(12)AR 102108 Development of Specific Plan - West Valley Project Area

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ITEM #12 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Meeting of October 21, 2008 TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members Honorable Chairperson and Board Members FROM: Candace E. Cassel, Economic Development Director SUBJECT: Consideration and Approval of Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Hall and Foreman, Inc. for Additional Services for Development of the Specific Plan Amendment for the West Valley Project Area DATE: October 6, 2008 BACKGROUND In 2007, the City of Colton launched a comprehensive economic development strategy and conservation strategy to encourage significant retail development and mitigate impeding effects of the Delhi Sands Flower Loving Fly (Fly) in the vicinity of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC), by processing an amendment to the Specific Plan for the West Valley Redevelopment Project Area, also known as the "Super Block". On June 19, 2007, the City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board approved a Professional Services Agreement with Hall and Foreman Inc. (HFI) for Phase I and on February 5, 2008 approved its First Amendment for Phase II (collectively the "Agreement') of the development of a Specific Plan Amendment for the West Valley Redevelopment Project for Four Hundred Twenty -Five Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty -Seven Dollars ($425,387). Phase I tasks included the organization, research and data collection, meetings and coordination and analysis of their findings to direct the efforts for best uses for the proposed 400 acres contained in the Specific Plan Amendment. Phase I also included development of alternatives to the existing zoning in the land use plan, necessary meetings and project coordination, and the creation of a final preferred plan document. Following direction provided at a December 5, 2007 joint workshop between the City Council and Planning Commission, Phase II focused on the development of the actual Specific Plan Amendment document, to include a full description of the Land Use Plan, Design Concepts, and Development Guidelines. The draft Development Guidelines utilized the technical data from the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in designing the circulation plan, water, wastewater and storm drainage systems, design of the cross sections of major roads and the open space and recreation elements of the Specific Plan. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS As the Phase II scope of work was being finalized, several opportunities were identified that RDAShare/Administration/Meetings/October 21, 2008/2"` Amendment to HFI West Valley Specific Plan Amendment