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8.A. - Page 4 The proposed First Amended and Restated Reimbursement and Processing Agreement is attached hereto as Attachment 1. 2. Amendments to Professional Service Agreements Previous Amendments & Agreement Approvals: Over the past two years, the City Council has approved several professional service agreements, and subsequent amendments, associated with the review of the Saltworks development proposal. On August 23, 2010, the City Council confirmed amendments to professional service agreements for the City's consultant team to continue the review and evaluation of the proposed Saltworks project, as well as to support public involvement through June 2011. The revised agreements also included additional scope and budget to allow the respective firms the ability to hire, where necessary, technical subject matter experts as sub-consultants. On February 7, 2011, the City Council confirmed the selection of special legal counsel Cecily Talbert Barclay, who was then at the firm of Bingham McCutchen LLP, and authorized a $500,000 work scope through June 2011. Further Amendments Requested Here: The current request involves scopes of services for the consultant team, Data Instincts; Hart Howerton; Hauge Brueck Associates; and Ms. Barclay's new firm, Perkins Coie, beyond the existing June 2011 authorization. The amendments to the contracts recommended by this report are intended to cover all work by the identified consultants through June 2012. The requested amendments focus on specific scopes of work and the associated costs for continued review and processing of the applications for the Saltworks development proposal, as they may be amended, and preparation of an initial Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report (ADEIR). Amended applications are anticipated from the applicant in late spring or early summer 2011. Following receipt of such amended applications, a second Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report will be issued and work on the initial ADEIR will continue. The timing for completion of the ADEIR will ultimately relate to: a) the amount of input and comments received during the scoping period; b) the number of alternatives to be analyzed in the ADEIR; c) the preparation, review and verification of technical reports; and d) any additional direction provided by the City Council. The amendments to the Data Instincts, Hart Howerton, and HBA professional service agreements are necessary for the City's consultant team to continue the review and evaluation of the proposed Saltworks Project. Approval of the Perkins Coie scope of service reflects that the City's existing, authorized special counsel, Cecily Talbert Barclay, has moved to a new law firm since the time her work scope was originally confirmed by the City Council. It also authorizes a scope of