HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2003-379RESOLUTION NO. 2003-379
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE FORMAL BIDDING
PROCESS, APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
TWO-PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AND RBF CONSULTING FOR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE SAID AMENDMENT, AND AMENDING THE
FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET OF THE PLANNING AND
BUILDING DEPARTMENT BY TRANSFERRING $3[50,000
FROM THE PERSONNEL SERVICES TO ~ SUPPLIES AND
SERVICES CATEGORY AND ELIMINATING ONE
PERMANENT SPECIAL PLANNING PROJECTS MANAGER
POSITION
WHEREAS, City and RBF Consulting previously entered into an agreement on May 1,
2003 whereby the consultant was to provide professional planning services to City, focusing on
graphics preparation for City-wide preliminary land use/transportation alternatives and assistance
with community input at the General Plan update Town Hall No. 2 meeting; and
WHEREAS, subsequem to the Town Hall No. 2 meeting, two key .General Plan update
City staff members resigned necessitating the shift of management reapoa$ibilities within the
department and resulting in the net loss of dedicated staff time and expertise to the General Plan
update; and
WHEREAS, the aggressive work schedule and short time frame of the remaining work to
be done to complete the General Plan update requires the use of a consultant; and
WHEREAS, RBF Consulting has extensive local knowledge of Chula Vista, has proven
expertise and commitment, is efficient and flexible in their work efforts, and has performed
satisfactorily in prior General Plan update tasks for the City; and
WHEREAS, City staff is recommending the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
waive the formal bid process for said services, under the circumstances; and
WHEREAS, no new budget appropriations are requested due to the salary savings of
vacant positions in the Planning and Building Department; and
WHEREAS, staff is recommending the elimination of one permanent position, the
savings of which will be applied toward the proposed consulting amendment during Fiscal Year
2004, but resulting in a budget reduction in ensuing fiscal years; and
WHEREAS, a budget amendment within the Fiscal Year 2004 budget of the Planning
and Building Depastment is needed to move budget from the Personnel Services category to the
Supplies and Services category to cover the proposed consulting amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby approve the amendment to the two-party agreement with RBF Consulting and
authorizes the Mayor to execute said amendment.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby waiver the formal bidding process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby approve the budget amendment of $150,000 from the Personnel Services to the Supplies
and Services category within the Fiscal Year 2004 budget of the Planning and Building
Department.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby eliminate one Special Planning Projects Manager position from the Fiscal Year 2004
budget of the Planning and Building Department effective October 10, 2003, and reserve the
remaining budget of the position for use in the General Plan update.
Presented by
Approved as to form
~i~d°;~and Building Director
Ann Moore
City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 26th day of August, 2003, by the following vote:
ATEEST:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Davis, McCarm, Rindone, Salas and Padilla
None
None
Sterhen C. ~~
Susan Bigelow, CMC, Cify Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2003-379 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 26th day of August, 2003.
Executed this 26th day of August, 2003.
Susan Bigelow, CMC, City Clerk