HomeMy WebLinkAbout7489RESOLUTION NO. 7489
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 OPERATING
BUDGET AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION TO AMEND THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND
ASSOCIATES TO COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS REQUIRED
BY THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT FOR THE 2021-2029 PLANNING
PERIOD IN THE AMOUNT OF $185,000, OFFSET BY A REDUCTION IN
THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000, AND
EXTENDING THE CONTRACT TERM TO DECEMBER 31, 2024
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2021, the City Council approved a Professional
Services Agreement with Kimley Horn and Associates to assist in the preparation of the
State -required update to the Arcadia General Plan Housing Element ("Housing Element
Update"), in the amount of $208,692; and
WHEREAS, as part of the approval of the Housing Element Update, the City
Council authorized the acceptance of a Local Early Action Planning ("LEAP") grant in the
amount of $150,000 to defray much of the costs of the Housing Element Update work;
and
WHEREAS, on March 18, 2022, the City Manager approved a contract
amendment in the amount of $7,500 of existing Planning Contract Services budget
funding to augment the contract for the Housing Element Update in reaction to the State
Housing and Community Development Department's ("HCD") extension of time frames
to complete the Housing Element Update and additional requirements for the City to
address within the Update; and
WHEREAS, due to the fact that HCD continued to raise comments and issues on
the Housing Element Update despite the City and its consultants' repeated attempts to
address the comments and issues led to a substantial amount of additional consultant
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work on the Housing Element Update, on November 29, 2022, the City Council approved
an additional contract amendment in the amount of $30,000; and
WHEREAS, due to HCD's current stance that City must complete rezoning efforts
and other tasks prior to HCD's final determination that the Housing Element substantially
complies with the law, the City must accelerate additional work on the implementation of
Housing Element actions, and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has certified that there are sufficient reserves
available in General Fund unprogrammed reserves for appropriation.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The sum of Ninety Thousand dollars ($90,000) is hereby
appropriated from the General Fund Reserve to amend the Professional Services
Agreement with Kimley Horn and Associates to complete implementation actions required
by the City's Housing Element for the 2021-2029 Planning Period and extend the contract
term to December 31, 2024
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 18th day of April, 2023.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael J. Maurer
City Attorney
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. 7489 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 18th day of April, 2023 and that said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Cao, Kwan, Wang, Verlato, and Cheng
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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