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C. 30

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	December 14, 2021

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment with Benchmark, Inc., for Environmental Impact Preparation Services for the CEMEX Project, County File #'s LP15-2030 and LP15-2031

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/14/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Francisco Avila, (925) 655-2866

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 14, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Benchmark Land Use Group, Inc., to extend the term from December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2022 and increase the payment limit by $86,207.50 to a new payment limit of $382,159.50 in order for Benchmark Land Use Group, Inc., to complete the Environmental Impact Report for the CEMEX quarry project located in the Clayton area. (County File #'s LP15-2030 and LP15-2031)

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact to the County General Fund. The contract is 100% funded by the applicant.

BACKGROUND:

In January of 2020, the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) entered into a contract with Benchmark Land Use Group, Inc., to provide technical assistance and services to DCD related to the CEMEX quarry project. The contract amendment is necessary to provide peer review services for an additional biological resources technical report and health risk assessment, as well as to prepare a noise study and green house gas evaluation, and incorporate these items into the environmental impact report sections and findings. This amendment will allow the contractor to continue to prepare the environmental impact report for the project.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the proposed contract amendment is not approved, the contractor would not be able to complete the environmental impact report.