To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: SEAN SCULLY, ACTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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APPROVE A SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH PLACEWORKS, INC. FOR CONSULTING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $295,225 TO BE FUNDED BY THE GENERAL PLAN MAINTENANCE FUND AND THE LOCAL EARLY ACTION PLANNING (LEAP) GRANT FOR A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,272,372
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In October 2016, the City Council approved a contract with PlaceWorks, Inc. (PlaceWorks) 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 conducted a total of 27 meetings since April 27, 2017, with their final meeting being held on January 31, 2024. At the final meeting, GPAC completed their discussions and recommendations for the final draft General Plan, which includes a consistently formatted, comprehensive General Plan document with a new Introduction, along with updated Goals, Policies, Implementation Measures for the Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, Safety, and Noise Elements.
The draft General Plan document has now been released for public review and comment and a public workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library 2nd Floor Meeting Room, 303 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach. A second public workshop will be scheduled for the end of April to present the necessary changes to the City's Zoning Ordinance and Local Coastal Program for consistency purposes. Following the public workshops and open houses, public hearings will be held before the Planning Commission and the City Council later in 2024.
This sixth amendment to the contract is necessary to update the scope of the required Article XXVII traffic impact analysis and mitigation recommendations, and to update the General Plan environmental analysis resulting from the City Council's directio...
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