REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 9, 2017
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: DREW WILSON, Planner
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the fourth amendment to the contract with Placeworks, Inc., a California corporation, to extend the term of the Agreement for consulting services to complete the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan and to authorize the City Manager or his or her designee to execute documents
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve the fourth amendment to the contract with Placeworks, Inc., a California corporation, to extend the term of the Agreement for consulting services to complete the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan and to authorize the City Manager or his or her designee to execute documents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Placeworks, Inc. is the consulting firm that was retained in March of 2015 by the Development and Resource Management Department to assist staff in the preparation of the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The term of the original contract extends through February 28, 2017. The term extension is now being requested to accommodate a more lengthy and involved public participation process that occurred during 2016. The requested extension will not affect the currently projected completion date of the specific plan, which is fall of 2017.
BACKGROUND
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 term ends on February 28, 2017. An extension to the term of the agreement is now being requested to accommodate a more thorough public participation process.
The current amendment will extend the agreement to December 31, 2017 and does not cha...
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