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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02041986 - 1.38 1-039 TO- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Anthony A. Dehaesus Contra Director of Community Development n^st^ DATE'. U January 29, 1986 VIJJ�^, ,l�Ct SUBJECT: Consultant Contract to Prepare the Environmental Impact Report W for the West County Justice Center. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Chairman of the Board to execute on behalf of the County a contract with the firm of EIP Associates in the amount of $65,800, for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the West County Justice Center. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The West County Justice Center is a County project. . Funds for the preparation of the EIR were included .in the New Detention Facility Planning Account in the FY 1985-86 County budget. The costs of EIR pre- paration are to be included in the County's 25% local match for obtaining County Jail Capital Expenduture Fund monies from the state. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION: An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed project is required by the termsof the California Environmental Quality Acta The consulting firm and its EIR preparation proposal were selected through a standard competitive procedure for EIR work. IV. BACKGROUND: The California Environmental Quality Act requires the preparation of an EIR for a proposed project where the project is subject to a discre- tionary action by a unit of. government and where there is reason to believe that the proposed project would result in one or more significant (i .e. adverse) environmental impacts. The project requires discretionary approval by the Board of Supervisors. The Initial Study for the project identified several: potential significant impacts , and others were identified by citizens and governmental agencies responding to the project's Notice of Preparation. V. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Failure to execute this contract would delay the preparation and certification of the EIR. A certified EIR is a pre- requisite for site acquisition and Board of Supervisors' approval of the project. i CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YESSIGNATU / RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR R OMMENDA ION OF /BOARD OMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON IF' 4 1986 APPROVED A S RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1 AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED FEB 4 1986 _ Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Community Development SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contractor via Community Development M382/7-83 BY 'DEPUTY