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C. 59

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	February 2, 2021

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Subject:

Contract with TRC Solutions, Inc., to prepare an Environmental Impact Report for the Martinez Refinery Renewable Fuels Project

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/02/2021

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:

Joseph Lawlor, (925) 877-8251

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 2, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract with TRC Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $297,210 for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Martinez Refinery Renewable Fuels Project located in the Marathon Martinez refinery in the Martinez area, for the period of February 2, 2021 through August 2, 2022. (County File# LP20-2046)

FISCAL IMPACT:

There will be no impact to the General Fund. The contract is 100% funded by the applicant.

BACKGROUND:

On September 16, 2020, an application for a Land Use Permit (County File# LP20-2046) was submitted by Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, to the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) to implement the Martinez Refinery Renewable Fuels Project, which would convert the Applicant’s Martinez Refinery facility from the processing of crude oil to the processing of renewable feedstocks. The DCD is the "Lead Agency" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the environmental review of the proposed project.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the proposed contract is not approved, TRC Solutions, Inc., will not be able to prepare the Environmental Impact Report.