REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 27, 2019
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: DANIEL ZACK, AICP, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
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Approve an amendment to the contract with LSA Associates, Inc., a California Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $85,110 for consulting services to add Vehicle Miles Travelled Threshold Development to the scope of the General Plan Environmental Impact Report Update and to authorize the Development and Resource Management Department Director or his or her designee to execute documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve an amendment to the contract with LSA Associates, Inc., a California Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $85,110 for consulting services to add Vehicle Miles Travelled Threshold Development to the scope of the General Plan Environmental Impact Report and to authorize the Development and Resource Management Department Director or his or her designee to execute documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LSA Associates, Inc. is the consulting firm that was approved by the City Council on November 15, 2018 to complete the General Plan Environmental Impact Report Update consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines for an amount not to exceed $499,844. The amendment is needed in order to streamline future traffic analyses of specific projects that apply for entitlement after the updated EIR is certified. The amendment would bring the total contract cost to an amount not to exceed $584,954.
BACKGROUND
LSA Associates, Inc is currently working with City staff on updating the City's General Plan Master Environmental Impact Report (MEIR) and converting it to a Program EIR. This update is called for in the CEQA Guidelines Section 15179. The update will also streamline environmental review of...
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