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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR ON-CALL STAFF SUPPORT FOR GENERAL PLANNING SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/ PLANNING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: ANNA MCGILL, PLANNING & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
CONTACT INFORMATION: ANNA MCGILL, PLANNING & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, (714) 754-5609
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a three-year Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with two one-year renewals in a form as approved by the City Attorney for on-call staff support for general planning services:
* City Advisors, LLC
* Community Catalyst, Inc.
* Dudek
* Interwest Consulting Group, Inc
* Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
* MIG, Inc.
* Placeworks, Inc.
* The Code Group, Inc.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, and City Clerk to execute the PSA and future amendments with the above listed firms including any potential increases in compensation as long as the amendments are within the annual budget.
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BACKGROUND:
The City's Economic and Development Services Department seeks to establish agreements with consultants for on-call staff support for general and specialized planning services, in connection with medium to large development projects, as well as key policy projects. In 2024, the Department's Planning Division established an advanced planning team focused on the development and implementation of the City's long range planning programs including housing element implementation, implementing the City's Affordable Housing Ordinance, processing the City's advanced planning efforts such as the Rezone Program and Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, monitoring and implementing state legislation and monitoring grant opportunities.
As the City continues to process and implement key advance planning projects, it is anticipated that the City will also begin to see medium and large scale housing p...
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