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2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: A. Execute A Professional Services Contract With The I-SEEED Team Of Consultants, In An Amount Not To Exceed $255,000, For Services Related To The Downtown Oakland Specific Plan Social Equity Strategy Without Returning To Council; And
B. Amend The Professional Services Contract Between The City Of Oakland And Dover, Kohl & Partners In The Amount Of Four Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Four Hundred Forty Dollars ($453,440), Plus An Additional Project Contingency Amount Of Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000) For An Overall Amount Not To Exceed The Amount Of Four Hundred Ninety Eight Thousand Four Hundred Forty Dollars ($498,440), For Enhanced Services Related To The Downtown Oakland Specific Plan And Environmental Impact Report Without Returning To Council; And
C. Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) From The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit-Oriented Development Pilot Program Funds For Enhanced Transportation, Economic And Environmental Analysis To Develop A Comprehensive Transit-Oriented Development Strategy For Downtown Oakland That Will Help Increase Transit Ridership By Encouraging Reverse Commuting To Oakland Without Returning To Council;
D. Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) For The FTA Transit-Oriented, Development Pilot Program Funds To Include An In-Kind Contribution Of $100,000 Towards The Project As A Local Match, Through The Provision Of Services City Staff, Without Returning To Council.