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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	February 7, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract with Environmental Science Associates for the Preparation of Environmental Documents for the Bayview Estates Residential Project

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/07/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:

John Oborne, 925-674-7793

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: February 7, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) in the amount of $228,858 to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Bayview Estates Project located in the Martinez / Vinehill area, for the period February 8, 2017 through February 7, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact to the General Fund. The applicant is responsible for all costs associated with the preparation of the EIR.

BACKGROUND:

A Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Bayview Estates Project (Project) was prepared by ESA on behalf of Contra Costa County and circulated for public review in December 2009. In November 2010, in response to input received from the County and comments received on the DEIR, the project sponsor (Discovery Builders, Inc.) drafted a Lesser Intensity Project Alternative consisting of a revised layout. The Lesser Intensity Project is now the applicant's preferred alternative. There are key differences between the original Bayview Estates Project (2009) and the Lesser Intensity Project Alternative. Because the project description will be revised to show this preferred alternative as the revised project and because it would be helpful to update the analysis, the County will prepare a new EIR for the revised project. In addition to the change in the Project Description, the EIR will reflect analysis in accordance with recent federal, State, local, and/or regional laws and guidelines.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Board does not approve the new contract ESA cannot prepare a new EIR for the revised project.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None. The Board Order is for a new contract for the preparation of environmental review documents and will not impact children's programs within the county.