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<br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> APRIL 2 2012 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> AGREEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ? As Amended <br /> SERVICES WITH ICF JONES AND STOKES El Ordinance on Reading <br /> El Ordinance on 2n "d Reading <br /> INCORPORATED TO PREPARE A ? Implementing Resolution <br /> MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> FOR THE BAT NHA BUDDHIST <br /> MEDITATION CENTER AT 803 SOUTH <br /> SULLIVAN STREET <br /> <br /> C~ ( CONTINUED TO <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br /> Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with <br /> ICF Jones and Stokes Incorporated for environmental services in an amount not to exceed <br /> $77,340 for a new meditation center for the Bat Nha Buddhist Temple at 803 South Sullivan Street, <br /> subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> In November 2011, the Bat Nha Buddhist Temple submitted plans to the City to construct a new <br /> two-story, 28,000 square foot meditation center on their existing parcels. During the site plan <br /> review process, it was determined that several environmental impacts may result from the project, <br /> which resulted in the need to prepare a mitigated negative declaration pursuant to the California <br /> Environmental Quality Act. <br /> <br /> A Request for Proposal was circulated to three qualified environmental firms in February 2012. <br /> After reviewing the submitted proposals, it was determined that ICF Jones and Stokes <br /> Incorporated would be the best suited company to prepare the environmental documentation for <br /> the project due to its track record of preparing high quality environmental studies, adherence to <br /> established budgets, its familiarity with the City and its detailed background and knowledge about <br /> this project. Therefore, it is recommended that ICF Jones and Stokes Incorporated be awarded <br /> this contract to complete the mitigated negative declaration for the project. The fee proposal to <br /> complete this effort is $77,340. Funding for the work will be provided by the Bat Nha Buddhist <br /> Temple. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 25A-1 <br />