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RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc. to Prepare the 2023-2031 (Sixth Cycle) Housing Element Update, Related General Plan and Zoning Code Amendments, and Associated Environmental Impact Report; and to Appropriate $300,000 in LEAP, $47,400 in REAP, and $152,600 in Planning Fee Funding for Said Agreement
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WHEREAS, State law requires local agencies to adopt a Housing Element as part of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, State law also requires a local agency to revise and update its Housing Element on a periodic basis and send those updates to the State Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) for review and certification; and
WHEREAS, the next update to San Leandro's Housing Element is due to HCD by January 2023; and
WHEREAS, complying with State law also requires preparation of amendments to the Zoning Code and General Plan, including a new Environmental Justice Element and updated Safety Element; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation for the above amendments will consist of the production of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR); and
WHEREAS, in order to carry out this process and produce the updated Housing Element in a timely fashion, the City requires the assistance of professional consulting services; and
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2021 the City issued a Request for Proposals ("RFP") for professional services to prepare the Housing Element Update and EIR and distributed the RFP to qualified consultant firms, and Rincon Consultants, Inc. submitted a proposal in response to the RFP on the required submittal deadline of May 20, 2021; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Government Code and other applicable laws, Community Development Department staff carefully reviewed the qualifications and p...
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