Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH DYETT & BHATIA, URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNERS TO COMPLETE THE COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING CODE UPDATES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
In June 2017, the City entered into an agreement with Dyett & Bhatia, Urban & Regional Planners to provide planning services to perform a comprehensive update to the City's General Plan and Zoning Code, (Exhibit 1). Staff is recommending City Council approve Amendment No. 4 increasing the contract by $235,500.00 from $1,672,164.00 to $1,907,664.00, (Exhibit 2). The proposed work will be implemented in one phase.
The proposal is to add services to the Agreement related to: (1) additional hearings and environmental review for the Housing Element; (2) preparation of an Environmental Justice element of the General Plan as required by Senate Bill 1000; (3) updating the information in the Existing Conditions Report for inclusion in the General Plan EIR and the General Plan; (4) including policies in the General Plan that will be helpful for the City to compete for grants; and (5) completion of additional tasks related to the comprehensive Zoning Code update, including CEQA review, objective standards per SB 35, an updated Zoning Map, and additional Planning Commission and City Council meetings/hearings.
The Amendment would also provide for (i) an additional 12 months to complete the services, which additional time is needed due to unforeseen complications such as City staff shortages and changes in relevant laws having resulted in delays which are beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of Consultant or City, (ii) an inflationary adjustment, and (iii) correction of a typo in the Agreement's Schedule of Compensation.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE Amendment No. 4 to the agreement with Dyett & Bhatia, Urban and Regional Pl...
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