City Council

11. CONTRACT AMENDMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATES – F2M22-65,\nC2M23-64, M2M23-161\nOn July 24, 2023, Environmental Science Associates was awarded a contract to provide\nthe Professional California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Alhambra\nCommunity Center. This amendment is necessary to implement an Environmental Impact\nReport (“EIR”) to CEQA requirements. The original agreement was for a mitigated\nnegative declaration path to a final CEQA determination. The EIR process will take\napproximately 1,000 additional professional hours, extend the entitlement schedule, and\ncost $215,219 in fees. ESA’s additional work product includes: preparing a Notice of\nPreparation and public scoping; preparing for and attend a public scoping meeting;\npreparing the EIR which analyzes the project’s potential environmental impacts; creating\na comprehensive set of project objectives within the Project Description and to identifying\nalternatives to the Project; submitting the EIR for public review; reviewing and responding\nto all public comments; preparing the final EIR; preparing Findings of Fact and Statement\nof Overriding Considerations; and, preparing the EIR’s Notice of Determination.\nRecommended Action: City Council approve an amendment, subject to final\nlanguage approval by the City Manager and City Attorney, to the agreement with\nEnvironmental Science Associates (Contract No. C2M23-64) for an additional $215,219\nin an amount not to exceed $360,219; and, direct staff to undertake the steps to finalize\nCouncil’s action. (M2M23-161)