RESOLUTION NO. 24-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE APPROVING Commerce Approving a First Amendment to the Agreement with Moore Iacofano Goltsman Inc. (MIG) for On-Going Professional Consulting Services WHEREAS, In 2018, through Resolution 18-72, the Council awarded the preparation of a Comprehensive Update to the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance and related environmental documents to MIG. A three-year agreement was executed shortly thereafter. The contract was amended on April 23, 2020 to reflect additional enhancements that were not considered as part of the original April 2018 scope of work. The contract for the General Plan Update (“GPU”), Zoning Code Amendment (“ZCA”), and Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) expired; and WHEREAS, In April 2022, an agreement was approved authorizing MIG to continue with the preparation of a comprehensive update to the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance, while providing additional enhancements to allow for the preparation of a Housing Element as well as Vehicle Miles Traveled analysis (“VMT”) in compliance with State Law; and WHEREAS, Since 1969, California has required that all local governments (cities and counties) adequately plan to meet the housing needs of everyone in the community. California’s local governments meet this requirement by adopting housing plans as part of their “general plan” (also required by the state). General plans serve as the local government’s "blueprint" for how the city and/or county will grow and develop and include seven elements: land use, transportation, conservation, noise, open space, safety, and housing; and WHEREAS, Over the past several years, the City has been working closely with MIG to complete the City’s General Plan as well as the Sixth-Cycle Housing Element. As part of the Housing Element process, it was determined that an environmental analysis would be appropriate to support the Housing Element for State’s Housing and Community Development Department (“HCD”) approval and the City’s upcoming adoption of the document. As such, staff authorized MIG to prepare and complete an environmental analysis, allowing the City to obtain a more expeditious approval from HCD); and WHEREAS, a First Amendment to MIG’s agreement is being proposed to increase the budget of the existing contract in the amount of $35,200, to reflect the additional environmental analysis that was not considered as part of the original scope of services.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. All of the recitals above are true and correct and are incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
Section 2. Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement between Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. and the City of Commerce in a form approved by the City Attorney, by increasing the contract amount at a cost to not exceed $35,200.00, to assist with preparing the appropriate environmental analysis associated with the City’s Sixth-Cycle Housing Element.
Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute the Resolution and the First Amendment to the Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23th day of April 2024. ________________________
Hugo A. Argumedo, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway, City Clerk