RESOLUTION NO. 24-182
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF San clemente, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CHEN RYAN ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE COMPLETION OF A PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000, ACCEPTING RELATED GRANT FUNDING, MAKING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION, AND FINDING THE PROJECT STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ..body
WHEREAS, a well-managed parking supply and transportation alternatives are an important component of public access to the City of San Clemente’s downtown and coastal resources while also contributing to economic development; and WHEREAS, the City of San Clemente does not have a Parking Management Plan and has not significantly modified parking standards within the zoning code since 1996; and WHEREAS, the City’s more recent General Plan (2014, amended 2016) and Coastal Land Use Plan (2018) recognize the importance of multi-modal transportation; and WHEREAS, over the past decade, the City has invested resources in expanding mobility opportunities in a variety of ways, such as: developing a pedestrian beach trail that links between Metrolink stations; partnering with OCTA to provide seasonal trolleys for public transit; partnering with Lyft to provide subsidized rides near former bus stops; and extending a class 4 bike lane along El Camino Real/PCH towards Dana Point; and WHEREAS, the City applied for, and was awarded, a grant from the California Coastal Commission to hire a consultant to conduct a Parking and Transportation Demand Management analysis for the downtown, North Beach, Pier Bowl, and other coastal areas in September of 2024; and WHEREAS, the consultant’s data, analysis, and recommendations will inform parking and land use policy for the pending Local Coastal Program and may inform future policy decisions made by the City Council; and WHEREAS, a Parking and Transportation Demand Management Plan will help the City implement best practices and navigate next steps in managing parking resources within the broader context of multi-modal accessibility; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City policy 901-1, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on September 25, 2024 and received three qualified proposals and conducted interviews of all three firms submitting timely proposals; and WHEREAS, Chen Ryan Associates, Inc. submitted the most responsive proposal based on cost, schedule, experience, and project understanding, is an experienced and qualified contractor with the qualifications to conduct the Parking and Transportation Demand Management analysis, and its price is fair and reasonable.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente, California, does hereby find, determine, and resolve as follows:
That the foregoing recitations are true, correct, and incorporated fully herein.
That the City Council desires to develop a Parking and Transportation Demand Management Plan.
That, based on substantial evidence in the record as a whole, the project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) and 15378 (No Potential for Impact) of the state CEQA Guidelines.
That a professional consulting services agreement is hereby awarded to Chen Ryan Associates, Inc. for a Parking and Transportation Demand Management analysis.
That the City Manager is authorized and directed to execute an agreement with Chen Ryan Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in a form substantially similar to that presented to the City Council on November 19, 2024.
That grant revenues in the amount of $250,000 are hereby accepted into account #001-000-33446 (Coastal Grant Revenue).
That a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $250,000 is made to account number 001-433-43695 (Professional Studies).
That City staff is authorized and directed to take execute such other and further documents and take such actions as are necessary or proper to fulfill the purposes and intent of this resolution and proceed with the project.
That the City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of November, 2024.
ATTEST:
___________________________ __________________________
City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 24-182 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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