REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 21, 2016
FROM: DANIEL ZACK, AICP, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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Approve the first amendment to the contract with Moore, Iacofano Goltsman (MIG), Inc., a California Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $17,000 for consulting services to complete the Housing Element
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve the first amendment to the contract with Moore, Iacofano Goltsman (MIG), Inc., a California Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $17,000 for consulting services to complete the Housing Element and to authorize the City Manager or his or her designee to execute documents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Moore, Iacofano Goltsman (MIG), Inc. is the consulting firm that was retained in September of 2015 by the Development and Resource Management Department to assist staff in the preparation of the Housing Element. The original contract was in the amount of $50,000 and was approved administratively pursuant to Administrative Order No. 6-19. The contract amendment in an amount not to exceed $17,000 is now being requested for assistance in the final housing element certification process with the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
BACKGROUND
The Housing Element is a required element of the General Plan and the only element that requires certification by a state agency, in this case the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The Housing Element update process kicked off at the community level in October 2015. At the same time, the housing element update relied upon the adoption of the Citywide Development Code and accompanying Zoning Map Update in order to provide the maximum amount of opportunity to encourage development of housing at a variety of densities and at various affordability levels. The final date for City Council adoption of the Housin...
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