REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JERRY DYER, Mayor
Office of Mayor & City Manager
BY: PHILIP SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning & Development Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Consultant Services Agreement with eProperty Innovations, LLC:
1. Affirm the City Manager's determination that eProperty Innovations, LLC, is uniquely qualified to provide professional consultant services for the planning and development of the City of Fresno's Land Bank operational framework.
2. Approve the Consultant Services Agreement between the City of Fresno and eProperty Innovations, LLC, in the amount of $79,580 for professional consultant services.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council affirm the City Manager's determination that eProperty Innovations, LLC, is uniquely qualified to provide professional consultant services for the planning and development of the City of Fresno's Land Bank operational framework; approve the Consultant Services Agreement between the City of Fresno and eProperty Innovations, LLC, in the amount of $79,580 for professional consultant services; and authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to sign all documents necessary to effectuate the Consultant Services Agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) is evaluating the viability and potential positive impact of establishing a Land Bank to purposefully acquire real property and underutilized land that can be positioned for near- and intermediate-term reuse as affordable housing, green space, transit-oriented development, and/or to advance community and economic development in targeted areas throughout Fresno. The Land Bank, if viable, will provide the City with the opportunity to repurpose abandoned, vacant, and neglected properties in a manner consistent with the values and needs of the communities it serves, as well as the chance to hold the land in careful stewardship, if necessary, until a new purpose can be determined. The Cit...
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