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CC - (1) Approval of an Amendment to the Existing Professional Services Agreement with Raimi + Associates, Modifying the Scope of Services for the General Plan Update (GPU); and (2) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of Related Budget Amendment Allocating SB 2 Funding to the Project .
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Meeting Date: September 14, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Ashley Hefner/CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5744
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: N/A
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/10/2020), Notify Me - General Plan Update (09/08/2020)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (08/21/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve an amendment to the existing professional services agreement with Raimi + Associates, modifying the scope of services for the General Plan Update (GPU); and (2) approval of a related budget amendment allocating SB 2 funding to the project (four-fifths vote requirement).
BACKGROUND
The contract with Raimi + Associates, the General Plan Update (GPU) consultant, was executed on June 25, 2019 (Attachment 1). The project kicked off in September 2019 and is ongoing. This GPU contract amendment is the result of several factors converging in the Spring/Summer of 2020. First, the City was awarded $82,500 in Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) funding in March 2020 that will pay for Housing Element update tasks in the GPU scope of service. The award allows for $82,500 of encumbered GPU funds to be reallocated to other enhanced and new GPU tasks. Almost concurrently, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, resulting in the Safer at Home Order, which prohibits in-person activities and requires modifications to the existing GPU engagement plan, and leadin...
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