Report Prepared by: Leah Brown, Management Analyst, Development Services
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SUBJECT: Award a Professional Services Agreement for an Infill Study and to Design a Master Plan Set for Duplexes and Triplexes
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving an agreement for professional services with Precision Civil Engineering, Inc., for $105,000 to prepare an Infill Study and to Design a Master Plan Set for Duplexes and Triplexes.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving an agreement for professional services with Precision Civil Engineering, Inc. (PCE), in the amount of $105,000 to conduct an Infill Study and to prepare designs for a Master Plan Set for Duplexes and Triplexes and to prepare program documents; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager or Deputy City Manager to execute the agreements and any necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the agreement, as recommended by staff; or
2. Deny; or
3. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200, et seq.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2022-23 Adopted Budget and the City Council's Pro-Housing Policies.
DISCUSSION
In March 2019, the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development listed a Notice of Funding Availability for Senate Bill 2 (SB2) Planning Grants Program. The goal of the program was to establish a permanent source of funding intended to increase the affordable housing stock in California. The City of Merced submitted an application that included a project to hire a consultant to conduct an infill study and to draft plans for a Master Plan Set of Duplexes and Triplexes.
In February 2020, the City was awarded $310,000 based on population of SB2 funding.
In April 2022, the City issued a request for proposals (Attachment 1) to conduct an infill study and to draft plans for a Master Plan Set of Duplexes and Triplexes. The purpose of the infill study is to define vacant an...
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