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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04161985 - 1.35 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS . FROM: Anthony A. Dehaesus ContraCOSta Director of Planning . DATE: April 4, 1985 " County SUBJECT: Consultant contract to prepare the Environmental Impact Report for the Kirker Pass Waste Management Landfill . SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Chairperson of the Board to execute on behalf of the County a contract with the firm of Brown and Caldwell , in the amount of $96,825, for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report .for the proposed Kirker Pass Waste Management Landfill . II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The cost of the EIR consultant ($96,825) is borne by the pro- ject sponsor, Waste Management (Sid Corrie and Associates). An additional County surcharge of 25% ($24,206 in this case) for processing the EIR and printing the EIR documents is also borne by the project sponsor. Execution of the consultant contract- is contingent upon this money being deposited with the County. The adopted budget anticipates EIR surcharge revenues. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATON: An .Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed project is required by the terms of the California Environmental Quality Act. The consulting firm and its EIR preparation proposal were selected through a standard competitive procedure for EIR work. IV. BACKGROUND: The California Enviornmental 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 signifi- cant (i .e. adverse) environmental impacts. The project would require a General Plan amendment and other discretionary actions by the County. The Initial Study .for the project identified several potential signifi= cant impacts, and others were identified by citizens and governmental agencies responding to the project's Notice of. Preparation. The Board of Supervisors anticipated the need for this EIR, as well as for EIR's for other landfill applications, in landfill processing procedures adopted on July 10, 1984. V. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Failure:to execute this contract would delay the processing of the EIR and the project's entitlement applications , including those needed by the sponsor from governments other than -the County. Ultimately, a delay could postpone the availability of a' major component of information which the Board of Supervisors needs to decide on new facilities for waste disposal in Contra Costa County. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATU RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMNDATIO OF BOA COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON AT)rl 1 16 - 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED —.X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS _X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: _ AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. April 16 , 1985. cc: County Administrator/ ATTESTED Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Planning SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contractor via Planning i ..... �_e. RY - - - --- - _ DEPUTY