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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-01-15; City Council; 6140; LA COSTA AND CARRILLO MASTER PLAN AMENDMENTSc / L m m -k'- L CITY OF CARLSBAD INITIAL AGENDA BILL NO. 61qO Dept. Hd. A$ 4 DATE : January 15, 1980 Cty. At DEPARTMENT: P 1 anning Cty. Mg SUBJECT: LA COSTA P.ND CARRI LLO MASTER PLAN AP!ENDV€IYTLC STATEMENT OF THE MATTER The Planning Department is currently faced with a number of signific and complex projects which need immediate attention. The department additionally has had difficulty maintaining a full staff for any extended periods of time. In seeking solutions to proceding in a timely manner on a project, i.e. La Costa Master Plan, we found availability of specific knowled and personal skills available in private consulting firms. Since th skills are highly specialized and not commonly available we wish to enter competitive negotiations with consulting firms as provided in Section 3.28.40 of the Municipal Code. EXH I B I T S Memo to Wayne Dernetz from James Hagaman, dated 1/9/SO. RECOP/IP?IENI?AT ION City Council authorize Plannipg Departlnent to secure an agreement with La Costa for the provision and conpensation of services to prov Plan; and authorize the Planning Department to negotiate an agreeme with a consultant to review and. analyze the revised La Costa blaster Plar,. Upon completion of the above tasks the Plannin Department will return the agreements to the City Council for ra L fication. for the costs of review and analysis of the revised La Costa blaster Council Action: 1-15-80 Council approved staff recommendation as stated above. 0 e .. .- .. * MEMORANDUM DATE : January 9, 1980 TO: Wayne Dernetz, City Manager FROM : James C. Hagaman, Planning Director JL-,~' SUBJECT; LA COSTA AND CARRILLO MASTER PLAN AMENDMENTS The Planning Department currently has the following major projects being considered in our Advanced Planning Coastal Sect ion : a. Develop a Growth Management Process for the City. b. Prepare the Housing Element update through a c. La Costa Master Plan Amendment consultant. 1. Land Use 2. Economic Impact d. Carrillo Master Plan Amendment 1. Land Use 2. Environmental Impact 3. Economic Impact e. Japatul Specific Plan and included standards 1. Environmental Impact Report f. Agua Hedionda Specific Plan LCP 1. Land Use Plan 2. Implementation ords. g. The LCP for the entire coastal zone plus implementatj h. Comprehensive Planning Programs 1. Master Environmental Impact Report 2. Agricultural Policy 3. Reclamation Policy i. Series V population projection analysis j. 1980 census coordination k. General Plan consistency. Each of the above listed projects plus additional everyday routine activities are the responsibility of the Advanced @ e .. +- .a Planning LCP section. Currently, two professional planners are in the advanced planning LCP section with two additional planners recently hired. We are interviewing for the new principal planner position at this time. While our new people are immediately assigned to the programs listed above, realis- tically the experienced individual usually requires at least six months to reach the minimum performance level required has been understaffed on authorized positions much of the time which has affected our ability to handle the number of projects we would have desired. These projects are highly important for the City to accomplish as well as challenging to the staff. Recognizing the importance and complexity of developing a growth management process €or the City, planners in Advanced Planning have been assigned to concentrate on the Growth Management Program. In so doing, we recognize that other pro- jects must also continue forward on a timely basis. Therefore, we have been actively seeking methods to assist the department in moving forward on the various projects previously listed. Previous contacts with the parties representing both La Costa and Carrillo have indicated a desire to expedite and maintain reasonable time schedules, including the depositing of a sum of money with the City in a special account for consultant assistance to guarantee progress. Mr. Woodward also reiterated such an offer during the Council meeting of October 16, 1979, when Council was considering amendment of the planning mora- torium to allow updating of the master plans to conform to our ordinances. In consideration of possible alternatives to our situation, the Planning Department received a proposal from a private planning firm to act as advisor to the City in the processing of both the La Costa and the Carrillo Master Plans. The proposals certainly highlight an opportunity for the City to proceed expeditiously on both these master plans while still maintaining OUT growth management project. The knowledge and experience to process a master plan from the initial stages of an application to the final product may be available in other planning firms; however, the process of seeking proposal from outside consultants on these projects would delay the processing of the master plans. maintaining our ongoing master plan revisions for La Costa, we are recommending that the City Council authorize the staff to seek the particular knowledge and skills currently available in the market place and to negotiate a contract with a consulti firm to provide specific advice, analysis and work products to by the City, During previous years the Planning Department Therefore in recognition of I .* e e .c ., the staff. This recommendation is based on the assumption that due to the unique qualifications being sought it is firms which are not so uniquely qualified to meet our needs. The Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.28.140 Competitive Negotiations provides the proper vehicle to accomplish this end. The code indicates that the City Council may authorize the purchase of highly technical services by competitive negotiations when the service involves a specialized know- ledge or personal skills. In this instance a consulting firm has specific knowledge and skill in the city's master planning processes and specific knowledge of a particular master plan that is being revised, i?e. the La Costa Master Plan, could be retained to assist City staff in completing this very important process. RECOMMENDATION City Council authorize Planning Department to secure an agree- to provide for the costs of review and analysis of the revised La Costa Master Plan; and authorize the Planning Department to negotiate an agreement with a consultant to review and analyze the revised- La Costa Master Plan. the above tasks the Planning Department will return the agree- ments to the City Council for radification. JCH: jd deemed proper not to seek competing proposals from other ment with La Costa for the provision and compensation of servicc Upon completion of