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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06131995 - 1.63 ✓bL, (03 Contra TO: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ,^ ., Costa -- FROM: Phil Batchelor `� County urs Executive Director DATE : June 13, 1995 SUBJECT: Contract Between the Redevelopment Agency and Darwin Myers for the Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Rodeo Downtown/Waterfront SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS (S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director-Redevelopment to sign a contract with Darwin Myers Associates for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Rodeo Downtown/Waterfront Specific Plan for the Rodeo Redevelopment Project Area. FISCAL IMPACT No General Fund money will be used on this project . The - total estimated contract amount is not to exceed $60, 185 and will be financed with Redevelopment Tax Increment funds . BACKGROUND/F:EASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS In late 1992 Contra Costa County initiated formal discussions with the Rodeo community regarding its downtown/waterfront area. Downtown Rodeo and its waterfront represent underutilized assets to the community and to the County. Preliminary work indicated that Rodeo residents were very sensi ive to the CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: XX YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMME A ION OF A ENCY C07EE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES) ACTION OF AGENCY ON T1 in 1i , 1995 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _x OTHER VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT:_ ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Jim Kennedy 646-4076 ATTESTED June 13 , 1995 Orig: Redevelopment Agency PHIL BATCHELOR cc: Community Development AGENCY SECRETARY CAO County Counsel via Redevelopment Auditor-Controller Darwin Myers Associates BY , , DEPUTY JK:1h sralV rodeo.bos unique character and old-time feel of the downtown/waterfront area. Preservation of the downtown character, including compatible commercial and public uses, and a return of a functioning waterfront were viewed to be a part of a process of recreating an identity to downtown Rodeo. Previous planning efforts in Rodeo represented a search for answers to identified problems . Early plans contained laudable goals to revitalize downtown Rodeo and its waterfront, but failed to provide for meaningful action or implementation programs . Beginning in 1990, that began to change when the County Board of Supervisors adopted a Redevelopment Plan for the Rodeo area. Designed to provide a means of financing circulation improvements, facility and infrastructure improvements, and the revitalization of older residential and commercial areas, the Redevelopment Plan represented a proactive step by the community. An additional catalyst for the current planning effort was the acquisition, in 1990, by the East Bay Regional Park District of Lone Tree Point Regional Shoreline. Specific Plans are a unique creation of the California Government Code. Specific Plans provide the County with a means of implementing its General Plan through the development of regulations and programs . Specific Plans act as a bridge between the General Plan and individual development proposals. A draft Specific Plan has been prepared based on policy recommendations of the Rodeo Redevelopment. Advisory Committee. An EIR was determined to be necessary before formal hearings can be held on the proposed Specific Plan. The firm of Darwin Myers Associates submitted the best qualified bid from the five firms requested to submit competitive bids .