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RDA RESOLUTION NO. 2004-1897
(CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2004-346)
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA CONCURRING WITH PORT DISTRICT BOARD
APPROVAL OF A CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH
COOPER, ROBERTSON & PARTNERS FOR A PERIOD OF
SEVEN MONTHS FOR A FEE NOT TO EXCEED $675,000 TO
PROVIDE URBAN WATERFRONT PLANNING AND DESIGN
CONSUL TING SERVICES FOR PHASE II OF THE CHULA
VISTA BA YFRONT MASTER PLAN
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2004, the one-year master planning effort for the first phase of
the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan (CVBMP) concluded with the joint Board of Port
Commissioners (Board) and the Chula Vista City Council (Council) granting preliminary
approval of the CVBMP land use plans know as "Option C" and "Option B"; and
WHEREAS, the Board and Council also directed staff to identify a specific development
program for the CVBMP, conduct a financial feasibility analysis, and commence the
environmental review process; and
WHEREAS, Phase II of the CVBMP will identify a specific development program
resulting in a project description to be used for the environmental document to be prepared in
Phase III of the CVBMP pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, the nationally recognized urban waterfront planning firm of Cooper,
Robertson and Partners was the key consultant in developing the Bayfront vision and approved
land use plans in Phase I, and will have as their subconsultants during Phase II experts in the
fields of landscape architecture, traffic engineering/transportation planning, civil engineering,
marine and marina planning, and cost estimating; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the urban waterfront planning, consulting services to be
provided by the CR&P team, other professional consulting services required to complete Phase
II, such as public outreach, public facilitation, and economics, have also been retained by the
Port; and
WHEREAS, on October 19, 2004, the Board approved a consulting agreement with
CR&P in the amount of $675,000; and
WHEREAS on October 19, 2004, the Board also granted a total expenditure of $1.6
million for the completion of Phases II and III of the CVBMP, which included $450,000 in
City/Port MOU monies previously approved for the CVBMP by the Council; $500,000 in past
and projected reimbursements from Pacifica Companies, the return of $500,000 plus $75,000 in
interest by the City to the Port upon the cancellation of the Purchase Agreement for the parcel at
980 Lagoon Drive, and $75,000 from the Port's Land Use Planning Department's FY 04/05
Operating Budget; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council and the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Chula Vista do hereby concur with the Board's approval of a consulting
agreement with CR&P for a period of seven months for a fee not to exceed $675,000 to provide
urban waterfront planning and design consulting services for Phase II of the CVBMP.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney/Agency Counsel
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Chula Vista, California, this 26th day of October 2004, by the following vote:
AYES:
Agency/Councilmembers: Davis, McCann, Rindone, Salas, and Padilla
NA YES:
Agency/Councilmembers: None
ABSENT:
Agency/Councilmembers:
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Stephen C. Padilla, Chairman
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Laurie A. Madigan, Secretary of the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 2004-1897/City Council Resolution
No. 2004-346 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the Redevelopment Agency at a
regular meeting held on the 26th day of October 2004.
Executed this 26th day of October 2004.
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