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PlaceWorks Agreement
Desk Item
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
CITY HALL
10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
TELEPHONE: (408) 777-3308
CUPERTINO.GOV
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DESK ITEM
Meeting: April 7, 2026
Agenda Item #12
Subject
Award of a consultant agreement with PlaceWorks, not to exceed $468,450, to prepare a
Housing Element update (and internal consistency updates to the General Plan), related
rezoning, and all necessary environmental review as required under State law, and
associated budget modification in the amount of $660,00, to address requirements of
Government Code Section 65863 (No Net Loss) and authorize no-cost contract change
orders.
Recommended Action
That the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. ____ (Attachment A) to approve Budget Modification #2526-436
to increase appropriations in 100-71-702 750-101 (Fiscal Year 2025-26 Adopted Budget)
by $660,000 for the fiscal year 2025-26 for the project.
2. Award a consultant agreement with PlaceWorks for an amount not to exceed $468,450
for a Housing Element update, internal consistency updates to the General Plan,
related rezoning, and all necessary environmental review as required under State law
(Attachment B) and authorize execution thereof by the City Manager;
3. Authorize the City Manager to approve contract amendments with PlaceWorks, up to
an amount not to exceed $515,425 for additional unanticipated work that is related to
the scope of the agreement.
Background:
This update provides a response to inquiry received from City Council to provide
clarification on various amounts listed in the staff report.
Staff’s responses to questions received from councilmember are shown in italics.
Q1: There are 3 budget modification amounts described in the staff report. Can you
clarify what each is - $468,450, $515,425, $660,000?
Staff response: The three budget modification amounts refer to different options. The $468,450
amount refers to the cost of PlaceWorks completing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) as
described in their scope of work, and the $515,425 amount refers to the EIR being completed with
a 10% contingency to cover unforeseen, out of scope tasks, should they arise. The $660,000
amount includes noticing, legal fees and an additional 15% contingency for items that the City
would need to perform and that are not included in PlaceWorks scope of work.
Attachments Provided with Original Staff Report:
A – Draft Resolution
B – Contract, Scope of Work, & Fee estimate