HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2024-148RESOLUTION NO. 2024-148
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING A CONSULTANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND CARRIER
JOHNSON TO PROVIDE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION
DISTRICT FEASIBILITY STUDY
WHEREAS, since 1993, through the adoption of the Otay Ranch General Development
Plan, the City of Chula Vista has pursued a vision of locating a university within eastern Chula
Vista; and
WHEREAS, from 2001 through 2014, through a combination of land offer agreements,
land exchanges, and other agreements with developers, the City acquired 383 acres of land subject
to restrictive covenants for University-Innovation District (UID) purposes; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the City certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR-
14001/SCH 2014121097) and adopted the University-Innovation District Sectional Planning Area
Plan (SPA) approving the entitlements for a UID; and
WHEREAS, additionally, over the years, the City has engaged in several studies to
determine the type of university(ies) that would best fit the university site from a land use and
economic development perspective; and
WHEREAS, to continue City university planning efforts, the City seeks to conduct a
feasibility study for an initial phase of UID development, encompassing approximately 20 acres;
and
WHEREAS, in order to procure these services, the City solicited proposals in accordance
with Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.56.110 for professional services, received six (6)
proposals and selected Carrier Johnson as the lowest cost and most qualified amongst those
submitting; and
WHEREAS, Carrier Johnson warrants and represents that it is experienced and staffed in
a manner such that it can deliver the services required in accordance with the time frames and the
terms and conditions of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it approves the Consultant Services Agreement, between the City and Carrier Johnson, in the
form presented, 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 authorizes and
directs the Mayor to execute same.
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Resolution No. 2024-148
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Tiffany Allen Marco A. Verdugo
Assistant City Manager City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 16th day of July 2024 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Gonzalez, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Morineau
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2024-148 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 16th day of July 2024.
Executed this 16th day of July 2024.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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