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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Current Planning Unit, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment 1 to Agreement 3506 with Goodwin Consulting Group, Inc., for the provision of services for peer reviews of Fiscal Impact Analysis (FIA) and Public Facilities Financing Plans (PFFP) for various development projects, extending the term of the Agreement by three (3) years with a revised expiration of March 6, 2025, increasing the compensation by $335,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $400,000, updating Exhibit B to reflect 2021 rates, and other minor administrative changes as needed.
FUNDING: Non-General Fund / Developer Funded.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On March 6, 2019, the Planning and Building Department (Planning and Building) entered into Agreement 3506 (Agreement) with Goodwin Consulting Group, Inc. (Goodwin) to conduct peer reviews of FIAs and PFFPs for various applicant funded development projects. Based on current and anticipated development projects, staff have determined that there is an additional need for Goodwin to continue to provide these services for peer reviews of FIAs and PFFPs beyond the services and projects included in Agreement 3506. As such, Planning and Building is recommending the Board approve the proposed Amendment 1 to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional three (3) years and increase the not-to-exceed amount to $400,000. Rates have not increased since the original agreement was executed in 2018, and as such are increasing by a range of 10% to 19% depending on the . These 2021 rates will remain in place for the rest of the term of the agreement under this amendment, unless another amendment was considered in the future. Additionally, in light of Assembly Bill No. 5 (2019-2020 Reg Session), the proposed Amendment 1 also adds language to memorialize the independent contractor relationship created through the Agreement.
Goodwin is currently conducting peer re...
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