HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1988 0817 CC REG ITEM 11A ,, fITEM I .A ,
MOORPARK
JOHN PATRICK LANE STEVEN KUENY
Mayor PP" `94, City Manager
y °� °4 CHERYL J. KANE
ELOISE BROWN o°�/`'iZ
Mayor Pro Tern F ^o City Attorney
JOHN GALLOWAY �FrO 44 PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P.
Councilmember �`��,\�"v. Director of
CLINT HARPER, Ph.D. °v o Community Development
Councilmember o " R. DENNIS DELZEIT
BERNARDO M. PEREZ � � City Engineer
Councilmember JOHN V. GILLESPIE
MAUREEN W. WALL Chief of Police
City Clerk
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Patrick J. Richards, Director of Community Developmen
DATE: August 10, 1988 (CC meeting of 8/17/88)
SUBJECT: DRAFT GENERAL PLAN UPDATE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Background
The draft General Plan RFP first appeared before the City Council
at their meeting of July 13, 1988. At that time the matter
received only a brief discussion by the Council and was continued
to the meeting of July 20, 1988. At the July 20th meeting the
Council reviewed the Scope of Work item by item making changes as
deemed appropriate. Also, substantial input was made by the City
Manager. The Council concluded their review on number 21 of page 4
within the draft. Since the July 20th meeting staff has met with
the City Manager for continued revisions as needed.
Discussion
The attached draft has been amended to reflect the Council's
comments and directions from the meetings in July plus changes
requested by the City Manager. The text has been amended to show
deletions by an overstrike and new text in bold-faced type.
Recommendations
1. Approved the draft RFP and direct staff to request bids from at
least five (5) consultant firms. MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REQUEST
CITY OF MOORPARK
The City of Moorpark is requesting proposals from private consultants
to provide services which will update the city's Land Use and
Circulation Elements to it's General Plan and prepare the Environmental
Impact Report pursuant to Section 15166 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
1. The central focus of the updates will be to have the
Circulation Element act as the primary factor in determining
future land use changes. It is the City's intent to begin
the circulation update by first having it well underway prior
to any work being done on the Land Use Element update.
2. To assure complete compliance with State law, case law, and
General Plan Guidelines.
3. To update, complete and synthesize planning documents into a
consistent, comprehensive usable document.
4. To propose growth and development policies for the hillside
areas within the General Plan.
5. To provide a comprehensive General Plan Update that is usable
in daily planned activities.
6. To recommend and develop specific and realistic objectives,
policies, programs and standards for planning and physical
development of the City, and for creating a viable economic
base and-new-revenue-sources for the community.
7. To graphically display illustrate each of the General Plan
Land
Use and Circulation Elements.
8. To create a computerized land use data base system which
will assist implementation.
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The Scope of Work Will Include:
A. Circulation Element
1. Identify the potential impacts of the 118/23 Freeway
connection, as quantified by street and intersection levels
of service. It is anticipated that the primary circulation
element scenario will be general plan built-out after
amendments approved, with a second scenario based on all
development proceeding the freeway connection.
2. Estimate volumes of "pass through" traffic, i.e. that traffic
with both trip ends outside of the city. These estimates
shall include the pass through traffic on Route 118 as well
as the pass through traffic on Route 23 potential land use
changes, circulation or growth inducement.
3. Provide an analysis of potential land use changes,
circulation or growth inducement of the effects of the
extension of New Los Angeles Avenue to Collins Drive. In
conjunction with this analysis, comments should be offered
regarding if and when there is justification for downgrading
the Los Angeles Avenue width requirements through the
Virginia Colony area. Identify the cross-section design.
4. Analysis of the effects on land use and circulation for the
extension of High Street westerly from its existing terminus
to Gabbert Road north of the railroad.
5. Recommend a transportation corridor of a new Route 23 to
extend from the freeway connection northerly to Broadway.
The effects of this bypass construction should be analysed:
Recommend a transportation corridor and analysis of the
effect of extending Spring Road northerly from HighStreet to
Broadway. Provide an analysis of the effects of a
transportation corridor south of Broadway and north of the
Route 118 extension west of Princeton Avenue: extending
westerly from the Route 118 & 23 freeway connector to beyond
the west limits. Define future Route 118 & 23 Freeway
right-of-way for land use planning purposes.
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7. Recommend leeatiens of future 118 Freeway ramps:
8. Recommend number of lanes required (including parking) and
street section recommendations (with graphics) for arterials,
secondaries, and collector streets including right-of-way.
