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THE CITY OF r--N1 - 1 3 ° CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLEASANTONs March 21, 2017 City Manager TITLE: PRESENTATION OF BERNAL PROPERTY COMMUNITY FARM DESIGN AND USE CONCEPTS AND APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH MD FOTHERINGHAM, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, INC. FOR PREPARATION OF A PLEASANTON COMMUNITY FARM MASTER PLAN FOR THE BERNAL PROPERTY SUMMARY The FY 2015-16 Capital Improvement Program includes $100,000 to fund the preparation of a Bernal Property Community Farm Master Plan (Master Plan) on Sub-areas 7 and 16 of the Bernal Property. The City contracted with Management Partners to assist with coordinating the overall master plan process. Management Partners and staff have been meeting with the local Abbie 4-H club and Michael Fotheringham of MD Fotheringham Landscape Architects, Inc., (MD Fotheringham) to review a Draft Pleasanton Community Farm Master Plan prepared by MD Fotheringham in 2014 for the Abbie 4-H club (Abbie 4-H Draft Master Plan) and to explore the advantages and disadvantages of drafting a new Master Plan or amending the Abbie 4-H Draft Master Plan. The outcome of this process is an understanding that amending the current Abbie 4-H Draft Master Plan is the most cost effective and timely way to meet City needs and as such, MD Fotheringham, has submitted a proposal to prepare the Community Farm Master Plan. This report provides a summary of the Master Plan process to date, presents general concepts for the community farm, (including one without livestock), reviews the proposed work to be completed by MD Fotheringham and recommends approval on an agreement with MD Fotheringham for this work. RECOMMENDATION 1. Authorize the community farm design and use concepts as detailed in this report. 2. Approve the attached Professional Services Agreement with MD Fotheringham Landscape Architects, Inc. (Attachment 1) in the amount of$69,762 for completion of the Community Farm Master Plan. 3. Approve a transfer of $20,000 from the Park Dedication Fee fund to the Community Farm Master Plan (CIP 157035) for completion of the Community Farm Master Plan and a $10, 238 project contingency. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The 2015-16 Capital Improvement Plan Project Number 157035 includes $100,000 to fund a master plan process for a community farm and as such, the recommended Professional Services Agreement with Michael Fotheringham, an existing agreement with Management Partners for$40,000 and a contingency of$10,238 will be funded from this project, as recommended above.