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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 21, 2020 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />TITLE: APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO AN ❑ As Amended <br />AGREEMENT WITH PLACEWORKS FOR ❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE El Ordinance on Reading <br />❑ Re Implementing Resolution <br />GENERAL PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />IMPACT REPORT ($91,947) <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/Kristine Ridge <br />CITY MANAGER <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement with Placeworks in the <br />amount of $91,947 for the General Plan and Environmental Impact Report for the City of Santa <br />Ana and extend term through March 31, 2021, subject to non -substantive changes approved by <br />the City Manager and City Attorney, to expand the scope to include additional Circulation Element <br />analysis. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In November 2018, the City Council approved an agreement effective from November 20, 2018 <br />through November 19, 2020 with Placeworks for the preparation of the General Plan and <br />Environmental Impact Report for the City of Santa Ana. The agreement did not include analysis for <br />the Circulation Element of the General Plan because a separate agreement (A2011-198) was <br />governing the Circulation Element work effort in advance of the General Plan. <br />In June 2019, administrative changes and modifications to the proposed street network caused a <br />delay in the progression of the Circulation Element. In January 2020, it was determined that the <br />Circulation Element be consolidated with the General Plan Update process. To coincide with <br />General Plan Update, the proposed amendment to the agreement with Placeworks will incorporate <br />the environmental analysis for the Circulation Element and extend the expiration of the agreement <br />to March 31, 2021 (Exhibit 1). No additional funding is requested, as the funds are available from <br />existing PBA and PWA accounts. The original contract amount was $607,884. The amendment <br />request will increase the original contract amount to $699,831. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's effort to meet Goal #3 - Economic Development, Objective <br />#2 (create new opportunities for business/job growth and encourage private development through <br />new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies), Strategy A (complete a comprehensive update <br />of the City's General Plan including the development of policies and implementation measures that <br />directly relate to equitable economic development); and Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, <br />25G-1 <br />