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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 16, 2018 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />TITLE: APPROVED <br />AMEND AGREEMENT WITH CLR DESIGN TO ❑ As Recommended <br />EXPAND CONSULTANT DESIGN SERVICES ❑ As Amended <br />FOR THE SANTA ANA ZOO GIANT RIVER E] Ordinance on Reading <br />PROJECT NO. 16-2658 E] Ordinance on 2 2nd Reading <br />OTTER EXHIBIT <br />( ) El Implementing Resolution <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, 1G} ❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />CI MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to amend the current Professional <br />Services Agreement with CLR Design, expanding the Scope of Work to include architectural <br />design for a primate trail system and habitat at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park and <br />increasing the compensation by $134,760, for a total contract amount of $479,825, subject to <br />nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Approve a Resolution authorizing submission of an application for grant funding to the State <br />Land and Water Conservation Fund for the Santa Ana Zoo "Amazon's Edge Experience" <br />Project. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On December 20, 2016, a Professional Services Agreement with CLR Design (CLR) was <br />approved by City Council for Zoological Design Services to renovate and upgrade the existing <br />Amazon's Edge Exhibit at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park (Zoo). CLR is a design firm based <br />in Philadelphia and Orange County with many successful exhibits to their credit. The Amazon's <br />Edge project adds a Giant River Otter experience and includes modification to the existing moat, <br />water filtration system, viewing structure, and holding facility. <br />This past year, the Zoo lost its accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). <br />Zoo administration has identified certain opportunities to regain accreditation in two years. In <br />addition to renovating the Amazon's Edge Exhibit, there is also a need to build modern primate <br />habitats. The Amazon's Edge project presents an opportunity to incorporate a primate element <br />educational layer and immediately start addressing the needs identified by AZA. To that end, <br />CLR created a conceptual vision for a primate habitat incorporating an elevated trail system <br />opening up to large mesh of habitats. The conceptual design provides a dynamic, innovative way <br />of caring for the animals and promoting natural behaviors. The goal is to exceed the husbandry <br />and welfare needs of the animals which is critically important to AZA and the mission of the Zoo. <br />55C-1 <br />