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TO: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY •��� r Costa
FROM: Phil Batchelor s County
Executive Director
DATE: July 18, 1994
SUBJECT: Contract Amendment Between the Redevelopment Agency and Mills Associates for the
Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Old Town Oakley Specific Plan
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director-Redevelopment to sign a contract amendment with
Mills Associates for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Old Town
Oakley Specific Plan for the Oakley Redevelopment Project area.
FISCAL IMPACT
No General Fund money will be used on this project. The total amended contract amount is not to
exceed $97,705 and will be financed with Redevelopment Tax Increment funds.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
A proposed Old Town Oakley Specific Plan has been has been developed as a first step in revitalizing the
area from Vintage Parkway to Third Street and from Main Street to Ruby Street. A major catalyst
behind the Specific Plan is the need to identify a solution to expand State Route 4 through Old Town
Oakley from 2 lanes to 4 lanes. A proposed Old Town Oakley Specific Plan was prepared pursuant to
November 8, 1993 direction form the Oakley Municipal Advisory Council (GMAC) contemplating a
realignment of State Route 4 from its current Main Street location to the north, running parallel to Main
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR _ RECOMMENDATION OF AGENCY
COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF
AGENCY ON July 1 RT l c)g S APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED-��OTHER
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
XUNANIMOUS (ABSENT ._TI ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Beth Lee
646-4076 ATTESTED July 18 , 1995
orig: Redevelopment Agency PHIL BATCHELOR,
cc: Community Development AGENCY SECRETARY
CAO
County Counsel
Auditor-Controller via Redevelopment
Mills Associates (Contractor)
BY , DEPUTY
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Street and then following the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad tracks. Additionally, Norcross
Lane and OHara Avenue will be extended to connect with the new location of State Route 4. More
recently, OMAC revisited the issue of State Route'4 and stated a preference for widening State
Route 4 within its current alignment. The Environmental Impact Report to be prepared will be an
opportunity to more fully analyze the impacts of the two alternatives.
Additional components of the Plan include providing housing adjacent to the downtown area, creating
a downtown parking district.area and parking lot, establishing Urban Design Guidelines, and changing
two General Plan Land Use designations.
The Agency approved a contract with Mills and Associates on September 27, 1994, to prepare the
EIR. A Draft EIR was prepared and circulated to all relevant agencies for review. After further
discussion with Caltrans, it was determined that further design and environmental analysis was
required to construct either of the Route 4 alternatives. As a result, the initial scope of work was
expanded to meet Caltrans requirements and the EIR consultant prepared a revised budget to
complete the required work. This contract amendment will provide the funds to finish the
environmental review necessary to provide OMAC with the best information to make an informed
decision on the final State Route 4 alignment.
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