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C.35

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	April 19, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

Saranap Village Environmental Impact Report Contract Amendment

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/19/2016

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:

Will Nelson (925) 674-7791

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 19, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Environmental Science Associates (ESA), to extend the term from April 22, 2016 through April 22, 2017, to provide continued service to complete the environmental impact report (EIR) for the Saranap Village Mixed-Use Project, with no change in payment limit of $356,632.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact to the General Fund. All costs associated with preparing the EIR are borne by the project applicant, Hall Equities Group.

BACKGROUND:

On April 23, 2014, the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) contracted with ESA to prepare an EIR for the Saranap Village Mixed-Use Project. The draft EIR was released for public review and comment on November 17, 2014. Over 200 letters and emails were received, many criticizing the project's size. The project applicant revised the design in response to these comments, which in this case necessitates recirculation of portions of the draft EIR. As the original EIR contract did not contemplate recirculation, an amendment was approved on April 21, 2015, to cover the additional costs and extend the contract's term.

Staff and ESA continue to work on the recirculated EIR and anticipate releasing the document in April 2016. As work remains on the recirculated and final EIR, the term of the contract must again be extended.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the contract with ESA is not amended, then it will expire on April 22, 2016, with the Saranap Village EIR being incomplete. The project cannot move forward without a complete environmental review.