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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
APRIL 16, 2007
TITLE:
CONTRACT AWARD WITH JONES AND STOKES
TO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT FOR THE WEST END LOFTS
DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATION
ADJUSTMENT
APPROVED
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 151 Reading
D Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager
and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Jones and
Stokes to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and related
technical studies for the West End Lofts development in an amount
not to exceed $65,000, pending receipt of funding from developers.
2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $65,000 in the 2006-
2007 FY revenue account for environmental review fee for the West
End Lofts development (account no. 011-01-5452-116) and
appropriating $65,000 to the Planning and Building Agency 2006-2007
FY budget allocation in the account for contractual services
(account no. 11-505-6291) for payment to Jones and Stokes.
DISCUSSION
Staff has been working with Urban+West+Strategies, Inc., who wish to
pursue a residential mixed-use project at 320 West Fourth Street in the
City's Historic Downtown National Register District. Staff has prepared
a preliminary environmental analysis and identified potentially
significant environmental impacts that could be associated with the
implementation of the proposed project. Therefore the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project is required.
Urban+West+Strategies, Inc. agreed to pay for the cost of these studies
and will be funding the recommended contract in its entirety.
Staff is recommending an agreement for this project with Jones and Stokes
due to the technical expertise that they have in environmental analysis
for complex projects. Jones and Stokes has previously prepared
environmental documents for projects throughout the City. This contract
will continue to build on that successful effort. Additionally, Jones
and Stokes is included in the City's list of qualified environmental
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Agreement with Jones and Stokes
April 16, 2007
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consultants and is currently under contract with the City for
environmental consulting services unrelated to this proj ect. Staff
recommends that Jones and Stokes be selected to prepare the Environmental
Impact Report for the West End Lofts mixed-use residential development
for a total amount of $65,000.
Environmental Impact
The awarding of a contract for preparation of an environmental impact
report is statutorily exempt from CEQA.
FISCAL IMPACT
The applicant for the project, Urban+West+Strategies, Inc., will deposit
the full amount of the contract with the City of Santa Ana, in a special
account for the proposed proj ect. The appropriation adjustment will
increase the anticipated revenue in the special revenue account for the
project (account no. 011-01-5452-116) by $65,000 and increase the
Planning and Building Agency allocation for contractual services by
$65,000 (account no. 11-505-6291) for payment to Jones and Stokes.
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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