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6.11 Page 1 REPQRT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Ci Mana er August 23, 2010 SUBJECT Professional Services for the Laurel Way Environmental Impact Report (ElR) RECOMMENDATION Approve by motion Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with MHA/RMT, Inc. (MHA), to finalize the preparation of the EIR for the Laurel Way project (Attachment 1). , BACKGROUND The Laurel Way Joint Venture, which is comprised of 18 of the 19 property owners who own vacant parcels located at the western end of Laurel Way, is proposing to develop the remaining undeveloped 18 parcels with individual single family homes.The project site is apprvximately 5.1 acres in area. Per City Councii policy, an Environmental Impact Report (including alf necessary technical studies) is required to be prepared prior to any new development at the western end of Laurel Way. The EIR will examine the full build-out of a new private street, and provide comprehensive information (e.g. engineering, geology, biofogy, and other studies} necessary to guide the proposed residentia! development on Laurel Way. A Planned Development Permit and Tentative Subdivision Map applications have also been filed by the Laurel Way Joint Venture. The City executed the original agreement for the EIR for$159,812 (plus �15,912 contingency fund) in 2008 and Amendment No. 1 in 2009. Although with Amendment No. 1 the consultant committed to complete the EIR, additional scope is now needed for the Final EIR to address certain topics in greater depth. Amendment No. 2 covers additional work including the gathering and processing of new data, additional research, participating in extra rneetings and finalizing the EIR, in the amount of$27,248.90. The applicant has agreed to this modification. A brief history of this Agreement and associated amendments is summarized below: • April 2008: Original Agreement for $159,812.00. • May 2009: Amendment No.1 submitted for$46,863.00 for additional tasks to complete the Environmental Impact Report. • July 2010: Amendment No. 2 submitted for $27,248.90 to finalize the EIR. • To date, the ElR consultant and contract planner/staff have completed the following tasks: o Drafted a project description and definition; o Prepared and analyzed technica) reports; o Conducted additional peer reviews; o Prepared impact sections of the EIR (i.e. cultural resources, hydrology, noise and traffic); and, o Presented the Planning Commission with the Draft EIR (DEIR) for comments in April 2010.