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Ciry Council Meeting - January 15, 2002 Approval of a Professional Services Agreement Page 2 of 3 ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: Upon approval of the Community Sports Park proposal by the Ciry Council, staff and the Ciry Attomey proceeded in procuring proposals for professional environmental services to prepaze an Environmental Assessment, Initial Study/EIR, Biological Assessment, and Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to address the possible Section 10 Incidental Take Pemut for the DSF. Three proposals were received and reviewed by staff and the City Attorney. Based on the prior experience for the requested scope of work, Tom Dodson & Associates was deternuned to be the best consultant for the proposed project. In addition to the vast knowledge and experience with environmental services and past environmental assessments dealing with the DSF, Tom Dodson & Associates also was the lowest bidder at $49,150. The Development Application submitted by Inland Empire Composting proposes to modify the existing approved composting and organic recycling facility by adding an approxunately 22.4 acres of land located on Agua Mansa Road that previously served as the Christrnas Tree Farm. As the City Council is awaze, an Environmental Impact Report was prepared and approved for a Condiuonal Use Permit to establish the Inland Composting and Organic Recycling Facility at 2300 South Riverside Avenue. Although the project has not been constructed, the facility has received legal approval for composting, co-composting with bio-solids, food processing and restaurant wastes, with limited material recovery and transfer station in a phased development on the project site. The proposed expansion/addition of the 22.4 acres for a bio-solid processing facility will require an Initial Study to determine the appropriate CEQA process. The applicant (Inland Empire Composting) is required to pay for the Environmental Assessment and any subsequent environmental services determined by the assessment in order to comply with CEQA. Based on a review by staff and the City Attomey of the professional qualifications of Tom Dodson & Associates, which include his prior experience with bio-solid environmental assessments, it is recommended that a professional services contract be awazded to Tom Dodson & Associates to provide professional environmental services/CEQA processing for both proposed projects. StafPs recommendation will result in a significant cost savings to the Ciry when more than one project is undertaken by the same consultant. The savings aze achieved because the same general data base and procedural process is being utilized to achieve CEQA compliance for both projects. The proposed consultant (TDA) has assured that a discount of their fees will result if both projects are undertaken at the same tune. The City is not required to solicit sepazate proposals for the Inland Empire Composting proposed project if the Ciry Manager has determined that significant benefits and efficiencies aze realized by the City as a result of combing both projects under one consultant. The Ciry Manager has made such a deterniination.