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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
FEBRUARY 6, 2006
TITLE:
CONTRACT AWARD TO PREPARE THE
SANTA ANA RENAISSANCE SPECIFIC
PLAN AND APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT
APPROVED
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 151 Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
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CITY MANAGER
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager
and the Clerk of the Council to execute a contract with Moule &
Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists to prepare the Santa Ana
Renaissance Specific Plan in an amount not to exceed $528,000.
2. Approve appropriation adjustment recognizing $424,000 in the 2005-
2006 FY revenue account for Inclusionary Housing Fees for City place
(account no. 011-01-5400-1) and appropriating $424,000 to the
Planning and Building Agency 2005-2006 FY budget allocation in the
account for contractual services (account no. 11-505-6291) for
payments to the consultants contracted to prepare the Santa Ana
Renaissance Specific Plan.
DISCUSSION
In June of 2005, the City Council held a one-day workshop to discuss
development related issues and to establish priority focus areas for the
City. The Santa Ana Boulevard Corridor, expanded to include the Downtown
and Logan areas, was identified as one of the top three priority focus
areas. Staff was directed to renew the process to develop a Specific
Plan for the area, which had been placed on hold when the Centerline
project was placed on hold.
The study area for the project encompasses approximately 350 acres and is
generally bounded by the railroad tracks, First Street, Flower Street and
Civic Center Boulevard. The study area as originally proposed in the
Request for Proposal has been modified to exclude the properties between
railroad tracks and Grand Avenue. The excluded area includes a
significant amount of property owned by the County of Orange. A change
in staffing at the County has affected its ability to assign senior staff
to participate in the process at the project management level. The scope
of work for the Specific Plan effort includes:
1. Data collection and analysis of the opportunities and constraints
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2. Formulation of goals and objectives
3. Develop strategies for economic, land use,
streetscapes, open space and vehicular and
and transit programs
4. Develop land use, urban design and streetscape plans
housing, urban design,
pedestrian circulation
5. Provide economic analysis and infrastructure needs analysis, as well
as financing, development and implementation strategies
6. Develop a form-based code for the project area
7. Conduct the public outreach program
A Request for Proposals was distributed to eight urban design consulting
firms in late October 2005. In response to the Request for Proposals
staff received proposals from three highly-qualified urban design firms;
Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists, Cal thorpe Associates and
TCB/AECOM. After reviewing the proposals staff, including
representatives from the Planning and Building Agency, Community
Development Agency and Public Works, conducted interviews with each of
the consulting teams. At the conclusion of the interviews, together with
an analysis of the proposals submitted, the staff team determined that
the firm of Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists was the one most
qualified to assist in the preparation of the Specific Plan.
Mr. Stefanos Polyzoides, Principal of Moule & Polyzoides Architects and
Urbanists will lead the project. He has assembled a team of
distinguished local and national consultants who have a proven track
record in successful Specific Plans. Mr. Polyzoides and his team bring a
perspective on urban planning that balances historical and design issues,
have an extensive experience with the housing market and the development
process, provide a full complement of English/Spanish bilingual staff,
have national recognition in successful Transit Oriented Design
development, have national leadership in the practice of form-based codes
and provide a design approach that aims to reduce traffic and parking
loads.
Based on the need to address the development potential of the project
area and to improve its aesthetic character, as well as the consultants'
qualifications and experience in preparing Specific Plans in mature urban
settings, it is recommended that Moule & Polyzoides Architects and
Urbanists be awarded the contract for this project. The contract will be
broken into two phases, with the phase one, the preparation of the
Specific Plan, being considered first. The total contract amount for the
preparation of the Specific Plan will not exceed $528,000. Staff will
return with the contract for the second phase of the project, preparation
of the Environmental Impact Report, at a later date.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Several recently approved development agreements, including the agreement
for City Place, included a provision for the developer to pay an in-lieu
fee to fund the planning and construction of housing that will meet the
City's obligation to provide a range of housing that satisfies the
Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). Use of these funds for long-
range planning efforts, such as the Santa Ana Renaissance Specific Plan
is an eligible expenditure.
The recommended appropriation adjustment would recognize $424,000 in the
2005-2006 FY revenue account for Inclusionary Housing Fees for City Place
(account no. 011-01-5400-1) and would appropriate a like amount to the
Planning and Building Agency 2005-2006 FY budget allocation in the
account for contractual services (account no. 11-505-6291) to provide the
majority of funding for this contract. In addition, $100,000 is available
in 2004-05 FY CDBG Funds in the account for Planning General Plan
Amendments (account no. 135-149-6291/Proj. No. 05-7803jW.O. No. 80304).
The required balance of $4,000 is available in the 2005-06 FY Planning
and Building budget allocation in the account for other contractual
services (account no. 11-505-6291). Funding for this contract is
summarized below:
City Place Inclusionary Housing Fees
CDBG Funds (Project No. 05-7803)
Planning & Building 2005-06 FY Allocation
011-01-5400-1
135-149-6291-80304
11-505-6291
$424,000
$100,000
$ 4,000
$528,000
TOTAL:
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Planning & Building Agency
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Patricia C. Whitaker
Executive Director
Community Development Agency
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Francisco Gutierrez
Executive Director
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