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Planning and Building Department, Tahoe Planning and Building Division, recommending the Board consider the following regarding the development of the Tahoe El Dorado Area Plan:
1) In accordance with Chapter 3.13, Section 3.13.030 of County Ordinance Code, Contracting Out, find that specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign competitively bid Agreement 9035 with Ascent Environmental, Inc. to assist the County with Phases 2 and 3 of the Tahoe El Dorado Area Plan, in the amount of $982,889 and a term effective upon execution and expiring June 30, 2027; and
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any further documents determined necessary related to Agreement 9035, including amendments which do not increase the not-to-exceed amount or term of the Agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Discretionary Transient Occupancy Tax - 80% and Affordable Housing Funds - 20%.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The County coordinates its land use planning efforts in the Tahoe Basin with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (“TRPA”). The adopted plan for the Tahoe Basin is TRPA's “Regional Plan for the Tahoe Basin” and supersedes the El Dorado County General Plan. General Plan Goal 2.10., Policy 2.10.1.2 states that the County shall work with TRPA and other agencies to identify lands capable of supporting affordable housing development without jeopardizing attainment of the Environmental Thresholds identified by TRPA. The General Plan goes on to direct the County in Policy 2.10.1.3 to identify and prioritize the completion of community plans within the County’s jurisdictional area of the Tahoe Basin. Implementation Measure LU-0 further specifies that the County must 1) coordinate with TRPA and other agencies to create a comprehensive approach to land use regulation in the Tahoe Basin; 2) prepare and ...
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