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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 2, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL <br />SERVICES WITH ICF JONES AND STOKES <br />INCORPORATED TO PREPARE A <br />MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION <br />FOR THE BAT NHA BUDDHIST <br />MEDITATION CENTER AT 803 SOUTH <br />SULLIVAN STREET <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with <br />ICF Jones and Stokes Incorporated for environmental services in an amount not to exceed <br />$77,340 for a new meditation center for the Bat Nha Buddhist Temple at 803 South Sullivan Street, <br />subject to non - substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In November 2011, the Bat Nha Buddhist Temple submitted plans to the City to construct a new <br />two -story, 28,000 square foot meditation center on their existing parcels. During the site plan <br />review process, it was determined that several environmental impacts may result from the project, <br />which resulted in the need to prepare a mitigated negative declaration pursuant to the California <br />Environmental Quality Act. <br />A Request for Proposal was circulated to three qualified environmental firms in February 2012. <br />After reviewing the submitted proposals, it was determined that ICF Jones and Stokes <br />Incorporated would be the best suited company to prepare the environmental documentation for <br />the project due to its track record of preparing high quality environmental studies, adherence to <br />established budgets, its familiarity with the City and its detailed background and knowledge about <br />this project. Therefore, it is recommended that ICF Jones and Stokes Incorporated be awarded <br />this contract to complete the mitigated negative declaration for the project. The fee proposal to <br />complete this effort is $77,340. Funding for the work will be provided by the Bat Nha Buddhist <br />Temple. <br />25A -1 <br />