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8.A. - Page2 6. Authorize the City Manager to amend the Saltworks Project contract amounts by a contingency amount not to exceed $450,000.00 related to the work described in Items 3 and 4. BAC KG RO U N D Informational Briefing On October 7, 2010, the City released a Notice of Preparation & Initial Study, which included a project description and environmental checklist associated with the review of the Saltworks Project and marked the start of the public comment period. On October 19, 2010, the project was introduced to the Planning Commission as the first in a series of public scoping meetings established to provide the public an opportunity to comment on both the City's environmental review process as well as the proposed Saltworks Project. Following the Planning Commission meeting, the City hosted four scoping meeting workshops, each with a set of focused topics: • November 6, 2010: Land Use & Housing • November 30, 2010: Water, Wastewater & Flooding • January 29, 2011: Natural Resources, Cultural, Historical, �/isual, & Geological • February 23, 2011: Transportation, Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Noise March 31, 2011, marked the close of the comment period for the first Notice of Preparation. ACTION ITEMS 1. First Amended and Restated Reimbursement and Processing Agreement The City previously entered into a Reimbursement Agreement with Redwood City Plant Site LLC (the "Original Reimbursement Agreement") that established terms upon which the applicant would reimburse the City for expenses associated with processing applications for the Saltworks Project. The City now proposes to enter into a First Amended and Restated Reimbursement and Processing Agreement (the "Amended Reimbursement Agreement") with that entity that has since been formed to pursue approvals for the Saltworks Project, DMB Redwood City Saltworks LLC. The Amended Reimbursement Agreement includes certain new provisions and refinements meant to better reflect how the expenditures and reimbursements have actually been occurring over the past several months of work on the Saltworks Project. Additionally, the Amended and Restated Reimbursement Agreement establishes a cost for processing an invoice, rather than an administrative fee that is calculated as a percentage of the invoice. The most significant additions and refinements to the Reimbursement Agreement are: