AgdaPkt 2016-12-12 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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6.1.G. - Page 2 provide conceptual designs and cost estimates for the construction of near-term street enhancements. The neighborhood outreach will consist of an initial set of meetings with each of the three neighborhoods individually to understand their particular vision for street enhancements. All outreach will be conducted to provide Spanish speakers with full access to the process. A second set of meetings with the three individual neighborhoods will provide the opportunity to prioritize street enhancements based on feedback from the initial meetings. A third joint neighborhood meeting will present the recommended enhancements and draft implementation plan back to the community. The purpose of that meeting will be to seek additional feedback and gain support in order to complete conceptual designs and a final implementation plan. Through this outreach process, enhancements will be divided into immediate, near-term and long-term improvements. Immediate improvements are typically low-cost items (such as curb painting or some signage) that may be implemented immediately, with the existing/ first installment funding and no design or additional approval necessary. Since the funding for near-term improvements will also be in place (Spring 2017) before this planning process is complete, some near-term priority implementation maybe be possible simultaneous with the planning process (such as speed humps). However, near-term priorities with more design or greater approval needs may not be implemented for a few years. Long-term priorities will be funded as part of the third Stanford installment (after 1 million square feet) or with other identified funds and likely would not be constructed for several years. The City received five proposals. These were from Alta Planning & Design, Dyett & Bhatia, Stantec, TJKM and W -Trans. The proposals were evaluated by staff from the Engineering and Planning Divisions of the Community Development Department and from the County of San Mateo. Proposals were ranked according to criteria identified in the Request for Proposal (qualifications of firm and team, public outreach experience, facilitation experience and experience with development of conceptual designs). After interviewing the top three firms, the review panel concluded that TJKM was the top ranked consultant based on the above criteria. ALTERNATIVES The Council may select not to approve the proposed agreement with TJKM and instead direct staff to find an alternative means of completing the work, modify the scope of work, or select another consultant.