REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: DALTON BENNETT, Projects Administrator
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Sixth Amendment to the consultant services agreement with Ascent Environmental, Inc., extending the contract performance period to December 31, 2023, and authorizing additional compensation in the amount of $211,310 for the South Central Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the amendment to the consultant services agreement with Ascent Environmental, Inc. to extend the contract performance period to December 31, 2023, and to increase compensation by $211,310, and to authorize the City Manager or her designee to sign the agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Planning and Development Department proposes to extend the contract performance period of the consultant agreement with Ascent Environmental, Inc. to December 31, 2023, to complete the technical studies necessary to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) related to the Preferred Alternative for the South Central Specific Plan (SCSP) Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Two of the alternatives considered under CEQA have been proposed by residents of the area and by businesses in the area. This Amendment adds additional funding of $211,310, bringing the total contract amount to $991,401 and increases the timeline to complete to December 31, 2023.
BACKGROUND
2018. The City and Ascent entered into an Agreement, dated November 29, 2018, for professional environmental consulting services for the South Industrial Priority Area Specific Plan (SIPA) Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The SIPA Specific Plan was a compilation of policies from the past forty years of land use planning and the purpose of the EIR was to assess the cumulative impact of complete build-out of these land uses and to propose appropriate mitigation m...
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