REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 4, 2019
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: RODNEY L. HORTON, Planner III
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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Award a contract to De Novo Planning Group for the completion of an Environmental Impact Report and Infrastructure Financing Plan for the Specific Plan of the West Area in the amount of $399,726 and authorize the Development and Resource Management Department Director to execute documents related to the contract.
(District 1, District 2, and District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award a contract to De Novo Planning Group for the completion of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Infrastructure Financing Plan (IFP) for the Specific Plan of the West Area.
2. Authorize the Development and Resource Management Department Director, or designee, to execute documents related to the contract.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council approval is requested to enter into an agreement with De Novo Planning Group for a professional consultant services agreement to prepare the EIR and IFP for the Specific Plan of the West Area.
BACKGROUND
The Specific Plan of the West Area began in late 2017 with the completion of an administrative draft of the existing conditions report. City Council established an eleven-member Steering Committee for the Plan Area. The Steering Committee has received public input and made land use recommendations that must be studied through an EIR under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15080. Successful completion of an EIR requires the services of an environmental consultant with all of the necessary technical experience and specialization. The selected firm will also perform an IFP which will determine estimated costs of development by land use through the buildout of the Specific Plan, develop financing strategies for public facilities and infr...
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