Title
[Contract Amendment] Extend and Increase Contract for Grazing-Based Vegetation Control in City Parks
End
FileID
File ID: 2026-01802
End
Location
Location: Districts 1, 2, 3, and 8
End
Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion: 1) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute Contract Amendment No. 6 to City Agreement No. PRC002739 with Robert Thompson dba Legacy Ranching for grazing-based vegetation control services to extend the contract through December 31, 2028, and increase the total not-to-exceed amount to $641,675 over a five-year term; and 2) resetting the City Manager’s or designee’s authority to execute contract amendments.
End
Contact
Contact: Shawn C. Aylesworth, Park Maintenance Manager, (916) 808-4070, scaylesworth@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment
End
Presenter
Presenter: None
End
Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Contract Amendment No. 6
End
Additional Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment (YPCE) provides vegetation control for City parks and open spaces. As an alternative to mowing, grazing is a supplemental service that helps our open spaces become barriers to wildfire instead of hazards. Grazing requires the use of an outside contractor as the City does not own or maintain livestock capable of performing the required vegetation management within City parks and open spaces. The livestock used by the grazing contractor have the additional benefit of not only reducing fire risk, but also reducing soil erosion, improving air and water quality, and lessening impacts to fish and wildlife habitats.
On April 2, 2024 (File ID:2024-00665), Council approved the original contract (PRC002739) with Robert Thompson dba Legacy Ranching for vegetation control services. Contract Amendments 1 through 5 increased the contract amount to $565,700 because additional parks were added to the grazi...
Click here for full text