HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2014-062 RESOLUTION IvO. 2014-062
RESOLUTION OF THE CITl' COUI�'CIL OF THE CITI' OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVII�'G A LEGAL SERVICES
AGREEA4EI`TT BETI�%EEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AI�iD
THE THOA4AS LAN' GROUP FOR ATTORI�TEY SERVICES
RELATED TO THE PREPARATION OF LAND USE
IMPLEMENTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMEI�'TS
FOR THE UI�'IVERSTY PARK A1�TD II�TNO�'ATIOt�' DISTR]CT
WHEREAS; in 2008, the Cit}� entered into Land Offer Aereements (LOAs) that ���ill
provide appro�imatel}� 37� acres of land to the Ciri- for a University Pazk and Innovation District
(LTPID); and
WHEREAS; the City is ezpecting to receive much of the land within the next year; and
VdHEREAS. staff is workine on se��eral activities that are foundational to the continued
plannine and ultimate development of the UPID; and
WHEREAS; additional legal assistance �vill be required to implement the UPID; and
VdHEREAS, the City has entered into an Etclusive Negotiatine Aereement (EI�'A) �t�ith
HomeFed to serve in the role of Master Developer for the UPID; and
N'HEREAS, staff has been meeting H�ith representatives from HomeFed weekly and has
developed a framework for the transactional and em�ironmental/entitlement w�ork that has been
agreed to by both parties to implement the UPID: and
��'HEREAS. due to limited resources and the time that it ���ill tal:e to conduct all of the
transactional and em�ironmental/entitlement N�ork to implement the UPID, the Cit�� Attomey`s
office requires additional legal resources to ha��e the UPID come to fruition; and
V�'HEREAS, as such; the Citv Attorney's office placed ad��ertisements in the San DieQo
Daily Transcript and Los An2eles Dail�� Joumai for a Request for Qualifications/Proposal
(RFQP) from attome}�s and law firms to submit their qualifications and proposal to assist the
Cin� Attornev's Office in implementins the UPID: and
V�'HEREAS; the RFQP process resulted in the submission of qualifications/proposals
from eleven (11) attomeys/la��� firms from around the state: and
�1'HEREAS. the City Attomeds office created an in-house selection committee (the
"Selection Committee`), familiar �vith the UPID. to re��ie�v the qualifications/proposals; and
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R'HEREAS. the Selection Commiriee reviewed and ranked the proposals based on firm
experience, quality of management team, capacity to perform the work, project understanding,
proposal quality and clarity, local eaperience, and billing rates; and
WHEREAS. after Selection Committee interviews. the Selection Committee rated and
chose Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, PC for the transactional work and Norton, Moore and
Adams, LLP for the environmentaVentitlement work; and
WHEREAS, Norton, Moore and Adams, LLP has withdrawn itself from consideration for
the em�ironmentaUentitlement work: and
WHEREAS; staff has again reviewed the qualifications/proposals and has determined
that the Thomas Law Group is also highly qualified to assist the City Attorney's office in review
of the subject environmental/entitlement work required for the UPID.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it hereby approve the Resolution of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
approving a Legal Sen�ices Agreement between the City of Chula Vista and the Thomas Law
Group for attorne}� services related to the preparation of land use implementation and
en��ironmental documents for the Uni��ersity Park and Innovation District, in the form presented,
with such minor modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attomey, a copy of
which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and authorize and direct the City
Attorney or desi�nee to ezecute the same.
Presented by Approved as to form by
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len R. ogins Gl n R. Googins
6�ty��y Ci[y Attorney
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PASSED. APPRO\'ED. and ADOPTED bv the Cit�� Council of the Citv of Chula Vista
California this 1�th dav of April 201� b}� the follo���ing vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aeuilaz. Bensoussan. Ramirez. Salas and Cox
NAl'S: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Chervl Cox. Ma�•or
ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norris. CMC. Cit�� Clerk
S7'ATE OF CALIFORI`'IA )
COUI��TY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I; Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certif}� that the foreeoine
Resolution No. 2014-062 ���as duly passed; approved, and adopted by the CiR� Council at a
reeulaz meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the I�th day of April 2014.
Executed this 1�th da�� of April 2014.
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Donna R. Norris. C C. Cm� Clerk