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RFP NO. 2271
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
CLIMATE ACTION & ADAPTATION PLAN
City Council
March 12, 2024
Community & Economic Development Department
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2 BACKGROUND
2007 2016 2021
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3 RFP PROCESS
April May
RFP
Released 4/28
Pre-Proposal
Conference #1
5/12
Proposals
Due 7/11
Consultant
Identified
Contract
Negotiation
Award
Contract
Project
Kick-off
Spring
2024
June July August Sep
Evaluation &
Interviews
Pre-Proposal
Conference #2
6/9
Oct
Nov Dec Jan Feb
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4 RFP PROCESS
City Attorney’s Office
City Manager’s Office
Community & Economic Development
Finance
Fire Department
General Services
Human Resources
Innovation & Technology
Library
Museum of Riverside
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Police Department
Public Utilities
Public Works
Evaluation Committee
Proposed
Scope of
Services
40%
Staff
Allocation
10%
Capacity to
Perform Work
10%
Proposed
Schedule
10%
Interview
20%
Cost
10%
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5 RFP PROCESS
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6 PROPOSAL
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7 SCOPE OF SERVICES & TASKS – GP UPDATE
Task 1: Project Startup
Task 2: Audit of Existing GP
Task 3: Community Outreach
Task 4: Citywide Sustainability &
Resiliency Framework
Task 5: Existing Conditions
Task 5: Visioning
Task 7: Plan Options & Alternatives
Task 8: Policies, Programs, Maps
Task 9: General Plan and Specific Plan
Update
Task 10: Implementation Plan & Tools
Task 11: Zoning Code Update
Task 12: Other Regulatory Updates
Task 13: Program EIR
Task 14: Plan Adoption
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8 SCOPE OF SERVICES & TASKS - CAAP
Task 1: Project Startup
Task 2: Audit of 2016 CAP
and GAP
Task 3: Community Outreach
Task 4: Updated GHG Emission
Inventory, Projects, Targets, Gap
Analysis
Task 5: CAAP Measure
Evaluation
Task 6: CAAP Update
Goal for
CAAP
Implement
measures to
achieve
community-
wide carbon
neutrality by
2040
DRIVER
Task 7: CAAP
Implementation &
Monitoring Procedures
Task 8: Program PEIR
Task 9: Plan Adoption
Task 10: Implementation
Plan and Tools
Task 11: Project Close-Out
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9 TASK 3 - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN
GP
Tasks
CAAP
Tasks
Community
engagement
Comprehensive,
unified, multi-year
strategy
Creative high-
impact outreach
mechanisms
Equal opportunities
for input for all
populations
Objectives
Minimum 10% of
budget
Innovative tools
encouraged
Accessible and
inclusive
Requirements
Clearly delineate
responsibilities for
Consultant, sub –
consultant, and
staff.
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10 COST PROPOSAL
PROPOSED COSTITEM
$2,699,462.00General Plan, Specific Plans, Zoning Code and Program EIR $660,491.00Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and Program EIR $1,168,493.00Task 3: Community Outreach and Engagement
$4,528,446.00Subtotal – Full cost proposal
$679,266.90Contingency (15%)
$5,207,712.90TOTAL
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11 STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Strategic Priority 5 – High
Performing Government
Goal 5.3 – Demonstrates adaptivity as an
organization and enhances
communication and collaboration with
community members to improve
transparency, building public trust, and
encourage shared decision making.
