HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-12-14; City Council; 12503; Consultants Collaborative Inc. HMP phase III agmt.
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AB # 12,503 ____ TITLE: SUPPLEMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH DE
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CI1 DEPT. PLN HABITAT MANAGEMENT PLAN
CONSULTANTS COLLABORATIVE INC.
FOR COMPLETION OF PHASE lm OF THE
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the second supplement tc
agreement with Consultants Collaborative Inc. for preparation of the Habitat Manager
increase the amount of the contract by $35,000 in order to provide for completion 01
the plan.
ITEM EXPLANATION
On February 13, 1991, the City Manager executed an agreement with Consultants (
Inc. to provide facilitation services for Phases I and II of the Habitat Management 1
On September 1, 1992, the City Council authorized staff to proceed with Phase I11 1
The City Manager was authorized to execute an an amended agreement with CCI for (
expanded consulting services. For Phase 111, CCI has served the lead consultant of
provides expertise and services in biology, economics, planning, document pre]
facilitation services.
Phase I11 is the most complex and difficult phase of the HMP because it involves
proposed wildlife preserve system and recommending a financing program to accoml
acquisition and long-term habitat management. The consultant team has substantial
these critical tasks. A draft of the Habitat Management Plan document was prc
Advisory Group for review and comment. A number sf comments were rea5
consultant team is in the process of responding to all of the comments.
The consultant team has also closely coordinated the HMP with the state’s Natural
Conservation Planning (NCCP) program and the evolving North County Mu1
Conservation Plan. These three programs are “cutting edge” efforts that are def
reconcile habitat protection with economic development. In the process, a multitude
being raised and addressed. A key issue in recent months has been the level of spa
necessary and possible in such plans. The resource agencies have indicated that the
degree of specificity in order to share their permitting authority under the Endangere
with cities and counties. The HMP consultant team is presently working with tk
determine how this level of specificity can be provided in the plan.
As a result of these issues, Phases 111 and IV have coalesced to some degree. Son
for Phase IV have been moved up to Phase III. The following tasks which were orig
for Phase IV have been started and need to be completed during Phase III. Follov
is an explanation of the work being done and why it was necessary to move it into
Policy Coordination with NCCP and MHCP Programs. This task required early
to the manner in which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed the Californj
as a threatened species. The listing decision delegated authority to the NCCP pi
preferred framework for addressing the gnatcatcher and other coastal sage scrub
Carlsbad HMP by itself is too small to qualify as an NCCP program, but the North <
program has been formally recognized as an NCCP Subregional Plan. The HMP is a
Fiscal Year
'90-'91
'91 292
'92-'93
'93-'94
Total
Phase of Work Program Amount
I $46,225
I1 150,000
111 130,993
To Complete Phase 111 35,000
$362,218
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AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR
CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO HABITAT MANAGEMENT PROGRAl
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the 2
day of JANUARY , 1994, by and between the CIq
CARLSBAD, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred t
llCITY1l, and CONSULTANTS COLLABORATIVE, IN’C., hereinafter refc
to as llCONSULTANT1*, shall serve to amend the previous con1
dated February 13, 1991, and as amended September 22, 1992.
All provisions ofthe original and amended contract !
remain in effect, except that Paragraph 1, Consulti
Obligations, shall be amended to include the following: 1) PC
coordination with State of California Natural Commun.
Conservation Planning Program and North County Multiple Hal
Conservation Plan; 2) Integration of the Habitat Management
and the Fieldstone/Rancho Santa Fe Habitat Conservation Plan;
3) Coordination with ongoing City programs, including the pro€
Municipal Golf Course, and that Paragraph 4, Fees to be Pai
consultant, shall be amended by the addition of $35,000.00 tc
contract amount. Paragraph 4 shall read:
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liThe total I including previous amendments
supplements, shall not exceed the fee payable accordir
Paragraph 6, IlPayment of Fees," and shall be $234,623.73".
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands and seals.
CONSULTANTS COLLABORATIVE,INC. CITY OF CARLSBAD
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JAMES D. SIMMONS
President -
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTESTED :
RONALD R. BALL ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ
City Clerk
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City Attorney //y/sq.
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