HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-16 Staff Report - Certified List for On-Call Historic Preservation Consulting ServicesCONSENT ITEM
E-16
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: MATT MARQUEZ, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR
DATE: MAY 18, 2020
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF CERTIFIED LIST FOR ON-CALL HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CONSULTING SERVICES
SUMMARY & DISCUSSION:
The City of Azusa has a rich history that evolved from its founding date in 1887 and incorporated on
December 29, 1898. The City has approximately 120 years of history which has been memorialized and
celebrated. The City’s Historic Preservation Program started with the adoption of the Historic Property
Survey List and Chapter 55 of the Azusa Municipal Code. On November 16, 2000, the City Council
adopted Ordinance No. 00-012. This Ordinance established Chapter 55 – Historic Preservation Code
Section in the Azusa Municipal Code.
On November 18, 2019, the City Council authorized Staff to circulate a Request for Proposals (RFP) to
select qualified historic preservation consultants whose services would be paid for by the private
developer of proposed projects. The consulting services would be for future projects, including but not
limited to, the designation of historic landmarks and/or districts at the local, state, and/or national level,
preparation of Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) forms, compliance with the National Parks
Service Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, CEQA compliance, certificates of appropriateness,
historic assessment and structure reports, surveys, and other historic preservation services. The City
anticipates selecting firms to provide consulting services on an on-call basis, and that each firm may
subsequently be asked to prepare specific proposals for more than one project.
The deadline for consulting firms to submit their proposals closed on December 23, 2019. The City
received 8 responses to the RFP prior to the deadline’s expiration and selected all of 8 firms to be
included on the Certified List. The 8 firms are:
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
5/18/2020
Certified List of Consultants for On-Call Historic Preservation Consulting Services
May 18, 2020
Page 2 of 3
1. SWCA Environmental Consultants
2. Historic Resources Group, LLC (HRG)
3. Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
4. Chattel, Inc.
5. GPA Consulting
6. ASM Affiliates, Inc.
7. Architectural Resources Group (ARG)
8. Dudek
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action:
1. Adopt the certified list of consultants for on-call historic preservation consulting services for future
development projects.
ANALYSIS:
The Evaluation Committee was made up of the Director of Economic and Community Development,
Planning Manager, and Assistant Planner. The Evaluation Committee evaluated the RFP based on the
following themes:
• Experience and Qualifications
• Project Approach
• Team Member Experience
• Compensation
• Overall Quality
The Evaluation Committee found that all 8 firms successfully met all of the criteria above and therefore,
chose all of them to be included onto the Certified list.
FISCAL IMPACT
All costs associated with the historic preservation consulting services will be paid by individual project
applicants and there will be no fiscal impact to the City.
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Robert (Dean) Flores Manuel Muñoz
Assistant Planner Planning Manager
Reviewed by: Fiscal Impact Reviewed by:
Matt Marquez Talika M. Johnson
Director of Economic and Community Development Director of Administrative Services
Certified List of Consultants for On-Call Historic Preservation Consulting Services
May 18, 2020
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Reviewed and Approved by:
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
Attachments:
1) Certified List for On-Call Historic Preservation Services
ON-CALL HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTING SERVICES LIST
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ON:
MAY 18, 2020
CONSULTANT FIRMS
1. SWCA Environmental Consultants
2.Historic Resources Group, LLC (HRG)
3. Sapphos Environmental, Inc.
4.Chattel, Inc.
5. GPA Consulting
6.ASM Affiliates, Inc.
7. Architectural Resources Group (ARG)
8. Dudek
Attachment 1