REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for Consultant Services to Develop Sunnyvale Housing Strategy (F18-202)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract to BAE Urban Economics of Berkeley in an amount not-to-exceed $198,916 for consulting services to develop the Sunnyvale Housing Strategy project. The contract consists of base services in the amount $184,741 and optional services in the amount of $14,175 for content to support various methods of outreach.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC), contracts for this type of consultant service are awarded pursuant to a Request for Proposals (RFP) best value process, unless otherwise exempt from the competitive bidding process. Additionally, pursuant to SMC Section 2.08.040 City Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
General Plan: 2015-2023 Housing Element
Goal HE-1 ADEQUATE HOUSING: Assist in the provision of adequate housing to meet the diverse needs of Sunnyvale's households of all income levels.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The 2017 Housing Strategy study issue, CDD 17-09, was ranked number one by Council among all proposed Community Development Department (CDD) study issues. This study issue consists of a combination of several narrowly focused study issues proposed by Commissions and/or Council on housing policy issues in 2017. Staff proposed this approach as a more holistic and integrated alternative, rather than performing several highly specific, but possibly disjointed, study issues.
The scope of t...
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