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6.1. D. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er April 9, 2012 SUBJECT Amendment Number 2 to Professional Services Agreement with Jones & Stokes Inc., a subsidiary of ICF International (ICF), for additional environmental services for the 640 Veterans Boulevard project RECOMMENDATION Approve, by motion, Amendment Number 2 of the Professional Services Agreement with ICF for additional environmental work for the 640 Veterans Boulevard project (Attachment 1). BACKGROUND The original contract with ICF, dated June 7, 2011, involved the preparation of an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the 264-unit residential project at 640 Veterans Boulevard. The original contract including sub-consultant work was in the amount of $59,846. ANALYSIS During the environmental review process, the law firm of Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo (ABJC) submitted comments questioning the adequacy of the draft IS/MND. ABJC also filed a public records request during that period. On January 23, 2012, the City Council approved Professional Services Amendment Number 1 with ICF to cover the consultant's cost of processing the above-referenced comments. The amendment added $12,964 for a total agreement of $72,810. On January 31, 2012, the Planning Commission adopted the IS/MND and approved the Planned Development permit for the project. On February 7, 2012, ABJC appealed the decisions of the Planning Commission. Work was begun by City staff and ICF on the preparation of the response to the appeal. During this period, meetings and other coordination were required between ICF and project sub-consultants and City to respond to the appeal and coordinate the public hearing. On February 22, 2012, ABJC withdrew their appeal; however, the consultants had already worked two weeks preparing for the appeal. The cost of the additional two weeks of preparation is $1,316. If approved by the City Council, the additional work will constitute contract Amendment Number 2, bringing the total cost of services with ICF to $74,126. The Project developer has sufficient funds deposited with the City to cover the additional costs.