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6.1.A. - Page 8 b. Approve, by motion, Amendment No. 5 to the professional services agreement with Hart Howerton for the review of the Saltworks development proposal in an amount not to exceed $1,150,172. C. Approve, by motion, Amendment No. 3 to the professional services agreement with Hauge Brueck Associates for environmental consulting services related to the Saltworks development proposal in an amount not to exceed $995,000.00. MINUTE ORDER #11 -069 4. Approve, by motion, Perkins Coie LLP to provide special legal counsel services related to the Saltworks development proposal and approve a special legal counsel work scope in an amount not to exceed $350,000. MINUTE ORDER #11 -070 5. Authorize the City Manager to modify the scopes of the professional service agreement for the Saltworks Project if necessary, including the addition or elimination of sub - consultants and their relative scopes of work. MINUTE ORDER #11 -071 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. MINUTE ORDER #11 -072 Mr. Blake Lyon, Senior Planner, provided a brief overview of actions from the last several months including open houses, scoping workshops and other ways of public outreach. He also covered the anticipated work product (presentation on file). One Council Member inquired about the sequence of the evaluation process and the next steps in compiling all the data collected. Council inquired about the timeline and Mr. Lyon said that the developer is holding the next steps of the project so staff cannot estimate the timeline. Public Comment John Kirk, a teacher at the College of San Mateo and a member of the AFT Local 1493 (the College of San Mateo Federation of Teachers), spoke about a Teamsters' letter in opposition to the proposed project. He submitted a copy to Council (on file) and read excerpts on how this project threatens existing jobs in the Seaport area. Magdalena Mora thanked Council for the work accomplished on behalf of the community. She spoke in favor of continuing to study the project to obtain the necessary information Council needs to make a decision. Hector Flamenco, a business owner in Redwood City, spoke in favor of giving this new project an opportunity like he had had to set up a new business. Doug Karlson, representing the Bair Island Aquatic Center (BIAC), located next to the bay, reiterated their support for an open process leading to the EIR (environmental impact report). They support developing access to the bay and he also shared information on some of their recent and future events. JOINT CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD May 23, 2011 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 8