Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for Planning and Transportation Consulting Services in Support of the Bay Fair Development Plan and Specific Plan Update, Increasing the Contract Amount by $95,521 for a Total Not-to-Exceed of $195,509
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Economic Development
* Housing and Homelessness
SUMMARY
The City of San Leandro (City) entered into a Consulting Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. (Alta or Consultant) on March 13, 2026, for planning and transportation consulting services to supplement the MTC grant-funded Bay Fair Development Plan effort. The original contract was established in an amount not to exceed $99,988. This action would approve Amendment No. 1 to that agreement, increasing the contract by $95,521 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $195,509, and would authorize additional scope of work.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc., increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $95,521 from $99,988 to $195,509.
BACKGROUND
The Bay Fair Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Specific Plan was adopted in 2018 and amended in 2020. Together, the Specific Plan and implementing B-TOD Zoning (2021) promote the long-term sustainability and vibrancy of the Bay Fair area as a walkable, transit-oriented, mixed-use district.
In 2023, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) awarded the City a $1,800,000 grant to prepare a Development Plan and related updates to the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan, General Plan, and Zoning Code. The Development Plan will establish an implementation framework that addresses street and block layout, open space, multimodal circulation, utilities & infrastructure, parki...
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