REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department
BY: DREW WILSON, Supervising Planner
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Tower District Specific Plan Update:
1. Approve a 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 $400,000.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager or designee to sign the consultant services agreement with Wallace, Roberts, and Todd, LLC. (WRT), for professional planning environmental analysis services related to the update of the Tower District Specific Plan (TDSP).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
City Council directed the Planning and Development Department to update the TDSP and funding was included in the City of Fresno's adopted Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. Planning and Development staff is now seeking to hire a consultant to help staff update the TDSP and conduct an associated environmental assessment.
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 a lot of 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 May 27, 2021, City Council established the Tower District Specific Plan Implementation Committee to encourage and facilitate community involvement in the preparation and implementation of the TDSP u...
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