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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_46-1977AGREEMENT This agreement for professional services, dated and effective December 21., 1977 is a contract between the City of Redlands, a municipal corporation of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "City" and Environnentai Systens Research Inst-itute a California Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Consultants." RECITALS A. City desires to retain Consultants to render technical and professional services for the preparation of a Growth Management Study for the City, herein referred to as "Study." B. Consultants are qualified to render the services desired by the City and are ready and willing to service the City on the terms and conditions set forth herein. THEREFORE, CITY AND CONSULTANTS AGREE AS FOLLOWS: A. SCOPE OF WORK I Consultants shall prepare, perform, and complete the following profes- sional services: I. Detailed Work Program Working with the City staff, Consultants will prepare a detailed work program allocating resources, setting a specific sequence and schedule for each task, assigning personnel, and establishing review points with City staff. The Work Program will be based on a review of available data and consideration of the appropriate level of detail for each task. Product: Detailed Work Program Timing: End of third week. Z. Issues Consultants will prepare and Issues Paper identifying all planning and development issues to be addressed by the Study and containing suf- ficient background material to place each issue in perspective. The paper will be submitted to the City Council, City Planning Commission, and Citizens' Committee, and will be revised to include issues that may have been omitted or to delete issues that are considered to have low priority for this study. Product: Working Paper: Redlands Growth Management Issues Timing: End of Month 1.. 3. Citizen Participation Consultants will provide assistance as requested in organizing a Citizens' Committee to initiate proposals and to provide a broad -based response to proposals offered. Services will be as determined by the detailed work program, subject to the request of the Citizens' Committee, and may include: 3.1 Participation in developing an organizational structure for the Committee and sub -committees dealing with specific subjects. 3.2 Participation in preparation of meeting schedules and agendas for the Committee and sub-committtees. 3.3 Attendance at meetings to present and discuss Working Papers (Task 3, Meetings). Timing: Organization by end of Month 1, participation during entire study period. 4. Studies of Baseline Conditions Because the Study must provide the basis for specific decisions on development issues in all parts of the study area, data will be gathered and analyzed by "data units." In many instances these may correspond with and thus represent urban service areas. The number and size of the units will be determined at the outset of the study and should aggregate to census tracts, although they may be larger or smaller. Selection of data unit boundaries will not imply that a particular urban development or growth management policy is suited to that area. 4.1 Economic Base Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends Analysis and updating of available regional and local data, inclu- ding 1975 census, recent employment changes and prospects, and changes in composition of Redlands` population. The product will be 5, 10 and 20 year growth forecasts, allocated to data units with a range for each year based on stated assumptions. This task will define the magnitude of the growth mangement problem. 4.2 Current Land Use and Develo ment Trends For historical perspective, past and current growth patterns in and around Redlands will be defined. Emphasis will be given to existing and proposed development committments by data unit. Analysis will focus on the type of rate of land use change and prediction of future land use trends and pressures that will be experienced by City decision makers. 4.3 Public Facilities and Services Inventory For each major City service (Public Works, Utilities, Fire, Police, and Parks) and for schools, the available unused capacity and programmed additional capacity will be determined by data unit in cooperation with the City and School District staffs. Costs of expansion by data unit (where appropriate) will be identified. For each data unit the amount of development that could occur in accord with the General Plan, assuming current developer obli- gations and using existing and programmed facilities, will be determined. Costs to the City of adding facilities to serve full development in each data unit in accord with the General Plan and current Zoning will be estimated with the assistance of City staff. 4.4 Environmental Constraints The physical environment (soils, slope, hydrology, vegetation, wildlife, geology) of Redlands will be analyzed. Physical oppor- tunities and constraints for development will be defined by data unit in planning terms, and large scale maps outlining the basic constraints will be produced. The descriptive maps and analyses will provide baseline data which will tied flag" potential environ- mental hazards that exist in the yet undeveloped areas of the City, 4.5 Agricultural Resources Current trends in local agriculture (principally citriculture), in- cluding consideration of productivity, land use competition, owner- ship factors, taxes, agricultural preserve and market considerations, and public values will be analyzed. Ways in which City and County government actions affect and can affect the profitability, main- tenance, relocation, or replacement of agriculture in and around Redlands will be defined. 4.6 Review of Policies and Regulations The General Plan, zoning ordinance, environmental review process, and subdivision regulations,.and development fee structure will be analyzed as they affect growth and urban development pros- pects. Policies on extension of utilities to unincorporated areas will be analyzed to determine effects on recent and future growth. Annexation policy will be studied and fiscal analyses will be pre- pared for selected areas to determine impacts on the City of annexation vs. extension of services to development in unincor- porated territory. The City's policies and procedures intended to prevent "leap -frog" development, particularly those relating to agricultural preserves and cancellation of Williamson Act contracts will be reviewed. 4.7 Redlands' Character and Urban Growth This will involve definition of Redlands' self image (through inter- views and other means of public participation), identification of the components of that self image, and identification of ways in which current and future growth might affect that self image. The result will be a summary of features which are thought to contribute to the basic character of Redlands, and to the quality of life of its residents. 4.8 Synthesis of Baseline Studies The component studies will be brought together and their interactive impacts analyzed by data unit. For example, perceived development potential and absence of environmental constraints in a particular data unit will impact citriculture, potential City service costs, and possibly the City's image. As part of the Baseline Study synthesis the consultant will submit a set of interim guidelines for growth management in the context of expiration of the limitation of rezoning. Product: Report: Impacts of Growth on Redlands Timing: End of Month 3. -6- 5. Planning Options Planning options — specific policies and programs that can be mapped or measured — wial be defined. At this point in the Study, members of the Citizens' Committee (with the assistance of the Consultants) will have identified all policies that reasonable persons might advo- cate. Some options will contradict others. The options list will not include recommendations; its only function is to define possible courses of action that merit detailed study. Options may vary from "no change in present poLcies" to "limit annual growth rate." Product: Working Paper: Growth Management Options Timing: End of Month 4. 