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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 18, 2015 <br />Resolution - Council <br />File Number: 15-285 Agenda Section: ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE: RESOLUTION Approving a Consulting Services Agreement with Raimi + <br />Associates to Prepare the Bay Fair Transit Village Transit Oriented <br />Development Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report and Authorizing <br />the City Manager to Execute the Agreement in a Form Approved by the City <br />Attorney, in the Amount not to Exceed $500,000 ($440,000 from MTC <br />planning grant, $15,000 from BART, $15,000 from Madison Marquette, and <br />$30,000 from the City approved on December 1, 2014) <br />WHEREAS, in May 2014, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission ("MTC') <br />awarded the City of San Leandro (the "City") an MTC Priority Development Area ("PDA") <br />Planning Grant ("PDA Grant") in the amount of $440,000 to prepare the Bay Fair Transit <br />Village Transit -Oriented Development ("TOD") Specific Plan ("Specific Plan") and <br />Environmental Impact Report (EIR); and <br />WHEREAS, MTC awarded the City the PDA Grant with the understanding that the City <br />would contribute $30,000, and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District ("BART') <br />and Madison Marquette ("MM") would each contribute $15,000 in matching funds for a total <br />matching amount of $60,000; and <br />WHEREAS, the City requires professional services of a qualified consultant to <br />coordinate the community planning process, undertake outreach, and prepare the Bay Fair <br />Transit Village TOD Specific Plan and the CEQA Environmental Impact Report ("Project"); <br />and <br />WHEREAS, City staff solicited qualifications for consulting services and evaluated and <br />reviewed responses and proposals from several consulting firms or consultants; and <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Government Code and other applicable <br />laws, City staff carefully reviewed the qualifications and proposal of Raimi + Associates and <br />determined that Raimi + Associates possesses the necessary quality, fitness, capacity, <br />experience and expertise to provide the services sought by the City; and <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 5/12/2015 <br />