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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 24, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR PLANNING AND <br />ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE <br />SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN <br />CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE <br />(PRO7675("- 4) 1 ? <br />CITY Y M <br />ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1s` Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with <br />IBI Group for planning and environmental services in an amount not to exceed $500,000 to <br />prepare the General Plan Circulation Element update, subject to non-substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Assembly Bill 1358, the 2008 California Complete Streets Act, requires that cities prepare a <br />comprehensive update to their General Plan Circulation Element to incorporate the concepts of <br />"Complete Street" design if it is determined that a substantial change has been, or will be, made <br />to the Element. A Complete Street is one that supports the development of a balanced, <br />multimodal transportation network that serves all users, whether they are driving, walking, <br />bicycling or taking transit. The State legislature enacted this law to help fulfill the commitment to <br />reduce greenhouse gas emissions through efficient use of urban land and transportation <br />infrastructure. The need to update Santa Ana's Circulation Element in order to incorporate the <br />Fixed Guideway project and its California Environmental Quality Act analysis requires that the <br />City perform a comprehensive update to the Circulation Element, thereby triggering the Complete <br />Streets requirement. <br />A Request for Proposal was distributed to thirteen planning consulting firms in mid June 2011. In <br />response to the Request for Proposals, staff received proposals from four qualified planning <br />firms. After reviewing the proposals, Planning, Public Works and Parks, Recreation and <br />Community Services staff conducted interviews with three consulting teams: RBF Consulting, <br />Iteris inc., and IBI Group. At the conclusion of the interviews, together with an analysis of the <br />proposals submitted, the staff team determined that the consulting team led by the IBI Group was <br />the one most qualified to assist in the preparation of the General Plan Circulation Element <br />update. The IBI Group's team of subconsultants includes Alta Planning, The Planning Center/ <br />DC&E, and Cornerstone Communications. <br />25A-1