9. Provide specific street plan recommendations for the area
bounded by Los Angeles Avenue, Arroyo Simi, Maureen Lane, and
Liberty Bell Road.
10. Recommend locations of all future traffic signals on major
arterials.
11. Identify major intersections estimated level of service for
each of the following scenarios:
a. Existing
b. Cumulative
c. Ultimate
12. Recommend changes bicycle/pedestrian/equestrian
trail plans, with detailed cross-sections and standards.
13. Recommend policies regarding driveway placement, stop sign
installation, parking restrictions, intersection sight
distance, meandering sidewalk, unobstructed sidewalk, etc.
14. Determine if City should revise County road plates
currently in use by City to provide for bike lanes , if so,
recommend the preferred revision(s).
15. Revise standard intersection plates to show required
configuration for different types of intersections such as
primary-primary, primary-secondary, secondary-collector, etc.
16. Provide analysis of the effects of a transportation corridor
for Route 118 Freeway west of the Route 23 Freeway. Also,
recommend the location of future 118 Freeway ramps.
18. Provide en analysis of eity hall access; including
visibility; potential secondary access; etc:
19. Provide a specific street plan (circulation) layout for the
area bounded by the SPRR, Highway 118, the SCE Substation and
DP-302.
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28. Befine future 118 and 23 Freeway rights-of-way for land use
planning purposes'
21. Investigate and make recommendations relative to an E-W
arterial or collector from Broadway to the east city limits.
22. Recommend freeway corridor visual design standards.
23. Identify either one or more grade separations for railroad
crossings.
24. Provide re-alignment of 118 through Virginia Belony
area'
25. Recommend design standards regarding visual reed impaets to
Ens Angeles Avenue end other major thoroughfares:
B. Land Use Element
1. Lot by lot land use inventory in a form for easy conversion
to a geotechnical base system.
2. Identify areas subject to Specific Plan approval plus list in
general terms land uses permitted within.
3. Identify Residential, Commercial, and Industrial reserve
areas in outlying areas.
4. Create goals and policies regarding future hillside
development consistent with City ordinance.
5. Create standards for recreation serviees uses needed
for Quimby.
6. Identify potential rental and senior housing sites to meet
RHNA numbers.
7. Create goals and policies related to the need to protect the
visual freeway corridor (118/23 Freeway Connector).
8. Create goals and policies which will ensure that site
planning and design of development respects the predominantly
low profile suburban environment of Moorpark and enhances and
respects the surrounding natural features.
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9. Identify the natural features within and adjacent to
community that need to be protected.
10. Brente an urban limit linee Consider both the growth
and non-growth areas of the Countywide Planning Program (CPP)
and the city's need to provide buffers or transitional zones.
11. Establish city gateways and identify land uses to promote a
desired identity as defined by goals and policies.
12. Create a document(s) that can be used as an effective tool
to update the City's Zoning Ordinance.
13. Prepare studies of the existing or future population density
patterns within the city. Emphasis must be places on those
areas either designated for potential redevelopment or
high-growth. potential .
14. Prepare a report which will provide projections of those
elements, such as population, income, and employment which
will forecast the land required, public facilities needed and
future distribution of land uses through the year 2010.
15. Create goals and policies which promote the reduction
of appropriate residential densities in outlying
canyon areas.
16. Create goals and policies regarding the extension of public
services in areas which provide significant natural
constraints to development.
17. The design of commercial areas should complement the area in
which it is located. Create design overlay areas with
specific goals and policies related to development.
18. Create goals and policies related to obtaining an overall
mix of 8596/15% single family and multifamily mix based on
housing units based upon desires of the community and
consistent with MINA numbers.
19. Create goals and policies related to minimum parcel sizes in
open space and areas over 20% slope (such as 40 acres) .
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20. Create goals and policies which promotes open
space andagricultural uses in those areas over 20% slope.
21. Identify major ridge lines and scenic view sheds within the
community.
22. Create goals and policies to preserve and protect features
of cultural and historical significance to the community and
identify such by site.
23. Create goals and policies to save and protect mature trees
within the community.
24. Create goals and policies related to the need to adopt
guidelines to mitigate the impact of exterior lighting and
noise on and from adjoining parcels and adjacent public
right-of-way.
25. Review land use designations in light of service capacity of
various infrastructure systems (sewer, waste, streets, storm
drains, flood control, etc.) .
26. Review and ineerperate applicable and appropriate
sections of the county of Venturais General Plans
27. eensider Recommend means for maintenance of the
document after adoption, such as computer applications.
