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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Current Planning Unit, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment VI to Agreement 447 with Ascent Environmental, Inc., for the provision of as-needed environmental consulting services, increasing the compensation amount by $600,000 for a not-to-exceed amount of $2,200,000, with no changes to the scope of work or term of the Agreement.
FUNDING: Applicant Funded / Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grant (up to $184,416).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and County CEQA Resolution 61-87 allow the County to hire consultants, funded by the applicant, to prepare complex and comprehensive CEQA documents such as Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs).
On October 6, 2016, the County’s Purchasing Agent approved Agreement 447 with Ascent to assist the Planning and Building Department (Department) with providing on-call planning and environmental services for specific plan projects.
Ascent Environmental, Inc. (Ascent) continues to assist the Department with processing several major development projects, including Village of Marble Valley Specific Plan, Lime Rock Valley Specific Plan, and EDH 52 Commercial Center EIR. The proposed Amendment VI would increase the not-to-exceed amount by $600,000 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $2,200,000, to allow the Department to finalize these projects with Ascent’s assistance. Further, the Department could rely on Ascent for additional planning and environmental services for other development projects on an as-needed basis as budget and time allows.
In addition to Ascent’s continued assistance with major development projects, the Department has engaged Ascent for assistance with Phase 1 of the Tahoe El Dorado Area Plan (TED). The TED is a jurisdiction-wide area plan (expansion of the Meyers Area Plan) in the Tahoe Basin that will establish a better framework to advance affordable housing and ec...
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