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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem JJune 26, 2000 STAFF REPORT To: Mayor and Members of the City Council Thru: Keith R. Till, City Manager From: Stephen G. Badum, Director of Public Works /City Engineer Subject: AWARD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT — FINANCIAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR BIXBY OLD RANCH TOWNE CENTER PROJECT SUMMARY OF REQUEST The proposed action will execute a professional services agreement in the amount of $79,000 to retain Harris & Associates to perfonn financial engineering in conjunction with the proposed Community Facilities District (CFD) for the Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center project. DISCUSSION: As a condition of the approved development agreement between the City and Bixby Ranch Company, it was agreed that a landscape maintenance district be established for the purposes of maintaining the proposed landscaped medians for the Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center project. City Staff has solicited a proposal from a qualified financial engineering firm, Harris & Associates to provide the necessary services to form a CFD. The scope of services has been separated into four phases of work including: 1) Cost apportionment Study to determine project costs and the appropriate cost sharing for each property within the district, 2) District Formation Services which will provide the documentation, maps, and legal processes necessary to form the CFD; 3) Acquisition Audit Services which will establish the methodology and procedures for setting reimbursement eligibility and confirmed costs; and 4) Annual Administration Services in connection with the required preparation of the annual tax levy. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no cost to the City, since all costs to form and maintain the CFD are included within the levied assessments. 1 AGENDA ITEM i Award Professiona /Services Agreement City Council Staff Report June 26, 2000 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Harris & Associates to perform financial engineering in conjunction with the proposed Community Facilities District (CFD) for the Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center project at a cost not to exceed $79,000. BY: Stephen G. Badum, P.E., Director Public Works Department NOTED AND APPROVED: Keith R. Till City Manager AGENDA ITEM_