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s-~ - \ REPORT To the Redevelopment Agency May 22,2000 Subject Contract with Fraser & Associates Recommendation It is recommended that the Agency Board approve by resolution the contract with Fraser and Associates for services relating to amending the Redevelopment Plan Background If approved, this proposed amendment would be the fourth in the Redevelopment Agency's history. The Redevelopment plan was originally adopted in 1982 and amended in: . 1985 to add territory along EI Camino in what is now Sequoia station . 1990 to add most of the downtown and the area between EI Camino and Veterans Boulevard to the new "Downtown' Sub-Area. . 1994 to make technical amendments to the Redevelopment Plan to make it conform to the recently passed AB 1290. The state Redevelopment Law provides that Redevelopment agencies have twelve years from the date of plan adoption or amendment to use the power of eminent domain. The technical amendments made in 1994 did not include any revision to the eminent domain power, so Redwood City's twelve-year span commenced in January 1990 and will conclude in January 2002. Staff anticipates that there will be several major projects that may only be possible if the Agency has the power of eminent domain. The Agency's Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project No.2 will have to be formally amended to extend the authority. The amendment process is detailed and labor intensive, and staff recommends the use of a consultant with expertise in this technical area. The firm of Fraser and Associates has this experience. Don Fraser, the firms Principal, has worked with the Redevelopment Agency since 1988. Alternative 1. Use another firm or Agency staff to manage the plan amendment process. 2. Make no change to the plan and let the eminent domain authority sunset in January 2002. 1 ._,-,._, '..T.'.'--