REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department
BY: CASEY LAUDERDALE, Supervising Planner
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Approve an amendment to the consultant services agreement with Wallace, Roberts, and Todd, LLC., for professional planning and environmental analysis services related to the update of the Tower District Specific Plan in the amount of $170,590.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of a first amendment to a consultant services agreement with Wallace, Roberts, and Todd, LLC. (WRT) for professional planning and environmental analysis services related to the update of the Tower District Specific Plan (TDSP).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On April 28, 2022, the City Council unanimously voted to enter a contract with WRT for services relating to the TDSP update for an amount of $400,000. Through the initial work on the update, additional needed services were identified and require an amendment to the existing contract. These services include the creation of consistent regulations for entertainment uses, an update of Tower design guidelines, analysis of housing capacity impacts, and the production of a comprehensive plan document.
BACKGROUND
The TDSP was adopted in 1991 after an extensive community-driven process. The plan was created after community members from the Tower District expressed a desire to establish a clear vision for future development in the Tower District. The TDSP was an instrumental planning document when it was created and crafted a clear vision for the neighborhood. The plan area has undergone many changes since its creation, and the community has again expressed the need to recast a vision and set forth clear implementation measures to allow the vision to become a reality.
On April 28, 2022, the City Council approved a contract with WRT to provide professi...
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