REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize Modification of an Existing Contract for the Land Use and Transportation Element Environmental Impact Report (F15-97), and Approval of Budget Modification No. 48 in the amount of $162,900
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to modify an existing agreement with Pacific Municipal Consultants (PMC) to prepare a Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) Update Environmental Impact Report (EIR), increasing the value by $38,900 for additional services described below, from $499,732 to $538,632. Approval is also requested for Budget Modification No. 48 to provide additional funding for this contract, to appropriate $39,000 to prepare a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) for the draft LUTE under a separate contract, and to appropriate $85,000 to update the Transportation Impact Fee.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On February 23, 2010 (RTC No. 10-052), a contract was awarded to Pacific Municipal Consultants (PMC) in the amount of $499,732 to prepare the environmental impact report (EIR) for the Land Use and Transportation Element of the General Plan (LUTE) and an associated Climate Action Plan (CAP). Along with preparing the EIR and CAP, the consultant team's scope of work included preparing the necessary technical studies, assisting staff in the public outreach process and coordinating review by the public and interested agencies.
At the time of contract award, Council approved a 10% contingency in the amount of $49,973. On February 8, 2012 (RTC 12-050), Council approved a $32,000 increase in the contract contingency (with related Budget Modification No. 26). Approval of the additional contingency was necessary to incorporate recently published CEQA case law requiring an "Existing Plus Project" impact analysis in the EIR. The initial contingency was utilized for additional tasks that arose during the EIR review and CAP adoption processes. Examples include modifications to t...
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