To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vincent Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Michael Walker, Senior Planner
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Agreement with Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. for Consultant Services related to the Zoning Ordinance/Municipal Code Update
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Authorize the Community Development Director to execute on behalf of the City an agreement with Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $693,557 to provide consultant services for the Zoning Ordinance/Municipal Code Update.
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DISCUSSION:
The City adopted its existing Zoning Ordinance (Napa Municipal Code Title 17) approximately 21 years ago (2003) to implement the 1998 Envision Napa General Plan. Following adoption of the Napa 2040 General Plan in October 2022, the City began implementing the General Plan by adopting an Interim Zoning Ordinance in April 2023.The City is now undertaking a comprehensive update to the Zoning Ordinance to implement the Goals and Policies of the 2040 General Plan and to comply with recent changes in State Law. In addition, amendments to Title 16, Subdivision, and other sections of the Napa Municipal Code may be necessary for consistency with updates to Title 17, Zoning.
In November 2023 the City published a Request for Proposals (RFP) through December 22, 2023. The City received six proposals from qualified planning firms. Each firm assembled multi-disciplinary teams to address the objectives outlined in the RFP, the associated CEQA approach, and other desired components. The top three teams were interviewed and Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. was identified as the best qualified firm for the Zoning Ordinance/Municipal Code Update based on the team's experience and proposed scope of work and budget. Lisa Wise Consulting has teamed with Stantec to prepare the associated environmental review in compliance with CEQA.
The Consultant Team, along with City Staff, will guide the process including public ...
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