Assignment of Hogle-Ireland, Inc. Contract for Planning

Item Number:
AGENDA ITEM
TO:
CITY COUNCIL
Submitted By:
FROM: CITY MANAGER
Meeting Date:
February 19, 2013
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Douglas D. Dumhart,
Community Development
Director
Subject: Assignment of Hogle-Ireland, Inc. Contract for
Planning Services to Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the
assignment of Agreement for Consultant Services with Hogle-Ireland, Inc. to Moore Iacofano
Goltsman, Inc.
SUMMARY:
On October 18, 2011, the City and Hogle-Ireland, Inc., entered into a contract to provide
planning services in connection with the update of the General Plan. In January of 2013,
Hogle-Ireland, Inc., which was an employee-owned company, elected to be purchased by
Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc., (MIG) to strengthen and expand the services both firms
offered clients. The former employees of Hogle-Ireland, Inc. are now doing business as MIG |
Hogle-Ireland, although the legal name of the expanded firm is Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.
Because of this change in corporate structure, MIG is now requesting written assignment of
the Hogle-Ireland contract to MIG pursuant to Section 4.4 of the City’s standard form
Consultant Services Agreement. The Assignment is provided as Attachment 1 to this agenda
report. The merger will not change the project manager assigned to the La Palma project or
any of the sub consultant team members, nor will it change the City Council approved scope of
work and fees.
BACKGROUND:
Founded by Larry Hogle and Paul Ireland, Hogle-Ireland, Inc. was in business for more than 25
years, providing industry recognized services in all aspects of urban and environmental
planning, development and entitlement services, and contract planning services for cities,
counties, and public agencies. Among its many areas of special expertise, Hogle-Ireland is
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well known for work on general plans, specific plans, housing elements, California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance documents, and land use and zoning codes.
Since it was founded in 1982, Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc., (MIG) has focused on planning,
designing, and sustaining environments that support human development. The firm promotes
inclusivity and encourages community and stakeholder interaction in all projects. For each
endeavor — in planning, design, management, communications or technology — MIG’s
approach is strategic, context-driven, and holistic, addressing social, political, economic and
physical factors1. MIG’s headquarters is based in Berkeley, California, with offices throughout
California and several other States. Their branch offices closest to La Palma include Pasadena
and Fullerton.
ANALYSIS:
On April 19, 2011, the value and benefits of a General Plan Update and related Environmental
Impact Report were discussed with the City Council. Direction was given by the City Council
for Community Development to circulate a Request for Proposal (RFP) to obtain a detailed
proposal and costs associated with preparing a General Plan Update. Proposals were
circulated to 17 firms for a period of 43 days. Responses were due on June 3, 2011. The City
received four (4) responses by the following firms: RBF, Hogle-Ireland, Mintier Harnish, and
Rincon.
Hogle-Ireland was selected because their proposal was sensitive to the budget challenges of
the City and they had structured their work program to address the issues that La Palma has
defined as most critical: providing sound technical background reports for long-term use,
establishing pragmatic economic strategies for the nonresidential areas of the City, checking in
with the community to confirm direction, and coordinating transportation planning with regional
efforts.
Section 3.10 of the Consultant Services Agreement requires City Council consent to any
assignment of the contract. The last sentence of Paragraph 2 of the Assignment, states that
MIG does not assume responsibility for any liabilities of Hogle-Ireland prior to January 1,
2013. Hogle-Ireland has purchased insurance to cover their obligations prior to MIG’s
acquisition date and has provided that documentation to the City.
CONCLUSIONS:
Preparation of a Comprehensive General Plan Update and related Environmental Impact
Report was anticipated to be phased over two fiscal years and addresses land use,
infrastructure and environmental issues, which would prepare the City to better implement
future in-fill development and programs.
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http://www.migcom.com/pages/aboutus
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A major advantage to undertaking a comprehensive update and accompanying environmental
impact report is streamlining benefits. Lead governmental agencies may analyze and mitigate
the significant effects of greenhouse gas emissions at a programmatic level, such as in a
general plan. Later project-specific environmental documents may tier from and/or incorporate
by reference that existing programmatic review, thereby streamlining the review and approval
process for future redevelopment opportunities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The approved contract amount for the General Plan Update was $271,887. As of January 15,
2013, the project has expended $132,709, of which $60,185 is towards preparation of
technical reports necessary for establishing benchmarks for analysis and environmental
review. The assignment has no fiscal impact, the personnel and hourly rates as well as the
scope of work remain unchanged.
Attachments: 1.
Assignment
Attachment 1
Exhibit A