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CITY OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMORANDUM Honorable Mayor & City Council and Redevelopment Agency Date: June 19. 2001 Item No.: 9 Subject: Consideration of Agreements for Professional Consultant Services with Canty Engineering Group, Inc. qnd Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce to Determine Feasibility of Forming an Arlington Business Improvement District Background On January 9, 2001, the City Council approved adoptioo of the Arlington Community Plan. The Plan includes community-wide goals, objectives and policies for the Arlington area; revitalization guidelines for the Magnolia Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard corridors; an examination of the economic strengths, weaknesses and potential of the Arlington area; and a five-pan implementation strategy for future development within Arlington. One component of the implementation strategy is the creation of a Business Improvement District ("BID"). A BID would be an important catalyst in focusing the energies of the business community by generating funds for improvements and maintenance throughout Arlington's business district that would not otherwise be funded. Current Issue At their meeting of March 28. 2001. the Arlington Community Committee ("ACC') voted unanimously to request that the City approve funding to determine the feasibility of forming an Arlington BID. Since a BID is a type of assessment district where local business owners are assessed a mandatory fee by the City to fund predetermined local business-related activities and improvements, which benefit the assessed businesses. such as in the Downtown BID, a BID should be supported by the local business owners. A feasibility study would include forming a task force of business owners to establish a BID project area. preparing a budget and plan for BID activities~ soliciting support for a BID, and preparing and submitting a formal request to the City for consideration of forming an Arlington BID. As a result of several meetings and discussions with the ACC, a proposal has been submitted by Canty Engineering Group, Inc. CCanty'), for consulting assistance to determine the feasibility of forming an Arlington BID. Staff issued a Request for Qualifications CRFQ') to two firms for solicitation of additional proposals for the BID feasibility services. No responses to the RFQ were received. Accordingly, attached is an Agreement for Professional Consultant Services between the Redevelopment Agency and Canty in the amount of $23,500, which includes a proposed tasks fee of$21~500and reimbursable expenses estimated at$2,000. Additionally, the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce ("Chamber") has agreed to provide contract administration services for a fee equal to 10% of Canty's services in the amount of $2,150. Therefore~ attached is a separate Agreement for Professional Consultant Services between the Redevetopment Agency and the Chamber in the amount of $2,150 for contract administration services. Total cost of all services is not to exceed $25,650. Analysis The entire process is estimated to take 8 to 9 months to complete. The process will determine BID formation feasibility only. If it is determined that there is area-wide support for a BID1 a formal request would be prepared