REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 12/06/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning & Development Department
SUBJECT:
Title
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH INTERWEST CONSULTING GROUP PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 24-023SB IN THE AMOUNT OF $214,930 FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CORONA DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION SPECIFIC PLAN AND PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to award a Professional Services Agreement to Interwest Consulting to prepare an amendment to Corona's Downtown Revitalization Specific Plan to incorporate the recommendations of the Design Guidelines prepared in conjunction with the City's 2022 Downtown Revitalization Plan. The 2022 Downtown Revitalization Plan was prepared to help guide the redevelopment of the City's historic downtown by including a downtown vision and separate design guidelines. Corona's Downtown Revitalization Specific Plan was adopted in 1998 and is the City's regulatory document for development standards and land uses in the downtown. The amendment to the specific plan will incorporate development recommendations, architectural and design standards, and circulation recommendations for the Sixth Street Corridor from the Design Guidelines into the Downtown Revitalization Specific Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Award Request for Proposal 24-023SB to Interwest Consulting Group to prepare an amendment to the Corona Downtown Revitalization Specific Plan and prepare an environmental analysis in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group in the amount of $214,930, including any substantive extensions, change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to the amou...
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