REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: DREW WILSON, Supervising Planner
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Approve the 4th Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Raimi + Associates for professional services related to the Central Southeast Specific Plan to extend the contract term length to December 31, 2022, and to increase by $37,008, for a total contract amount of $587,008.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve the 4th Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Raimi + Associates for professional services related to the Central Southeast Specific Plan to extend the contract term length to December 31, 2022, and to increase the total contract amount to $587,008 to accommodate additional scope required for the environmental analysis of the plan.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Pursuant to evolving community discussions, staff recommend increasing the scope of work related to the professional services agreement between the City and Raimi + Associates, to include additional environmental analysis. This increase in scope will require an extension of the performance period and an increase in contract amount of $37,008.
BACKGROUND
In June 2017, after an RFP consultant selection process, the City entered into an agreement with Raimi + Associates to provide professional environmental planning services related to the Central Southeast Specific Plan. As the plan has progressed, it has benefitted from a public steering committee and consistent community engagement. Due to several state law changes and evolving community discussions, the City subsequently entered into three amendments (in 2019, 2020, and 2021) to extend the contract term length with Raimi with no additional funding.
This fourth amendment includes additional environmental analysis deemed necessary under the City's updated Program EIR and Greenhouse Gas Reductions Plan. Specificall...
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