Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2/4/2004 - STAFF REPORTS (6) DATE: February 4, 2004 TO: City Council FROM: Director of Planning and Zoning CONTRACT AMENDMENT- CITYWIDE HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY RECOMMENDATION That the City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract Services Agreement #A4732 with Architectural Resources Group, Inc, for professional historic survey services in order to extend the contract by an additional 4 months and to allocate additional funds in the amount of $7,040 for a second reconnaissance survey for the Citywide Historic Resources Survey. SUMMARY City Council approved the contract for $50,000 on July 16, 2003 for the survey of 200 historic resources. This contract amendment will provide for the survey of an additional 29 properties that were either obscured, unable to be accessed, or were not known during the first reconnaissance survey that took place in August 2003. It will contribute to the report preparation services for the Citywide Historic Resources Survey, which consists of a survey of 200 historic properties in the City of Palm Springs. The survey will be the first formal survey of historic resources in the City. BACKGROUND The funding for the Citywide Historic Resources Survey was a condition of approval for an application by Lundin Development Company for a commercial development at the northwest corner of Ramon Road and Sunrise Way (Case 5.0827). In order to satisfy the condition, Lundin Development Company deposited $50,000, at the time of building permit issuance, for the purposes of preparing the survey. The scope of work was developed by staff with input from the Palm Springs Modern Committee and the Historic Site Preservation Board (HSPB) with subsequent approval by City Council. City Council approved the Request For Proposals (RFP) on November 6, 2002 and awarded the contract to Architectural Resources Group on July 16, 2003. The survey will serve as a long range planning tool in terms of identifying historic resources for potential listing on local, State, and National Registers and the possible establishment of historic districts, if warranted. The RFP called for proposals from architectural historians who meet or exceed the Secretary of the Interior's Standards minimum qualifications with all work to conform with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Preservation Planning, Identification, Evaluation, and Registration. The survey will be conducted using California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Form 523A (Primary Record) and 523B (Building, Structure, Object Record). The Primary Record allows the consultant to collect basic information about a historic property including a description of the resource and its major elements including design, materials, condition, and alterations. The Building, Structure, and Object (BSO) Record is more detailed and includes items such as other related features, a construction history, and a statement of significance to analyze the integrity of the resource. A survey of 200 historic resources will be performed using the Primary Record with 50 properties surveyed in greater detail using the BSO Record. The properties surveyed will not include those sites already locally designated as Class 1 or Class 2 Historic Sites. Properties surveyed using the BSO Record could potentially be available for listing on the California or National Register. To date, the consultants have completed the reconnaissance survey and 150 Primary Record forms. The original reconnaissance survey included 258 resources. Of those 258 resources, 164 resources were deemed to have retained enough integrity to be documented, 60 were obscured, and 44 did not retain any of their historic character and therefore, were not documented. In subsequent public meetings, 40 resources were brought to the attention of the consultants after the original reconnaissance work was already completed. The 29 resources that the consultants will survey and complete Primary Records for as part of this contract amendment are chosen from the original list of 60 properties that were obscured and the 40 properties that were submitted through the public consultation process. The 29 resources were chosen based on the historic integrity of the resource and the ability to access the property (i.e. staff or the consultant have property owner contact information). The survey of these 29 resources will augment the information already collected from the first reconnaissance survey. The contract amendment to extend the length of the contract by 4 months is intended to allow additional time for the second reconnaissance survey to be completed and the preparation of Primary Records for 29 properties. The allocation of an additional $7,040 to the project will come from the HSPB's fund typically used to cover the cost of plaques for historic sites. There are sufficient funds available in this account to cover this contract amendment and cover anticipated historic plaques. The HSPB recommended approval of the additional funds for the survey at their regular meeting on January 13, 2004. >r Director oplKanning and Zoning � w City Manager,/ ATTACHMENTS 1. Minute Order 2. Scope of Work REVIEWED BY DEPT. OF FINANCE AMENDMENT #1 TO CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT#A4732 WITH ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL HISTORIC SURVEY SERVICES FOR A SECOND RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY FOR THE CITY-WIDE HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES No. A4732 ("First Amendment"), is made and entered into this day of 2004, by and between the City of Palm Springs ("City"), a municipal corporation, and Architectural Resources Group, Inc. ("Contractor"), and amends that certain Agreement for contract services dated July 16, 2003, between the same parties, as follows: 1. Section 2.1 Contract Sum - The existing Section 2.1 is hereby amended to add $7,040 to the contract not to exceed amount as follows: "Section 2.0 Compensation: 2.1 Contract Sum: This contract sum shall be increased to a not to exceed contract amount of$57,040.00 Dollars ("Contract Sum")." 2. Exhibit A "Scope of Services" - The first sentence of the third paragraph shall be amended to extend the time required to complete all tasks by 4 months as follows: "All tasks shall be completed within 10 months of contract authorization." 3. Exhibit A "Scope of Services" - The section under the heading "Scope of Work" is hereby amended for extensions of time for Tasks 4 through 9 as follows: "Task 4: Complete 100 DPR Primary Records Completed by: March 8, 2004 Task 5: Complete 50 DPR BSO Records Completed by: March 31, 2004 Task 6: Submit Draft Survey Report Completed by: April 19, 2004 Task 7: Attend Meeting Two Completed by: April 19, 2004 Task 8: Submit Final Draft Survey Report Completed by: May 3, 2004 Task 9: Submit Final Survey Report Completed by: May 17, 2004" 4. Exhibit A "Scope of Services" - The section under the heading "Budget" is hereby amended to increase the not to exceed contract amount to $57,040. 5. Exhibit D "Schedule of Performance" - The schedule is hereby amended to extend the task completion dates to conform with corresponding dates in Exhibit A. 6e A 3 01/27/2004 13: 12 FAX 949 223 1190 ALESHIRE & HVNRER, LLP Ia002/002 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and entered into this Amendment 91 to Agreement No.A4732 as of the date stated below. ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, a municipal corporation By: City Clerk City Manager APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: 'City AWmay DATED this day of 2004. CONTRACTOR: Architectural Resources Group, Inc. By: By: Bruce D. Judd Takashi Fukuda Title: Vice President CFO ADDRESS: Pier 9,The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94111 � y MINUTE ORDER NO. APPROVING AMENDMENT NO.1 TO CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT #A4732 WITH ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES GROUP, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL HISTORIC SURVEY SERVICES IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT BY AN ADDITIONAL FOUR MONTHS AND TO ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,040 FOR A SECOND RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY FOR THE CITYWIDE HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY. I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order approving Amendment No. 1 to contract services agreement #A4732 with Architectural Resources Group, Inc., for professional historic survey services in order to extend the term of the contract by an additional four months and to allocate additional funds in the amount of $7,040 for a second reconnaissance survey for the Citywide Historic Resources Survey, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the day of , 2004. PATRICIA A. SANDERS City Clerk