DATE: February 15, 2022
TO: Christine Daniel, City Manager
FROM: Charles S. Bryant, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Contract With Urban Planning Partners (UPP) In An Amount Not To Exceed $100,000 For On-Call Contract Planning Services Including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Analysis For Miscellaneous Projects On An On-Call Basis And Appropriating $100,000 In Expenditures To Division 1725, “Planning Reimbursables”, Account 80050, Professional Services, And $100,000 In Revenues To Account 58760, Planning Reimbursements
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the above-entitled resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a professional services contract with Urban Planning Partners for a total amount not to exceed $100,000 for providing contract planning services for miscellaneous projects on an on-call basis, and appropriating $100,000 in expenditures to Division 1725, “Planning Reimbursables”, Account 80050, Professional Services, and $100,000 in revenues to Account 58760, Planning Reimbursements.
DISCUSSION
The Planning Division often has a need for contract planning services on various smaller projects that may include preparation of photo-simulation studies, archaeological reviews, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) related studies.
As the City does not have in-house staff to do such analysis, it is necessary to employ contract services within a reasonable time frame. Having a consultant who can provide a variety of services on an on-call basis is necessary for processing Planning permits expediently.
It may be noted that UPP staff have prepared several CEQA documents for Emeryville including the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Marketplace Redevelopment Project Planned Unit Development, the EIR for a 186-unit residential project on the “Nady Site” at 6701 Shellmound Street, Planned Unit Development (PUD) conformity analysis for the BIOMED and Bay Street grocery store projects, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Pixar Animation Studios PUD. UPP more recently also was involved in preparation of the EIR document for now withdrawn Onni Mixed Use project.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of this contract will be offset by planning fees charged to applicants. The contract expenditures will be charged to Division 1725, “Planning Reimbursables”, Account 80050, Professional Services, and reimbursed by the project applicants through revenue to the City’s cost recovery program, which are recorded in Division 1725, Account 58760, Planning Reimbursements. The attached resolution makes the necessary budget adjustments to these two cost recovery accounts.
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Contract with Urban Planning Partners for an amount not to exceed $100,000, and appropriating $100,000 in expenditures to Division 1725, “Planning Reimbursables”, Account 80050, Professional Services, and $100,000 in revenues to Account 58760, Planning Reimbursements.
PREPARED BY: Miroo Desai, Senior Planner
APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE:
Christine Daniel, City Manager
ATTACHMENT:
Draft Resolution, Including Exhibit A, Professional Services Contract with UPP Urban Planning Partners On-Call Contract
City Council Meeting | February 15, 2022
City of Emeryville
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