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RFP No. 16-xxx I. INTRODUCTION The City of Santa Ana ("the City") is soliciting proposals From professional consulting firms to provide technical assistance in the comprehensive update of the General Plan as described in Scope of Services provided below. The City's General Plan was last comprehensively updated in 1983. Various updates to the City's Land Use Element, Circulation Element, Urban Design Element and Economic Development were completed in 1998. The comprehensive General Plan Update is intended to result in a total of twelve elements to guide the physical development, quality of life, economic health, and sustainability of the Santa Ana community. The planning horizon year for this sustainably new community vision is 2035. Incorporated in 1886, the City of Santa Ana has a rich historical and cultural heritage. The City of Santa Ana is the county seat, and it boasts an eclectic urban environment, burgeoning employment centers, transit hub, historic neighborhoods and downtown, and a rich history dating back to the mid -1800s. These features distinguish Santa Ana as Orange County's downtown. Santa Ana is the 2nd largest of 34 cities in Orange County. Santa Ana experienced a rapid increase of residents between 1980 and 1990 (44 percent), primarily due to in -migration of residents from other countries or areas outside of the City. The estimated City population for the Santa Ana community for 2016 is 342,930. This Request for Proposals (RFP) will allow consultants to respond to one or more of the technical study topics as identified in the Scope of Services on the following pages. For example, a consultant may choose to submit a proposal for only a technical noise study. Multiple proposals submitted on various technical study topic areas shall provide a separate, independent scope and budget for each technical study or service. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The City of Santa Ana has commenced a comprehensive update of its existing General Plan (http://www.santa-ana ora/aeneralr)lan/default asD#CurrentGPDocs). This update will be prepared in-house by City staff with the assistance of various consultants. This proposal is a request for consultant services in various technical areas to be utilized by City staff towards the completion of the Draft General Plan. The project will include significant updates to City's General Plan, and is anticipated to be organized into twelve elements or topics. The City of Santa Ana proposes to amend eight of its existing elements and introduce two new elements as part of the update. Two existing elements which include the Circulation and Housing are being amended at this time or will be amended in the coming years. These elements are described and included as Attachment A. 12/1/16 rev 2 m:WCAExb(blo@016ux20-I6Q PGeneral Plan -2xiibitl.dox 19D-4