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BACKGROUND The Engineering Division of the Public Works Department performs engineering studies and design for City capital improvements projects either through in-house staff or through contracts with outside consulting firms. This project was selected as a candidate for consultant services due to its complexity and the need for additional engineering support to meet the project's schedule. The original consultant fee for this project was $136,738 and was awarded by the City Council to Kimley-Horn and Associates on July 18, 2006. The additional engineering services will consist of additional design work necessary for the addition of decorative street lights, the extension of the existing sewer main to serve those properties on septic systems that may want to connect to the City sewer system in the future, and adding additional storm facilities to the existing storm drain system to address localized drainage issues. These additional improvements were identified as a result of completing the initial preliminary design. During the initial design phase it was determined that the existing power poles that have cobra-head lighting will need to be relocated behind the future sidewalk to accommodate the widened roadway. The future location of the power poles with cobra- head fixtures will not provide adequate light coverage and therefore separate pole fixtures will need to be provided. Since the project is located within the Downtown Specific Plan area, decorative lighting that has a lower head mounting will need to be installed. The lower head mounting does not provide the light coverage of the standard cobra-head lighting. To support this lighting arrangement, additional underground conduit system will be needed to support the increase in the number of fixtures. The decorative light fixtures will also be powered underground as opposed to overhead, as currently exists. Since the new street section will have curb and gutter and concentrate water flows, water will need to be collected and placed underground at location points along the roadway where no storm drain inlets currently exists. Additionally, during the public outreach process, some residents expressed the desire to connect to the City's sewer system in the future. Therefore, to accommodate these additional design needs into the project, an additional scope of work was obtained from Kimley-Horn. The consultant has proposed to include these modifications to the improvement plans for an additional fee of $59,257. Staff concurs that the proposed fee for the additional scope of work is reasonable. The proposal from Kimley-Horn and Associates is attached (Attachment 1) with the scope of services, Task 1 through 5, and the lump sum of each task shown on Exhibit A. Page2of3