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RESOLUTION 77-21 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br />AWARDING A CONTRACT TO UPDATE THE HOUSING AND SAFETY ELEMENTS <br />OF THE TOWN'S GENERAL PLAN AND TO ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL $250,000 <br />FROM THE UNRESERVED GENERAL FUND TO COMPLETE THE UPDATES <br />WHEREAS, every eight years, the State of California requires each local jurisdiction to submit <br />an updated Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community <br />Development (HCD) for their review and certification; and <br />WHEREAS, the 2023-2031 Housing and Safety Elements must be completed and submitted to <br />HCD by January 2023; and <br />WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills appropriated $100,000 of unreserved general fund <br />monies for the update of the General Plan Housing Element and Safety Element ("Project") as part <br />of the FY 2021/22; and <br />WHEREAS, the Town issued a Request for Proposals for the Project on July 2, 2021 and received <br />two proposals from firms on a list of consultants certified by the Association of Bay Area <br />Governments; and <br />WHEREAS, the Interim Planning and Building Director of the Town of Los Altos Hills did <br />review the proposals for the Project and determined that Michael Balser International, Inc. is the <br />most qualified and responsive consultant; and <br />WHEREAS, the Interim Planning and Building Director of the Town of Los Altos Hills <br />recommends that the contract for the Project be awarded to Michael Balser International, Inc. for <br />an amount not to exceed $350,000; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills, <br />that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute contracts with the above-named <br />firm on behalf of the Town of Los Altos Hills in order to complete an update of the Housing <br />Element and Safety Element of the General Plan and to allocate an additional $250,000 from the <br />unreserved general fund to complete the Project through FY22-23. <br />The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of <br />Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 21St day of October 2021 by the following vote: <br />AYES: <br />Tankha, Tyson, Mok, Schmidt, Swan <br />NOES: <br />None <br />ABSTAIN: <br />None <br />ABSENT: <br />None <br />BY: <br />Kavita Tankha, Mayor <br />Resolution 77-21 Page 1 <br />