28. That the Land Use and Circulation amendments shall be
internally consistent with all other elements of the General
Plan. Recommend specific changes to other elements to insure
internal consistency of this document.
29. Incorporate any Measure F requirements,
criteria, standards, etc.
30. Identify current infrastructure limitations as to how
development would be limited by infrastructure expansion
capability:
31. Incorporate, land use issues, goals, and policies of
the design standards; parking in downtown plan into
the land use element of the plan. area - in lieu fee concept
- identification of potential parking areas,
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32. Hake certain that Moorpark Land Use Element) - Make
certain that Moorpark Land Use Element is consistent with and
takes into account any other applicable County Plans.
33. Individual Areas of Concern
a. South of Los Angeles Avenue from Spring Road to
Liberty Bell Road.
b. Potential multiple family residential south of Majestic
Court and west of Moorpark Avneue_
c. Commercial office designation for southwest corner of
Los Angeles Avenue and Spring Road. Is it still valid?
d. Stratthern Ranch property.
e. Freeway Business Center (Science Drive). Some of the
text and maps in the current Land Use Element show this
area as either open space, or "non-growth". Make sure
this area is appropriately indicated in the new Land Use
Element.
f. Happy Camp Canyon Park - show precise boundaries on map.
34. Provide analysis of all present General Plan amendment
requests and make recommendations regarding each. Plus
provide an analysis of one general plan land use designation
higher and one lower than requested.
35. Land Use Element, page 41, Neighborhood Commercial Center
change to eliminate - "Convenience Market".
36. Land Use Element, page 42 - revise section on Commercial
Industrial mix.
37. Land Use Element, page 42 - revise Growth Table population
projections.
38. Land Use Element, page 57 - Table 9 revise Zoning
Comparability Matrix.
39. Identify how publicly owned property should be shown on the
land use map and what uses are permitted.
40. Identify areas for potential annexation to the City.
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Specific Land Use Amendment Requests
Along with the above listing of work task the city has allowed the
following property owners the opportunity to be considered as part of
the overall update to the land Use Element. The following are to be
specifically evaluated with recommendations for land use change or
maintain status quo:
Amendments and other alternative screnarios as selected by the City
Council for consideration
Current Proposed
Name Acreage GP GP
1. Latunsky 4.12 RL RH
2. Scaroni 1.75 ML CO
3. Union Oil 297 052 Medium
4. Newton 3.86 VH Gen.Comm.
5. Newton 4.32 N Gen.Comm.
6. Newton 29.93 RH Light Ind.
7. Levy 289.4 AG 1 Industiral
Medium Res.
Rural High
Rural Low
8. Moorpark
Ranch 35.4 ML High
Very High
General
Comm.
9. Lieb 49.5 M & RL Medium Res.
10. Oakridge 120 RL Low Res.
11. Walnut Cyn. 227 RL Low Res.
12. Westoaks 393 RL Rural High
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13. Newton 34.53 AG High
Res.
Mobile-
home
14. Guny 64.3 0S 2 Low Res.
15. Newton 443 0S & RL Low Res.
16. LDS 260 RL Low Res.
17. Clement .30 N General
Comm.
18. Moorpark Sch.
District 21.26 School High
Medium
General
Comm.
Industrial
19. C.T. Financial 70. (that part
within the City) Industrial
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C. Environmental Impact Report
The Consultant will prepare an FIR which shall conform to the
Guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and
the City's Environmental Guidelines. The Consultant will work
closely with the City staff in the scoping of this document.
A. Issues to be addressed shall include all requirements of
state law including:
1. Topography
2. Geology
3. Land resources
4. Land use
5. Noise
6. Cultural scientific resources
7. Biological resources
8. Hydrology/flood control
9. Climate and air quality
10. Scenic resources
11. Population/socioeconomic characteristics
12. Energy consumption
13. Cumulative impacts of approved and filed projects
b. Special attention will be given to:
1. Traffic and circulation.
2. Community services including:
a. Sold waste collection
b. Fire protection
c. Police protection
d. Library services
e. Parks/recreation services
f. Health and emergency services
g. School facilities
3. Hillsides and open space
4. Visual impacts, both on and off-site
5. Public utilities impacts including:
a. Water facilities
b. Sewer facilities
c. Telephone service
d. Electricity
e. Natural gas
f. Flood control
6. Growth inducing impacts
7. Mitigation measures
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Project Summary
The project shall consist of all professional services necessary to
update and revise the existing Circulation and Land Use Elements, the
Environmental Impact Report and other plans and developments pertinent
to the establishment of policies for future growth and development.
