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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 19, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />AMEND AN AGREEMENT FOR <br />ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WITH URS <br />CORPORATION TO PREPARE AN EIR FOR <br />A 24-UNIT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL <br />DEVELOPMENT AT 1584 EAST SANTA <br />CLARA AVENUE <br />\-*r.?,S A---, ?\ Lc? , - <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 2"d 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 amendment to <br />the agreement with URS Corporation for environmental services in an amount not to exceed <br />$21,739 for a new 24-unit single-family residential development at 1584 East Santa Clara <br />Avenue, subject to non-substantive 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 was proposed to be similar in scope, layout and <br />quality to the project previously proposed by Empire Homes. Due to the potential for significant <br />environmental impacts, an environmental impact report (EIR) was 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 <br />and 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 />An agreement with URS was originally approved in December 2010 in the amount of $48,335. <br />Further, an amendment for $23,235 was approved in November 2011 for the preparation of a <br />new initial study and additional traffic analysis beyond the original scope of work. During the <br />Response to Comments preparation of the EIR, it was determined that additional Cultural <br />Resources analysis would need to be prepared. As a result, staff is requesting that an <br />amendment to the agreement be executed with URS in an amount not to exceed $21,739. This <br />agreement will remain in effect until completion of the EIR. The entire cost of this work has been <br />covered by the developer; and funds in this amount have already been deposited with the City. <br />25B-1