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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ;. Costa
County
FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON " o
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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DATE: December 7 , 1993 couri
SUBJECT: Contract with EIP Associates for Preparation of an Environmental Impact
Report and Mitigation Monitoring Program for the Tosco Corp. Clean
Fuels Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Authorize the Director of Community Development to execute on
behalf of the County a contract with the firm of EIP Associates, in
an amount not to exceed $316, 531 for the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring Program for
the Tosco Corporation's proposed Clean Fuels Project (County Land
Use Permit #2033-93) .
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no Fiscal Impact to the County. The cost of the
Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring Program is
paid for by Tosco Corporation, the project applicant. The
applicant also pays an administrative fee (equivalent to 30% of the
contract cost) which funds staff costs.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The California Environmental Quality Act requires the preparation
of Environmental Impact Report for a proposed project where the
project is subject to a discretionary action and where there are
significant adverse environmental impacts. Several potentially
significant environmental impacts were identified in the Initial
Study prepared for the proposed Clean Fuels Project. With the
agreement of the applicant, the. EIR consultant was selected by a
sole source bid. A sole source process was used for this contract
because of the limited numbers of qualified environmental firms,
the quality of work this consultant did for the County in the
preparation of the Shell Oil Clean Fuels Project EIR, and the cost
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITT E
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES) :.
ACTION OF BOARD ON 7 /593 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact:Catherine Kutsuris - 646-2091
Orig: Community Development Department ATTESTED ,.,,
cc: Tosco Corporation PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
Community Development Department THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Auditor-Controller AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator
BY , DEPUTY
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and time savings which would be realized by utilizing the same
consulting firm that was used for the Shell Oil Clean Fuels
Project. Failure to execute this contract would delay preparation
of the Environmental Impact Report and, subsequently, delay the
decision on the project itself.
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