The project shall include service necessary to effect full compliance
between the city's General Plan and applicable State laws, including
CEQA. The update is expected to comprise an integrated, internally
consistent, and compatible statement of policies.
The city would like completion and adoption of these updated elements
as soon as possible.A draft update to these elements would be
expeeted te be presented te the eity by March 17 19897
The existing format of the General Plan is not expected to be retained.
It is the city's desire to segregate the technical elements from the
update. A summary of goals, policies, and actions for the technical
elements shall be included with the plan.
Innovative and creative approaches are encouraged to provide
consistency between the policies in the General Plan and make
recommendations on those areas within other elements needing changes.
The consultant will be expected to be available for all public hearing
reviews of the draft document. It is expected that there will be at
least six public participation meetings by an approved schedule in
addition to the mandatory
review process set forth in the Government Code. It is also expected
that the Planning Commission and City Council will be periodically
updated in writing
during the process at least twice each.
It is expected that the updated elements will reflect all State
requirements including CEQA and all recent case law applicable to the
project. The consultant will be required to provide legal review as a
separate cost item
of the document prior to submission of the final update.
The city is also interested in methods that will insure adequate
maintenance of the document after adoption. Computer applications of
the base data collection for this update should be promoted as a means
for this maintenance to be achieved.
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In addition to developing a computerized base data system, the
consultant will be expected to develop goals, policies and actions for
inclusion in the text that will provide a means for the consideration
of future General Plan amendment requests.
Services Provided
The following products are expected to be prepared by the successful
consulting firm:
1. Text materials shall be developed for all work done with
text material adequately illustrated to achieve maximum
graphic communication.
2. Land use filing system that would be compatible for storage
in a personal computer in a format useable with a spreadsheet
program; i.e. , D Base III, Multi Plan, Lotus 1-2-3.
3. A summary to accompany the text that capsules the General
Plan policies. This may be combined in map/text form. (750
copies of the final document) .
4. Four final colored General Plan maps, that after adopted, are
to be mounted for presentation purposes (scale 1" = 500' ).
These maps should be easily amendable.
5. 5 copies of 1" = 500' land use maps after adoption.
6. The scope of the work shall include all presentations on
materials up to and including the public hearing stage and
throughout the completion of the final work after the public
hearing process, including all final maps and text.
7. Legal review of the draft update prior to submission to the
city with a statement that the draft meets all required
elements of state law.
8. All base maps shall be reproducible.
9. 100 copies of the draft General Plan Update.
10. 100 copies of the General Plan document (text and maps) in
final form shall be delivered to the city after adoption.
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11. 750 copies of the final summary described previously.
12. All data, information materials and work produced, including
final camera-ready text, graphics and maps, shall become the
sole property of the city.
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FORMAT FOR RFP RESPONSES
The firms are required to adhere to the following format in their
proposals:
1. Letter of Transmittal
2. Executive Summary
3. Qualifications of persons to be assigned to Moorpark
4. List of References
5. Proposal Price Sheet (Attachment A)
6. A description of the firms understanding of the City's needs
7. Limits of General Liability and Professional Liability
Insurance and Indemnification.
8. If any subcontractors including the attorney are to be used
in the performance of this project, they must be identified.
9. General Company information
10. Schedule for completion.
Company Headquarters & Branches
Number of years in business
Organization and Staff (number and types)
State qualifications for the contract
Proposers are required to follow this format in preparing the proposals.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DATE AND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
One (1) original and ten (10) copies of all proposals must be
received by the City Clerk, City of Moorpark, no later than:
5:00 p.m. - , 1988
Address all proposals to!
Maureen W. Wall, City Clerk
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
No amendments, additions or alternates will be accepted after the above
submission date.
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CONTENT OF PROPOSALS
1. The firm's understanding of the issues confronting the city.
2. Planned approach to the project.
3. Methods of base data storage and manipulation.
4. Work program with tasks and task description.
5. Utilization of graphics.
6. Cost, by task and cumulative, on "not-to-exceed" basis.
7. Outline of public participation program.
8. Schedule of activities.
9. Personnel who would be assigned to the project, with their
qualifications and previous experience.
10. Firm's experience in similar projects.
11. Number of meetings and visits to the project area and cost
of additional meetings, if requested by the city.
12. Minimum number of products, with description of form and
reproduction capabilities.
13. Requirements from city and city staff involvement in the
project.
14. Other pertinent information deemed appropriate by the
consultant.
