To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: BRANDY FORBES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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APPROVE A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH PLACEWORKS, INC. FOR CONSULTING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE FOR AN ADDITIONAL $325,039 TO BE FUNDED BY THE GENERAL PLAN MAINTENANCE FUND FOR A NEW TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,761,647 AND TO EXTEND THE TERM TO DECEMBER 31, 2023 WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In October 2016, the City approved a contract with Placeworks, Inc. to update the Redondo Beach General Plan. In December 2016, the City Council established the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) to guide the project.
The GPAC has conducted twenty-Six (26) meetings since April 27, 2017. GPAC meetings are typically 3 hours in duration and held on the last Thursday of each month. The Background section of this report includes a brief summary of the general topics of the GPAC's meetings to date.
There is one (1) GPAC meeting remaining under the current agreement. The GPAC's planned schedule for their remaining contracted meeting is to complete their discussions and recommendations on a final draft General Plan document inclusive of an Introduction and Goals, Policies, and Implementation Measures for updated Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, Safety and Noise Elements.
The fourth amendment to the contract is necessary to support the multiple additional public hearings and buildout analyses that were required to develop and approve a draft Land Plan that could accommodate the City's Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation and support the certification by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) of the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element, which was certified September 1, 2022. Increased contract funding is also required to address changes/new requirements in State CEQA and General Plan laws that have occurred since the date of the original contract in...
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