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RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO WAIVE FORMAL BID PROCEDURES AND EXECUTE A
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH GOOD CITY COMPANY, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY TO: (1) INCREASE THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $700,000 FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,450,000; (2) EXTEND TERM TO JULY 20, 2025, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE TWO SIX (6) MONTH EXTENSIONS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE CITY MANAGER; AND (3) AUTHORIZE GOOD CITY COMPANY TO
PROVIDE CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR ANY PROJECT IN EAST PALO ALTO, AS DETERMINED BY CITY STAFF AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY’S DEVELOPER
REIMBURSEMENT PROTOCOLS
WHEREAS, the City of East Palo Alto (“City”) is experiencing a significant increase in development activity; and
WHEREAS, City staff is seeking additional capacity to help analyze the current development activity; and
WHEREAS, City staff seeks to improve the City’s process of reviewing development applications by utilizing Master Consultant Contracts, Development Reimbursement Agreements, and Master Fee Reimbursement Agreements; and
WHEREAS, Good City Company has experience working in and with the community of East Palo Alto within the Ravenswood Business District Plan area in the capacity of project management and coordination for development proposals; and
WHEREAS, the City has experienced capacity issues relating to project management and coordination for development proposals, including remaining vacancies in the Planning Division, the difficulty the City has faced in staffing up and training to full capacity, and the unavailability of other consultants under contract for project management services at this time, yet the City fully expects new applications, both within and outside of the Ravenswood Business District Plan area; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the Good City Company has the necessary experience and capacity to provide services for any project in East Palo Alto, as determined by City staff and consistent with the City’s Developer Reimbursement protocols; and WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, including, due to the Good City Company’s detailed knowledge and experience with East Palo Alto, and experience overall as project lead for major development projects within the Bay Area, the City Manager recommends that the City Council waive the formal bidding procedures to permit the City Manager to amend the contract with the Good City Company to allow for additional services related to development applications.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO HEREBY:
1. Accepts the foregoing recitals as true and correct;
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2. Pursuant to Section 2.84.070 of the East Palo Alto Municipal Code, waives the bidding procedures; and
3. Authorizes the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Good City Company to:
a. Increase the contract amount by Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000) for a total notto-exceed One Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,450,000); Extend the contract term from July 20, 2023 to July 20, 2025, including authorizing two six-month extensions of the agreement, at the discretion of the City Manager; and b. Authorize Good City Company to provide consultant services for any project in East Palo Alto, as determined by City staff and consistent with the City’s Developer Reimbursement protocols.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of April 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Lisa Gauthier, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
James Colin, City Clerk John D. Lê, City Attorney