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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1988/09/06 Item 16 . .. ~ T. . .. ,. ~ >. .., y COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT I tern 16 Meeting Date 9/6/88 Resol uti on /3) / /1 Approv; ng contract for consul tant services for A~t~y J. Lettieri, Senior Planner for the Montgomery Specific Plan Implementation Program SUBMITTED BY: Di rector of Pl anni ng (y:': REVIEWED BY: City Manager if' ITEM TITLE: (4/5ths Vote: Yes___No~) The FY 88-89 operati onal budget of the Pl anni ng Department authori zes the employment of a contract senior planner to assist with the Montgomery Specific Plan Implementation Program. The City received four applications for the position and conducted interviews with three of the applicants finally selecting Mr. Lettieri. RECOMMENDATION: That Council approve the contract authori zi ng the Mayor to sign on behalf of the City Council. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. DISCUSSION: Phase I I I of the Montgomery Speci fi c Pl an is expected to be adopted by the City Council in September, 1988. This action will be the final level of approval for the Specific Plan and will pave the way for the Implementation Program. Consultant services were provided by senior planner Mr. William F. Heiter, who upon completion of the Draft Specific Plan and concurrent completion of this contract with the City has decided to retire from active service. The Implementation Program for the Specific Plan will begin in FY 88-89 and will again require the services of a contract senior planner to guide and structure the meeti ngs and heari ng processes through the Montgomery Pl anni ng Committee, the Planning Commission, and the City Council. The duties required of this position will be ongoing for developing zoning studies, devising zoning strategies and ordinance amendments, and advising the Montgomery Planning Committee. As with the r~ontgomery Specific Plan preparation, the contract senior planner will work under the general direction of the Planning Director and now under the Principal Planner of the Current Planning Division of the Planning Department. ~1r. Lettieri is currently a principal in the firm of Lettieri-McIntyre and Associates and has over 18 years of urban and regional planning experience in both the public and private sector. He has a M.C.P. in City Planning and a B.A. in Public Administration. Mr. Lettieri IS experience includes four years with the City of Chula Vista, six years with d y th: Chuia Vis::c:, C, ;;crnia Dated 9~ ,ff6 .:;;. ,. f . i ! - . .. ... ~. ~ ., ~ -~ .. ... ~ Page 2, Item 16 Meeting Date Y-6-88 seven years in the private sector handling all aspects of land planning. Mr. Letti eri has recently compl eted consul ti ng servi ces for the City of Chul a Vista on the Rancho del Rey Sectional Planning Area plan for Phase I. FISCAL IMPACT: The amount for this six-month contract is $18,300 and was approved in the FY 88-89 operating budget. WPC 5455P I :2 / ,I .. A ~.r