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REPORT _ � -I To the Honorable Mayor and City Council and the Redevelopment Agency Board from � the Ci Mana er and Executive Director December 6, 2004 Subject Amendment No. 1 to Consultant Agreement with Freedman, Tung, and Bottomley (FTB) for Design Services relating to the Broadway Phase II portion of the Streetscape Improvements. Recommendation Approve Amendment No. 1 to the "Agreement for Streetscape Design Services" with FTB to prepare construction documer�ts for the Broadway Phase II portion of the Streetscape improvements (befinreen Theatre Way and Hamilton Street), in an amount not to exceed $93,547.00. � Background FTB was hired to prepare concept plans and construction drawings for the "public areas" around the Retail/Cinema Project. This work included design and construction documents for Theatre Way, as well as Broadway (between Jefferson and Middlefield), Jefferson Avenue and Middlefield Road. In addition, FTB was hired to prepare the concept plans for the design of the Courthouse Plaza. A portion of the scope of work for the Plaza design work in�cluded the design concept for the streetscape improvements on Broac�v�ray iretween Middlefield Road and Hamilton Street. Mr. Freedman arld his firr�� conducted several joint City Council/Planning Commission/ Architectural Revsew Committee Study Sessions to review the Theatre Way Design, Courthouse Plaza Design, and the design of other project streetscape areas. FTB is currently preparing a proposal for the preparation of the construction drawings for the Courfhouse Plaza, which will include another joint meeting with the City Council, Planning Commission, and Architectural Review Committee to review responses to the input received at the last meeting. However, it is now important to separate the construction drawings for the streetscape portion of the Courthouse Plaza design concept from the documents for the Plaza itself, in order to insure completion of all the improvements on Broadway by the time the Cinema opens. Staff, therefore, recommends approving an amendment to FTB's existing contract for the construction documents for the streetscape improvements and incorporating the preparation of the streetscape documents for Broadway between Middlefield Road and Hamilton Street. This will help insure that design continuity is maintained, and the three projects (Retail Cinema, Courthouse Plaza, and Streetsca��e) are completed wi4hout any further delays, and in time for the anticipated opening of the Cinema. Staff is committed to completing construction of all the streetscape improvements in the vicinity of the Retail/Cinema Project prior to the opening of the Cinema, so traffic and access will not be impacted. -1-