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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. Resolution 2003-379 Page 2 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 Resolution 2003-379 Page 3 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