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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	April 26, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment to Increase the Payment Limit with Cardno Inc. to Complete the Preparation of an EIR for the Shell Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/26/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:

925-674-7799

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: April 26, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Cardno, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $22,424 to a new payment limit of $456,945 to provide continued service to complete the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Shell Martinez Refinery's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project, with no change in the contract term of June 3, 2014 through December 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact to the General Fund. All application, environmental review, and project processing fees to be paid by the project applicant.

BACKGROUND:

The Department of Conservation and Development received an application from Shell Oil Products U.S. for a Land Use Permit for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project (County File #LP14-2006) proposed at its Martinez refinery, which will require physical and operational changes to several of the refinery's hydrocarbon processing units. The Department of Conservation and Development determined that this project required the preparation of an EIR pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The County solicited qualified independent contractors to prepare the EIR for the project, and Contract #C47772 was awarded to Cardno, Inc., who is currently preparing the document. Several revisions to the Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas sections of the EIR were required due to Air District requirements resulting in multiple reviews and significant expenditure of funds, therefore, the additional contract amount of $22,424 is needed in order to finish the environmental review.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the contract amendment is not approved, the contractor will be unable to complete the environmental review for the pending application.