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I REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES IN THE FASHION SQUARE EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT SITE IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND DECLARING THE PUBLIC NECESSITY THEREFOR. . CONSULTANT CONTRACT WITH ANA AUTO MALL BRIAN A.STIRRAT & ASSOCIATES, SANTA In response to questions from Agency Executive Director/Economic Development consultant's fee would not exceed $25,000. member of Stirrat & Associates was present Members wished to ask questions. Member McGuigan, the stated that the He added that a if any of the Agency In response to a question from Agency Member Acosta, the Executive Director/Economic Development stated that Chevron did not disclose that the tanks existed and staff had no way of knowing that they were there. In response to questions from Agency Member Luxembourger, the Executive Director/Economic Development stated that this particular site was the entry-way to the Auto Mall and could not be excluded from the Auto Mall site. . After further discussion, it was moved by Vice Chairman Johnson, seconded by Agency Member Hart and carried unanimously that the Agency authorize the Chairman to execute an agreement with Brian A. Stirrat & Associates to perform the necessary services associated with the removal of contaminated soil within the Auto Mall site, with their fee not exceeding $25,000.00. CONSULTANT SELECTION FOR STRATEGY PLAN LAND USE ANALYSES Agency Member Young commented that, in reading the material furnished by staff on this item and having a superficial knowledge about the firms being considered, it seemed to him that, since LSA was the low bidder, they should be awarded the contract particularly since staff gave no persuasive reason for not selecting them. Agency Member Acosta stated that he had felt the same way until staff had explained to him at an earlier meeting that day that LSA did not have comparable experience in the area of land use analyses. . Agency Member Young pointed out that one of the City's Senior Planners was now a member of LSA and he felt it would be difficult to argue that this man was not an expert. The Executive Director/Economic Development stated that all three of the firms that had presented bids were excellent and had worked for the Agency on other projects. He added that the determining factor that influenced staff to recommend Michael Brandman was his many years of experience in land uses analyses and the fact that this was not an area in which LSA had expertise. 5.