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REPORT 6.1H age 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Ci Mana er September 14, 2009 SUBJECT Professional services agreement for initial review and analysis of the "Saltworks 50/50 Balanced Plan" entitlement application dated May, 2009 RECOMMENDATION By motion: 1. Approve the professional services agreement with Hart Howerton, Ltd. for initial review and analysis of the "Saltworks 50/50 Balanced Plan" entitlement application in an amount not to exceed $334,264.00, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement. 2. Authorize the City Manager to amend the scope of the professional services agreement with Hart Howerton, Ltd. as necessary, including the addition, reduction, or elimination of sub-consultants and/or their specific scope of work, up to a not-to-exceed amount of $450,000.00. 3. Direct the City Manager to return to the Council within six weeks with a reimbursement agreement between the City of Redwood City and the applicant, Redwood City Industrial Saltworks, LLC., to fully cover all costs associated with the Hart Howerton professional services ag reement. BACKGROUND On August 10, 2009, the City Council determined that it is in the public interest to initiate the process for evaluating a potential General Plan Amendment by reviewing the Saltworks development proposal as submitted on May 19, 2009. As previously discussed, the City's evaluation process will require retaining a range of specialized consultants, which will include, but not be limited to, the fields of legal, environmental. land use planning, water supply, transportation, and specialized technical topics. As an initial step, on August 10, 2009, the City Council approved the legal services reimbursement agreement for hiring the law firm Jarvis, Fay, Doporto & Gibson. The subsequent step in this process is to retain a consulting firm that can assist staff with the evaluation of key issues such as water supply, transportation, and jurisdictional overlays. The intent of the City's initial review process is to address the following three goals: 1. Determine if the plan application is adequate for the sake of continued review. If inadequate, then determine what information is required for an adequate application. 2. Identify and verify assumptions within the application, assess their validity, and identify any other issues or concerns that might be associated with those assumptions. 3. Establish a reliable and useful system for keeping policy makers, the public, and the applicant informed about the initial application review process.