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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 6, 2010 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL <br />SERVICES WITH URS CORPORATION TO <br />PREPARE AN EIR FOR A 24-UNIT SINGLE <br />FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT <br />1584 E. SANTA CLARA <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1St Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with <br />URS Corporation for environmental services in an amount not to exceed $48,335 for a new 24-unit <br />single-family residential development at 1584 East Santa Clara Avenue, subject to non-substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In April 2010, Tava Development contacted the City with hopes to re-commence development of <br />the former Empire Homes 24-unit single family residential development at 1584 East Santa Clara <br />Avenue. The Tava Development proposal will be similar in scope, layout and quality to the project <br />previously proposed by Empire Homes. An environmental impact report is required for this project <br />pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. <br />A Request for Proposal was circulated to three qualified environmental firms in 2007 as a part of <br />the Empire Homes proposal. URS Corporation was selected as the environmental consultant and <br />it thereafter began work on the EIR. URS had nearly completed the draft EIR when, in 2009, <br />Empire Homes decided to cancel the project due to economic circumstances. Work on the EIR <br />was discontinued at that time. <br />It is recommended that URS Corporation be awarded this contract to complete the EIR because of <br />its track record in preparing high quality environmental studies, its familiarity with the City and its <br />detailed background and knowledge about this project. URS proposes to update the prior nearly- <br />complete EIR in all material respects. The fee proposal to complete this effort is $48,335. Funding <br />for the prior work on the EIR was provided entirely by Empire Homes; funding to complete the EIR <br />would be provided by Tava Development. <br />25A-1