HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2000-216_ RESOLUTION NO. 2000-216
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE CITY' S INFORMAL B1DDING
PROCESS, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND
REMY, THOMAS AND MOOSE, LLP FOR LEGAL SERVICES
RELATED TO THE PROPOSED CITY OF CHULA VISTA
MULTIPLE SPECIES CONSERVATION PROGRAM SUBAREA
PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID
AGREEMENT, AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000
BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL $25,000 TO
THE PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT FROM THE
AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND
WHEREAS, on April 13, 1999, City Council approved Resolution 19427 which included
$20,000 in developer funding for contract environmental legal services related to preparation of the
Multiple Species Conservation Plan (MSCP); and
WHEREAS, on November 30, 1999, City Council approved Resolution 19675 which
approved the $32,500 contract with the legal firm of Remy, Thomas and Moose for legal services
related to the City's preparation of the Multiple Species Conservation Plan, and added $12,500 in
general funds to the Fiscal Year 1999-2000 budget of the Department of Planning and Building; and
WHEREAS, the scope of legal work on the Multiple Species Conservation Plan has
expanded; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and in the City's best interest to waive the informal bidding
process because Remy, Thomas and Moose is a highly respected and uniquely qualified firm to assist
the City with the review of the environmental documentation associated with the preparation of the
MSCP; and
WHEREAS, Remy, Thomas and Moose is uniquely qualified because of their extensive
knowledge and understanding of the project, the Chula Vista community, the wildlife agencies, and
state and federal law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby approve the contract amendment with Remy, Thomas and Moose for legal services
related to the City's preparation of the Multiple Species Conservation Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista instructs the
Mayor to sign said contract amendment, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the office of the City
Clerk.
BE IT FLIRTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
amend the Fiscal Year 1999-2000 budget by appropriating $25,000 to the Department of Planning
and Building from the available fund balance of the General Fund.
Resolution 2000-216
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Presented by Approved as to form by
kobert A. Leiter Jo . K~eny/~d''~
Planning and Building Director ~ey
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
Califomia, this 20th day of June, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Padilla, Salas, and Horton
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Moot
Shirley Hort0n, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, Califomia, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2000-216 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
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meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 20t day of June, 2000.
Executed this 20th day of June, 2000.
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk