Report to Mayor and City Council
Monday, December 25, 2017
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DYETT & BHATIA TO PREPARE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE FOR A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,110,194 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
In 2018 the City will celebrate its 50th anniversary as an incorporated City. To address the City's ambitions for the next several decades, the City will need to undertake a comprehensive update of its General Plan. The community engagement process as part of the General Plan Update will enable the community to evaluate opportunities and develop a community-wide vision for the City. The result of this effort will be a blueprint for the future of Carson - an action-oriented General Plan along with an implementation plan for achieving those goals. After a thorough Request for Proposals process, staff is recommending the firm of Dyett & Bhatia to assist the City with this project and recommends approval of a consulting services contract.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
AWARD a consulting services contract in the amount of $1,110,194 to Dyett & Bhatia.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
NONE
IV. BACKGROUND
State Law requires each California local jurisdiction to adopt a General Plan "for the physical development of the City." A General Plan is a planning document containing the goals, objectives and policies to guide a jurisdiction's physical growth, transformation and/or preservation for a period of approximately 20 years. It is comprised of text, diagrams and maps to effectively communicate how the General Plan is to be implemented.
Carson's current General Plan was adopted in 2004. Carson and its population and businesses are changing and growing. The City has now reached an appropriate point in time to revisit the guiding vision and policies in Carson's General Plan, and initiate a comprehensive General Plan Update program. In the period since the 2004 adoption, Carson has grown and matured a...
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