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Community Development Agency, Long Range Planning Division, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Amendment V to Agreement for Services No. 595-S1211 with ICF Jones & Stokes, Inc. for work related to additional public comments received on the partial recirculation of the draft Environmental Impact Report for the Targeted General Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance Update, expanding the scope of work and increasing the not-to-exceed amount of the Agreement by $54,514 for a not-to-exceed total amount of $460,101, pending review, minor modification and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency (CDA), Long Range Planning Division, recommending the Board authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Amendment V to Agreement for Services No. 595-S1211 with ICF Jones & Stokes, Inc. (ICF) for work related to additional public comments received on the partial recirculation of the draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Targeted General Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance Update (TGPA-ZOU), expanding the scope of work and increasing the not-to-exceed amount of the Agreement by $54,514 for a not-to-exceed total amount of $460,101.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Summary
The TGPA-ZOU is intended to implement the voter-approved 2004 General Plan by bringing zoning consistent with the General Plan, making the zoning code more user-friendly, and creating a stronger policy basis to encourage and support:
· Development of housing affordable to the moderate income earner
· Job creation
· Capture of sales tax revenues
· Promoting and protecting agriculture in the county
Background
On November 14, 2011, the Board adopted three (3) Resolutions of Intention (ROI’s) to initiate the TGPA-ZOU project:
· ROI 182-2011 outlined the specific General Plan Policies to be considered and analyzed for possible amendment
· ROI 183-2011 and ROI 184-2011 authorized the...
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