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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	August 16, 2016

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Subject:

Contract with Dudek for Environmental Services Related to Byron Airport

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/16/2016

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: August 16, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Dudek, Inc., to extend the term from August 18, 2016 through August 18, 2017, to provide continued service to complete the environmental impact report (EIR) for the Byron Airport General Plan Amendment (GPA), with no change to the payment limit of $180,545.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The environmental review for the Byron Airport GPA is 100% funded from the Mariposa Energy Project Community Benefits Fund.

BACKGROUND:

On August 18, 2015, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) to contract with Dudek to prepare an EIR for the Byron Airport GPA. While preparing the technical studies and project description for the EIR, Dudek staff identified that the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) for Byron Airport is dated and unnecessarily limits Byron Airport's development potential. Staff of DCD, Public Works - Airports, and Dudek discussed the issue and concluded that the best course of action would be to amend the scope of the existing contract to include updating the ALUCP and conducting the necessary environmental review. On July 20, 2016, the Airport Committee considered the issue and instructed staff to amend the contract as such. However, there was not enough time to prepare the new scope of work and contract amendment before the contract's expiration. Therefore, staff recommends that the Board extend the existing contract with the understanding that an amendment to the scope and payment limit will soon follow.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the contract with Dudek is not amended, then it will expire on August 18, 2016, with the EIR being incomplete. The project cannot proceed without a complete environmental review.