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6.11. - Page 1 <br />REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />August 27, 2018 <br />SUBJECT <br />Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Sciences <br />Associates <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the <br />Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Sciences Associates for additional <br />scope and cost related to the preparation of the Environmental Impact Report for the <br />Harbor View project at 320-350 Blomquist Street, 19 Seaport Boulevard, and 15-30 <br />Stein Am Court <br />BACKGROUND <br />On November 14, 2017, the City Council approved the Professional Services <br />Agreement (Agreement) with Environmental Sciences Associates (ESA) to conduct the <br />analysis and documentation for the Harbor View Place Project Environmental Impact <br />Report pursuance to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The total cost of <br />the Agreement was $337,010.00. <br />On January 22, 2018, the City Council received public comment and provided Council <br />comment on the scope and content of Environmental Impact Report that will be <br />prepared for the Harbor View Place Project. The City Council also provided comment <br />and direction on the developer's community benefit package and provided comments <br />related to land use economics for the project site and vicinity. <br />ANALYSIS <br />As a result of City and public comment on the scope of the Environmental Impact <br />Report, staff has directed ESA to conduct additional analysis. The additional analysis, <br />described in Exhibit A of the proposed Amendment No. 1 document (Attachment 1) <br />includes: study of additional roadway intersections for level of service, turning <br />movements, and various development scenarios; assess truck traffic related to the <br />industrial uses in the vicinity of the Project site; refine the study approach to Vehicle <br />