CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
6/27/2022
1 SUBJECT:
Second Amendment to Consultant Services Agreement for On-Call Planning Services Between the City of Pacifica and Consulting Firm Good City Company RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Move to approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement for Consultant Services between the City of Pacifica and Good City Company, by increasing the contract amount by $100,000 with a total not to exceed amount of $220,000 and, to authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment.
STAFF CONTACT:
Christian Murdock, Acting Planning Director
(650) 738-7341
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The Planning Department is processing a significant number of routine and complex development project applications submitted for City permits. The Planning Department is also the lead department for several active City Council priority initiatives, including but not limited to the preparation of a Quarry Site Specific Plan, the Sharp Park Specific Plan, the comprehensive General Plan Update, and updating the Housing Element of the General Plan. The Planning Department has a key supporting role in many other priority initiatives.
The department currently contracts with two other consulting firms to augment planning staff resources in routine project reviews and CEQA reviews. The cost for these contracts is reimbursed by project applicants. Foreseeing that the projected workload in the Planning Department would exceed available staff resources, and in order to allow Planning staff to continue to implement items identified as City Council priorities, the City Manager recommends the City Council authorize execution of a contract amendment with Good City Company in order to continue work on several long-term planning projects. These long-term projects include the Pacifica School District workforce housing project at 930 Oddstad Boulevard and the 570 Crespi Drive mixed-use project. Good City Company is also supporting Planning Department staff with the processing of several other projects with shorter-term project timelines.
After issuing a Request for Proposals, the City initially engaged Good City Company beginning in October 2020 and the City Manager authorized a consultant services agreement (CSA) with a cost ceiling amount not to exceed $50,000. The City Council authorized the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the original CSA on November 22, 2021, which increased the cost ceiling by $70,000 and extended the term of the CSA through June 30, 2022.
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June 27, 2022
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
Deny, or authorize a different amount for the proposed amendment to the CSA. This may reduce staff’s ability to rely on its consultants to perform project reviews and/or to complete additional CEQA reviews, which could delay the processing of projects. The impact of this increased workload could also negatively affect staff’s ability to address other general responsibilities, including priorities on the City Council’s adopted Work Plan.
RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
The tasks being performed by Good City Company are not directly associated with any of the projects and initiatives on the City Council’s adopted Work Plan, as development proposal processing is a general governmental responsibility of the City as a local public agency.
Indirectly, this CSA will allow in-house staff resources to devote time to Work Plan initiatives and other general matters assigned to the Planning Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The amount of the requested contract amendment ($100,000) is included in the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Planning Department Budget as a developer-reimbursed expenditure and requires no additional appropriation. Because the expense is reimbursed by project applicants, there is no net fiscal impact.
ORIGINATED BY:
Planning Department
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Second Amendment - Good City Company (PDF)
First Amendment - Good City Company (PDF)
Original Agreement - Good City Company (PDF)