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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 24, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL <br />SERVICES WITH THE PLANNING CENTER <br />C/ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1s' 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 <br />with The Planning Center for planning and environmental services in an amount not to exceed <br />$101,640 to perform a park analysis and preparation of environmental documents for the <br />Orange-McFadden Park site, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager <br />and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In 1979, the City licensed approximately 2.6 acres of Centennial Park to Rancho Santiago <br />Community College District (RSCCD) to build and operate a Career Education Center consistent <br />with the park deed conditions. Centennial Park site was obtained from the Federal Government <br />for recreation purposes and the deed conditions require National Park Service (NPS) approval of <br />any improvements in the park site. The College is proposing to construct a two story classroom <br />building in the licensed area at Centennial Park. NPS indicated the college improvements are <br />not for recreational purposes and provided the option of a Land Conversion to transfer the deed <br />restriction to a new 1.4 acre park site at McFadden and Orange Avenues. The land conversion <br />must be of equal recreational value. In order to assess equal recreational value NPS is <br />requesting the following documents be provided before a final decision or approval is granted: 1) <br />An appraisal report on properties, 2) a recreation value report, 3) a soils analysis of the new park <br />site, 4) an environmental assessment, and 5) a legal description/title search of the new site. <br />On February 7, 2011, City Council approved a reimbursement agreement with RSCCD in the <br />amount of $300,000 for the preparation of various documents including an appraisal report which <br />has been completed on both properties. If NPS approves the land conversion option, the City at <br />that time would need to approve the College's request to build the two story classroom building at <br />Centennial Park. This Request for Proposal will retain a consultant to prepare the environmental <br />assessment, soils analysis and park analysis on the McFadden/Orange site. The legal <br />description/title search will be prepared by the Public Works Agency. Once all documents are <br />completed this information will be sent to NPS for determination. <br />25B-1