Approval of the Scope of Work for a Request For Proposals for Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Environmental Consultant Services and Authorization to Release the Request For Proposals. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 09/27/2010 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD AGENDA ITEM: Approval of the Scope of Work for a Request For Proposals for Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Environmental Consultant Services and Authorization to Release the Request For Proposals. Contact Person/Dept.: John Fisanotti Todd Tipton Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Phone Number: (310) 253 5767 (310) 253 5783 General Fund: Yes No X Item Number: A 1 Public Hearing: Action Item: X Attachments: X Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas Redevelopment Agency (09/23/10) Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld (09/21/10) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball) (09/22/10) Agency General Counsel Approval: Murray O. Kane (09/16/10) Executive Director Approval: John M. Nachbar (09/23/10) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Redevelopment Agency Board ( Agency Board) approve the scope of work and authorize the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultant services necessary to process an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and prepare the associated environmental analysis. BACKGROUND: Pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan for the Culver City Redevelopment Project the authority for the Redevelopment Agency (Agency) to use eminent domain expires on December 23 2010 in all four component areas of the Culver City Redevelopment Project. If the Agency Board wishes to renew the authority to be available subsequent to that date the Redevelopment Plan must be amended. The Agency has used eminent domain to complete property acquisition where a negotiated purchase could not be achieved and the required findings were able to be made. Under the current Redevelopment Plan the Agency has not had the authority to acquire resi...
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