City Council

C. Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement for Psomas - General Plan and Zoning Code Updates The City retained Psomas in 2023 to analyze and update the City’s existing General Plan and Zoning Code and to prepare a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report in order to be consistent with the vision and goals of the 2021-2029 Housing Element, the California Environmental Quality Act, and California State law as of January 1, 2024. To date, the professional services agreement with Psomas has been amended twice. Staff is requesting that the agreement be amended a third time based on recommendations by the Commercial Task Force Subcommittee meeting to provide a seamless transition from the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan to Mixed-Use Overlay zones along Garvey Avenue and to expand overall housing capacity to not only comply with but to surpass the City’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment obligations. Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to the fully Executed Professional Services Agreement contract with Psomas, amending the cost, scope of services, and term of the previously executed contract (including the six-month extension). Staff Report