Cross Cutting Threads
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12 RECOMMENDATIONS
That the City Council:
1. Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement from RFP No. 2271 with WSP USA, Inc., for the Phase 2 Comprehensive General Plan Update – General Plan, Specific Plans, Zoning Code, Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, and Environmental Impact Reports (GP/CAAP) in the amount of $4,528,446;
2. Authorize a 15% contingency in the amount of $679,266.90, resulting in a contract amount not to exceed $5,207,712.90;
3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with WSP USA, Inc., including making minor and non-substantive changes including but not limited to extensions to the term of the Agreement; and
4. By at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $880,335.68 from the General Plan Surcharge Reserve Account to the General Plan Professional Services account 2810201-421000
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13 RFP 2271
REFERENCE ONLY SLIDES
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14 ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF SERVICES & TASKS - GP
Project Start Up
Familiarize team &
communication
protocols
Identify key issues
and themes
GP 2025 Audit
CAAP integration
strategy
Build on Phase I
GP update
Incorporate recent
policy and master
plans
Identify
opportunities for
streamlining
Define structure,
framework and
format of GP
TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3
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audit and
recommendations
Community
Engagement
Plan
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15 ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF SERVICES & TASKS - GP
Visioning
SWOT analysis
14 focus areas
Long term goals
Vision Document
and roadmap
TASK 6
Existing
Conditions
Technical
foundation for all
elements
CEQA "setting" &
baseline analysis
Arroyo mapping
TASK 5
Climate
Vulnerability
Assessment
Sustainability
Framework
Evaluate
effectiveness of
current sustainability
policies
Recommendations
to incorporate
sustainability
philosophy in all City
functions
Connection to
triple bottom line:
Environment,
Equity, Economy
TASK 4
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Implementation
Plan
Build on Phase 1
Action Plan
Progress tracking
and monitoring
systems
Prioritize actions
Identify
responsible
agencies
TASK 10
Plan Options
Updates to each
element
Quantify land use
and growth
scenarios
Transportation
modeling
Evaluation of
impacts of
potential
alternatives
TASK 7
Revised Policies,
Programs, & Maps
Eliminate
duplications with
other plans
Finalize maps and
exhibits
Identify key
performance
indicators
TASK 8
Develop GP goals
and policies
General Plan &
Specific Plan
Update
Administrative
drafts of GP and
specific plans
Prepare public
review drafts
Executive
summaries and
other documents
TASK 9
Draft revisions
based on
feedback
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17 ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF SERVICES & TASKS - GP
Regulatory
Updates
Evaluate and
update City's
Design, Sign, and
Historic District
guidelines
Refine objective
design standards
for SB 35
development
Identify required
amendments for
consistency
TASK 12
Zoning Code
Update
Design-oriented
regulations
Specific Plan
integration
opportunities
Streamline and
remove barriers
Realistic and
reasonable
regulations
TASK 11
Program EIR
Inclusive of
updates to GP,
Specific Plans and
Zoning Code
Build from Task 5
Technical Analysis
consistent with SB
743 and
forecasting to 2045
Noticing
compliant with
AB 52 and SB 18
Plan Adoption
Transparent,
inclusive public
review
Public hearing
participation
Produce final GP
and related
materials
Produce Final
Specific Plans
TASK 13 TASK 14
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and Associated
Data
ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF SERVICES & TASKS - CAAP
Build on 2016 CAP
and GAP
Evaluate other
city plans and
documents to be
incorporated into
the CAAP
Evaluate
baselines and
targets from 2016
CAP
TASK 1
Familiarize team &
communication
protocols
Define
relationship with
Phase 2 GP
Define structure,
framework and
format of CAAP
Project Start Up
Integration with
other City systems
and plans
TASK 2
TASK 3
Community
Engagement
Plan
Riverside
Goal for
CAAP
Implement
measure to
achieve
community-
wide carbon
neutrality by
2040
DRIVER
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19 CAAP Update
Administrative Draft
CAAP, GHG
inventory/targets,
GHG emissions
reductions measures,
climate adaptation
strategies & actions
Minimum two
reviews of Draft
CAAP
Consistency
review checklist
Cost effectiveness
analysis
Updated GHG
emissions data
Comparative
analysis of 2016
CAP
Develop new
targets to meet
required
timeframes
Inventories,
projections and
targets for
muni./community-
wide emissions
CAAP
Measures
Establish link to
past efforts
New realistic
measures that
can be tracked
Research local
carbon
offset/GHG
reduction
projects
Develop new
CAAP adaptation
strategies
ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF SERVICES & TASKS - CAAP
TASK 4 TASK 5 TASK 6
Implementation
and Monitoring
Procedures
Prepare CAAP
implementation
procedure
Prioritize
measures,
strategies, and
actions; identify
responsible
agencies
Develop
monitoring or
tracking tool
TASK 7
Address unique
uses in Riverside
(Ag, educ, utility)
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20 Plan Adoption
Produce final
CAAP and
related materials
CAAP PEIR
Covers all aspects
of the CAAP
Coordinate
mitigation
measures with GP
Update
Create
streamlined CEQA
review for future
projects
Implementation
Plan
Useable action
plan
Develop
monitoring and
reporting systems
ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF SERVICES & TASKS - CAAP
Project
Closeout
Provide all
background and
supportive data
at the completion
of each task
Produce all final
revised
documents
consistent with the
adopted project
TASK 8 TASK 9 TASK 10 TASK 11
Transparent,
inclusive public
review
Public hearing
participation
Prioritize
measures,
strategies, and
actions; identify
responsible
agencies
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