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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 5, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SOUTHERN <br />CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF <br />GOVERNMENTS (SLAG) GRANT REVENUE, <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT AND <br />REVISED REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) <br />FOR PLANNING CONSULTANTS FOR <br />GENERAL PLAN UPDATE <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3,2A; 5, 6) <br />(— <br />a <br />/— <br />CITY/MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 18' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Adopt a resolution accepting the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) <br />Sustainability Planning Grant in the amount of $325,000 for consulting services to update the <br />City of Santa Ana General Plan to promote sustainable development and practices. <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $325,000 in the PBA Southern California <br />Association of Governments (SCAG) Grant fund revenue account (no. 40316002-52001) and <br />appropriate same in the SCAG Sustainability Planning Grant expenditure account (no. <br />40316570-62300). <br />3. Authorize the Planning and Building Agency to release the revised Request for Proposals to <br />qualified consulting firms to provide planning and technical services related to land use <br />buildout, urban design, sustainability, and community outreach materials to support preparation <br />of the comprehensive General Plan Update for the City of Santa Ana. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In February 2017, the City of Santa Ana was awarded a Sustainability Planning Grant for $325,000 <br />by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) through a regionally competitive <br />process. The grant monies will be used to hire consulting firms to support preparation of a General <br />Plan Update that is economically, socially and environmentally sustainable. By way of the <br />attached resolution (Exhibit 1), the City of Santa Ana formally accepts the SCAG grant that will <br />augment the City Council's prior commitment of $2 million allocated to the comprehensive update <br />of the General Plan with $437,742 spent in Fiscal Year 2015-16 and 2016-17. To date, $1 million <br />5513-1 <br />