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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 19, 2012 TITLE: AMEND AN AGREEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WITH MICHAEL BRANDMAN ASSOCIATES TO PREPARE AN EIR FOR PARK VIEW AT TOWN AND COUNTRY MANOR RESIDENTIAL TOWER AT 555 EAST MEMORY LANE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ? As Recommended ? As Amended ? Ordinance on 1 s` Reading ? Ordinance on 2nd Reading ? Implementing Resolution ? Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached amendment to the agreement with Michael Brandman Associates for environmental services in an amount not to exceed $8,000 for a new residential tower at Town and Country Manor located at 555 East Memory Lane, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION In early 2008, the City received a proposal from Town and Country Manor to construct a new residential tower on their existing campus located at 555 East Memory Lane. Due to the potential for significant environmental impacts, the City sent proposals to qualified firms seeking assistance in the preparation an environmental impact report (EIR) for this project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. After reviewing proposals from qualified environmental firms, Michael Brandman Associates (MBA) was selected in May 2008 as the environmental consultant, and it thereafter began work on the EIR. MBA had nearly completed the draft EIR when, in 2010, Town and Country delayed the project due to economic circumstances. A year later, the applicant decided to move forward with the project, including the completion of the EIR. An agreement with MBA was originally approved in May 2008 in the amount of $186,830. During the reinitiation of the project in 2011, it was determined that the EIR would need to be updated to reflect current environmental conditions, including a review of updated traffic. As a result, a new agreement in the amount of $20,850 was approved in March 2012 to complete this work. During the review of the traffic component, it was determined that additional analysis would be required due to impacts adjacent to the Garden Grove (SR-22) Freeway. As a result, staff is requesting that an amendment to the agreement be executed with MBA in an amount not to exceed $8,000. This agreement will remain in effect until completion of the EIR. The entire cost of this work has been covered by the developer; and funds in this amount have already been deposited with the City. 25C-1