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C. 90

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	July 10, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Tassajara Parks Contract Amendment with First Carbon Solutions International, Inc. (FCS) (C49471)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/10/2018

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:

Sean Tully, (925) 674-7800

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: July 10, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with First Carbon Solutions (FCS, Contractor), to increase the payment limit by $30,000 from the current payment limit of $475,092 to a new payment limit not to exceed $505,092, and to extend the term from September 9, 2018 to February 9, 2019 to complete the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)for the Tassajara Parks Project in the Tassajara Valley/San Ramon area.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact. The applicant is responsible for paying the costs of the additional work to complete the FEIR for the project.

BACKGROUND:

The Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) contracted with FCS in September of 2014 to prepare an EIR for the Tassajara Parks Project involving the construction of a 125-unit residential subdivision with substantial dedication of park land in the Tassajara Valley/San Ramon area.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The County released a Draft EIR (DEIR) on May 12, 2016, and a Recirculated Draft EIR (RDEIR) on September 29, 2016. The County received public comments on both the DEIR and RDEIR, to which the County will provide responses in the form of a Final EIR (FEIR) document. Due to the volume and complexity of comments received on the DEIR and RDEIR documents, the previously approved budget amendment has been exceeded. Modified consultant tasks and time are now required for FCS to complete the FEIR document.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Board does not approve the contract amendment, there would not be sufficient funds for FCS to complete the remaining tasks needed to complete the FEIR document and analysis required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speaker: Gretchen Logue, Tassajara Valley Preservation Association.