RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION OF THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL APPROVING
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SALINAS AND TEF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DEISGN, INC WHEREAS, as part of the on-going efforts to implement the Chinatown Revitalization Plan, the City purchased 34-38 Soledad Street in December 2022; and WHEREAS, the City applied for and received $1,555,000 in Regional Early Action Planning Grant (REAP 2.0) funding from the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) to complete predevelopment activities for the development of mixed-use affordable housing to be located at 34-38 Soledad Street; and WHEREAS, in February 2024, the City entered into an Agreement for Professional Services with TEF Architecture and Interior Design, Inc. to develop conceptual site plans and architectural renderings for a mixed-use affordable housing development to be located at 34-38 Soledad Street; and WHEREAS, TEF Architecture and Interior Design, Inc. has prepared two conceptual site plans and architectural renderings that have been informed by site visits, the historic context of the property and neighborhood, multiple stakeholder meetings, and consultation with affordable and market rate housing developers; and WHEREAS, in October 2024, the City received authorization from AMBAG to expand REAP 2.0 scope of work to include other properties within Chinatown that could be developed for mixed-use affordable housing; and WHEREAS, TEF Architecture and Interior Design, Inc. has submitted a proposal to further refine the 34-38 Soledad Street design concepts and select a preferred concept that will be developed into sematic designs and to complete design and pre-development work for the City-owned property at 45 Soledad Street; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). Because the matter does not cause a direct or foreseeable indirect physical change on or in the environment, this matter is not a project. 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 execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Professional Services between the City of Salinas and TEF Architecture and Interior Design, Inc. to expand the scope of services provided in Exhibit A to Amendment No. 1, increase the compensation amount by $252,290 for a maximum compensation not to exceed $334,540, and extend the term December 31, 2025.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 19th day of November, 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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