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FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon, Cmtra
Director of Community Development CJllJIa
DATE: June 20 , 1988
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SUBJECT: Amendment One to the Consultant Contract for the �
Preparation of the Environmental Impact Report for the
Proposed Dow Chemical Company Hazardous Waste Incinerator
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve and authorize the ,Chairman of the Board of Super-
visors to execute Amendment One to the County' s Contract
with the firm of CH2M-Hill for the preparation of the
Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Dow Chemical
Company Hazardous Waste Incinerator Project.
II . . FINANCIAL IMPACT
The cost of the EIR Amendment ( $82, 900 ) is borne by the
project sponsor, the Dow Chemical Company. The applicant
has. deposited the indicated amount with the County.
III . BACKGROUND
The County Community Development Department; by- permission
of the Board of Supervisors, is administering te prepara-
tion of the Dow Hazardous, Waste Incinerator project' s
Environmental Impact Report for the State Department of
Health Services. The original. consultant contract, approve
by the Board in 1986 , anticipated- that the Draft EIR
(circulation draft) could be competed by late 1986 .
However, the Health Risk Assessment, which is a pre-requi-
site for the EIR, took much longer than expected to be
completed and the level of detail of the subject matter
addressed in the EIR increased at the request of the
government agencies which have permitting authority over
the project. As a result, the consultant had to expend
considerably more time and effort than originally expected
to produce the Draft EIR (the consultant' s extra work is
described in letters to the Contra Costa County Community
Development Department dated January 18, 1988 and March 30 ,
1988 ) . The applicant, the lead agency, and our department
were aware that costs would increase substantially, but
because of uncertainty over the amount decided to await the
completion of the Draft EIR before amending the contract.
The consultant completed the Draft EIR a it went to
public hearing before a Department - - th Services
hearing officer in May.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATU
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATORRECOMME TION OF RD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON JL 4 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 1/
OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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.
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Orig. Dept. Community Develop. ATTESTED - 12 1988_ _
PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CAZ• j al• ]13 .eiramnd.brd SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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