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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12121990 - 1.65 1- 4:15 TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon, Contra Director of Community Development Costa DATE'. December 5, 1989 County SUBJECT: Amendment Two to the Consultant Contract for the V�.� Preparation of the Environmental Impact Report For the Dow Chemical Company Hazardous Waste Incinerator SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the Director of Community Development to execute Amendment Two to the County' s contract with the consulting firm of CH2M-Hill to prepare the Environmental Impact Report for Dow Chemical Company' s Hazardous Waste Incinerator project. FINANCIAL IMPACT Amendment Two to the consultant contract would provide for the consulting firm of CH2M-Hill to receive an additional $27 ,600 for extra costs incurred in the preparation of the Final Environmental Impact Report. An additional 25 percent ( $6,900) is charged to the applicant to cover the County' s administrative costs. The total cost, which is borne by the applicant (the Dow Chemical Company) is $34,500. BACKGROUND The Board of supervisors authorized the Community Development Department to manage the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Dow Chemical Company' s proposed Hazardous Waste Incinerator project for the California Department of Health services (the' CEQA Lead Agency) . In 1986, the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with the consulting firm of CH2M-Hill for $109,500 .00 to develop the EIR. In 1988, Amendment One to the contract, for $82,900. 00, was executed to cover additional costs incurred by the consultant in preparing the Draft EIR (public review draft) . The extra costs resulted from delays in the availability of a Health Risk Assessment for the project and the necessity to address new regulatory requirements. Amendment Two is to cover the additional costs of providing increased substantiation in the Final Impact Report' s Response Document, which was largely done at the request of Dow' s legal counsel. The additional FEIR work is described in the attached letter from CH2M-Hill, dated November 27 , 1989. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATUR .Pof!L RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REC9gMEj.jTIO4y BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE S : ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER 0 VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 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,. ATTESTED DEC 12 7989 Community Development - ------- PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK. OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M3821/7-83 CAZ/j n%1 7 7 :dow.brd BY DEPUTY