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BACKGROUND The Planning Division is in need of temporary planning assistance to help existing staff in reviewing and processing current planning applications and other planning activities during the recruitment process for the replacement of an Associate Planner who has retired. On February 2, 2015, the City entered into a Professional Services Agreement with Lexington Planning for a period of approximately ten weeks to provide temporary contract planning services. For this Agreement, the Planning Manager contacted three planning firms that provide contract planning services — Urban Planning Partners, Inc., Metropolitan Planning Group, and Lexington Planning — and decided that Lexington Planning best met the City's need for an experienced planner with City planning review experience. The resume of the firm's Principal, Jean Eisberg, who is the current Contract Planner assigned to the project, is shown as Attachment 3. Because the recruitment process for the Associate Planner is taking longer than anticipated, it has become necessary to continue to fill the need for temporary contract planning services. Due to the urgent nature of this need for temporary contract planning services, the recent search for a firm that could provide this type of service, and the satisfactory performance of the selected firm, Lexington Planning, staff is recommending the award of the attached contract to Lexington Planning. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT The draft Professional Services Agreement in Attachment 1 is for a total not to exceed $60,000. The contract stipulates an hourly rate of $115 for up to 30 hours a week for a maximum of 11 weeks or until an Associate Planner is hired. Submitted by: Fis - 'eview: Approved y: a7'dAikk Orr IIIIPP- Adam Weinstein Tina Olson Nelson Fialho Planning Manager Director of Finance City Manager Attachments: 1. Professional Services Agreement with Lexington Planning 2. First Amendment to Agreement with Lexington Planning 3. Resume of Jean Eisberg, Principal Page 2 of 2