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RESOLUTION NO. 2013-124
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE FORMAL BIDDING
PROCESS AND APPROVING A THREE-PARTY
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA,
ANTHONY J. LETTIERI, F AICP - CONSULTANT, AND SSBT
LCRE V, LLC - APPLICANT, FOR THE PROVISION OF
CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO THE APPLICANT'S
OT A Y RANCH VILLAGES 3, 8 EAST AND 10 PROJECT, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, SSBT LCRE V, LLC (Applicant) has filed applications for various
entitlements involving General Plan and Otay Ranch General Development Plan amendments,
Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plans, Tentative Maps, and related Environmental Impact Reports,
for the Village 3,8 East and 10 planning areas ofOtay Ranch (Project); and
WHEREAS, consideration of the Project is related to terms of a Land Offer Agreement
(LOA) with JPB (and subsequently SSBT LCRE V, LLC) approved on August 17,2010, that
provides time certainty for processing the project entitlements within a 24-month period from the
time certain of when the Project applications are deemed complete; and
WHEREAS, processing of said Project within the LOA time period involves a series of
complex, interrelated activities that require dedicated project management and oversight, a high-
level of planning and management experience, and an in-depth familiarity and knowledge of the
Otay Ranch project; and
WHEREAS, the Assistant City Manager has, in consideration of overall workload,
determined that existing staff does not have available time to dedicate to management of the
subject work given the processing timelines; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant has over 40 years of professional planning and project
management experience and has worked for several municipalities in the San Diego region, as well
as operated his own planning practice; and
\VHEREAS, the Consultant has acquired an in-depth knowledge of Chula Vista, its
processes, the City's General Plan, and the Otay Ranch area having served as a City employee and
consultant project manager on a number of projects including: project manager for Rancho Del Rey
SPA I froml985 to 1987; manager of the multi-disciplinary, joint City-County Otay Ranch project
team during preparation of the General Development Plan from 1990 to 1993; as a City employee
during 2003 and 2004 providing support in development of the City's General Plan update focusing
on land use; and as project manager for the SPA Plan and Tentative Map entitlements for the Otay
Ranch Eastern Urban Center during 2008 and 2009; and
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WHEREAS, the Consultant has been serving as the Project Manager on the Applicant's
project involving Villages 3, 8 East and 10 for the past several years; and
WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interest to waive the City's fornlal bidding process as
impractical, in that the City is in immediate need of an experienced person who is uniquely familiar
with the City's planning processes and the Otay Ranch in particular; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant is uniquely qualified to serve as the project manager for the
Project, based on their experience and expertise in working on and managing projects within the
City of Chula Vista and in the Otay Ranch; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant warrants and represents that they are experienced and staffed in
a manner such that they can prepare and deliver the services required of Consultant to City within
the timeframes herein provided all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the subject
agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Assistant City Manager has negotiated the details of the subject agreement
in accordance with applicable procedures pursuant to Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 2.56;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.56.070(B)(3) & (4), staff
recommends that the Council waive the formal bidding process and hire Consultant to perform the
subject work; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed activity
for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that
the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines;
therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not
subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista
that it waive the formal bidding process pursuant to Chula Vista Municipal Code Section
2.56.070(B)(3) & (4) and approve the Three Party Agreement between the City of Chula Vista,
Anthony J. Lettieri, F AICP, and SSBT LCRE V, LLC, for consulting services related to the
Project, in the form presented, as may have been modified by the Council prior to its approval
and with such minor modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy
of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and authorize and direct the City
Manager to execute same.
Approved as to form by
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 9th day of July 2013 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Aguilar, Bensoussan, Ramirez, Salas and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
ATTEST:
Dobi:t~tcr:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2013-124 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 9th day of July 2013.
Executed this 9th day of July 2013.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk