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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 Page 2 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 h 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