6. Analysis of Planning Options Planning options will be grouped in several internally consistent sets and subjected to detailed analysis to measure the impacts on Redlands as follows: Fiscal: Determine ability of the City to maintain current level of service; calculate change in a typical tax bill. Economic: Determine effects on jobs and incomes of options that would affect growth rate, cost of housing, preservation of eitriculture, and attraction of new industries. -7- Social: Determine effects of planning options on different in- terest groups presently and potentially residing or work- ing in the jurisdictions (retired persons, families with children, college students, etc.). Environmental: Determine the effects of the magnitude, location, density, and timing of growth on air, noise, and waler quality; agricultural resources, energy consumption, open space, and visual amenity. The purpose will be to provide decision makers with all of the infor- mation they need to make an informed selection among alternatives. Product: Report: Analysis of Growth Management Alternatives Timing: End of second week, Month 6. Following a decision by the City on the policies to be implemented, the Con- sultants will prepare the implementation program. 7. Growth Miana ement Program A growth management program carrying out the selected policies will be prepared in a form suitable for adoption. Specific measures will be described and mapped, but ordinance preparation will not be included. A system for monitoring growth, both to aid capital improve- ment programming and to update the management program, will be prepared in cooperation with the San Bernardino County Planning Department, Redlands Unified School District, and the City of Loma Linda, prodding staffs of these agencies are authorized to participate. A report explaining the selected growth management system and sum- marizing earlier reports and decisions leading to selection will be pre- pared. Product: Final Report: Redlands Growth Management Program Timing: One month following authorization to proceed. 8. Meetings The Scope of Work allows a budget for preparation and attendance at 10 public meetings by the Consultants. Meetings to be attended will be determined during preparation of the detailed work program or by the City as work progresses. B.. ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS The Consultants shall enter an agreement with John Blayney Associates for preparation of those portions of the Study which focus on the particular areas of knowledge and experience of John Blayney Associates. The Consultants shall be responsible for full coordination and integration of the work of both firms. C. CITY PARTICIPATION The City shall designate an individual who shall be responsible for admin- istering this Agreement, and for providing information and products that are the responsibility of the City. Authorizations by the City as referred to in this Agreement shall be by this individual or his designated deputy. The City shall have the following responsibilities: (1) Provision to the Consultants of all available and necessary maps, re- ports, prior studies, ordinances, regulations, and other data relevant to the Study. (2) Scheduling of meetings of the Citizens' Committee and other public meetings. (3) Designating senior staff members who shall. review the Consultants' work and respond to requests for comments. (4) City departments shall respond to requests for information on use of existing facilities, existing levels of service as compared with target levels, and operating costs. Costs shall be allocated by data unit, where appropriate,- in cooperation with the Consultants. Where growth -10- projections by the Consultants indicate a need for major capital im- provements, the City departments shall provide preliminary construe-- tion and operating cost estimates. D. TIME SCHEDULE Consultants shall commence work upon the effective date of this Agreement and shall comply with the time schedule specified in the Scope of Work, unless changes in the schedule shall be mutually agreed upon by the City and the Consultants. Consultants shall deliver to the City ten copies of each working paper and report, and shall provide camera-ready text and art suitable for black and white offset reproduction by the City. Consultants' obligation to attend meetings included under the Scope of Work shall end three months after delivery of the final report if the maxi - arum total fee shall have been reached. E. PAYMENT Consultants shall bill the City monthly for work done and direct costs in- curred during the preceding month, and City shall pay within 30 days of receipt of billing. Personnel and direct costs shall be billed in accord with Exhibit A, attached hereto. The total fee to be paid by the City for services by Consultants shall not exceed $57,500.00, provided that if the maximum amount shall have been reached, attendance at meetings in addition to those specified in the Scope of Work shall be charged at hourly rates plus direct costs. F. TERMINA:TION The City may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice thereof to Consultants, provided that the City shall be obligated to pay Consultants for all work performed and for all direct costs incurred prior to receipt of notice of termination by the Consultants, G. ASSIGNMENT This Agreement is not assignable, and only the firms named shall perform the work described. H. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Consultants are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers and agree to comply with applicable requirements governing equal employ- ment opportunity. _12- I. INTERESTS OF CONSULTANTS Consultants covenant that they presently have no interest, direct or in- direct, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of services required by this agreement, and that no person having any such interest shall be employed in the performance of the work. J. INSPECTION The City, in reference to any request for payment submitted by Consultants for services under this agreement, shall have the right to examine and audit the records of the Consultants to verify such payment. K. AUTHORITY Each of the parties to this Agreement represents that the person signing on behalf of such party has the authority to do so. L. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES ' It is understood that the contractual relationship of the Consultants to the City is that of an independent contractor, and all persons working for or under the direction of the Consultants are their agents, servants, and employees, and not agents, servants or employees of the City. -13- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and the Consultants have executed this contract as of the date set forth herein. CITY OF REDLANDS 1ert ;.�� x H. Mitchell, City Manager Attest: Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk CONSULTANTS _14_ EXHIBIT A Personnel and Direct Charges The time of Consultant personnel will be charged at the regular billing rates for professional staff. Direct charges incurred by Consultants in the performance of services specified by this Agreement shall include purchase of maps and photographs, printing and reproduction costs, travel and subsistence, long distance telephone, delivery costs, and any fees, insurance, permits, and licenses applicable to this Agree- m ent only. -Is-