HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2009-181RESOLUTION NO. 2009-181
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING ATWO-PARTY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND RECON
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., TO SERVE AS THE OTAY RANCH
PRESERVE STEWARD/BIOLOGIST AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT
AND UP TO FOUR 1-YEAR EXTENSIONS TO THE
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista (City) and County of San Diego (County) jointly
adopted the Otay Ranch General Development Plan/Subregiona] Plan (GDP/SRP) in 1993,
which sets forth the plans for development and open space within Otay Ranch; and
WHEREAS, the GDP/SRP delineates an approximately 11,000 acre area as the Otay
Ranch Preserve system (Preserve) and includes the Otay Ranch Resource Management Plan
(RMP) Phase 1, which identifies major policies and implementation measures to guide
development and the protection of the biological and cultural resources within Otay Ranch; and
WHEREAS, the RMP Phase 1 requires, prior to the approval of the first Sectional
Planning Area within the Ranch, a Preserve Owner/Manager (POM) for the Preserve must be
selected and an RMP Phase 2 must be completed, which would serve as the implementation plan
providing the framework for the protection, management, and monitoring requirements of the
Preserve; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, the RMP Phase 2 was completed and the City and the County
designated themselves as the Otay Ranch POM and executed a Joint Powers Agreement to
delineate their respective roles and responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the City and County continue to serve as the Otay Ranch Preserve/Owner
Manager and aze responsible for implementing the RMP by actively managing and monitoring
preserve lands conveyed to the Otay Ranch Preserve system; and
WHEREAS, in March 2009, the Otay Ranch POM Preserve Management Team and
Policy Committee directed POM staff to retain a Preserve Steward/Biologist to provide the
technical expertise to advise the POM on the status of the Preserve, monitor the sensitive
biological resources existing within the Preserve, and implement basic stewardship in accordance
with the RMP; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2009, a Request for Qualifications was distributed to qualified
biological consultants in order to solicit candidates interested in serving as the Otay Ranch
Preserve Steward/Biologist; and
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WHEREAS, upon completing a competitive bidding process, the City, with POM staff
concurrence, has selected RECON Environmental, Ina (RECON) to serve as the Preserve
StewardBiologist in order to manage and monitor the biological resources within the Preserve in
accordance with the approved Otay Ranch RMP.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby approve the two-party agreement with RECON and the City of Chula Vista for
biological consulting services as the Preserve Steward/Biologist for the Otay Ranch Preserve (the
"Agreement") and authorizes the City Manager to execute the Agreement, and up to four 1-year
extensions to the Agreement, on behalf of the City.
Presented by
ary albeit .E., AICP
Deputy City anager/Development
Services Director
Approved as to form by
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 4th day of August 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez, and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: McCann
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Donna R. Norris, CM'C, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2009-181 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regulaz meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 4th day of August 2009.
Executed this 4th day of August 2009.
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk