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CC - CONSENT ITEM: 1) Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for Development of the City's Complete Streets Design Guidelines in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $499.897.46; and 2) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a Related Budget Amendment Appropriating the $500,000 Caltrans Grant to CIP PS030.
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Meeting Date: August 28, 2023
Contact Person/Dept: Thomas Check/Public Works - Mobility & Traffic Engineering
Phone Number: (310) 253-5627
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/23/2023)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (8/10/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council 1) approve a professional services agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for development of the City's Complete Streets Design Guidelines in an amount not-to-exceed $499.897.46; and 2) approve a related budget amendment appropriating the $500,000 Caltrans grant to CIP PS030 (requires a four-fifths vote).
BACKGROUND
In February 2021, the Public Works Department submitted an application to the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program to fund development of the City's Complete Street Design Guidelines. The City was selected as a grant recipient in June 2021, and at its August 9, 2021, meeting, the City Council accepted a grant in the amount of $500,000; appropriated a local cash match of $64,780; and authorized the City Manager to execute a grant agreement and related documents with Caltrans (staff report included as Attachment 1).
DISCUSSION
On June 29, 2023, a Request for Proposals (RFP) #2312 was released and advertised through PlanetBids inviting qualified firms to submit proposals to assist with the development ...
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