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Report regarding a resolution to accept grant awards from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and from the California State Office of Housing and Community Development for planning studies and community engagement to prepare a Lindenville Specific Plan and associated environmental analysis; approve the appropriation of funding from the General Plan Reserve Fund; authorize a consulting services agreement with Raimi + Associates for preparation of the Lindenville Specific Plan Project and with Good City Company for project management; authorize a City administrative budget; and approve Budget Amendment #22.064. (Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner/Acting ECD Diretor and Billy Gross, Principal Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to do the following:
1. Accept grant awards from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in an amount up to $500,000 and from the California State Office of Housing and Community Development in an amount up to $310,000 for planning studies and community engagement to prepare a Lindenville Specific Plan and associated environmental analysis;
2. Approve a total appropriation of $1,455,999 from the General Plan Reserve Fund to prefund the project;
3. Authorize a consulting services agreement with Raimi + Associates in an amount not to exceed $1,405,999 for the preparation of the Lindenville Specific Plan Project and associated environmental analysis;
4. Authorize an amendment to the consultant services agreement with Good City Company to expand scope and term dates to assist with project management of the Lindenville Specific Plan Project;
5. Authorize a City administrative budget in an amount of $50,000 for City support of the project, including translation services, meeting mailers, community meeting amenities and similar services; and
6. Approve budget amendment #22.064
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BACKGROUND
A General Plan is the local government's long-term blueprint for the comm...
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