15. Separate costs for each of the Elements. The City will be
requesting each of•the applicants to pay a proportional share
of the cost to accomplish the update.
16. All relevant previous comments.
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PROPOSAL INFORMATION
The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to select a qualified
firm(s) to provide the specified services for the City of Moorpark.
The City recognizes there may be questions or items requiring
discussion prior to the firm preparing its proposal. If questions
arise, please contact Patrick J. Richards, Director of Community
Development. If it appears a formal session with candidate is
required, such will be scheduled by the city. The city retains the
right to meet with individual candidates prior to proposed submission
to answer questions concerning the RFP and related matters.
COST OF PROPOSAL PREPARATION
The firm is responsible for any costs incurred by the firm or their
.subcontractors, in responding to this request for proposal.
All proposals and documents submitted will become the property of the
City of Moorpark. Anything considered to be proprietary shall be so
designated by the proposer.
Schedule of Events: (Approximate Dates)
Interview of Consultants
Selection of Consultant
Contract Execution
Implementation
PROPOSAL PRICE SHEETS
Firms are required to submit the proposal costs on the attached RFP
Response Sheet. (Attachment "A" of this RFP)
CLIENT REFERENCES
Consultants are required to list all client references, a minimum of
three (3) references for each category should be included in the
Appendix of the proposal. State what was done, for who, contact phone
number, and/or address. A description of similar work performed by the
vendor, preferable in California, is desirable.
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LEGAL & INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
The following are the legal and insurance requirements of the City of
Moorpark.
1. This RFP and the firms response will be a part of contract.
2. Documents to be construed together. The RFP, the vendor's
proposal, and all documents referred to in the specifications
and contract to be entered into between the firm and the
City, and all the modifications of said documents, shall be
construed together as one document.
3. Assignment or Transfer of Contract. The firm shall not
assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of his
contract, or his rights, title or interest in or to the same
without previous written consent of the City.
4. Indemnity. The firm must agree to indemnify, hold harmless
and defend the City, from any and all liability or loss,
resulting from any suits, claims or actions brought against
the City, which result directly or indirectly from the
wrongful or negligent actions of the firm in the performance
of the contract.
5. Insurance. At the time of execution of the contract the
firm will be required to carry at least $2 million of General
Liability and Professional Liability insurance and to name
the City as additional insured. Submittals of less than $2
million insurance limits are permitted, however, you must
specify the actual insurance limits you propose to provide.
You must also state whether or not you can provide a $2
million limit if required to do so and at what cost. If less
than $2 million is specified, please indicate what
component(s) of your proposal, in your opinion, offsets or
mitigates the lower insurance limit.
6. Compliance with Labor Laws. Firm will be required to comply
with all existing State and Federal Labor Laws including but
not limited to workers compensation.
7. Disadvantaged and Equal Opportunity Employment Provisions.
Firm will be required to meet all State and Federal Laws
applicable to Disadvantaged and EEO.
8. Firm shall agree not to provide services for any other public
agencies for projects located within the City limits or
private parties that currently have or may submit development
applications to the City.
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Other City Requirements
1. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals
without qualifications. Proposals will be considered only in
their entirety.
2. The City reserves the right to negotiate the specific
requirements and cost using the selected proposal as a basis.
3. The City also reserves the right to reject all proposals if
they are deemed unsuitable to the City's needs. Late or
incomplete proposals will not be considered, and the City
reserves the right to determine the completeness of all
request for proposals.
4. Each proposal shall be considered valid and binding on the
proposer for a period of ninety (90) days after the proposal
due date.
General Information
The City of Moorpark is a new community situated in the eastern portion
of Ventura County. It is adjacent to the cities of Thousand Oaks and
Simi Valley. It's current population is 22,000.
The City is characterized by rapid growth, in a rural setting. In
addition, the 23 and 118 Freeways will eventually connect in the City.
Research and development companies as well as office buildings are
under construction in the City at this time.
Moorpark was incorporated in July 1983 as a general law city, and
operates under the Council/Manager form of government. The five (5)
City Council members are elected at large by the residents, for
staggered four year terms, and serve as the City's legislative, policy
making body. The Mayor is selected from among the Council members. The
City Council holds bimonthly public meetings at which views of
interested residents may be expressed. The City Manager is responsible
for directing City affairs as prescribed by the City Council. Moorpark
is considered a contract city.
On November 4, 1986 by initiative action the voters of Moorpark adopted
Measure F which is a residential growth limitation regulation. Under
Measure F the City may issue only 250 residential building permits in a
calendar year with certain exceptions.
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