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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 21, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACTED <br />ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN <br />SERVICES WITH JOHN KALISKI <br />ARCHITECTS {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3,2; <br />6,3} <br />CITY MANA R, <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />y 09 _ " <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on god 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 />John Kaliski Architects for architecture and urban design services in an amount not to exceed <br />$40,000 for a period of three years, subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Planning Division is currently reviewing several projects that will have long range <br />architectural and urban design impacts on the City. These projects include The Heritage at 2001 <br />East Dyer Road, The Madison at 200 North Cabrillo Park Drive, The 301 at City Place and The <br />MET at 200 East First American Way. To enhance the architectural and urban design <br />components of these and other significant development projects, the City has utilized the <br />consulting services of John Kaliski Architects since September 2003. Mr. Kaliski's firm has been <br />an integral asset to the Planning Division by providing invaluable input on major development <br />projects that have resulted in improved design, better compatibility with surrounding <br />neighborhoods, more pedestrian friendly developments, enhanced architectural details and more <br />sustainable long -term development projects. <br />Earlier this summer, staff sent a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to several firms to establish a <br />list of firms that could provide architectural and urban design services to the City. At the close of <br />the RFQ process, only John Kaliski Architects submitted their qualifications. <br />An agreement with Mr. Kaliski and his earlier firm, Urban Studio, was originally approved in <br />September 2003 in the amount of $10,000. Since that date, the Council has approved several <br />amendments that have extended the original contract until November 2014. In order to ensure <br />that Mr, Kaliski can continue to provide feedback on critical development projects, staff is <br />requesting that an agreement be executed with John Kaliski Architects in an amount not to <br />exceed $40,000, This agreement will remain in effect for three years or until the funds are <br />expended (Exhibit 1). <br />25BB -1 <br />