August 31, 2006

Council approves fiscal actions for Coyote Valley Specific Plan

The City Council voted unanimously to approve increases in funding for preparation of the Coyote Valley Specific Plan at its Tuesday, Aug. 29 meeting.

The recommendation included six major expenditures and proposals. It approved an amendment to the Amended and Restated Funding and Reimbursement Agreement with Coyote Housing Group, LLC for work associated with preparing the plan including environmental documents and regulatory permits extending the period from Dec. 31 to June 30. The funding is increased to cover staff and consultant costs through June 30 by about $2.55 million for a total of $15.95 million.

It also adopted a resolution authorizing the city manger to negotiate and execute amendments to the agreements between the city and five firms. This extends their agreements form Sept. 30 to June 30. It also increased payment the Dahlin Group, a land planning and urban design group, by up to $500,000 for a total amount that is not to exceed $970,630.

It recommendation provides an additional amount of up to $300,000 to KenKay Associates, a land planning and landscape architecture firm. Its total contractual amount is not to exceed $733,420. Economic & Planning Systems will prepare additional fiscal and financial feasibility analyses for an amount not to exceed $300,000 adding up to a total of no more than $600,000.

Apex Strategies is to provide added outreach, facilitation, document preparation and publishing for an additional $55,000 with the total contract not to exceed $325,5000. And, David J. Powers & Associates Inc. will receive an additional amount not to exceed $206,000 for completion of the EIR. Its total contract is not to exceed $2,034,570.

The Council also adopted amendments to the 2006-07 annual appropriation ordinance and funding sources to increase the citywide appropriation for the Coyote Valley plan by $2,579,775 and increase earned revenue from Other Revenue by $2,579,775.

Other amendments included adopting a resolution authorizing the director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement to approve minor amendments to the funding agreement to account for increases that may be received from the Coyote Housing Group as well as extending that agreement for up to a year.

The Council approved a resolution authorizing the director of Planning Building and Code Enforcement to approve minor amendments between the city and Crawford Multari & Clark Associates, Wetland Research Associates, Schaaf & Wheeler, Hexagon Transportation, HMH Engineers, Basin Research Associates, Lowney Associates and David J. Powers & Associates.

Finally, council members agreed to authorize the city attorney to approve minor amendments between the city and Morrison and Forester to extend the term of that agreement from Sept. 30 to June 30.