HomeMy WebLinkAbout7345 RESOLUTION NO. 7345
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES TO UPDATE
THE HOUSING ELEMENT FOR THE 2021-2029 PLANNING PERIOD
AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, AND APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL
FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,692, WHICH INCLUDES A 10%
CONTINGENCY OF THE CONTRACT AMOUNT
WHEREAS, State law requires that the City update its Housing Element every
eight (8) years to be in compliance with the guidelines of the Office of Housing and
Community Development ("HCD");
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2020, the City of Arcadia was awarded a Local Early
Action Planning Grant ("LEAP") in the amount of$150,000 for a variety of housing-related
planning activities, including preparation of the sixth cycle of the Regional Housing Needs
Assessment ("RHNA");
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2020, the City sent a Request for Proposals to 14
qualified planning firms to prepare the City's Housing Element Update that has to be
approved and certified by HCD by no later than October 15, 2021;
WHEREAS, the City received one proposal from Kimley-Horn and Associates in
the amount of $208,692;
WHEREAS, an additional appropriation of funds is necessary to complete this
Housing Element Update as required by State law in the amount of $58,692, which
includes a 10% contingency ($18,972) of the contract amount. The contingency is
necessary to provide a community outreach survey tool to provide an alternative to or in
addition to "in-person" community outreach workshops, which is critical to gathering
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community input during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to provide public outreach in
Chinese and Spanish to collect meaningful data; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has certified that there is sufficient reserve in the
City's General Fund for this appropriation.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The sum of Fifty Eight Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Two
($58,692) is hereby appropriated from the City's General Fund.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 19th day of January, 2021.
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May. of the City of Arcadia
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 7345 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 19th day of January, 2021 and that said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Beck, Cheng, Verlato, Tay, and Chandler
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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