REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, Director Planning and Development Department BY: DREW WILSON, Supervising Planner Planning and Development Department SUBJECT ..Title Approve the 4th Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Raimi + Associates for professional services related to the Central Southeast Specific Plan to extend the contract term length to December 31, 2022, and to increase by $37,008, for a total contract amount of $587,008. ..Body RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends City Council approve the 4th Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Raimi + Associates for professional services related to the Central Southeast Specific Plan to extend the contract term length to December 31, 2022, and to increase the total contract amount to $587,008 to accommodate additional scope required for the environmental analysis of the plan. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pursuant to evolving community discussions, staff recommend increasing the scope of work related to the professional services agreement between the City and Raimi + Associates, to include additional environmental analysis. This increase in scope will require an extension of the performance period and an increase in contract amount of $37,008. BACKGROUND In June 2017, after an RFP consultant selection process, the City entered into an agreement with Raimi + Associates to provide professional environmental planning services related to the Central Southeast Specific Plan. As the plan has progressed, it has benefitted from a public steering committee and consistent community engagement. Due to several state law changes and evolving community discussions, the City subsequently entered into three amendments (in 2019, 2020, and 2021) to extend the contract term length with Raimi with no additional funding. This fourth amendment includes additional environmental analysis deemed necessary under the City's updated Program EIR and Greenhouse Gas Reductions Plan. Specifically, additional analysis is needed in the resource areas of air quality, cultural resources, greenhouse gas emissions, noise and utilities. Pursuant to this new direction, staff request approval of the fourth amendment to the consultant services agreement, extending the contract performance period, increasing the scope of services, and increasing the total contract amount by $37,008. This will allow for the completion of the environmental document and adoption of the specific plan in late Spring 2022. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS By the definition provided in the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15478, this item does not qualify as a "project" for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act. LOCAL PREFERENCE Local preference was not implemented because this is an amendment from an existing agreement. FISCAL IMPACT Funding provided by existing departmental appropriations. Attachments: 1. Raimi Fourth Amendment