19E - RFP - ENVIRONMENTAL SRVS AND PARK ANALYSIS

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) 1. INTRODUCTION The City of Santa Ana is requesting proposals from environmental consulting firms for preparation of a recreational analysis and potential Negative Declaration for the proposed construction of a park on the northeast corner of McFadden and Orange Avenues, parcel number 011-065-20. The lot is currently vacant, and is zoned for residential land uses. A zone change and general plan amendment will be required for the land to be converted to a park which must be analyzed via a Negative Declaration. Prior to this, a recreational analysis must be completed for submittal to the National Parks Services. The scope of work may include any and all work efforts related to analysis of a proposed project for compliance with CEQA and/or NEPA (if required). This will include preparation of a Negative Declaration and required technical studies, on-call consulting on as needed basis, and potential attendance at public meetings and hearings. II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION In 1979, the City licensed approximately 2.6 acres of Centennial Park to Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) to build and operate a Career Education Center consistent with the park deed conditions (Exhibit 1). Centennial Park site was obtained from the Federal Government for recreation purposes and the deed conditions require National Park Service (NPS) approval of any improvements in the park site. The College is proposing to construct a 2 story classroom building in the licensed area Centennial Park. NPS indicated the college improvements are not for recreational purposes and provided the option of a Land Conversion to transfer the deed restriction to a new park site at McFadden/Orange (1.4 acres). The land conversion must be of equal recreational value. In order to assess equal recreational value NPS is requesting the following documents be provided before a final decision or approval is granted: 1) An appraisal report on properties, 2) a recreation value report, 3) a soils analysis of the new park site, 4) an environmental assessment, and 5) a legal description/title search of the new site. On February 7, 2011, City Council approved a reimbursement agreement with RSCCD in the amount of $300,000 for the preparation of various documents. The appraisal report is completed on both properties. This Request for Proposal will retain a consultant to prepare the environmental assessment, soils analysis and park analysis on the McFadden/Orange site. The legal description/title search will be prepared by Public Works. Once all documents are completed this information will be sent to NPS for determination. 2 19E-5