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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 7, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br />AMEND AN AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACTED <br />ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN <br />SERVICES WITH URBAN STUDIO <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />.- <br />FILE NUMBER <br />C MANAGE <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the <br />attached amendment to the agreement with Urban Studios in the amount of <br />$40,000, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager <br />and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Planning Division is currently reviewing several projects that will <br />have long range architectural and urban design impacts on the City. <br />These projects include the City Place high-rise residential development <br />adjacent to the Westfield Main Place Mall on north Main Street and <br />proposed changes to the Promenade Pointe high-rise mixed-use project at <br />Main Street and MacArthur Boulevard. To enhance the architectural and <br />urban design components of significant development projects, the City has <br />relied on the consulting services of John Kaliski with Urban Studio since <br />September 2003. Urban Studio has provided invaluable input on a variety <br />of projects that have resulted in improved project design, better <br />compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods and more sustainable long- <br />term development projects. <br />An agreement with Urban Studio was originally approved in September 2003 <br />in the amount of $10,000. Amendments to the agreement were approved by <br />Council in November 2004, December 2005, June 2006 and December 2006 that <br />increased the original amount by $106,000. Staff is now requesting that <br />an amendment to the agreement be executed with Urban Studio in an amount <br />not to exceed $40,000. This agreement will remain in effect for 12 <br />months (Exhibit 1). <br />25A-1 <br />