HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-198 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-198
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING
PROCESS AND APPROVING A CONSULTANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND MARLENE L.
GARCIA CONSULTING, LLC FOR SOUTH COUNTY HIGHER
EDUCATION TASK FORCE FACILITATION AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
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 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 a number of 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, Assembly Bill (AB) 662 - The Chula Vista University Act - establishes the
South County Higher Education Task Force, a collaborative body that will bring together the
University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, the City of
Chula Vista, Sweetwater Union High School District and other stakeholders to evaluate the
governance models, funding mechanisms, and statutory changes required for creating a four -year
public university in South San Diego County; and
WHEREAS, City requires professional consultant services to advance and facilitate the
Task Force work, including strategic advisory services and coordination of additional studies; and
WHEREAS, in order to procure these services Consultant was chosen based on Consultant’s
unique qualifications, including extensive experience working on state and federal education and
technology policy and the related political landscape, and experience working within several
university and college school systems; on this basis Consultant was awarded the in accordance with
City of Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.56.110 (H)(3) and 2.56.070(B)(3); and
WHEREAS, the not-to-exceed amount during the term of the agreement, including the one-
year option period, is $250,000.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it waives the competitive bidding process and approves the Consultant Services Agreement
for South County Higher Education Task Force Facilitation and Project Management Services,
between the City and Marlene L. Garcia Consulting, LLC, 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 City Manager to execute same.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Tiffany Allen Marco A. Verdugo
City Manager City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 2nd day of December 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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. 2025-198 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 2nd day of December 2025.
Executed this 2nd day of December 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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