REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK
Planning and Development Department
BY: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Program:
1. Approve second amendment to the consultant services agreement with LSA Associates, Inc. extending contract performance date to December 31, 2024, and authorizing additional compensation in the amount of $151,595, for a total of $450,225.11.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve the second amendment to the consultant services agreement with LSA Associates, Inc. to extend the contract performance period to December 31, 2024 and to increase compensation by $151,595 and to authorize the City Manager or designee to sign the consultant services agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Additional time and appropriations are needed in order to complete an environmental analysis for the City's VMT Mitigation Program. A scope augment and time extension are proposed to the City's current contract with LSA Associates, Inc to enable completion of this work. The current contract amount is $269,158 with a contingency of $29,472, which was approved by the City Council on July 29, 2021. The amendment would bring the total contract amount to $450,225.11.
BACKGROUND
Senate Bill 743, which took effect in 2020, required California jurisdictions to adopt vehicle miles traveled as a new transportation metric under the California Environmental Quality Act, replacing the prior metric, level of service. This changed mitigation from congestion relief to reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT), that is, driving of single-occupant vehicles. Reducing VMT requires a multi-faceted approach, including more compact and mixed land use, and more investment in transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities to encourage mode shift. Because incentivizing a behavioral shift from vehicles to transit, bicycle and pedestrian travel i...
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