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County Counsel recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment 2 to Agreement 4089 with Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. for legal services pertaining to Environmental Impact Report review and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance for various specific plan applications being processed by the Planning & Building Department, revising the Notification of Conflict, Costs, and Compensation sections, and extending the agreement by two years to June 30, 2026.
FUNDING: Applicant funded.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The County currently has an agreement for legal services with Abbott & Kindermann, Inc. to provide legal services to the County related to CEQA compliance for the following proposed specific plan projects: Lime Rock Valley Specific Plan SP12-0001 (Lime Rock Valley, LLC as successor-in-interest to G3 Enterprises, Inc.), Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan SP12- 0002 (Serrano Associates, LLC), and Village of Marble Valley Specific Plan SP12-0003 (Marble Valley Company, LLC) (collectively referred to as the "Specific Plans"). The cost of the Agreement is entirely funded by the Specific Plan applicants pursuant to Funding Agreements requiring the applicants to bear the full cost of these services and provide the County with a deposit to ensure sufficient funding. Although the application for the Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan has been withdrawn, processing of the remaining two Specific Plan applications (Village of Marble Valley Specific Plan SP12-0003 and Lime Rock Valley Specific Plan SP12-0001) is still ongoing; however, the Agreement is set to expire by its terms on June 30, 2024. Since there is an ongoing need for outside legal assistance related to CEQA compliance for the remaining two Specific Plan applications, it is recommended that the term of the Agreement be extended for an additional two years, that the rate schedules for the additional two years be added with appropriate references updated, and...
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