REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 25, 2016
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, HDFP, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: 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 third amendment to the contract with Placeworks, Inc., a California Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $5,522 for consulting services to augment the scope of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan and to authorize the Development and Resource Management Department Director or his or her designee to execute documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve the third amendment to the contract with Placeworks, Inc., a California Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $5,522 for consulting services to augment the scope of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan and to authorize the Development and Resource Management Department Director or his or her designee to execute documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Placeworks, Inc. is the consulting firm that was approved by the City Council on February 26, 2015 to work with the community and staff in the preparation of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan. The original contract was in the amount of $789,094 ($750,000 in CDBG funds the remainder in General Fund monies). A contract amendment in the amount of $5,522 is now being requested to allow for two additional steering committee meetings.
BACKGROUND
The Fresno General Plan was adopted on December 18, 2014. New specific plans are being prepared to help provide geographically specific goals and policies and to assist in implementation. The City Council authorized staff to develop a scope for the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan in 2013, and then took subsequent actions to authorize the funding needed to pay for the planning and environmental work necessary for plan completion.
An initial amendment was approved administratively...
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