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A. RESOLUTION NO. 2014-002 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING A LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON AND RAUTH PC FOR ATTORNEY SERVICES RELATED TO TRANSACTIONAL WORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY PARK AND INNOVATION DISTRICT
B. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING A LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND NORTON MOORE AND ADAMS FOR ATTORNEY SERVICES RELATED TO THE PREPARATION OF LAND USE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY PARK AND INNOVATION DISTRICT
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolutions.
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SUMMARY
In 2008, the City entered into Land Offer Agreements that will provide approximately 375 acres of land to the City for a University Campus and Innovation District (UCID). With the City expecting to receive much of the land within the next year, staff is working on several activities that are foundational to continued planning and ultimate development of the UCID. This report presents the additional legal assistance that will be required to implement the UCID, and includes the following items: 1) approval of a Legal Services Agreement between Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, PC and the City to provide outside counsel services for the required transactional work to implement the UCID; and 2) a second Legal Services Agreement between Norton, Moore and Adams, LLP and the City to provide attorney services with regard to land use implementation documents (i.e., preparation of a Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan and a programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR)) for the UCID.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; t...
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