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Recommendation: By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the professional services agreement with Dyett & Bhatia in the amount of $124,000 for the Public-Private Defined Benefits Program (Partnership RWC). Mr. Aaron Aknin, Director of Community Development, provided the report mentioning the value of what the zoning will create, which types of benefits the community actually wants, and by a project-by-project basis and depending on market conditions, the City looks at how many community benefits will be taken as part of the project. Mr. Aknin continued to say that he understood the direction of the Council that is to: look at other cities' community benefits; determine the difference befinreen conditions of approval, mitigation measures, community benefits, and state density ordinance; look at existing starting points such as living wages and reduction of traffic congestion; and, lastly provide community outreach. Director Aknin continued that as a result from Council direction, the City placed a Request for Proposals (RFP), and they received two proposals. He recommended that the City move forward with Dyett & Bhatia that is well-known for its work and experience. Under the current timeline, they will work with both the Planning Commission and Council, and hope to prepare their program by early 2015. He would like Council to provide direction in three areas: additional ideas that the Council would like to see discussed with the public, how the Council envisions the actual discussion with the community whether in person or write-in, and who the Council would like to see the City reach out to in terms of the stakeholders. Mr. Aknin said that he and the City Manager would prepare a list and present it back to the Council for confirmation. Public Comment Belen Seara works for the San Mateo County Community Alliance that is a labor base community organization that advocates for low income workers. She said that she is also speaking on behalf of the Central Labor Council and Building Trades of San Mateo County. Ms. Seara thanked the Council for their leadership on the study of the CBID policy. She said that usually the technical analysis starts before the Community Needs Assessment at community outreach events, so she proposes the reverse. She would like to see in the Technical Analysis a series of job co-benefits when it comes to new development and added economic value of permanent and temporary jobs. Lastly, she feels that with the timeline study, there were missed opportunities around Community Benefits. One Council Member was glad that this issue was part of the agenda. He wants to look at partnerships with the community like with the Stanford Agreement. In terms of reaching out the community, he suggested different types of groups and various stakeholders and reaching out to BCCs (Boards, Commissions, and Committees). This JOINT CITY COUNCIUSUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD June 23, 2014 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 12 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 191