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ORD -202M35 � g- it Ci Is IM <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : September 5 , 2023 <br /> I <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . 8 - k <br /> SUBJECT : Amendment to Professional Services Contract with Clarion Associates to Develop <br /> a Comprehensive Land Use Plan , and Approval of Budget Amendment # 1 -A <br /> DEPARTMENT : Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENTS : INFORMATION CONTACT . <br /> 1 . Contract Amendment — Services Agreement Tom Altieri , 919 -245 -2579 <br /> 2 . Year-to - Date Budget Summary Cy Stober , 919 -245 - 2592 <br /> PURPOSE : To consider a contract amendment (Attachment 1 ) between Orange County and <br /> Clarion Associates , LLC , adding additional meetings with the Board of County Commissioners to <br /> the contract for the development of a Comprehensive Land Use Plan , and approve Budget <br /> Amendment # 1 -A . <br /> BACKGROUND : At its May 16 , 2023 Business meeting , the BOCC approved a contract with <br /> Clarion Associates , LCC , to develop a Comprehensive Land Use Plan . Part of the Board ' s <br /> discussion at the meeting included opportunities for additional Board input during the planning <br /> process . ' <br /> The attached contract amendment adds up to five meetings to those already included in the <br /> approved contract' s scope of work , resulting in a generally bi - monthly meeting schedule of the <br /> consultant and the BOCC throughout the approximate two -year planning process . The first of <br /> these meetings with Clarion Associates is scheduled to occur at the September 12 , 2023 BOCC <br /> Work Session . The last page of Attachment 1 includes all the BOCC and consultant checkpoints <br /> in yellow highlighted text . <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT . The compensation for the additional work included in this Amendment is <br /> $ 23 , 750 . The original Agreement is amended to reflect a maximum payable amount of two <br /> $ 211 , 954 . <br /> The consulting service fees are recommended to be funded with $ 23 , 750 of the County Capital <br /> Reserve Fund , and would transfer those funds to the Multi -Year Grant Projects Fund . Budget <br /> Amendment # 1 -A allocates an additional $ 23 , 750 from the County Capital Reserve Fund for <br /> Fiscal Year 2023 -24 for this purpose and will add to the following Grant Project Ordinance : <br />