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I¢.1t-I JREPORT To the City Co.ncil & Redevelopme., Board J From the Executive Director October 7, 2002 Subject Contract for Urban Planning and Urban Design Assistance Recommendation That the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board approve a joint contract with Freedman, Tung and Bottomley (FTB) to provide a variety of urban design and planning services, including: 1. Design assistance with planning for development of Block 2 of the Retail/Cinema Projedt and the linkage to Sequoia Station; 2. Assistance with site planning and urban design of Block 1 of the Retail/Cinema Project; 3. Design assistance with planning for the South Main Street area; 4. Site planning and design review of the Abbott Laboratories project; 5. Training of planning staff on site planning and design review; 6. Other training and design assistance related to the Downtown. These services are combined into a single contract with both the City and the Agency for a maximum possible contract price of $260,000. Ofwhich a portion (presently estimated at $45,000 plus 10% overhead) will be reimbursed to the City by Abbott Labs. The motion to approve the contract also authorizes the Finance Director to amend the Redevelopment Agency FY 2002-04 budget to appropriate the additional monies required; as well as to include the appropriate budget authority in an ordinance to be presented later this fiscal year amending the City's FY 2002-03 General Fund budget. Background The Downtown Task Force has developed the Downtown Area Plan. This plan has not yet been reviewed or adopted but staff anticipates that Council will have the opportunity to act on the Plan by January 2003. In the meantime, negotiations continue with the developers of the proposed Downtown Retail-Cinema project, the development community continues to express a high level of interest in the opportunity sites identified in the Downtown Area Plan, and we have received proposals for development in the South Main Street area. Most of the interest is now in housing development, something that is very consistent with the Downtown Plan.