DATE: November 17, 2015
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AGREEMENT WITH HKS ARCHITECTS, P.C. FOR AS-NEEDED INTEGRATED PLANNING SUPPORT SERVICES TO INCREASE THE AGREEMENT AMOUNT BY $380,000, INCLUDING $180,000 COMMITTED FUNDS FOR ON-GOING SUPPORT SERVICES, PLUS $200,000 FOR AS-NEEDED SERVICES AT THE DISTRICT'S OPTION, INCREASING THE AGGREGATE TOTAL OF THE AGREEMENT FROM $1,300,000 TO $1,680,000, AND EXTENDING THE CONTRACT TERM FROM JANUARY 31, 2016 TO JANUARY 31, 2019.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In 2013, the Board of Port Commissioners (Board) directed staff to initiate the Integrated Planning Port Master Plan Update effort. The Port Master Plan Update is intended to proactively and constructively address land use compatibility issues within the District and adjacent jurisdictions, and requires a multi-disciplinary, multi-phased work effort.
The Port Master Plan Update is a value-added effort that will allow the District to react nimbly to market demands, create an expedited path forward for development, enhance conservation and access to the tidelands, and comply with the District's obligations under the Port Act and California Coastal Act. It will allow the District to move away from ad-hoc, project-specific planning and instead move toward a more holistic approach to longer-term planning that incorporates an economically driven objective. The update is being accomplished through a comprehensive, integrated, bay-wide approach that will guide development, recreation and conservation throughout the District's tidelands and submerged lands well into the second half of the 21st century.
To assist with this effort, the District retained HKS Architects, P.C. (HKS) after an extensive and competitive Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. The agreement with HKS was authorized in August 2013 for $500,000 with an expiration date of June 30, 2014. To facilitate the progression of Integrated Planning, a first amendment to the a...
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