Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP DV14-019 and award a contract to Melendrez Associates, of Los Angeles, CA, to develop a West Long Beach Livability Implementation Plan, for an amount not to exceed $300,000 for a period of one year; authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto; and increase appropriations in the Development Services Fund (EF 337) in the Department of Development Services (DV) by $300,000.  (Districts 1,2,6,7,8)
Status report from Development Services and Financial Management with the recommendation to award a contract to Melendez Associates for the development of the West Long Beach Livability Information Implementation Plan. I'd like to move and I'd like. To second in May. Councilmember Lowenthal. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I know that. Councilmember. Johnson was called away today and just really wanted to give credit to Councilmember Johnson for his interest in seeing this through. I think this puts the city in a better position. Where we can give community experts as a community. As well as experts an opportunity. To provide consensus. And it also provides the city an opportunity to be better positioned for grants. And so I do want to compliment Councilmember Johnson on this effort and hope that you'll join me in supporting it. Thank you, Councilmember Lowenthal. Any member of the public would just council on item number ten. Please identify yourself and see the light. You have 30 seconds left. Thank you. Good evening, Mayor and friends of the Council. City Manager. West and city attorney Charles Perkins. My name is John Taylor, resident and longtime advocate at West Long Beach. And I think it's important and I would like to encourage the council and the mayor to approve and authorize this proposal. Item number ten. West Palm Beach has been waiting for a long time to have a definitive study of infrastructure needs in life's good, forward, positive, proactive conditions to live by. In addition, I'd like to add to that that the West Long Beach will also welcome inclusive with this study the Santa Fe Corridor opportunity. So I think it would be substantially important if we could utilize this opportunity to secure a study to improve the Santa Fe Corridor in conjunction with the open space that the West Long Beach residents are seeking to receive on that freeway. Thank you very much. Thank you. Any further public comments? Members cast their votes in item ten. Okay. Motion carry six votes. Yes. Item 11 Clerk.