintenance Services Agreement First Amendment") is made and entered into this 16th day of June, 2009 by and between the City of Colton ("City") and West Coast Arborists, a Corporation ("Contractor"). City and Contractor are sometimes individually referred to as "Party" and collectively as "Parties" in this First Amendment. 2. RECITALS. 2.1 Agreement. City and Contractor entered into that certain Maintenance Services Agreement dated August 5, 2008 ("Agreement"), whereby Contractor agreed to provide tree trimming services for City. 2.2 Amendment. City and Contractor desire to amend the Agreement for the first time to exercise the first of three one year extension periods for electric line clearance. 2.3 Scope of Services. Although the Agreement originally included both Public Works general tree trimming services and Electric Department utility line clearance tree trimming services, for Fiscal Year 09-10 only the Electric Department utility line clearance services will be utilized. 3. TERMS. 3.1 Term. Section 3.1.2 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 3.1.2 Term. The term of this agreement shall be from August 5, 2008, through June 30, 2009, with an option to renew the contract for two (2) additional one year periods, upon mutual agreement, unless earlier terminated as provided herein. Contractor shall complete the services within the term of this Agreement, and shall meet any other established schedules and deadlines. The Parties further mutually agree to amend the Agreement by adding a new Section 3.3.1 to read as follows: 3.3.1 Compensation. Contractor shall receive compensation, including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this