City Council

19. AUTHORIZE RFP: CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)\nSERVICES FOR THE ALHAMBRA COMMUNITY CENTER – F2M22-65, RFP2M23-18\nEarlier this year staff submitted funding requests to our State legislators for a Community\nCenter at the former Shorb Clinic site. Funding in the amount of $25 million was\nappropriated in the State Budget for said project. Cowley and Corbis have been contracted\n13\n6-26-23\nto serve as Project Manager of the Alhambra Community Center project. As such, staff is\nmoving forward with Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for several consultants to keep the\nproject moving forward. An RFP has been developed to select a CEQA Consultant for the\nAlhambra Community Center project to provide CEQA compliance. The Request for\nProposals will be released on June 27, 2023. Proposals are due to the Parks and\nRecreation Department in City Hall by 4:30 pm on July 20, 2023.\nRecommended Action: City Council approve the release of a Request for Proposals\nfor CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and entitlement services for the Alhambra\nCommunity Center, and, direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize Council’s\naction.