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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 16, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />AMEND AN AGREEMENT FOR PLANNING <br />AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WITH IBI <br />GROUP FOR THE SANTA ANA GENERAL <br />PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3,2A; 5,61B) <br />C`MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" 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 Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to the agreement <br />with IBI Group to prepare the General Plan Circulation Element update, for a period no longer <br />than May 2017 to November 2018 for an additional total amount of $156,716. The total <br />contracted amount for the Circulation Element including the revised agreements is $736,961, <br />subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Assembly Bill 1358 (AB 1358), the 2008 California Complete Streets Act, requires that cities <br />prepare a comprehensive update to their General Plan Circulation Element to incorporate the <br />concepts of "Complete Street" design if it is determined that a substantial change has been, or <br />will be, made to the Element. A Complete Street is one that supports the development of a <br />balanced, multimodal transportation network that serves all users, whether they are driving, <br />walking, bicycling or taking transit. <br />In 2011, the City Council approved an agreement with IBI consulting team for $500,000 to assist <br />in the preparation of the General Plan Circulation Element update. The IBI Group's team of <br />subconsultants includes Alta Planning, PlaceWorks (formerly The Planning Center), and <br />Cornerstone Communications. While an amendment to the contract was approved for $33,000 in <br />October 2014 and $80,245 in December 2015 to complete the project, the Circulation Element <br />Update was placed on hold to produce the Safe Mobility Santa Ana Plan (SMSA). In January <br />2017, City Council directed City staff to incorporate the policy recommendations from SMSA into <br />Circulation Element Update including the additional street reclassifications for potential "road <br />diets" to promote safe travel. These policy changes require further traffic impact analysis, <br />modeling and transit mitigation studies to support an amendment to Orange County <br />Transportation Authority's (OCTA) Master Plan of Arterial Highways. The amended scope will <br />also address new regulatory requirements, including California Environmental Quality Act <br />(CEQA) SB 743 to transition to Vehicle Miles Traveled transportation analysis, and more detailed <br />evaluation of greenhouse gas emission and air quality considerations. The proposed contract <br />25G -1 <br />