RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SALINAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF SALINAS AND PLACEWORKS TO PREPARE THE EAST AREA SPECIFIC PLAN FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000.
WHEREAS, the Future Growth Area (FGA) is located generally north of Boronda Road, west of Williams Road, east of San Juan Grade Road and south of Rogge Road; and WHEREAS, Policy LU-4 of the Salinas General Plan requires the preparation of a specific plan(s) prior to the development of the North of Boronda FGA; and WHEREAS, the East Area Specific Plan area is final section of the Future Growth Area and does not currently have an adopted Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, the East Area Specific Plan will establish the overall land use concept and development framework that will guide the future development of the Specific Plan Area; and WHEREAS, staff prepared a Request for Proposals for planning and entitlement services to support the development for the East Area Specific Plan in the Summer 2023; and WHEREAS, the Request for Proposals was released to the City’s on-call list for Advanced Planning and Current Planning services on September 8, 2023, and two proposals were received by the October 20, 2023 due date; and WHEREAS, staff from the Community Development and Public Works Departments reviewed and ranked the written proposals and conducted a panel interview with each consultant team on November 9, 2023; and WHEREAS, based upon staff’s review of the written proposals and the panel interviews, staff identified Placeworks as the preferred consultant; and WHEREAS, Placeworks and their subconsultants meet the requirements of the Request for Proposals and have extensive experiences working with the City and development of specific plans; and WHEREAS, this action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15061 (b) (3) as there is no possibility that the action may have a significant effect on the environment. Any subsequent discretionary projects resulting from this action will be assessed for CEQA applicability.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager to enter into an Agreement for Professional Services between the City of Salinas and Placeworks to prepare the East Area Specific Plan for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. The East Area Specific Plan Fund 3328 ($750,000) is the primary funding source. The remaining balance of the total compensation amount ($250,000) will be appropriated through future budget cycles.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23th day of January, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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